Journal profile
Cities and the Environment
ISSN 1932-7048 · Loyola Marymount University · United States
Cities and the Environment: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cities and the Environment is published by Loyola Marymount University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Arborization and Environmental Studies, Urban Green Space and Health and Urban Agriculture and Sustainability, together about 35.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cities and the Environment (CATE), a web-based journal, aims to provide an international forum for urban researchers and practitioners to explore social-ecological theories, share relevant data, and exchange best practices. Audiences that this journal targets include the biophysical, social, and educational aspects of urban ecosystems, including management, landscape transformation, and educational interventions. The ability of online, open access publishing to reach the widest readership possible, and the publisher’s goal to keep this journal free of charge for authors produce a scholarly environment where the audience can exchange ideas and findings that contribute to continued positive urban transformations. If you have any questions about the appropriateness of Cities and the Environment as a venue for publishing your work, please contact the editors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Arborization and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science15.8%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science11.6%
- Urban Agriculture and SustainabilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Environmental Justice and Health DisparitiesSocial Sciences8%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Urban Planning and Landscape DesignEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Urban Stormwater Management SolutionsEnvironmental Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 229 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 184 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 231 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 261 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 283 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 342 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Loyola Marymount University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1932-7048
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cities and the Environment
How long does peer review take at Cities and the Environment?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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 Cities and the Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cities and the Environment is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Cities and the Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Cities and the Environment 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: .