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Urban Studies Research Guide: Open Source Urban Studies Related Journals

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What is an Open Access journal? Open Access journals are e-journals available online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.

Acta Ecologica Sinica 
Publisher: Science Press 
Country: China 
Language: Chinese 
Keywords: environmental science, China, animal ecology, forest ecology, urban ecology 
Start year: 1981 

Bifurcaciones 
ISSN: 07181132 
Publisher: Bifurcaciones 
Country: Chile 
Language: Spanish 
Keywords: urban cultural studies, urban life 
Start year: 2004 

City & Time 
ISSN: 19815956 
EISSN: 18077544 
Publisher: Centro de Estudos Avançados da Conservação Integrada (CECI) 
Country: Brazil 
Language: English 
Keywords: urban conservation, urban heritage, integrated conservation, urban planning, conservation theory 
Start year: 2004 

DISP 
ISSN: 02513625 
Publisher: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich 
Country: Switzerland 
Language: German, English, French, Italian 
Keywords: urban development, city planning, environmental planning, landscape architecture, regional economics, environmental economics, transportation planning 
Start year: 1996 

EARSeL eProceedings 
ISSN: 17293782 
Publisher: European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories 
Country: France 
Language: English 
Keywords: geology, forestry, atmosphere, urban areas, data fusion, environmental risks, remote sensing, earth observation 
Start year: 2001 

Environnement Urbain 
ISSN: 19164645 
Publisher: Institut national de la recherche scientifique – Réseau Villes Régions Monde 
Country: Canada 
Language: French, English 
Keywords: environment, urban and metropolitan areas 
Start year: 2007 

Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos 
ISSN: 01867210 
Publisher: El Colegio de México, A.C. 
Country: Mexico 
Language: Spanish 
Keywords: population studies, urban studies, environmental studies, demography 
Start year: 2004

European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research 
ISSN: 15677141 
Publisher: Delft University of Technology 
Country: Netherlands 
Language: English 
Keywords: transport policy, design oriented 
Start year: 2000 

Finisterra : Revista Portuguesa de Geografia 
ISSN: 04305027 
Publisher: Centro de Estudos Geográficos, University of Lisbon 
Country: Portugal 
Language: Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Italian 
Keywords: physical geography, human geography, regional development, urban planning, regional planning, GIS 
Start year: 1984 

German Journal of Urban Studies 
ISSN: 18610145 
Publisher: German Institute of Urban Affairs 
Country: Germany 
Language: English 
Keywords: urban studies 
Start year: 2001 

International Journal of Design 
ISSN: 19913761 
EISSN: 1994036X 
Publisher: Chinese Institute of Design 
Country: Taiwan 
Language: English 
Keywords: industrial design, product design, visual communication design, graphic design, interface design, animation, game design, architectural design, urban design 
Start year: 2007

Journal of Konbin 
ISSN: 18958281 
Publisher: Versita 
Country: Poland 
Language: English 
Keywords: automotive, aerospace, engineering, probability theory, traffic, stochastic processes 
Start year: 2007

Journal of Public Transportation 
ISSN: 1077291X 
Publisher: University of South Florida 
Country: United States 
Language: English 
Keywords: transit, mass transit, transportation planning, transport engineering 
Start year: 2002

Journal of Transport and Land Use 
ISSN: 19387849 
Publisher: University of Minnesota 
Country: United States 
Language: English 
Keywords: transport research, land use 
Start year: 2008 

Métropoles 
ISSN: 19577788 
Publisher: Revues.org 
Country: France 
Language: English, French 
Keywords: urban studies, urban policies, urban geography, urban sociology, urban economy 
Start year: 2007

Nordic Road and Transport Research
ISSN: 11015179 
Publisher: Statens Väg- och Transportforskningsinstitut 
Country: Sweden 
Language: English 
Keywords: transportation 
Start year: 1998

Open Transportation Journal 
ISSN: 18744478 
Publisher: Bentham open 
Country: United States 
Language: English 
Keywords: transportation planning, transportation policy 
Start year: 2007 

Open Urban Studies Journal 
ISSN: 18749429 
Publisher: Bentham open 
Country: United States 
Language: English 
Keywords: urban development, urban studies 
Start year: 2008 

Prostor : Znanstveni Časopis za Arhitekturu i Urbanizam 
ISSN: 13300652 
EISSN: 13339117 
Publisher: University of Zagreb 
Country: Croatia 
Language: Croatian, English 
Keywords: architecture, urban planning, preservation of historical monuments, art history, design 
Start year: 1995 

Quaderni Della Ri-Vista 
ISSN: 18243541 
Publisher: Firenze University Press 
Country: Italy 
Language: Italian 
Keywords: landscape architecture, landscape design, urban planning 
Start year: 2004 

Revista Brasileira de Gestão e Desenvolvimento Regional 
ISSN: 1809239X 
Publisher: Universidade de Taubaté 
Country: Brazil 
Language: Portuguese, Spanish, English, French 
Keywords: regional planning, urban planning, regional sustainable development, planning techniques, management techniques, decision making processes 
Start year: 2005

Rivista di Diritto dell'Economia : dei Trasporti e dell'Ambiente 
ISSN: 17247322 
Publisher: Dipartimento di Diritto dell'Economia, dei Trasporti e dell'Ambiente dell'Università degli Studi di Palermo 
Country: Italy 
Language: Italian, English 
Keywords: transports, economics, law 
Start year: 2003 

Revista de Urbanismo 
ISSN: 07175051 
Publisher: Universidad de Chile 
Country: Chile 
Language: Spanish, Portuguese, French, English 
Keywords: Latin American urbanism, territorial planning, urban geography, urban heritage conservation, urban history 
Start year: 1999 

Revista Geográfica Acadêmica 
ISSN: 16787226 
Publisher: Universidade Federal de Goiás 
Country: Brazil 
Language: Portuguese 
Keywords: geomorphology, pedology, biogeography, urban geography, climatology, rural geography, environment education, geography of turism, cultural geography 
Start year: 2007 

TeMA : Territorio Mobilità e Ambiente 
ISSN: 19709889 
EISSN: 19709870 
Publisher: Università Federico II di Napoli 
Country: Italy 
Language: Italian 
Keywords: urban planning, transport, environment 
Start year: 2007 

Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management 
ISSN: 20653913 
EISSN: 20653921 
Publisher: Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Academy of Economic Studies 
Country: Romania 
Language: English, Romanian 
Keywords: urban management, urban policies, local governance 
Start year: 2006

Transport
ISSN: 16484142 
EISSN: 16483480 
Publisher: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 
Country: Lithuania 
Language: English 
Keywords: transport system, transportation technology, vehicles, traffic safety, environment protection 
Start year: 2002

Transport Problems : an International Scientific Journal
ISSN: 18960596 
Publisher: Silesian University of Technology 
Country: Poland 
Language: English, Polish 
Keywords: transport research, transport technology, transport economics, transport logistics, transport law 
Start year: 2007 

Urban Habitats 
ISSN: 15417115 
Publisher: Center for Urban Restoration Ecology 
Country: United States 
Language: English 
Keywords: urban ecology, urban botany, conservation biology, landscape ecology, urban design, urban soils 
Start year: 2003

URISA Journal 
ISSN: 10458077 
Publisher: Urban and Regional Information Systems Association 
Country: United States 
Language: English 
Keywords: computer science, information science, computer applications, geospatial science, geographic information systems (GIS) 
Start year: 1998

Water Alternatives 
ISSN: 19650175 
Publisher: Water Alternatives Association 
Country: France 
Language: English 
Keywords: water, politics, development 
Start year: 2008