Journal profile · URBAN STUDIES
Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge
ISSN 0353-6483 · eISSN 1855-8399 · Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia · Slovenia
Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 14 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge is published by Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urbanization and City Planning, Regional Development and Management Studies and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, together about 37.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Urbani izziv is intended for the dissemination of new knowledge and discussion of contemporary spatial planning issues. Until 2008, each issue had a leading theme. Since 2009 the issues have no longer been thematic. Each issue contains contributions on various spatial themes addressed from various fields and disciplines (e.g., urbanism, geography, architecture, landscape architecture, surveying, sociology, economics, etc.). These articles present the research interests of the authors within their fields, including: Urban and landscape planning and design Spatial development and policy Green and open spaces planning and management Public participation and governance Accessibility for people with disabilities Housing and social aspects of urbanization Sustainable mobility, transport and infrastructure Climate change and environmental protection Natural and cultural heritage protection Spatial information technology Smart cities and digital transformation
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): URBAN STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Vita Žlender FieldPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences15.9%
- Regional Development and Management StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities9.3%
- Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences4.3%
- Sustainable Urban and Rural DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.3%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.3%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| 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
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, J-Gate, OCLC, CEEOL (Central and Eastern European Online Library), IBSS (Intenational Bibliography of Social Sciences), GEODOK (Geographic Literature Database), EZB (Electronic Journals Library), CGP (Current Geographical Publications), ICONDA (International Construction Database), OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), AVERY index, DRJI (Directory of Research Journals Indexing), PRORCH (Promotion of Research), CORE (COnnecting REpositories), Virtual Science Libraries (VSL Open), Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Academic Journals Database, Sciencegate, Index Copernicus International, libsearch (Open access digital libraries), Georgetown University Library, Columbia University Libraries, University of Queensland Library, University of Arkansas Libraries, University of Tennessee Libraries, Johns Hopkins University Libraries, Syracuse University Library, Feng Chia University Library, GOOGLE SCHOLAR, INDEX COPERNICUS, CLARIVATE ANALYTICS, ELSEVIER
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 (publisher)
- 14Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2022
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2020
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,036 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 29 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 88 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 113 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted2
- articlesThe first (longer) part is titled "Articles" and includes original research and review articles. This section also includes articles presenting methodologies an…Length not stated
- reviews and informationThe second (shorter) part of the journal is titled "Reviews and information" and contains reviews, announcements (e.g., announcements of books, projects, events…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright; license to publish granted to journal. Model summary
Copyright on any article is retained by the author(s). Authors grant the journal Urbani izziv a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Authors grant all third parties the right to use the article freely provided that its original authors and publication details are cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Author Copyright
CC BY-SA 3.0 license Model summary
Copyright on any article is retained by the author(s). Authors grant the journal Urbani izziv a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Authors grant all third parties the right to use the article freely provided that its original authors and publication details are cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and high visibility
Open access under CC BY license. Model summary
Urbani izziv is an open-access journal; all published material is freely and immediately available to read, share, and adapt with the appropriate credit citation (CC BY license). The journal is available on our website and abstracted by relevant services and bibliographical databases. We charge no publication fee (APC) and no submission fee.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review High-quality double-blind peer review
Double-blind peer review for Articles; Reviews and information not peer-reviewed. Model summary
Articles in the first part of the journal (Articles) undergo double-blind peer review. In every peer-review process, we aim for two expert reviews of every article, ensuring quality and fairness. The material published in the second part of the journal (Reviews and information) is not peer-reviewed.
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
- Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English, Slovenian
- ISSN
- 0353-6483
- Electronic ISSN
- 1855-8399
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- 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 Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge
What CAS zone is Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge 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 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 14; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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.
Which databases index Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge open access, and what is the APC?
Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge 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, 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: .