Journal profile · Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Articulo - Journal of Urban Research
ISSN 1661-4941 · Articulo · Luxembourg
Articulo - Journal of Urban Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Articulo - Journal of Urban Research is published by Articulo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Planning and Governance, French Urban and Social Studies and Urban and sociocultural dynamics, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences17%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences11.5%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences10.8%
- Spatial and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences4%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Studies | Q4 | 241/295 | 18th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 423 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 89 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 119 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 162 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 205 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 205 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Articulo
- Country or region
- Luxembourg
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1661-4941
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Articulo - Journal of Urban Research
How long does peer review take at Articulo - Journal of Urban Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Articulo - Journal of Urban Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Articulo - Journal of Urban Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Articulo - Journal of Urban Research open access, and what is the APC?
Articulo - Journal of Urban Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .