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Sustainable Cities and Society

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2010

ISSN2210-6715

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

2.982

H-Indexi

203

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.509

Total Worksi

7,253

Total Citationsi

338,131

2yr Mean Citednessi

11.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Sustainable Cities and Society is an international journal focusing on fundamental and applied research aimed at designing, understanding, and promoting environmentally sustainable and socially resilient cities. The journal papers aim to foster the development of research in Sustainability, Energy consumption, Environmental economics, Environmental resource management and Urban heat island.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,253

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2210-6715

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

610

47k

2019

684

54k

2020

925

57k

2021

672

36k

2022

771

29k

2023

933

22k

2024

981

7.8k

2025

555

281

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1

TransportationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building TechnologyEnergy & FuelsGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

TransportationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Heat Island MitigationBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationUrban Green Space and HealthLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban Transport and AccessibilitySmart Grid Energy ManagementWind and Air Flow StudiesNoise Effects and ManagementSustainable Building Design and AssessmentAir Quality and Health Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Sustainable Cities and Society

Is Sustainable Cities and Society a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sustainable Cities and Society: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Sustainable Cities and Society?

Sustainable Cities and Society is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 11.15.

Is Sustainable Cities and Society indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Sustainable Cities and Society is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.