Journal profile · URBAN STUDIES
TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment
ISSN 1970-9889 · eISSN 1970-9870 · Ar.Tec. · Italy
TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 54 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment offers researches, applications and contributions with a unified approach to spatial planning and mobility.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): URBAN STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Rocco PapaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Italy 134, United Kingdom 11, Spain 9, Netherlands 8, United States 7 (229 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)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
Early warning / risk: CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the March 2026 Xinrui edition (Under Review); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,016Publisher 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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
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, CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | EUR 400 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.The c…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access and Retention
If applicable, authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential model for TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment. It is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer and the publisher. TeMA Journal's ethic statements are based on COPE's Best Practice Guidelin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with TeMA journal agree to the following terms: 1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License 4.0 that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal (Note: The TeMA Journal Editor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. This journal does not charge APCs or submission charges. This journal allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and allow readers to use them for any other …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Fourth phase: Review process
Step 1. The Editor will forward the paper to the double-blind peer-review: the text will be anonymously evaluated by two (or more) academicians whose identity will remain anonymous to the authors;
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism and AI
The journal actively checks for plagiarism and AI with the use of the following plagiarism softwares: - Turnitin https://www.turnitin.com/ - Google Scholar https://scholar.google.it/ The journal publishes only original contributions.
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
- Ar.Tec.
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 1970-9889
- Electronic ISSN
- 1970-9870
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment
What CAS zone is TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Urban Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment based?
Of the 229 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (134), United Kingdom (11) and Spain (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment open access, and what is the APC?
TeMA-Journal of Land Use Mobility and Environment 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, Publisher website, 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: .