67 Urban Studies journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 4 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 4: bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revista Espacialidades | 1984-817X | 172 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Alternatives Managériales Economiques | 2665-7511 | 140 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Morocco |
| PIXO - Revista de Arquitetura Cidade e Contemporaneidade | 2526-7310 | 132 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Gestion | 0701-0028 | 120 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Canada |
| Cadernos do Desenvolvimento Fluminense | 2317-6539 | 71 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| International Journal of Built Environment and Earth Science | 3027-0049 | 69 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Nigeria |
| Gestion & Finances Publiques | 1969-1009 | 59 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Revista Arquitetura e Lugar | 2965-291X | 56 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| revue Alyoda | 2826-4835 | 56 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| The Scientific Journal of the Observatory of Mediterranean Basin | 2959-4081 | 49 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Sokoto Journal of Geographical Studies | 3115-5812 | 48 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Nigeria |
| História Econômica & História de Empresas | 1519-3314 | 47 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista Projetar - Projeto e Percepção do Ambiente | 2447-617X | 46 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Cadernos de Pós Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo | 1676-6679 | 43 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Revue des entreprises en difficulté | 2953-1683 | 43 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Equatorial – Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social | 2446-5674 | 41 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Projectare Revista de Arquitetura e Urbanismo | 1518-5125 | 38 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Para Onde!? | 1982-0003 | 37 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Research | 3026-9466 | 35 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Nigeria |
| CADERNOS DO PROARQ (UFRJ) | 1679-7604 | 33 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Formy. | 2657-8727 | 30 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Poland |
| DISEÑO ARTE Y ARQUITECTURA | 2550-6609 | 29 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ecuador |
| Revista de História Regional | 1414-0055 | 29 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Terceiro Milênio Revista Crítica de Sociologia e Política | 2358-6516 | 29 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| VERNÁCULA - Territórios Contemporâneos | 2965-6125 | 29 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Tessituras Revista de Antropologia e Arqueologia | 2318-9576 | 28 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista Confluências Culturais | 2316-395X | 27 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Revista Thésis | 2447-8679 | 27 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| EN BLANCO Revista de Arquitectura | 1888-5616 | 26 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Ensaios de Geografia | 2316-8544 | 26 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Políticas Culturais em Revista | 1983-3717 | 26 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista ARA | 2525-8354 | 26 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Sketch Journal of City and Regional Planning | 2687-5101 | 26 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Przestrzeń Urbanistyka Architektura | 2544-0853 | 24 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| ADNea | 2347-064X | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Argentina |
| Geographia Opportuno Tempore | 2358-1972 | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Paisagem e Ambiente | 0104-6098 | 23 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Journal of Environmental Management and Construction Research | 3026-8982 | 22 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Nigeria |
| Urban Eidos | 2942-5131 | 22 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Cartema | 2316-9311 | 21 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| International Journal of Environmental Design and Construction Management | 3027-0170 | 20 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Nigeria |
| estudoprévio revista do centro de estudos de arquitectura cidade e território da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa | 2182-4339 | 19 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| GeoTextos | 1809-189X | 19 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Krustpunkti kultūras un mākslas pētījumi | 2500-9923 | 19 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Wamon - Revista dos alunos do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social da Universidade Federal do Amazonas | 2446-8371 | 19 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Brazil |
| Arquitek | 2073-8811 | 18 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Peru |
| Folia Geographica | 1407-5229 | 18 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Latvia |
| Cadernos PPG-AU/FAUFBA. | 1679-6861 | 17 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | St. Barthélemy |
| Habitat - international | 2702-9387 | 17 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Vivência Revista de Antropologia | 0104-3064 | 17 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| arq urb | 1984-5766 | 15 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| de arte | 0004-3389 | 15 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Africa |
| Boletim Alfenense de Geografia | 2764-1422 | 14 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| INTRA Interdisciplinary Research and Analysis Journal | 3067-8900 | 14 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| QRU Quaderns de Recerca en Urbanisme | 2014-9689 | 14 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Revista Jatobá | 2675-1119 | 14 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Geographica | 2084-5456 | 13 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Journal of Urban Ethnology | 1429-0618 | 13 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| URBEāctĭo | 3061-8290 | 13 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Conscious Cities Journal | 2514-0914 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| INTERNATIONAL REFEREED JOURNAL OF DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE | 2148-4880 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Revista fluminense de geografia. | 1677-1796 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | St. Barthélemy |
| Revista VérticeFIB | 2965-2308 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Sketchin. | 2954-5145 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Mexico |
| Arquitextos | 1819-2939 | 11 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Peru |
| CG Ciudad Glocal Revista Científica Mexicana de Movilidad Urbana Transporte y Territorio | 3061-8304 | 11 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Mexico |
| co-creat[ed] | 3044-7291 | 10 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Latvia |