Journal profile · URBAN STUDIES
Journal of Urban Affairs
ISSN 0735-2166 · eISSN 1467-9906 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Urban Affairs: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.58; hybrid open access; 165 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of 2017, Journal of Urban Affairs is no longer published by Wiley. Current content can be found on the new publisher's site: https://tandfonline.com/ujua Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Urban Affairs is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies, Urban Planning and Governance and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focusing on urban research and policy analysis, the Journal of Urban Affairs is among the most widely cited journals in the field. Published for the Urban Affairs Association, the journal provides a multidisciplinary perspective on issues of relevance to both scholars and practitioners, including: • Interdisciplinary analyses of metropolitan and community problems • Cutting edge quantitative and qualitative methodologies • Global and comparative urban research • Empirical research that advances the understanding of urban society • Assessments of policies, programs, and strategies for change in the urban milieu Varied perspectives and depth of analysis have made the Journal of Urban Affairs one of the fastest growing journals in urban studies. Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage) Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) CatchWord (Publishing Technology) Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) CSA Biological Sciences Database (ProQuest) CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database (ProQuest) Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) EBSCO Online (EBSCO Publishing) Ecology Abstracts (ProQuest) EconLit (AEA) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA) Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) MasterFILE Elite (EBSCO Publishing) OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (HW Wilson) PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service (ProQuest) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Research Library (ProQuest) ProQuest Social Science Database (ProQuest) ProQuest Social Science Plus Text (ProQuest) Psychology Collection (GALE Cengage) Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Social Services Abstracts (ProQuest) SocINDEX (EBSCO Publishing) Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest) Sociological Collection (EBSCO Publishing) Urban Studies Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) Worldwide Political Sciences Abstracts (ProQuest)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): URBAN STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences16%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences11.9%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences8.2%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions5.6%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,063OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 113LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,464 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 201 | 51 | 36 |
| 2025 | 165 | 36 | 179 |
| 2024 | 184 | 48 | 541 |
| 2023 | 278 | 53 | 1,350 |
| 2022 | 198 | 36 | 1,164 |
| 2021 | 177 | 27 | 1,322 |
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
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
To ensure anonymity in the blind review process, all identifying material - author names, affiliations, contact information, and acknowledgements - must be removed.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0735-2166
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9906
- Society / sponsor
- Urban Affairs Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 5 (December 2016)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Urban Affairs
What CAS zone is Journal of Urban Affairs in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Urban Affairs is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Urban Studies. 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 Journal of Urban Affairs?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.58; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 92.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Urban Affairs?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Urban Affairs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Urban Affairs is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Urban Affairs open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Urban Affairs 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, 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: .