110 Urban Studies journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 3 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 3: third 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periódico Técnico e Científico Cidades Verdes | 2317-8604 | 199 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| International Journal of Research in Economics and Finance | 3009-5638 | 119 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Morocco |
| Revista da ANPEGE | 1679-768X | 71 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista Nacional de Gerenciamento de Cidades | 2318-8472 | 69 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Revista Tocantinense de Geografia | 2317-9430 | 66 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| ILUMINURAS | 1984-1191 | 65 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Diálogos Socioambientais | 2596-2183 | 64 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| space&FORM | 1895-3247 | 63 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Poland |
| Astrágalo Cultura de la Arquitectura y la Ciudad | 1134-3672 | 62 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| ZARCH | 2341-0531 | 62 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| RUA | 1413-2109 | 56 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Anais do Museu Paulista História e Cultura Material | 0101-4714 | 52 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista de Direito da Cidade | 1809-6077 | 52 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Asian Creative Architecture, Art and Design : ACAAD | 3027-8201 | 51 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Thailand |
| Ponto Urbe | 1981-3341 | 49 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Revista Cadernos do Ceom | 1413-8409 | 49 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Cidades, comunidades e território/Cidades comunidades e territórios | 1645-0639 | 48 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| Turystyka Kulturowa | 1689-4642 | 48 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Palíndromo | 1984-9532 | 44 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| International Journal of Environmental Research and Earth Science | 3026-9687 | 43 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Nigeria |
| Revista Farol | 1517-7858 | 43 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Revista da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | 2316-770X | 41 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Legado de Arquitectura y Diseño | 2007-3615 | 40 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Revista Latino-americana de Ambiente Construído & Sustentabilidade | 2675-7524 | 40 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| arte :lugar :cidade. | 2966-0491 | 38 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | St. Barthélemy |
| Geopauta | 2594-5033 | 37 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| GEOgraphia | 1517-7793 | 36 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista Geoamazônia | 1980-7759 | 36 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| ARQ | 0716-0852 | 35 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Art&Sensorium | 2358-0437 | 35 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| E-RUA | 2954-4149 | 32 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Mexico |
| Recherches en Sciences de Gestion | 2259-6372 | 32 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| A&P Continuidad | 2362-6089 | 31 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Ciência & Trópico | 0304-2685 | 31 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Geosul | 0103-3964 | 31 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Punto sur | 2683-7404 | 31 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Áltera Revista de Antropologia | 2447-9837 | 30 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Arquitecno | 0328-0896 | 30 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| CAMPOS - Revista de Antropologia Social | 1519-5538 | 30 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Módulo Arquitectura CUC | 0124-6542 | 30 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Colombia |
| Revista Cerrados | 1678-8346 | 30 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista de Morfologia Urbana | 2182-7214 | 30 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| GEOGRAFIA (Londrina) | 0102-3888 | 29 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| V!RUS Journal | 2175-974X | 29 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Geografia em Atos (Online) | 1519-8367 | 28 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Ilha Revista de Antropologia | 1517-395X | 28 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Journal of Urban Research /Journal of Urban Research | 2090-0694 | 28 | 3 | ≈ ₹7,610 to publish | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Nagarlok | 0027-7584 | 28 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Revista Transporte y Territorio | 1852-7175 | 28 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Teka Komisji Urbanistyki i Architektury Oddziału Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Krakowie | 0079-3450 | 28 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Boletim GeoÁfrica | 2764-5851 | 27 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Materia Arquitectura | 0718-7033 | 27 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| PatryTer | 2595-0169 | 27 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista Mundaú | 2526-3188 | 27 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| GIS - Gesto Imagem e Som - Revista de Antropologia | 2525-3123 | 26 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista Memória em Rede | 2177-4129 | 26 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Risco Revista de Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (Online) | 1679-3498 | 25 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art | 1443-4318 | 24 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Australia |
| Amsterdam Museum Journal | 3050-8665 | 23 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Revista de arquitectura | 0716-8772 | 23 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Arte 21 | 2317-8698 | 22 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Sociedade e Território | 1415-5893 | 22 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Erciyes Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Fen Bilimleri Dergisi | 1012-2354 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Limaq | 2410-6127 | 21 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Peru |
| Revista Brasileira de Direito Urbanístico | RBDU | 2447-2026 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Urban Development Issues/Problemy Rozwoju Miast | 1733-2435 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Poland |
| Vista | 2184-1284 | 21 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| African urban quarterly | 0747-6108 | 20 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Kenya |
| Geoingá Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia (PGE/UEM) | 2175-862X | 20 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Architektúra & urbanizmus | 0044-8680 | 19 | 3 | ≈ ₹21,766 to publish | Yes | Yes | Slovakia |
| GeoPUC | 1983-3644 | 19 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista Amazônia Moderna | 2594-7494 | 19 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| REVISTA NODO | 1909-3888 | 19 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Urban Matters | 2004-206X | 19 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Urbis et Orbis Microhistory and Semiotics of the City | 2738-2729 | 19 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Espacialidades | 2007-560X | 18 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Mexico |
| Journal of Urban Cultural Studies | 2050-9790 | 18 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| PENSUM | 2469-0724 | 18 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Área. | 0328-1337 | 17 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Antigua & Barbuda |
| Argument Spațiul construit Concept și expresie | 2067-4252 | 17 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Forum Sociológico | 0872-8380 | 17 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| Polish Journal of Landscape Studies | 2657-327X | 17 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Cuadernos de Investigación Urbanística | 1886-6654 | 16 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Revista Eletrônica da Associação dos Geógrafos Brasileiros Seção Três Lagoas - (ISSN 1808-2653) | 1808-2653 | 16 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Anuario de espacios urbanos, historia, cultura y diseño/Anuario de espacios urbanos, historia, cultura y diseño | 1665-1391 | 15 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Mexico |
| Arquitecturas del Sur | 0716-2677 | 15 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Journal of Applied Ecology and Environmental Design | 3026-8400 | 15 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Nigeria |
| Laje | 2965-4904 | 15 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Mimarist | 1302-8219 | 15 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| PragMATIZES - Revista Latino-Americana de Estudos em Cultura | 2237-1508 | 15 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista CPC | 1980-4466 | 15 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Territorios en formación | 2174-8659 | 15 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Academia XXII | 2007-252X | 14 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Revista Brasileira de Geografia | 0034-723X | 14 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Revista Movimentos Sociais e Dinâmicas Espaciais | 2238-8052 | 14 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| I2 Innovación e Investigación en Arquitectura y Territorio | 2341-0515 | 13 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Ikara Revista de Geografías iberoamericanas | 2794-0853 | 13 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Investigaciones latinoamericanas en ingeniería y arquitectura | 3078-2740 | 13 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Spain |
| Nova Revista Amazônica | 2318-1346 | 13 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista Estado da Arte | 2675-4576 | 13 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
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