Journal profile
Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal
ISSN 2537-3803 · eISSN 2821-7888 · Universul Academic · Romania
Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal is published by Universul Academic. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Smart Cities and Technologies, E-Government and Public Services and Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development, together about 53.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SCRD Journal is committed to an international perspective of the Smart City concept, promoting articles in all areas of the concept, such as: Smart Governance, Smart Environment, Smart Economy, Smart People, Smart Mobility, Smart Living and Smart State, and making them widely available through open access publishing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Catalin VRABIEPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 20, Germany 2, Italy 1, Poland 1, Norway 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Smart Cities and TechnologiesEngineering30.5%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences13.7%
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting9%
- Sustainable Urban and Rural DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.8%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences5%
- Information and Cyber SecurityComputer Science3.4%
- Local Governance and PlanningSocial Sciences3.1%
- Public Administration in Developing NationsSocial Sciences2.8%
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 234 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 47 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 104 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 70 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 53 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 32 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- IEEE
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
- Universul Academic
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2537-3803
- Electronic ISSN
- 2821-7888
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal
How long does peer review take at Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: IEEE. 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 Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (20), Germany (2) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Smart Cities and Regional Development Journal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .