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Smart Cities Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Smart Cities in one click — DocuGuru applies the official MDPI template with numbered references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Smart Cities format

Smart Cities is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Smart Cities and Technologies, Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis, Transportation and Mobility Innovations. Over its lifetime it has published 1,119 papers, which have received 23,829 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Smart Cities 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Publishes research inSmart Cities and Technologies Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation and Mobility Innovations IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Transportation Planning and Optimization
ISSN2624-6511
Citation impact (2-yr)8.8
h-index65
i10-index472
Article processing charge$1,515
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereSilesian University of Technology
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
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Papers published in Smart Cities per year

4
2011
12
2013
11
2015
53
2017
22
2018
47
2019
87
2020
76
2021
131
2022
170
2023
181
2024
213
2025

Citation impact of Smart Cities by publication year

0
2011
343
2013
0
2015
317
2017
1K
2018
1.2K
2019
2.9K
2020
6.3K
2021
3.6K
2022
3.5K
2023
2.8K
2024
1.3K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Smart Cities

Introducing the “15-Minute City”: Sustainability, Resilience and Place Identity in Future Post-Pandemic Cities

Carlos Moreno, Zaheer Allam, Didier Chabaud et al. · 8 Jan 2021

The socio-economic impacts on cities during the COVID-19 pandemic have been brutal, leading to increasing inequalities and record numbers of unemployment around the world. While cities endure lockdowns in order to ensure decent levels of health, the challenges linked to the unfolding of the pandemic have led to the need for a radical re-think of…

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A Review on Electric Vehicles: Technologies and Challenges

Julio A. Sanguesa, Vicente Torres‐Sanz, Piedad Garrido et al. · 15 Mar 2021

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are gaining momentum due to several factors, including the price reduction as well as the climate and environmental awareness. This paper reviews the advances of EVs regarding battery technology trends, charging methods, as well as new research challenges and open opportunities. More specifically, an analysis of the worldwide market situation of EVs…

1,316 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Metaverse as a Virtual Form of Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges for Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability in Urban Futures

Zaheer Allam, Ayyoob Sharifi, Simon Elias Bibri et al. · 8 Jul 2022

Data infrastructures, economic processes, and governance models of digital platforms are increasingly pervading urban sectors and spheres of urban life. This phenomenon is known as platformization, which has in turn given rise to the phenomena of platform society, where platforms have permeated the core of urban societies. A recent manifestation of platformization is the Metaverse,…

IoT in Smart Cities: A Survey of Technologies, Practices and Challenges

Abbas Shah Syed, Daniel Sierra-Sosa, Anup Kumar et al. · 30 Mar 2021

Internet of Things (IoT) is a system that integrates different devices and technologies, removing the necessity of human intervention. This enables the capacity of having smart (or smarter) cities around the world. By hosting different technologies and allowing interactions between them, the internet of things has spearheaded the development of smart city systems for sustainable…

Redefining the Smart City: Culture, Metabolism and Governance

Zaheer Allam, Peter Newman · 18 Jul 2018

The Smart City concept is still evolving and can be viewed as a branding exercise by big corporations, which is why the concept is not being used by the United Nations (U.N.). Smart Cities tend to represent the information, communication, and technological (ICT) industry alone without considering the values and cultural and historical profiles that…

Smart Cities template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Smart Cities format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Smart Cities template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official MDPI format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Smart Cities use?
Smart Cities uses Numbered (MDPI) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Smart Cities 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Smart Cities?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Smart Cities document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Smart Cities template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Smart Cities format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Smart Cities?
Smart Cities - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Smart Cities PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Smart Cities template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Smart Cities template cost?
You can start writing in the Smart Cities template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Smart Cities PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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