Urbano

Aims & Scope

Urbano (Digital ISSN: 0718-3607 / ISSN printed: 0717-3997) has been published scientific by the Department of Planning and Urban Design at the University of the Bío-Bío since 1998.

Urbano specializes in urban-territorial issues and its main objective is to explore, the territorial dimension of the study of the city and the territory.

Urbano is open to a variety of approaches and methodologies, especially to multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research that makes it possible to visualize the city and region from a broad context that is applicable to urban and territorial management.

Urbano is intended for researchers and academics whose manuscripts provide a critical vision of the urban phenomenon and its consequences for the transformation of medium-sized cities and territories at the local and regional level, mainly in the Ibero-American arena, but also regarding the existing problems in the global south.

Urbano accepts scientific articles on unpublished research results, master’s and doctoral theses.

It also publishes review articles that are within the journal´s general focus and contribute new knowledge on current issues or concepts currently in development.

Urbano is published biannually in the second half of May and November in digital and paperback editions.

It accepts articles written in Spanish and English.

The submitted articles must be original and unpublished and must not simultaneously be before another journal or editorial body for consideration.

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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Subjects & Keywords

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

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• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
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• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
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• 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 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.

• Editorial

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Ana

• Crecimiento urbano y segregación socioespacial en Valdivia

  Citation: 7

  Authors: María José, José

• Territorios circulares

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Ana

• Divergencias y contradicciones en la planificación sustentable del periurbano rural metropolitano de Valparaíso. Caso Reserva de la Biosfera La Campana-Peñuelas, Chile central/Divergences and contradictions in the sustainable planning of the...

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Francisca, Andrés, Alejandro Francisco, Marcelo, Felipe Ignacio

• Factor de cielo visible y el efecto de isla de calor en Valparaíso

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Claudio, Massimo, Miguel Angel

• CIUDAD COVID 19: una nueva inequidad en el espacio y el tiempo urbano / COVID-19 CITY: a new inequality in the urban space and time

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Ana, Alberto

• Editorial

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Ana

• Factores ambientales que influyen en el uso del espacio público para las personas mayores en Madrid/Environmental factors influencing the elderly’s use of public spaces in Madrid

  Citation: 5

  Authors: María Teresa, Ester

• Una mirada a la Araucanía: construcciones territoriales en la colonización chilena en el siglo XIX

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Wladimir

• Territorios Periurbanos / Periurban Territories

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Ana