91 Urban Studies journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 2 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 2: second quarter of Social Sciences by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street Art & Urban Creativity | 2183-9956 | 117 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Confins | 1958-9212 | 110 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Architecton Proceedings of Higher Education | 1990-4126 | 104 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Cadernos Metrópole | 1517-2422 | 86 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Journal of Built Environment and Geological Research | 3026-815X | 75 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Nigeria |
| La Revue des sciences de gestion/La Revue des sciences de gestion, Direction et gestion | 1160-7742 | 65 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Uniosun Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences | 2714-2469 | 59 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Nigeria |
| Architectus | 1429-7507 | 57 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Etnografica | 0873-6561 | 57 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| Paranoá cadernos de arquitetura e urbanismo | 1677-7395 | 57 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Espaço e Economia | 2317-7837 | 54 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| dObra[s] – revista da Associação Brasileira de Estudos de Pesquisas em Moda | 1982-0313 | 49 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Prace Geograficzne | 1644-3586 | 49 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| arte e ensaios | 1516-1692 | 47 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Aceno - Revista de Antropologia do Centro-Oeste | 2358-5587 | 46 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Anuário Antropológico | 0102-4302 | 45 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista Tamoios | 1676-1995 | 45 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Journal of Planning | 1300-7319 | 43 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| Ateliê Geográfico | 1982-1956 | 42 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana) | 0855-0395 | 41 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ghana |
| ACTA Geográfica | 1980-5772 | 40 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| ESTOA | 1390-7263 | 40 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ecuador |
| GEOUSP Espaço e Tempo (Online) | 1414-7416 | 40 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Oculum Ensaios | 1519-7727 | 39 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Cadernos de Campo (São Paulo 1991) | 0104-5679 | 38 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Entreprendre & Innover | 2034-7634 | 38 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Belgium |
| Territorios | 0123-8418 | 38 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Mana | 0104-9313 | 37 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista Continentes | 2317-8825 | 37 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista de Antropologia | 0034-7701 | 37 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revue internationale P M E Économie et gestion de la petite et moyenne entreprise | 0776-5436 | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Canada |
| GEOFRONTER | 2447-9195 | 34 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Revista Geotemas | 2236-255X | 34 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Journal of urban regeneration and renewal | 1752-9638 | 32 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Geografares | 1518-2002 | 30 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Resgate Revista Interdisciplinar de Cultura | 2178-3284 | 30 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| InterEspaço Revista de Geografia e Interdisciplinaridade | 2446-6549 | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| kult-ur revista interdisciplinària sobre la cultura de la ciutat | 2386-5458 | 29 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Media Industries | 2373-9037 | 28 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Revista Geográfica de América Central | 1011-484X | 28 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Costa Rica |
| Mokslas - Lietuvos ateitis | 2029-2252 | 27 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Lithuania |
| Boletim Paulista de Geografia | 0006-6079 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Dearq | 2011-3188 | 26 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Novos Debates | 2358-0097 | 26 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Cuaderno Urbano | 1666-6186 | 25 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Protection of cultural heritage | 2543-6422 | 25 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| plaNext - Next Generation Planning | 2468-0648 | 24 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Revista Ciudades Estados y Política | 2389-8437 | 24 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| The International Journal of Design in Society | 2325-1328 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Landscape architecture and art | 2255-8632 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Latvia |
| Perspectiva geográfica | 0123-3769 | 23 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| CONTEXTO Revista de la Facultad de Arquitectura de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León | 2007-1639 | 22 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Revista Lusófona de Estudos Culturais | 2183-0886 | 22 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura | 1688-8766 | 21 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Uruguay |
| Geo UERJ | 1415-7543 | 21 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy / Zeitschrift für Kulturmanagement und Kulturpolitik | 2701-8466 | 21 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,27,517 to publish | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Planning History | 1538-5132 | 21 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,51,599 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Revista Arquitectura + | 2518-2943 | 21 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Nicaragua |
| ARQUISUR Revista | 1853-2365 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Córima Revista de Investigación en Gestión Cultural | 2448-7694 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Mexico |
| Hábitat y Sociedad | 2173-125X | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Revista de História da Arte e da Cultura | 2675-9829 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Revista Visuais | 2447-1313 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Cuadernos de Vivienda y Urbanismo | 2027-2103 | 19 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Colombia |
| Bhumi The Planning Research Journal | 2012-5720 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Sri Lanka |
| British Journal of Environmental Sciences | 2055-0219 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Geograficando | 1850-1885 | 18 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Planning, Environment, Cities | 2946-9589 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Revista 180 | 0718-2309 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Chile |
| Boletim Goiano de Geografia | 0101-708X | 17 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Journal of Literature and Arts Research | 3078-7661 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | China |
| Pós Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo da FAUUSP | 1518-9554 | 16 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Boletim Campineiro de Geografia | 2236-3637 | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| DARNIOS APLINKOS VYSTYMAS | 2538-9017 | 15 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Lithuania |
| Ensayo. | 2413-9726 | 15 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Peru |
| ENTRE-LUGAR | 2176-9559 | 14 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista de Antropologia da UFSCar | 2175-4705 | 14 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Urbe Arquitectura Ciudad y Territorio | 2735-606X | 14 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Cultural Management Science and Education | 2512-6962 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of Research in Architecture & Planning | 1728-7715 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Pakistan |
| Procesos Urbanos | 2500-5200 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Colombia |
| Space - Society - Economy | 1733-3180 | 13 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Canadian Journal of Urban Research | 1188-3774 | 12 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Canada |
| FUDMA Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences | 1595-9686 | 12 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Nauru |
| Sculpture, monuments and open space. | 2993-3420 | 12 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,03,435 to publish | No | No | NJU |
| The Newsorbit | 2805-3346 | 12 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Nauru |
| Yalvaç Akademi Dergisi | 2548-0820 | 12 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| African Journal of Housing and Sustainable Development | 0331-9237 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Papers do NAEA | 1516-9111 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| SusBCity | 2710-7426 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Panama |
| Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning | 2566-2147 | 10 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Belgium |