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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,224Top JournalHybrid

Computers Environment and Urban Systems

Identifier (ISSN):0198-9715(Print)/1873-7587(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
8.9↑ +0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Computers Environment and Urban Systems

WoS Q1
479126.4520226.820237.120248.320258.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):8.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
2.174
#1,224

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
128

128 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
138articles/year
43.61% Gold OA•97.17% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Computers, Environment and Urban Systemsis an interdisciplinary journal publishing cutting-edge and innovative computer-based research on environmental and urban systems, that privileges the geospatial perspective. The journal welcomes original high quality scholarship of a theoretical, applied or technological nature, and provides a stimulating presentation of perspectives, research developments, overviews of important new technologies and uses of major computational, information-based, and visualization innovations. Applied and theoretical contributions demonstrate the scope of computer-based analysis fostering a better understanding of environmental and urban systems, their spatial scope and their dynamics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer ScienceGeographyEngineeringMathematicsEconomicsBiologyPolitical ScienceGeologyArtificial IntelligenceOperating SystemsLawPhysicsEcologyBusinessPhilosophyHistoryProgramming LanguagesStatisticsArchaeologySociology
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Q1
Rank16/202
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

GEOGRAPHY

Q1
Rank5/174
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING

Q1
Rank5/58
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Q1
Rank19/202
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

GEOGRAPHY

Q1
Rank9/174
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING

Q1
Rank6/58
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF8.9
Articles / Year96
Total Citations43
2025
IF8.3
Articles / Year99
Total Citations801
2024
IF7.1
Articles / Year114
Total Citations1,993
2023
IF6.8
Articles / Year82
Total Citations2,096
2022
IF6.454
Articles / Year119
Total Citations5,149

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,224Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1980-1986, 1988-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.174

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.30

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,771 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,275
3-Year Documents292
Citable Documents292

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Ecological ModelingQ1
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1
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: 4.2%

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)Earth Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区ENVIRONMENTAL 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

Computers Environment and Urban Systems (ISSN: 0198-9715) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Elsevier in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 8.90, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.174 (Q1), an H-index of 128.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 138 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,771 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16