What is the Impact Factor of Urban Planning?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Urban Planning is 1.70, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI).

Is Urban Planning indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Urban Planning is indexed in Web of Science (ESCI, Q3 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.545 (Q2) and an H-index of 39.

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

Urban Planning is published by Cogitatio. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $2,988 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #10,898Hybrid

Urban Planning

Identifier (ISSN):2183-7635(Print)

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Publisher:Cogitatio

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

1.7– 0

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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WoS ESCIJCR Quartile

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Urban Planning

WoS Q3

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):1.7

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.545

#10,898

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

39 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3

Self-Citation Rate11.8%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

99articles/year

98.9% Gold OA•99.19% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Urban Planning is a new international peer-reviewed open access journal of urban studies aimed at advancing understandings and ideas of humankind’s habitats – villages, towns, cities, megacities – in order to promote progress and quality of life. The journal brings urban science and urban planning together with other cross-disciplinary fields such as sociology, ecology, psychology, technology, politics, philosophy, geography, environmental science, economics, maths and computer science, to understand processes influencing urban forms and structures, their relations with environment and life quality, with the final aim to identify patterns towards progress and quality of life.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Political science80.4%Geography80.2%Sociology75.2%Economics74.8%Biology74.1%Law73.9%Engineering67.8%History59.6%Ecology58.7%Archaeology58.3%Computer science56.5%Philosophy55.2%Civil engineering49.3%Business44.4%Economic growth38.9%Geology36.7%Urban planning35.4%Art34.6%Linguistics32.4%Environmental science31.3%Psychology31.1%Physics30%Mathematics29.4%Medicine28.3%Environmental planning28.1%Paleontology26.3%Visual arts25%Operating system24.4%Epistemology24.4%Politics23.9%Public relations23.5%Social science21.3%Finance20.6%

Primary Research Areas

Urban Studies

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRESCI2026

URBAN STUDIES

Rank56/86

IndexESCI

JCIESCI2026

URBAN STUDIES

Rank56/86

IndexESCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
URBAN STUDIES	JCRESCI	56/86	Q3
URBAN STUDIES	JCIESCI	56/86	Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF1.7

Articles / Year53

Total Citations18

2025

IF1.7

Articles / Year143

Total Citations205

2024

IF1.7

Articles / Year129

Total Citations413

2023

IF1.8

Articles / Year162

Total Citations762

2022

IF—

Articles / Year157

Total Citations1,354

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	1.7	53	18
2025	1.7	143	205
2024	1.7	129	413
2023	1.8	162	762
2022	—	157	1,354
2021	—	127	1,776
2020	—	126	1,924
2019	—	85	1,584
2018	—	45	1,136
2017	—	40	1,426
2016	—	50	1,215
1994	—	1	1

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #10,898Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2016-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.545

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

1.87

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,988 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations890

3-Year Documents391

Citable Documents355

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 Rate59.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Urban StudiesQ2

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: 11.8%

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):

3区 (Zone 3)Economics

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3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

Urban Planning (ISSN: 2183-7635) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of URBAN STUDIES, published by Cogitatio in Portugal. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.70, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.545 (Q2), an H-index of 39.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 99 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,988 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.