Journal profile · Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Computational Urban Science
ISSN 2730-6852 · Springer · Singapore
Computational Urban Science: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,790; median 132 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 72 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computational Urban Science is published by Springer 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 Urban Transport and Accessibility, Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis and Land Use and Ecosystem Services, together about 39.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Transportation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Computational Urban Science publishes rigorously peer-reviewed and high-quality original articles, reviews, method papers, and opinion papers that focus on the intersection of computational sciences and urban sciences in building intelligent and resilient cities. The journal aims to introduce the latest results in urban computing and its applications, examine both the spatial and social dimension of urban networks and built environment, promote the cooperation between computational disciplines and the urban domain sciences, and build a bridge for scientific communication. This journal will focus on the development of research frameworks, theories, methods and good case studies of tackling key urban research challenges in the mobile and big data era. Sample topics include but not limited to: 1.Agent-based models of social interactions 2.Data sharing and dissemination in urban computing research 3.Large-scale Social activities in physical and virtual spaces 4.Multi-scale urban modeling 5.Privacy issues in mobile and big data and possible solutions 6.Space-time data models for urban computing 7.Spatiotemporal social network analysis 8.Trajectory data mining, analysis, and visualization 9.Visualization and computation of big health data
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Editor-in-chief Hui LinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 11 in mainland China (about 24%); most named United States 22, Mainland China 11, Hong Kong, China 4, United Kingdom 3, Japan 1 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences15.3%
- Human Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisSocial Sciences13.8%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering6.6%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering3.6%
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 | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 3 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 340,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 294 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 40 |
| 2025 | 72 | 72 | 337 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 568 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 589 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 1,002 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 854 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
132 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 179 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (156 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,490 / USD 1,790 / GBP 1,240 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Articles in Springer Nature open access journals do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Computational Urban Science, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
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
- Springer
- Country or region
- Singapore
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2730-6852
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computational Urban Science
What CAS zone is Computational Urban Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Computational Urban Science is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / Regional & Urban Planning. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Computational Urban Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Computational Urban Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 132 days (interquartile range 91–179 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Computational Urban Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Computational Urban Science based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 11 (about 24%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (22), Mainland China (11) and Hong Kong, China (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Computational Urban Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computational Urban Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Computational Urban Science open access, and what is the APC?
Computational Urban Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,790.
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: .