What is the Impact Factor of Cities?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Cities is 7.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Cities indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Cities is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.772 (Q1) and an H-index of 162.

Who publishes Cities and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Cities is published by Elsevier. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,689 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,798Top JournalHybrid

Cities

Identifier (ISSN):0264-2751(Print)/1873-6084(Online)

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Publisher:Elsevier

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

7↑ +0.4

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Cities

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):7

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.772

#1,798

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

162

162 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate8.3%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

388articles/year

41.24% Gold OA•98.37% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Cities offers a comprehensive range of articles on all aspects of urban policy. It provides an international and interdisciplinary platform for the exchange of ideas and information between urban planners and policy makers from national and local government, non-government organizations, academia and consultancy. The primary aims of the journal are to analyse and assess past and present urban development and management as a reflection of effective, ineffective and non-existent planning policies; and the promotion of the implementation of appropriate urban policies in both the developed and the developing world.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Political science72.5%Geography66.2%Economics65.3%Business51.6%Sociology51.6%Law48.1%History41.6%Biology40.5%Engineering37.8%Archaeology37.1%Computer science32.8%Ecology31%Philosophy27.5%Economic growth25.5%Civil engineering23.6%Environmental science23%Economic geography21.7%Medicine21.5%Environmental planning20.8%Mathematics20.2%

Primary Research Areas

Urban Studies

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile 5 Calls for Papers

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

5 Calls for Papers · Automatically synced from ScienceDirect & publishers

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSSCI2026

URBAN STUDIES

Rank6/86

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

URBAN STUDIES

Rank7/86

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
URBAN STUDIES	JCRSSCI	6/86	Q1
URBAN STUDIES	JCISSCI	7/86	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF7

Articles / Year773

Total Citations439

2025

IF6.6

Articles / Year981

Total Citations5,324

2024

IF6

Articles / Year827

Total Citations12,610

2023

IF6.7

Articles / Year507

Total Citations11,655

2022

IF6.077

Articles / Year530

Total Citations18,254

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	7	773	439
2025	6.6	981	5,324
2024	6	827	12,610
2023	6.7	507	11,655
2022	6.077	530	18,254
2021	—	394	17,443
2020	—	413	21,529
2019	—	340	21,801
2018	—	250	16,818
2017	—	237	15,968
2016	—	190	13,478
2015	—	155	10,491

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,798Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1983-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.772

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

8.07

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,689 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations15,154

3-Year Documents1,755

Citable Documents1,749

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)12

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate41.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

DevelopmentQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 8.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

1区 (Zone 1)Economics

Minor Category (Specific Field):

1区URBAN STUDIES

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Cities (ISSN: 0264-2751) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of URBAN STUDIES, published by Elsevier in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 7.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.772 (Q1), an H-index of 162.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 388 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,689 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.