Urban Governance

Elsevier

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Urban Governance is an open-access journal published by Elsevier in Netherlands, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,500 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 34 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.

Basic facts

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 2664-3286 · 2667-3800
Country: Netherlands
Languages: english
Access: Open access
Declared publication charge: 1,500 USD
Articles in DOAJ: 114
Declared review time: 34 weeks
Declared peer-review model: double_blind
Official website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/urban-governance

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DOAJ · 2022-10-19

Indexing: DOAJ
APC: 1,500 USD
Declared review time (DOAJ): 34 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
Activity (OpenAlex): Active — latest works 2026
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Articles in DOAJ

114

Most recent article

last month

Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)

34weeks

Works in OpenAlex

225

Last recorded publication year

2026

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Editorial & policy12

Last DOAJ review date: 2026-04-27
Added to DOAJ: 2022-10-19
Declared plagiarism screening: Declared
Other fees beyond APC: No
Declared digital preservation: CLOCKSSPortico
Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05: CLOCKSSPortico
Editorial board: Official page ↗
Open references deposited at Crossref: 100%
ORCID iDs in current deposits: 6%
Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check: ✓
Deposits licence metadata at Crossref: ✓
APC waiver policy: View policy
Peer-review policy: View policy

Identity & continuity2

Alternate titles: UG
Source type: journal

Classification4

Subjects (DOAJ)

Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociologyGeography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography

LCC codes

HT101-395GF125

Subject areas

Urban Planning and Governance
Smart Cities and Technologies
Smart Cities and Technologies
Local Governance and Planning
Smart Cities and Technologies
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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Disaster Management and Resilience
Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
Public Policy and Administration Research
Urban Planning and Governance
Urban Planning and Governance
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
E-Government and Public Services
Disaster Management and Resilience
Disaster Management and Resilience
Urban Transport and Accessibility
E-Government and Public Services
Urban Transport and Accessibility
E-Government and Public Services
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
Supply Chain and Inventory Management
Urban Planning and Valuation
Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
Public Policy and Administration Research
Public Policy and Administration Research
Urban Development and Societal Issues
Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
Regional resilience and development
Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
Regional resilience and development
Human auditory perception and evaluation
Legal Cases and Commentary
Local Government Finance and Decentralization
Water Governance and Infrastructure
Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
Human auditory perception and evaluation
Legal Cases and Commentary
Local Government Finance and Decentralization
Water Governance and Infrastructure
Sustainable Urban and Rural Development
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Water Governance and Infrastructure
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Child Nutrition and Water Access
COVID-19 epidemiological studies
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Child Nutrition and Water Access
COVID-19 epidemiological studies
Optimization and Mathematical Programming
Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Multi-Criteria Decision Making
Social Capital and Networks
Urban Transport and Accessibility
Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management

Keywords (DOAJ)

urban governance
cities
communities
urban policy
urban development
public administration

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