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WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,669CAS 2区Gold OA

Smart Cities

Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.193•SCImago Rank: #3,669•Identifier (ISSN):2624-6511(Print)•Articles / Year: 78•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,460 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.6
↑ +1.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
57

57 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ1
Self-Citation Rate10%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
78articles/year
100% Gold OA•92.05% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.6)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.5)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.4)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Smart Cities is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science91.6%Engineering87.6%Economics65%Biology58.4%Political science56.6%Business56.2%Law55.5%Geography50%Operating system50%Computer security49.6%World Wide Web46.7%Ecology43.1%Physics42.7%Mathematics42%Embedded system42%Internet privacy39.1%Archaeology38%History38%Internet of Things37.6%Smart city33.6%Artificial intelligence31.4%Programming language30.3%Geology29.2%Quantum mechanics29.2%Philosophy27%Medicine27%Sociology25.9%Thermodynamics25.2%Management23.7%Statistics23.4%Electrical engineering22.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,669Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2018-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Computer ScienceEngineeringSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.193

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
57

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.60

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,460 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,882
3-Year Documents396
Citable Documents396

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate28.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Artificial IntelligenceQ1
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ1
Urban StudiesQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
MDPI AG
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
JCRESCI
50/369Q1
URBAN STUDIES
JCRESCI
7/86Q1
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
JCIESCI
48/371Q1
URBAN STUDIES
JCIESCI
10/86Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—10836
20255.52131,359
202471812,903
20236.41703,568
2022—1313,603
2021—766,344
2020—872,874
2019—471,162
2018—221,022
2017—53318
2015—110
2013—12343
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Smart Cities

WoS Q1
35792023202420255.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 3be1e01b-9ee3-445c-87cb-ad222714d04d
Database Updated: 2026-10-01