Journal profile
Urban Island Studies
ISSN 2445-6004 · Island Dynamics · Denmark
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Urban Island Studies: fully open access; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urban Island Studies is published by Island Dynamics. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Planning and Governance, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs and Urban Development and Societal Issues, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences14.9%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences14.9%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences8.5%
- Spatial and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering4.3%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences4.3%
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
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to Urban Island Studies
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Urban Planning and Governance, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4Expected review timeabout 12 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Island Dynamics
- Country or region
- Denmark
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2445-6004
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Urban Island Studies
How long does peer review take at Urban Island Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Is Urban Island Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Urban Island Studies is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .