Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Journal of Urban Mobility
ISSN 2667-0917 · Elsevier · United Kingdom
Journal of Urban Mobility: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,130; review about 141 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 77 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Urban Mobility is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Transport and Accessibility, Transportation and Mobility Innovations and Transportation Planning and Optimization, together about 55.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Transportation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Urban Mobility is supported by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). EIT Urban Mobility acts to accelerate positive change on mobility to make urban spaces more liveable. Learn more: eiturbanmobility.euThe Journal of Urban Mobility is a fully Open Access journal, initiated and supported by the EIT Urban Mobility, offering prompt publication and wide dissemination of new urban mobility research to a global audience. The journal publishes peer-reviewed contributions in all areas of urban mobility that will accelerate solutions that improve our collective use of livable urban spaces, while ensuring accessible, convenient, safe, efficient, sustainable and affordable multimodal mobility. The journal is unique in that it takes a systemic approach to urban mobility and encourages multi- or cross-disciplinary triple-helix publications, bringing together academics and practitioners, businesses (industry and small-and-medium-sized companies) and cities.Submissions are welcome in areas including, but not limited to:innovation and entrepreneurship in the domain of urban mobilitydemonstration projects and case studies on urban mobility innovationssmart mobility data and analyticsinnovative urban mobility technologyfuture mobility markets and servicessustainable urban mobility transitionsurban transport networks decongestioneco-efficient and safe urban transporturban mobility governancecity logisticsintegrating urban mobility innovation into multi-disciplinary educationstudent-centred learning-by-doing in urban mobility education.The journal invites conceptual innovations and theoretically informed advances on urban mobility, empirically-oriented contributions, best urban mobility practices (stemming from start-ups and scale-ups), short reports on collaborative activities focusing on research, technology, societal innovation and governance, project summaries, discussions of new research data and case studies.Those wishing to submit articles, viewpoints, short reports, project summaries, discussions of new research data and case studies for publication should refer to the Guide for Authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Editor-in-chief Benjamin BüttnerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Spain 9, Germany 7, Netherlands 7, Mainland China 4, Belgium 4 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences30.3%
- Transportation and Mobility InnovationsEngineering13.7%
- Transportation Planning and OptimizationSocial Sciences11.4%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering4.5%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering4.2%
- Human Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisSocial Sciences3.7%
- Older Adults Driving StudiesHealth Professions3.7%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Regional & Urban Planning | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
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)
- 6.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 288 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 115 | 115 | 55 |
| 2025 | 77 | 77 | 351 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 284 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 651 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 999 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 274 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
141 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 32 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 141 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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 | USD 2,130 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,590 / EUR 1,490 / GBP 1,270 / JPY 197,210 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,290 | — | — |
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 papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2667-0917
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Urban Mobility
What CAS zone is Journal of Urban Mobility in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Urban Mobility is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography / Regional & Urban Planning / Transportation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Urban Mobility?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 8.8, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Urban Mobility?
The publisher reports about 141 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 32 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 Journal of Urban Mobility?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Author–date; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: 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 Journal of Urban Mobility based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (9), Germany (7) and Netherlands (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Urban Mobility?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Urban Mobility is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Urban Mobility open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Urban Mobility is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,130.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .