Journal profile · Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Journal of Urbanism
ISSN 1754-9175 · eISSN 1754-9183 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Urbanism: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 417 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 28% (journal website); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Urbanism is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Planning and Governance, Urban Design and Spatial Analysis and Urban Transport and Accessibility, together about 36.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Urbanism is a multi-disciplinary journal that focuses on human settlement and its relation to the idea of sustainability, social justice and cultural understanding. It is concerned with the relative impact of design on environmental perception, urban livability and the experience of space. The journal addresses a wide range of urban concerns, and aims, by publishing research from a variety of theoretical, methodological and conceptual perspectives, to create an attitude of sustainability toward urban form. Journal of Urbanism is particularly interested in: The rural-urban transect in theory and practice Policies designed to promote urbanism and assessments of outcome Studies of living preferences Urban regeneration New urbanism Smart growth Livable communities Transit-oriented development The role of historical preservation in the urban sustainability movement Theories of urban architecture and urbanism Walkable communities Urban morphology 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, but usually three, independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. "This journal fills a gaping intellectual hole -- the intersection of place-making, community building, and green urbanism. JoU is a much welcomed addition to the scholarly literature on how to put neighborboods and cities of the future on more sustainable pathways." Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley, USA
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Urban Studies
Editor-in-chief Matthew HardyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences16.5%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering10.1%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences9.7%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences9.5%
- Urban Planning and Landscape DesignEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering5.4%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences5%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Studies | Q1 | 51/295 | 82nd |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q1 | 194/876 | 77th |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- 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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, OCLC, Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Current Abstracts, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), OCLC ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, ProQuest SciTech CollectionPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.77Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 212OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 124,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 628 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 17 | 585 |
| 2025 | 52 | 16 | 943 |
| 2024 | 59 | 20 | 1,093 |
| 2023 | 38 | 10 | 1,113 |
| 2022 | 46 | 16 | 883 |
| 2021 | 50 | 12 | 883 |
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
417 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 209 days – 590 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 449 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (111 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)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 173 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 203 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 24 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability 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 resear…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review is double anonymized, with initial editor appraisal followed by review by at least two (usually three) independent anonymous referees. 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, but usually three, 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
- 1754-9175
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-9183
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Urbanism
How long does peer review take at Journal of Urbanism?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 417 days (interquartile range 209–590 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28%. 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 Urbanism?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Urbanism is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Urbanism open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Urbanism is a subscription journal. 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: .