Urban Research and Practice - Impact Factor, Indexing, Rank, and APC 2026

Aims & Scope

Urban Research & Practice is a well-established and exciting journal that publishes a wide range of original academic research articles along with innovative articles on policy and practice.

The journal is published in association with EURA (European Urban Research Association), is a cross-disciplinary journal, with a focus on urban studies.

Urban Research & Practice seeks to reflect and further enhance the rich diversity of thought, approach and research that currently characterises the study of urban areas in Europe and elsewhere.

As such it aims to be a key part of the renaissance of Urban Studies currently taking place, making contributions to academic research and policy development.

The journal publishes research of the highest quality relating to the challenges facing urban environments today.

Another key aim of the journal is to seek to bridge the intellectual and geographical 'divides' that currently exist in the field of urban affairs - specifically the North/South divide and the East/West divide and also divides between distinct academic disciplines.

The journal includes papers that: provide a systematic description of : urban issues urban developments urban policies or urban policy-making and policy implementation seek to explain variations in urban policies or urban governance cross-sectorally or cross-nationally or that seek to explain such variations over time analyse and/or evaluate the effects of urban policies or process of urban governance analyse European and International factors that impact on urban areas, urban policies and urban governance urban sustainability (environmental, economic and social dimensions).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.638

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	38

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9046

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	279

Impact Factor Trend

Abstracting & Indexing

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

Subjects & Keywords

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

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.