Journal profile
Journal of Urban Research
ISSN 2090-0694 · eISSN 2682-4515 · Cairo University, Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning in Cooperation with The Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB). · Egypt
Journal of Urban Research: fully open access; APC about USD 79; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Urban Research is published by Cairo University, Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning in Cooperation with The Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB).. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Development and Cultural Heritage, Urban and Rural Development Challenges and Urban Planning and Landscape Design, together about 26.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences10%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences8.5%
- Urban Planning and Landscape DesignEnvironmental Science8%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.3%
- Architectural and Urban StudiesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering5%
- Urban Planning and ValuationEnvironmental Science5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 419 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 73 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 66 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 73 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 53 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 27 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 79 / EGP 1,500 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 79 / EGP 1,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 79 / EGP 1,500 | No | — |
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
- Cairo University, Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning in Cooperation with The Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB).
- Country or region
- Egypt
- Language
- English, Arabic
- ISSN
- 2090-0694
- Electronic ISSN
- 2682-4515
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Journal of Urban Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of Urban Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index Journal of Urban Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Urban Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Urban Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Urban Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 79.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .