Journal profile · Engineering-Architecture
Future Cities and Environment
ISSN 2363-9075 · Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom
Future Cities and Environment: fully open access; APC about USD 613; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Future Cities and Environment is published by Ubiquity Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Building energy efficiency and sustainability and Urban Heat Island Mitigation, together about 35.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Future Cities and Environment is an engineering-focused journal dedicated to advancing original research on technologies and systems that address the environmental impact of cities and ensure their long-term sustainability. The journal highlights developments in architecture and architectural engineering, civil and structural engineering, energy and power technology, environmental and mechanical engineering, and renewable energy and sustainability. We prioritise contributions that present rigorous experimental investigations, analytical and computational modelling, engineering design innovations, and applied research with demonstrable technical outcomes. Critical reviews and case studies are considered where they provide substantial engineering insight or performance evaluation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Architecture
Editor-in-chief Saffa RiffatPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 17%); most named United Kingdom 14, Mainland China 8, Türkiye 3, India 2, Malaysia 2 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering17.4%
- Building energy efficiency and sustainabilityEngineering11.1%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences6.4%
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering3.8%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities3.5%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering3.5%
- Solar Energy Systems and TechnologiesEngineering3.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Q2 | 59/210 | 72nd |
| Mechanical Engineering | Q3 | 445/740 | 39th |
| Environmental Engineering | Q3 | 149/241 | 38th |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | Q3 | 275/434 | 36th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 218 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 309 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 381 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 316 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 241 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 193 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 204 |
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 565 | Yes | — |
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
- Ubiquity Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2363-9075
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Future Cities and Environment
How long does peer review take at Future Cities and Environment?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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 Future Cities and Environment based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (14), Mainland China (8) and Türkiye (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Future Cities and Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Future Cities and Environment is indexed in Scopus.
Is Future Cities and Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Future Cities and Environment is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 613.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .