Journal profile
mTl`t shhry
ISSN 2322-2875 · eISSN 2717-4417 · University of Kurdistan · Iran, Islamic Republic of
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mTl`t shhry: fully open access; APC about USD 20; review about 171 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 15 articles a year.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The scientific aims of the Motaleate Shahri are to deal with the concepts, theoretical, functional and epistemological foundations of urban and design planning. The journal favors contributions which move beyond the profiling of specific cities or phenomena that are relevant only to single or an extremely limited number of locations. Rather the journal seeks contributions that focus on matters that are intrinsically urban in nature and studies into urban process and urban outcomes that, while grounded in specific locations, contribute to a wider urban theoretical and conceptual understanding. The primary aims of the journal are to evaluation and assess past and present urban development and management and the promotion of the implementation of appropriate urban planning in both the developed and the developing world. The journal pursues the following goals: Creating and promoting knowledge in the field of urban research. Interaction of knowledge in specialized urban areas. Publishing scientific articles in the field of theoretical studies of urban management; public-private sector cooperation; development and planning problems; urban regeneration; neighborhood conservation, urban planning, urbanism, environment and urban design, smart cities and regions; infrastructure and presenting the results of theoretical and practical researches of scholars and active science centers. Investigating the possibilities enabled by the connection between the urban and design planning, the benefits, the difficulties/criticalities or the lesson learnt from past experiences and the possible future strategies. Research Area The Journal of Motaleate Shahri accepts articles written in the following research areas. environmental psychology Islamic- Iranian Cities Passive Defense Planning worn-out urban fabric Regeneration and revival of historical context Regional Planning Slum Settlements Urban Architecture Urban Design Urban Ecology Urban Economy Urban Geography Urban GIS Urban livability Urban Management Urban Planning Urban Scape Urban Sociology Urban Sustainability Urban Tourism Urban Transport
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Kayoumars IrandoostPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 5, Sweden 1, Austria 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, ISC, Directory of Research Journals Indexing, Research Bible, Eurasian Scientific Journal Index, Digital Object Identifier (DOI), Publons, Portal of Scientific Journals, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, National Library and Archive of I.R. IRANPublisher 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
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 15Publisher website ·
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 171 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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 20 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 20 | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Original, unpublished research articles Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to Motaleate Shahri should be research articles and have not previously been published or submitted anywhere else (journal, conference, book, ...).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright retained by authors Model summary
Copyright for this article is retained by the author(s), with publication rights granted to Motaleate Shahri.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal uses double-blind peer review process.
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.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to mTl`t shhry
- 1ScopeCompare your paper with the Aims & Scope.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3FeesUSD 20 (DOAJ)Fee details
- 4Expected review time171 days · Publisher-reported, submission to acceptance · community reports about 40 weeksReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Kurdistan
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- Persian
- ISSN
- 2322-2875
- Electronic ISSN
- 2717-4417
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 59 (2026)
- 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 mTl`t shhry
How long does peer review take at mTl`t shhry?
The publisher reports about 171 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 40 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of mTl`t shhry based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (5), Sweden (1) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index mTl`t shhry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, mTl`t shhry is indexed in DOAJ.
Is mTl`t shhry open access, and what is the APC?
mTl`t shhry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 20.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .