Urban Affairs Review


Urban Affairs Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of urban studies, including urban policy, urban economic development and residential and community development. The journal's editors-in-chief are Phil Ashton, Peter Burns, Jered Carr, Joshua Drucker, and Yue Zhang. Jered B. Carr serves as Managing Editor. It was established in 1965 as Urban Affairs Quarterly and obtained its current title in 1996. It is currently published by SAGE Publications in association with the Urban Politics Section of the American Political Science Association.
In March 2016, Urban Affairs Review launched its new blog/website, The Urban Affairs Forum. The is a space for leading thinkers about urban issues to share their research, ideas, and experiences. The website is hosted by the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Abstracting and indexing

Urban Affairs Review is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2019 impact factor is 2.192, ranking it 22 out of 42 journals in the category "Urban Studies".

Editors-in-Chief of the Urban Affairs Review 1965-Present

Marilyn J. Gittell
Peter Bouxsein
Louis H. Masotti
Albert Hunter and Robert L. Lineberry
Margaret T. Gordon, Albert Hunter and Robert L. Lineberry
Margaret T. Gordon and Albert Hunter
Albert Hunter
Dennis R. Judd and Donald Phares
Dennis R. Judd
Susan E. Clarke, Gary L. Gaile and Michael A. Pagano
Susan E. Clarke and Michael A. Pagano
Peter Burns, Jered B. Carr, Annette Steinacker, Jill Tao, and Antonio Tavares
Phil Ashton, Peter Burns, Jered B. Carr, Joshua Drucker, and Yue Zhang