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IET Smart Cities

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom · Est. 2019

ISSN2631-7680eISSN2631-7680

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.586

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.838

Total Worksi

189

Total Citationsi

2,218

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Information Systems; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Telecommunications; Urban Studies; Artificial Intelligence; Computer Networks and Communications; Computer Science Applications; Control and Systems Engineering; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications189

Publisher OrgInstitution of Engineering and Technology

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2631-7680 / 2631-7680

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

278

2019

897

2020

354

2021

355

2022

338

2023

193

2024

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

Artificial IntelligenceQ2

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ2

Control and Systems EngineeringQ2

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ2

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information SystemsEngineering, Electrical & ElectronicTelecommunications

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesComputer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science ApplicationsSoftwareElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringArtificial Intelligence

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Smart Cities and TechnologiesHuman Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingSmart Grid Energy ManagementTraffic Prediction and Management TechniquesTransportation Planning and OptimizationTraffic control and managementUAV Applications and OptimizationImpact of Light on Environment and HealthInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development

Frequently asked questions about IET Smart Cities

Is IET Smart Cities a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IET Smart Cities: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IET Smart Cities?

IET Smart Cities 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 2.98.

Is IET Smart Cities indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IET Smart Cities is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.