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Smart Cities

Smart Cities is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal on the science and technology of smart cities, published bimonthly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within ScopusESCI (Web of Science), InspecAGRIS, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q1 (Engineering, Electrical and Electronic) / CiteScore - Q1 (Urban Studies)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 25.8 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.8 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2024).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 7.0 (2023); 5-Year Impact Factor: 5.8 (2023)
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Topic in Energies, Resources, Smart Cities, Social Sciences, Sustainability
Energy Management and Sustainable Development from Economic, Social and Environmental Aspects Topic Editors: Kittisak Jermsittiparsert, Thanaporn Sriyakul
Deadline: 31 December 2024
Topic in Energies, Mathematics, Electronics, Smart Cities, Designs
Power System Modeling and Control, 2nd Volume Topic Editors: Andrea Bonfiglio, Andrea Mazza
Deadline: 31 January 2025
Topic in Buildings, Infrastructures, Materials, Smart Cities, Sustainability
Smart Material and Smart Construction Technologies for Urban Development Topic Editors: Sathees Nava, Kate Nguyen
Deadline: 14 February 2025
Topic in AI, Buildings, Computers, Electronics, Mathematics, Symmetry, Smart Cities
Application of Smart Technologies in Buildings Topic Editors: Yin Zhang, Limei Peng, Ming Tao
Deadline: 28 February 2025
Special Issue in Smart Cities
Business Model Innovation in Smart Cities Guest Editor: Alexander Horst Norta
Deadline: 15 December 2024
Special Issue in Smart Cities
Big Data and AI Services for Sustainable Smart Cities Guest Editors: Jerry Gao, Fanjing Meng, Iraklis Varlamis, Paul Townend
Deadline: 16 December 2024
Special Issue in Smart Cities
Cost-Effective Transportation Planning for Smart Cities Guest Editors: Cristian Poliziani, Haitam Laarabi
Deadline: 31 December 2024
Special Issue in Smart Cities
Next Generation of Smart Grid Technologies Guest Editors: Luis M. Fernández-Ramírez, Chun Sing Lai, Payman Dehghanian
Deadline: 31 December 2024
Topical Collection in Smart Cities
Digital Twins for Smart Cities Collection Editors: Songnian Li, Zhen Chen
Topical Collection in Smart Cities
Smart Governance and Policy Collection Editors: Seunghwan Myeong, Younhee Kim, Michael Ahn, Jinsol Park, Changhoon Jung
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