WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q1SCImago #9,653CAS 3区Hybrid

Urban Design International

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: N/A•Scopus SJR: 0.61•SCImago Rank: #9,653•Identifier (ISSN):1357-5317(Print)/1468-4519(Online)•Articles / Year: 24•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,073 USD

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

Clarivate IF (2026)N/A

2.2

↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

47 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A

Self-Citation Rate0%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

24articles/year

43.08% Gold OA•96.55% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)	🔵 Computed
2025	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.1)	🔵 Computed
2024	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.8)	🔵 Computed
2023	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)	🔵 Computed
2022	2.00đ	WoS Q1(IF: 1.862)	🔵 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

URBAN DESIGN International is: an essential forum for the exchange of information and debate concerning issues of urban design and management a vital resource for urban designers, architects, planners, landscape architects and developers an international peer-reviewed publication. URBAN DESIGN International is the first truly international network for all of those involved in the multi-disciplinary tasks of urban design and management. In providing a direct forum for the exchange of information and a vehicle for the debate which constantly redefines the scope of urban design, the journal places a primary emphasis on bringing together practice and research. It addresses current issues and aims to make a range of materials accessible to all: from in-depth papers and reviews of projects, to book reviews, comments on previous contributions and a diary of international events. Some issues are themed by topic or geographic region. The international range of the journal is impressive as witnessed by contributions from all the major continents and an active and extensive editorial structure. Amongst the issues the journal addresses are: urban design theory and practice urban development and management urban ecology heritage and local identity diverse communities of interest

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Geography96.8%Engineering81.9%Biology79.3%Civil engineering78.9%Ecology77.9%History74.8%Archaeology74.5%Environmental science72.4%Art69.8%Visual arts67.8%Architecture66.3%Environmental planning65.5%Urban planning57.5%Landscape architecture55%Urbanism54.5%Political science41%Economics41%Sociology38.6%Law33.2%Philosophy33.1%Computer science32.3%Architectural engineering27.9%Urban design26.4%Geology24.4%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

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SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,653Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1996-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.61

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1

Scopus H-Index (2025)

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.30

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,073 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations204

3-Year Documents81

Citable Documents69

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 Rate58.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Urban StudiesQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Economics

Minor Category (Specific Field):

1区ARCHITECTURE

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

Hybrid

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Language

English

Frequency

4 issues per year

Indexing & Databases

SSCIAHCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
ARCHITECTURE	JCRAHCI	N/A	N/A
REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING	JCRSSCI	40/58	Q3
URBAN STUDIES	JCRSSCI	40/86	Q2
ARCHITECTURE	JCIAHCI	15/100	Q1
REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING	JCISSCI	11/58	Q1
URBAN STUDIES	JCISSCI	11/86	Q1