Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Environment and Urbanization ASIA
ISSN 0975-4253 · eISSN 0976-3546 · SAGE
Environment and Urbanization ASIA: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environment and Urbanization ASIA is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Urban Planning and Governance and Urban Development and Societal Issues, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences19.4%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences13.6%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences10.4%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences4%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental 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
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 148OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 392 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 2 | 523 |
| 2025 | 18 | 6 | 704 |
| 2024 | 21 | 7 | 599 |
| 2023 | 23 | 4 | 615 |
| 2022 | 29 | 2 | 483 |
| 2021 | 36 | 7 | 490 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0975-4253
- Electronic ISSN
- 0976-3546
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environment and Urbanization ASIA
What CAS zone is Environment and Urbanization ASIA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environment and Urbanization ASIA is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Environment and Urbanization ASIA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environment and Urbanization ASIA is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Environment and Urbanization ASIA open access, and what is the APC?
Environment and Urbanization ASIA is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .