About the journal
Urban Science is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,600 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2413-8851
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,600 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 1926
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- http://www.mdpi.com/journal/urbansci
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2017-09-07
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,600 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Descriptive metadata from public sources (DOAJ, OpenAlex, PubMed) as of the capture date shown — contains no assessment or judgment.
Articles in DOAJ
1926
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
1836
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
52
i10-index
460
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-04-10
- Added to DOAJ
- 2017-09-07
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSS
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 94%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
Show all subjects (50)
- Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Transportation and Mobility Innovations
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Transportation and Mobility Innovations
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Noise Effects and Management
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Noise Effects and Management
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Regional resilience and development
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
- Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- urban and regional economic
- urban culture
- urbanism and suburbanism
- city policy and governance
- rural and urban developement
- urban transport
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