About the journal
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities is an open-access journal published by Frontiers Media S.A. in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,175 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 13 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- ISSN
- 2624-9634
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,175 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 1078
- Declared review time
- 13 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-cities
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2020-03-16
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,175 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 13 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
1078
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
13weeks
Works in OpenAlex
1025
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
41
i10-index
326
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-12
- Added to DOAJ
- 2020-03-16
- 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
- 97%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 0%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 9918351182706676
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Smart Cities and Technologies
Show all subjects (50)
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Transportation and Mobility Innovations
- Transportation and Mobility Innovations
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
Keywords (DOAJ)
- governance and cities
- health and cities
- urban greening
- urban transportation systems
- urban resource management
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