Journal profile · URBAN STUDIES
Journal of Urban Technology
ISSN 1063-0732 · eISSN 1466-1853 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Urban Technology: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.76; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 379 days to acceptance (10 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Urban Technology 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 Smart Cities and Technologies, Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis and Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics, together about 33.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The goal of the Journal of Urban Technology is, through education and discussion, to maximize the positive and minimize the adverse effects of technology on cities. The journal provides a forum for a dialogue between specialists and non-specialists (or among practitioners of different specialities) and is designed for both scholars and a general audience whose businesses, occupations, professions, or studies require that they understand how technologies affect and are affected by urban environments. The Journal of Urban Technology publishes articles that review and analyze developments in urban technologies as well as articles that study the history and the political, economic, environmental, social, aesthetic, and ethical effects of those technologies. Peer Review Statement All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): URBAN STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Richard E. HanleyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, Malaysia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering14.5%
- Human Mobility and Location-Based AnalysisSocial Sciences12.2%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences6.3%
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions4.8%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology4.8%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences4.7%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEERICCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: African Urban & Regional Science Index, Avery Index to Architecture Periodicals, Current Index to Journals in Education, Sage Urban Studies Abstracts, Social Scisearch, Transportation Research Information Services, Urban Affairs Abstracts
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
- 3.76LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.07Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.66LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.66Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 416OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 141,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 978 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 36 | 20 | 192 |
| 2024 | 41 | 18 | 426 |
| 2023 | 24 | 12 | 161 |
| 2022 | 47 | 24 | 833 |
| 2021 | 20 | 6 | 582 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
379 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 258 days – 416 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 98 days (10 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 499 days
- Sample
- 10 articles with submission and acceptance dates (78 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 247 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 109 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Urban Technology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor appraisal; suitable manuscripts reviewed by at least two independent anonymous expert referees; double anonymized. Model summary
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
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
- 1063-0732
- Electronic ISSN
- 1466-1853
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Urban Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of Urban Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Urban Technology 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 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Urban Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.76; CiteScore 8.4, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Urban Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 10 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 379 days (interquartile range 258–416 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Urban Technology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Economics.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Urban Technology based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Urban Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Urban Technology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, ERIC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Urban Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Urban Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .