About this journal
Aims and scope
The goal of the Journal of Urban Technology is, through education and discussion, to maximize the positive and minimize the adverse effects of technology on cities.
The journal provides a forum for a dialogue between specialists and non-specialists (or among practitioners of different specialities) and is designed for both scholars and a general audience whose businesses, occupations, professions, or studies require that they understand how technologies affect and are affected by urban environments.
The Journal of Urban Technology publishes articles that review and analyze developments in urban technologies as well as articles that study the history and the political, economic, environmental, social, aesthetic, and ethical effects of those technologies.
Peer Review Statement
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 115K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 4.6 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 5.6 (2023) 5 year IF
- 8.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.484 (2023) SNIP
- 1.218 (2023) SJR
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor:
Richard E. Hanley - Biography - New York City Technical College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, USA
Managing Editor:
Maryann Donato New York City Technical College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, USA Assistant Editor:
Ralitsa Todorova - Lehman College, City University of New York, USA
Book Review Editor:
Siddartha Sen - Morgan State University, USA
Associate Editor:
Bruce Posner - Independent Computer Contractor, USA
Editorial Board:
Hojjat Adeli - The Ohio State University
Oualid Ali - German University of Technology
Hooshang Amirahmadi - Rutgers University
Beng W. Ang - National University of Singapore
Simonetta Armondi - Politecnico di Milano
Luca Caneparo - Politecnico di Torino
Manuel Castells - Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California
Olivier Coutard - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Mark Deakin - Edinburgh Napier University
Martin de Jong - Delft University of Technology
Kevin Desouza - Queensland University of Technology
Domokos Esztergár-Kiss - Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Amy Glasmeier - The Pennsylvania State University
Stephen Graham - Newcastle University
Thomas Horan - Claremont Graduate University
Tommi Inkinen - University of Turku
Karolina Isaksson - National Road and Transport Research Institute, Sweden
Junfeng Jiao - The University of Texas at Austin
Eva Kassens-Noor - Technical University of Darmstadt
Becky P.Y. Loo - The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Simon Marvin - University of Sheffield and University of Sydney
Luca Mora - Edinburgh Napier University
Mitchell L. Moss - New York University
Robert E. Paaswell - University Transportation Research Center
Laxmi Ramasubramanian - Hunter College
Tariq U. Saeed - Purdue University
Saskia Sassen - Columbia University
Samuel Schwartz - Cooper Union
Joel Tarr - Carnegie Mellon University
Roberta E. Weisbrod - Partnership for Sustainable Ports, Inc.
Mark Wilson - Michigan State University
Frank Witlox - Ghent University
Paul Yeow - Monash University, Malaysia
Tan Yigitcanlar - Queensland University of Technology
Fengqi Zhou - Shanghai Academy of the Social Sciences
Rae Zimmerman - New York University
Abstracting and indexing
Open access
Journal of Urban Technology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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