Journal profile · Engineering-Architecture
Urbe
ISSN 2175-3369 · eISSN 2735-606X · Universidad de Concepción · Chile
Urbe: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urbe is published by Universidad de Concepción 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 Urban Development and Societal Issues, Urban Transport and Accessibility and Latin American Urban Studies, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Desde el año 2019 la revista URBE. Arquitectura, Ciudad y Territorio tiene una periodicidad bi-anual y publica artículos científicos de investigación en Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño Urbano y reflexiones orientados a un público compuesto de la comunidad científica y los organismos públicos, enfocado específicamente a analizar problemáticas urbanas y arquitectónicas, tomando como principal caso de estudio la ciudad de Concepción, Chile, y el territorio metropolitano en la cual esta se emplaza, destacando el interés por las diversas escalas del proyecto urbano: Arquitectura, Ciudad y Territorio.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Architecture
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 13, Colombia 3, Netherlands 1, Argentina 1, New Zealand 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences22.4%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences9.2%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering6.5%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences4%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science3.2%
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, REDIB, ARLA, MIAR, Revistas Académicas ChilenasPublisher 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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 727 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 10 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 52 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 81 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 133 |
| 2021 | 87 | 87 | 388 |
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- artículos científicos de investigaciónpublica artículos científicos de investigación en Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño Urbano y reflexionesLength not stated
- reflexionespublica artículos científicos de investigación en Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño Urbano y reflexionesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright
- Authorship
No APC or any author charges. Model summary
La revista no hace ningún tipo de cobro a los/las autores/as ni por la publicación (APC), por procesamiento editorial, edición de lenguaje, impresión a color, envío de artículo, número de páginas, membresía u otros cobros suplementarios.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 Model summary
Revista URBE tiene licencia de Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0
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
- Universidad de Concepción
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese, English
- ISSN
- 2175-3369
- Print ISSN
- 2735-6078
- Electronic ISSN
- 2735-606X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Urbe
What CAS zone is Urbe in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Urbe 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 Urbe?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Urbe based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (13), Colombia (3) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Urbe?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Urbe is indexed in Scopus.
Is Urbe open access, and what is the APC?
Urbe is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .