Call For Papers
Regular Papers
We encourage submissions of well-written, relevant articles across many article types. We also have the ability to publish less traditional scholarly works including multi-media products such as simulations, video streams, audio productions, and other visualization tools. This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the users or their institutions.
Special Issues
Special issues are generally time-limited issues curated by dedicated editors who invite author submissions. Please see below for open calls for special issues. If you have been invited by editors, please select the relevant special issue from the dropdown. If neither in response to an open call or an editor invitation, please submit your work as one of the CATE article types. To propose a special issue, please contact the editors.
Special Issue Calls
Bridging Organizations in Urban Ecosystems (OPEN - Deadline March 31, 2027)
Editors: Michele Romolini, J. Morgan Grove, Nancy F. Sonti, Dexter H. Locke
This special issue grows out of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) Summer Quarterly Meeting, Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers: Organizations Connecting People to Power, held on June 17, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. That gathering brought together researchers, practitioners, and community partners to examine how networks and collaboratives act as social infrastructure for stewardship, and what makes bridging organizations effective. We welcome submissions from Baltimore and from cities around the world.
Please view the detailed call for papers here and contact the editors with any questions.
Cities and the Environment Symposium Proceedings (CLOSED)
Editors: Michele Romolini, Eric G. Strauss, Mallika Sardeshpande, Opeyemi Adeyemi, Roya Shahnazari
On November 20, 2025, the Cities and the Environment (CATE) Journal and the Loyola Marymount Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) held the inaugural symposium featuring and celebrating the research and practice of our CATE and CURes communities! The symposium roster included 19 oral presentations and 14 poster presentations.
The special issue featuring symposium proceedings is anticipated to be published in December 2026. We encourage you to join the CATE mailing list by emailing [email protected] to receive relevant journal updates.