Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies

Aims & Scope

Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES) is a peer-reviewed journal that seeks to publish high-quality research papers and book reviews to explore a wide range of academic and policy concerns of urban and environmental studies.

CJUES publishes scholarly work with a special emphasis on the following fields: • theoretical and conceptual frameworks for urban and environmental studies • the trend of urban and environmental development in both China and international context • issues of urban studies, including urbanization, urban planning, urban form, urban problems, urban land use, urban transportation • issues of sustainability and environmental developments, including environmental protection, environmental policy, climate change • linkage between urban, environmental and other areas of social and economic policy • international comparison and developments

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Environmental Science and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• China’s Strategies and Policies for Regional Development During the Period of the 14th Five-Year Plan

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Houkai, Meng, Le

• How Do Urbanization and Urban Agglomeration Affect CO₂ Emissions in South Asia? Testing Non-Linearity Puzzle with Dynamic STIRPAT Model

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Hongzhong, Shujahat Haider, Yasir, Minhaj

• China’s Carbon Neutrality: Leading Global Climate Governance and Green Transformation

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Yongsheng, Qingchen, Ying, Jianyu, Mou, Ying, Xiang

• The Administrative Hierarchy and Growth of Urban Scale in China

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Houkai

• China’s Urbanization Strategy and Policy During the 14th Five-Year Plan Period

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Houkai, Le, Meng

• China’s Efforts to Peak Carbon Emissions: Targets and Practice

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Ying, Xiaomei, Haoben, Shuya

• A Review on the Low-Carbon City Study: Development and Trends

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Wei, Wenmei

• Asymmetric Effect of Remittances on Environmental Degradation in Nigeria

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Taiwo

• Will the Digital Economy Increase Energy Consumption? – An Analysis Based on the ICT Application Research

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Lei, Tong

• Lowering the Carbon Emissions Peak and Accelerating the Transition Towards Net Zero Carbon

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Jiahua