Journal of Urban Cultural Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Urban Cultural Studies (JUCS) is a peer-refereed, international journal that blends humanities and social science approaches to the culture(s) of cities.

Its pages are devoted to rigorously argued research centred on urban themes that attempts to fuse urban studies – and cultural studies – perspectives.

Articles give more or less equal weight to: (1) one or more aspects of urban studies (everyday life, built environment, architecture, city planning, identity formation, transportation …) and (2) one or more specific forms of cultural (textual) production (literature, film, graphic novels, music, art, graffiti, videogames, online or virtual spaces …) in relation to a specific urban space or spaces.

The journal is open to studies that deal with culture, urban spaces and forms of urbanized consciousness the world over.

JUCS publishes both research articles and short-form articles.

Research articles of 7,000–10,000 words (including references and notes) are the hallmark of the journal and represent an original contribution to the field [peer reviewed].

Short-form articles of 2,500–4,000 words can take many forms: interviews, analyses of art installations, review essays (pitched globally and discussing at least three book titles) or discussions of theoretical debates and interdisciplinary issues relating to urban cultural studies [editorial review].

The journal does not publish ‘book reviews’.

JUCS is also interested in receiving proposals for special issues by guest editors working individually or in teams of two, and original unpublished artwork on the topic of cities.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29002

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.106

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	4

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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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.

• Re-enchanting the city: Hybrid space, affect and playful performance in geocaching, a location-based mobile game

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Maja

• Noise, soundscape and heritage: Sound cartographies and urban segregation in twenty-first-century Mexico City

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Natalia

• At home, I’m a tourist: Musical migration and affective citizenship in Berlin

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Luis-Manuel

• Misuse of The Monument: The art of parkour and the discursive limits of a disciplinary architecture

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Matthew D.

• The London 2012 Olympics: The cultural politics of urban regeneration

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Michael

• Heritagization of street art as a theatrical performance: The case study of Dolk’s artworks conservation in Bergen, Norway

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Laima

• Street art between business and resistance

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Tijen

• Cultural gentrification: Gourmet and Latinx immigrant food trucks vendors in Los Angeles

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Lorena

• Cinematicity: City and cinema after Deleuze

  Citation: 7

  Authors: David B., Marcus A.

• Gathering place: Urban indigeneity and the production of space in Edmonton, Canada

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Karen

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