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Cities and Health

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2017

ISSN2374-8834eISSN2374-8842

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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?

205

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 176d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.555

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.878

Total Worksi

816

Total Citationsi

7,165

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Cities and Health has been established to support human and planetary health by sharing the latest international research and practice for urban health and health equity.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2017

FrequencyTwice A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications816

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2374-8834 / 2374-8842

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

765

2019

131

3.3k

2020

639

2021

662

2022

516

2023

116

401

2024

185

215

2025

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.

Urban StudiesQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthUrban Studies

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Green Space and HealthUrban Transport and AccessibilityHealth disparities and outcomesGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyNoise Effects and ManagementClimate Change and Health ImpactsPlace Attachment and Urban StudiesUrban Agriculture and SustainabilityPublic Health Policies and EducationMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies

Frequently asked questions about Cities and Health

Is Cities and Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cities and Health: 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 Cities and Health?

Cities and Health 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 1.38.

Is Cities and Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cities and Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.