Journal profile · URBAN STUDIES
Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies
ISSN 2345-7481 · eISSN 2345-752X · World Scientific · Singapore
Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2019 (Volume 14): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies is published by World Scientific and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Climate Change Policy and Economics and Environmental Impact and Sustainability, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CJUES welcomes contributions on urban and environmental and related issues in any nations or cross national context. It aims to be interdisciplinary in scope and accepts contributors from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): URBAN STUDIES
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 57%); most named Mainland China 4, Hong Kong, China 1, Taiwan, China 1, South Africa 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.1%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Regional Economic and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences3.9%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 384 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 46 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 68 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 117 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 193 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 247 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsThe types of papers: Research papers; Book reviews: introduction and review of new published books within the area of study; Information: call for papers, infor…Length not stated
- informationThe types of papers: Research papers; Book reviews: introduction and review of new published books within the area of study; Information: call for papers, infor…Length not stated
- research papersThe types of papers: Research papers; Book reviews: introduction and review of new published books within the area of study; Information: call for papers, infor…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Free PDF provided to authors instead of offprints Model summary
A pdf version of each published paper will be provided to the author free-of-charge in lieu of the offprints.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Original, unpublished, exclusive submissions Model summary
All papers submitted must be original works which have not been published previously and must be submitted exclusively to CJUES.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright transfer to Social Sciences Academic Press (China) upon acceptance Model summary
Once the paper is accepted, the author is assumed to cede copyrights of the paper over to Social Sciences Academic Press (China).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review process Model summary
Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES) is a peer-reviewed journal, it uses a double-blind review process, in which both the reviewer's and author's identities are concealed from each other.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- World Scientific
- Country or region
- Singapore
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2345-7481
- Electronic ISSN
- 2345-752X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14 (2019)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies
What CAS zone is Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Urban Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 57%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (4), Hong Kong, China (1) and Taiwan, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies 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, Publisher website; 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: .