Journal profile · Multiple
Urban Education
ISSN 0042-0859 · eISSN 1552-8340 · SAGE
Urban Education: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.75; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; 79 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urban Education is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Critical Race Theory in Education, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and School Choice and Performance, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences13.6%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences12.3%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences9.5%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences9%
- Diverse Education Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Education Discipline and InequalitySocial Sciences5.7%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.5%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.75LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,834 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 82 | 29 | 12 |
| 2025 | 79 | 23 | 122 |
| 2024 | 52 | 9 | 208 |
| 2023 | 55 | 22 | 335 |
| 2022 | 83 | 16 | 885 |
| 2021 | 53 | 0 | 771 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0042-0859
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-8340
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Urban Education
What CAS zone is Urban Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Urban Education is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Urban Studies / Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Urban Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.75; CiteScore 8.2, h-index 111.
Which databases index Urban Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Urban Education is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Urban Education open access, and what is the APC?
Urban Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .