About the journal
Smart Cities 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: 2,000 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
- 2624-6511
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,000 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 809
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.mdpi.com/journal/smartcities
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2021-02-26
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 2,000 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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Articles in DOAJ
809
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
1105
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
64
i10-index
458
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-04-10
- Added to DOAJ
- 2021-02-26
- 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
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 95%
- 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
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Transportation and Mobility Innovations
- Transportation and Mobility Innovations
- IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
- IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
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- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
- Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
- Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- Traffic control and management
- Smart Grid Security and Resilience
- Traffic control and management
- Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Smart Grid Security and Resilience
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Smart Parking Systems Research
- Smart Parking Systems Research
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Digital Transformation in Industry
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Digital Transformation in Industry
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
- Microgrid Control and Optimization
- Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
- Microgrid Control and Optimization
- E-Government and Public Services
- Energy Load and Power Forecasting
- E-Government and Public Services
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
Keywords (DOAJ)
- smart hospitals
- smart grids
- smart city architecture and infrastructure
- smart homes
- civil engineering for smart cities
- intelligent transportation systems
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