Journal profile · Multiple
Urban Geography
ISSN 0272-3638 · eISSN 1938-2847 · Taylor & Francis
Urban Geography: CAS Zone 1 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.09; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 306 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 114 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urban Geography is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 1 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Planning and Governance, Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies and Urbanization and City Planning, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Over four decades, Urban Geography has been at the forefront of urban scholarship. As the urbanization of our planet has deepened and extended, and as some of the older assumptions over the geographies of urban theory generation have been questioned, so the intellectual remit of the journal has evolved and expanded. This is reflected in the work we publish and in the editors of the journal. An international, peer reviewed journal, publishing high-quality, innovative and original empirical, methodological and theoretical research, Urban Geography remains first and foremost a geography journal but has a track record of publishing work from across the social sciences. The Editors of the journal encourage authors to think of the journal for their contributions to understanding the current and future global urban condition. This journal accepts contributions towards the following sections: Articles, Book Reviews, Critical Reviews, Debates and Interventions and Urban Pulse.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Kevin WardPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1, Netherlands 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences16.7%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences11.6%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences11.5%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.9%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions4.5%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Regional Economics and Spatial AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Geography | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedGeoRefPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Bibliography of Asian Studies, Chadwyck-Healey: PIO – Periodicals Index, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, CSA Sustainability Science Abstracts, FRANCIS, EBSCOhost, International Political Science Abstracts Database, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, SocINDEX, Urban Studies Abstracts, EI (Online) (Excerpta Indonesica), Elsevier BV, GEOBASE, Gale, H.W. Wilson, National Library of Medicine, Online Computer Library Centre, Wilson Business Abstracts, Ovid, Thomson Reuters: Arts and humanities Search
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
- Impact factor
- 3.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.34Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.85Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,545OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 95LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 502,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,209 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 122 | 58 | 38 |
| 2025 | 114 | 69 | 228 |
| 2024 | 122 | 63 | 786 |
| 2023 | 73 | 39 | 677 |
| 2022 | 122 | 61 | 1,855 |
| 2021 | 111 | 41 | 2,442 |
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
306 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 193 days – 433 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 333 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (240 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)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 88 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 20 daysPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- articlesThis journal accepts contributions towards the following sections: Articles, Book Reviews, Critical Reviews, Debates and Interventions and Urban Pulse.Length not stated
- book reviewsThis journal accepts contributions towards the following sections: Articles, Book Reviews, Critical Reviews, Debates and Interventions and Urban Pulse.Length not stated
- critical reviewsThis journal accepts contributions towards the following sections: Articles, Book Reviews, Critical Reviews, Debates and Interventions and Urban Pulse.Length not stated
- debates and interventionsThis journal accepts contributions towards the following sections: Articles, Book Reviews, Critical Reviews, Debates and Interventions and Urban Pulse.Length not stated
- urban pulseThis journal accepts contributions towards the following sections: Articles, Book Reviews, Critical Reviews, Debates and Interventions and Urban Pulse.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Urban Geography 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 research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readers…
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
- 0272-3638
- Electronic ISSN
- 1938-2847
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Urban Geography
What CAS zone is Urban Geography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Urban Geography is in Zone 1 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Geography / Urban Studies; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Urban Geography?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.09; CiteScore 7.4, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at Urban Geography?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 306 days (interquartile range 193–433 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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 JCR quartile is Urban Geography in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Economics.
Where are the editorial board members of Urban Geography based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Hong Kong, China (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Urban Geography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Urban Geography is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Urban Geography open access, and what is the APC?
Urban Geography is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .