Kent Akademisi

About the Journal

Urban Academy Journal is an international, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal (with at least three reviewers assigned to each manuscript) operating under a continuous publication model, in which accepted articles are published online without waiting for issue completion. The journal publishes articles in both Turkish and English. Authors are kindly requested to use the initial submission template available in the Documents menu when uploading their manuscripts. When preparing the reference list, authors should leave one blank line between each reference. All references (books, journal articles, theses, etc.) should be presented in a single, consolidated list, ordered alphabetically by authors’ surnames, without categorical separation.

Articles accepted within the scope of the special issue entitled “Cities Under War: Migration, Poverty, Resilience, and Regenerative Design” will be published as a themed issue in Volume 19, Issue 7 of the journal.

Announcement Date: 07/10/2026

KENT AKADEMİSİ – SPECIAL ISSUE ANNOUNCEMENT 

📄 Kent-Akademisi-Smart-Cities-Sustainable-Societies.pdf 

Kent Akademisi will publish a special issue themed “Smart Cities and Sustainable Societies” within the scope of the 12th Academic Studies Congress.

The special issue welcomes original and scientific studies falling under this theme, particularly those addressing smart city technologies, sustainable urbanization, climate change adaptation, urban resilience, digital governance, sustainable transportation, energy and resource management, civic engagement, social inclusion, and urban policies.

📌  Important Dates

• Article Submission Start Date: September 28, 2026
• Article Submission Deadline: November 28, 2026
• Special Issue Publication Date: February 28, 2027

📌 Articles submitted to the special issue will be evaluated by at least three reviewers, and at least two positive reviewer recommendations will be required for publication.

📌 The article submission fee for the special issue will be 11,250 TL (reflecting a 25% discount on the journal's standard fee policy) and 225 USD for international authors.

📌 Priority will be given to articles submitted in English during the editorial evaluation process.

📌 Article Submission

Article submissions must be made via DergiPark. Authors are required to select the “I want to submit my article to the special issue” option located at the top of the article submission page. Participation in the congress or the acceptance of an abstract does not guarantee direct publication of the article in the special issue; all submissions undergo independent scientific review processes in accordance with Kent Akademisi’s publication policies and ethical principles.

We invite academics and researchers to contribute original work to our special issue on “Smart Cities and Sustainable Societies.”

Submission Requirements:

• The similarity index must be below 20%, with no more than 1% similarity per individual reference.
• Only original research articles and review articles are accepted.

Urban Academy is officially recognized and accredited for academic advancement and evaluation processes—including associate and full professorships, scientific appointments, research incentives, and graduate degree requirements—both in Turkey and internationally.