Qualis Capes

The National Journal of City Management (ISSN 2318-8472) achieved A2 classification in the 2021–2024 CAPES Qualis Quadriennial Evaluation, across a broad range of assessment areas, demonstrating its consolidation as a nationally recognized scientific journal with a strong interdisciplinary profile.

In the field of Architecture, Urbanism and Design, the journal’s primary area of affiliation, the A2 ranking reaffirms its consistent contribution to contemporary debates on cities, urban planning, territorial management, landscape, sustainability, and urban public policies. This same classification was awarded to the journal in several other knowledge areas, highlighting its capacity for transversal dialogue and its qualified insertion across different scientific fields.

The journal received A2 classification in the areas of Urban and Regional Planning/Demography, Geography, Environmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Education, Teaching, Social Work, and Public Health, as well as Public and Business Administration, Accounting, and Tourism, reinforcing its role as a platform for articulating urban studies, public management, social policies, and socio-environmental approaches.

In addition, the evaluation recognized the journal’s editorial and scientific quality in areas such as Anthropology/Archaeology, Communication and Information and Museology, Economics, and Computer Science, indicating the journal’s openness to diverse theoretical, methodological, and technical approaches, particularly those focused on the analysis of cities and territories from multiple perspectives.

The journal also achieved A2 classification in the Engineering fields (I, II, III, and IV), as well as in Agricultural Sciences I, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Materials, and Astronomy/Physics, demonstrating its recognition as a legitimate venue for disseminating research that articulates technology, the built environment, urban infrastructure, sustainability, and innovation applied to urban and regional contexts.

Overall, the results of the 2021–2024 Quadriennial Evaluation confirm the journal’s broad scientific reach, editorial consistency, and interdisciplinary character, consolidating the National Journal of City Management as a reference journal for researchers, faculty, and professionals interested in a critical and integrated understanding of urban, territorial, and socio-environmental dynamics in Brazil.