Urban Forum

Aims & Scope

This journal publishes papers, which engage broadly with urban processes, developments, challenges, politics and people, providing a distinctive African focus on these themes.

Topics covered variously engage with the dynamics of governance, everyday urban life, economies and environments.

The journal uses empirical data to reinforce and refine theoretical developments in urban studies, draws on the specificities of the African context, and opens up geographically diverse conversations on African cities.

Urban Forum welcomes papers that provide rich evidence from African cities and, in doing so, builds debate and theory that often remains peripheral to urban scholarship.

The journal is open to research based on a range of methodologies, but prioritizes qualitative analysis and interpretation.

With this mix, research in Urban Forum demonstrates the ordinary and the exceptional nature of urbanization in African cities.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.361

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	46

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14848

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	132

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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
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in 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.

• Mega-events as a Response to Poverty Reduction: The 2010 FIFA World Cup and its Urban Development Implications

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Udesh, Orli

• Beyond the Metropolis: Small Town Case Studies of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in South Africa

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Alexander

• Africa’s Urban Food Deserts

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Jane, Jonathan

• Cityness and African Urban Development

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Edgar

• Growing Out of Poverty: Does Urban Agriculture Contribute to Household Food Security in Southern African Cities?

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Bruce, Cameron, Helena

• The failure of housing policy in post-apartheid South Africa

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Patrick, Angela

• Contemporary South African Urbanization Dynamics

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Alison, Pieter, Marie, Johan, Catherine

• Creative industries and urban tourism: South African perspectives

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Christian M.

• Growing Communities: Integrating the Social and Economic Benefits of Urban Agriculture in Cape Town

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Jane, Maya

• The Geography of Supermarkets in Cape Town: Supermarket Expansion and Food Access

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Jane, Stephen

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