Journal profile
Urbis et Orbis Mikroistoria i Semiotika Goroda
ISSN 2738-2729 · Russian-Armenian University · Armenia
Urbis et Orbis Mikroistoria i Semiotika Goroda: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Urbis et Orbis Mikroistoria i Semiotika Goroda is published by Russian-Armenian University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Development and Cultural Heritage, Urban and sociocultural dynamics and Spatial and Cultural Studies, together about 38.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal Urbis et Orbis. Microhistory and Semiotics of the City is organized as an open interdisciplinary academic platform for discussing theoretical problems related to the urban text and the city as a text and with interdisciplinary studies of the city. Goals of the Journal: reflection and scientific discussion of current fundamental and applied problems of urban studies, semiotics, macro sociology and anthropology of the city, current theoretical problems related to urban space, cities in literary texts, as well as visual-semiotic and microhistorical studies. Тasks of the Journal: - the creation of a unified scientific platform for independent critical and reflexive discussion in line with the current interest in urban studies, identification of the role of visual images of the city and urban space in different discourses of the humanities and social sciences; - accumulation of theoretical knowledge and experience of leading practitioners in the field of urban research; - familiarization of all interested parties with new trends in the field of research of the city and urban space; - providing researchers with the opportunity to publish the results of their research in the field of urbanism and urban space on the example of individual cities; - providing researchers with an opportunity to speak out on other relevant areas of scientific research related to the journal's topic; - providing conditions for the formation of an optimal targeted scientific flow of manuscripts of scientific articles and scientific reviews that have maximum relevance and relevance to the journal's subject; - publications of scientific articles, scientific reviews, informational messages, scientific notes, and short letters about major scientific research and innovations in the field of urbanism, microhistory, macrohistory, and visual and verbal semiotics; - attracting the attention of the scientific and business community to the problems of urbanism.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 4, Romania 2, Serbia 2, United States 1, Poland 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences14.8%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences13.6%
- Spatial and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences9.7%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering7.1%
- Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities7.1%
- Place Attachment and Urban StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities4.5%
- Public Spaces through ArtSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 73 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 11 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- multifold and repeated publication
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access
Open publication permitted via agreement. Model summary
signing the agreement form, the author thereby permits the open publication of his materials, as well as their editing, which does not distort the meaning of the work
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
anonymous file for double-blind peer review (in the text it is required to remove all information about the author and the organization in which he works).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism check; rejection without right to re-submit if detected. Model summary
All received materials are checked for plagiarism. If plagiarism is detected, the material is rejected without the right to re-submit, and the author himself is included in the list of researchers whose materials are not subject to publication in the journal.
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
- Russian-Armenian University
- Country or region
- Armenia
- Language
- English, Russian, German
- ISSN
- 2738-2729
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Urbis et Orbis Mikroistoria i Semiotika Goroda
How long does peer review take at Urbis et Orbis Mikroistoria i Semiotika Goroda?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Urbis et Orbis Mikroistoria i Semiotika Goroda based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (4), Romania (2) and Serbia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Urbis et Orbis Mikroistoria i Semiotika Goroda?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Urbis et Orbis Mikroistoria i Semiotika Goroda is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Urbis et Orbis Mikroistoria i Semiotika Goroda open access, and what is the APC?
Urbis et Orbis Mikroistoria i Semiotika Goroda 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, DOAJ, 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: .