Journal profile · Social Sciences-Urban Studies
City
ISSN 1470-3629 · eISSN 1360-4813 · Taylor & Francis
City: hybrid open access; 78 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
City is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Planning and Governance, Urban and sociocultural dynamics and Urban Development and Societal Issues, together about 53.3% 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 Sciences34.4%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences10.2%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Spatial and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering3.4%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences2.9%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences2.7%
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
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Studies | Q1 | 72/295 | — |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q2 | 268/876 | — |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 623OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,888 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | 35 | 3,055 |
| 2025 | 78 | 42 | 3,418 |
| 2024 | 69 | 45 | 3,171 |
| 2023 | 61 | 36 | 3,938 |
| 2022 | 70 | 35 | 3,482 |
| 2021 | 57 | 23 | 3,359 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1470-3629
- Electronic ISSN
- 1360-4813
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about City
Which databases index City?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, City is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is City open access, and what is the APC?
City is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .