Announcements

 We are glad to inform you that the journal of contemporary urban affairs has been awarded the DOAJ Seal from the DOAJ - Directory of Open Access. The DOAJ Seal is awarded to journals that demonstrate best practices in open access publishing.  Around 10% of journals indexed in DOAJ have been awarded the Seal.

• Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs is Going Green with Electronic Publishing

  2023-04-20

  Dear readers,

  We are excited to announce that starting from the next issue, Volume 7 No. 1, Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs will only be available in electronic format. This decision has been made to promote sustainability and reduce the ecological footprint of our publishing activities.

  As the demand for our journal has grown, we have doubled the number of articles that we publish. While this is great news for our readers, it also means that we need to be mindful of the impact that printing and distributing our journal has on the environment. By moving to an electronic format, we can significantly reduce our paper usage and carbon emissions.

  We believe that this decision is aligned with the values of our journal, and we hope that it will be well-received by our readers. As always, we remain committed to providing high-quality content and promoting critical discourse on contemporary urban issues.

  Thank you for your continued support of our journal, and we look forward to sharing our upcoming electronic issues with you.

  Sincerely,

  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hourakhsh Ahmad Nia

  Editor-in-chief

  Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs

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• Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR)

  2022-10-21

  Glad to inform you that the ''Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes'' (ANVUR) has just released its list of high-academic value journals and our journal has been recognised by this agency as a scientific journal in the field of Architecture (Area 08). For more information please see: https://www.anvur.it/attivita/classificazione-delle-riviste/classificazione-delle-riviste-ai-fini-dellabilitazione-scientifica-nazionale/elenchi-di-riviste-scientifiche-e-di-classe-a/

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• 2022 Annual Editorial Members' Meeting

  2022-05-18

  The Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs’ annual editorial members' meeting was held on May 17, 2022. At this meeting, strategies on how to advance the internal quality and external visibility of the journal were discussed. To increase the global impact of the journal, referring to its aims and scope, the possibility of adding "Urban Technology" as another section has also been discussed in this meeting.

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• JCUA is now a member of "Committee on Publication Ethics" (COPE)

  2022-04-09

  Alanya HEP University is pleased to announce that the Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs is now a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The quality checking process and their recommendation to increase the transparency of our journal regarding publication ethics took two years. So congratulations to all of our editorial team who made this important happening.

  About COPE

  Established in 1997, the Committee on Publication Ethics (http://publicationethics.org) is a UK-based non-profit organization that provides a forum for editors and publishers of peer-reviewed journals to discuss publication ethics. It advises editors and publishers on all aspects of publication ethics as well as how to handle cases of research and publication misconduct.

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• JCUA started participating with Crossmark

  2021-09-17

  During the publishing process, corrections, updates and errata, as well as retractions and withdrawals, are something that readers encounter. JCUA have banded together with CrossRef to create the CrossMark identification service.  By clicking on the CrossMark logos in online PDF or HTML documents, readers can quickly learn the current status of a document.  If the one they have opened is not the most up-to-date, the logo will help them to navigate to the most recent version available.

  More about CrossMark can be found at  https://www.crossref.org/education/crossmark/

  JCUA's CrossMark policy: https://ijcua.com/index.php/ijcua/crossMark_policy   

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• DOAJ Seal

  2021-09-17

   We are glad to inform you that the journal of contemporary urban affairs has been awarded DOAJ Seal from the DOAJ - Directory of Open Access. The DOAJ Seal is awarded to journals that demonstrate best practices in open access publishing.  Around 10% of journals indexed in DOAJ have been awarded the Seal.

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• Calling Papers for Volume 5, Issue-2, December 2021

  2020-07-12

  Volume 5, Issue 2

  Deadline: February 20, 2021

  Notification: April 20, 2021

  Publication: December 2021

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• Call for papers: COVID-19: what we know about its effects on urbanism?

  2020-05-24

   
  
  Photo: The 'Fearless Girl' with coronavirus mask by Luiz Roberto Lima-ANB

   

  Call for papers

  COVID-19: what we know about its effects on urbanism? Current Problems and the Future of Urbanism

  Dear valuable authors

  Journal Of Contemporary Urban Affairs as pioneer in publishing the contemporary studies on urban affairs is looking to publish papers on COVID-19. In this regard, any theoretical, qualitative, quantitative or methodological studies which may leads to comprehensive understanding of COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on urbanism are highly welcome to submit their papers to the journal.

  Note: Please consider the subject area of the journal during your study on COVID-19 which are Conflict and divided territories, Emerging cities, urban ecology, morphology, Infra Habitation , Slums ,Affordable houses, Gated communities, Revitalization, regeneration and urban renewal, Housing studies livability, responsive environment, quality of life , Contemporary urban issues , politics, strategies, sociology, Crime, Immigration , international labor migration , New urbanism, Rapid urbanization and Urban sprawl.

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• New authors will retain copyright of the published papers - Effective from 18 May 2020

  2020-05-18

  To the attention of the authors of the Journal Of Contemporary Urban Affairs

   As the Editor of the Journal of contemporary Urban Affairs it is my great pleasure to mention that the editorial board of the journal has been decided to change copyright policy from CC-BY-NC-ND to CC-BY. It means that Authors will retain copyright of the published papers and grant to the publisher the non-exclusive right to publish the article, to be cited as its original publisher in case of reuse, and to distribute it in all forms and media. Therefore, copyright will remain with the author. This decision will be effective since 18 May 2020. Effective from Vol.5 No.1 Onvard.

   

  Effective since 18 May 2020 @Authors / Effective from Vol.5 No.1 Onvard.

   

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• COVID-19 pandemic , additional time to complete your paper and/or review duties

  2020-05-05

  Dear Valuable Authors and Reviewers

  Greetings from the Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs editorial team

  As you may know, the global COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted our lives and has created innumerable of challenges for us all as we try and adjust to new working arrangements while still continuing our professional duties. We understand that authors may need additional time to revise and resubmit manuscripts and reviewers may need more time to complete peer reviews. Please know that we want to be flexible and if you need additional time to complete your work, just let us know and we will work with you. We also understand that some of you may have to decline invitations to review for us during this time and if that is the case, we understand and hope that there will be opportunities for you to review for Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs after the crisis has passed.

  Please take care and stay safe…

  On behalf of Editorial Team

  Dr Hourakhsh Ahmad Nia (Editor in chief)

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• Guest Editors of Vol 5 Number 2, 2021

  2020-04-16

  I am Glad to inform you that Dr. Islam H. Elghonaimoy , University of Bahrain, Researcher in housing and urban design and Dr. Olugbenga Stephen Fashuyi from Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria have been invited by the Editorial Board of the Journal Of Contemporary Urban Affairs as Guest Editors of Vol 5 Number 2, which is going to release online on June 2021 (The print out of this volume will release on December 2021).

  

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• Guest Editors of Vol 5 Number 1, 2021

  2020-03-14

  We are glad to inform you that Dr. Wilfred Ochieng Omollo from Kisii University and Dr. Seda Bostanci from Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University have been invited by the Editorial Board of the Journal Of Contemporary Urban Affairs as Guest Editors of Vol 5 Number 1, which is going to release online on January 2021 (the print out version of this issue will release on June 2021).

   

  

   

   

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• Information for Authors

  2020-02-19

  Please read carefully the Author Guidelines, and make sure you have adhered closely to the rules before submission. Only Manuscripts that conform to the guidelines and include all required components, which are described in Author Guidelines, can be sent out for peer review. That will help to ensure that we can consider your work quickly and give you a prompt decision. Manuscripts which do not fully comply will be returned to authors.

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• CALLING PAPERS FOR VOLUME 5, ISSUE-1, July 2021.

  2020-02-19

  Volume 5, Issue 1
  Deadline: August 20, 2020.
  Notification: October 20, 2020.
  Publication: January 01, 2021.

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• Note

  2019-05-24

   We are delighted to announce that JCUA has agreed on a new deal with Alanya Hamdullah Emin Paşa Üniversitesi to publish the Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs.

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• CALL FOR PAPERS Volume 4 Issue 1 Deadline for papers: 30/ June/2019

  2018-10-07

  CALL FOR PAPERS Volume 4 Issue 1 Deadline for papers: 30/ June/2019

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