PORTUSplus – published by RETE, International Association for the Collaboration between Ports and Cities – is an open-access journal, peer reviewed and indexed, dedicated to the study of themes concerning the
relationship between port and cities and urban waterfronts with a multidisciplinary approach.
Themes of Interest
The topics addressed in the papers may concern the plurality of dynamics involved in the evolution of urban waterfronts and contemporary port cities, from the point of view of different scientific-disciplinary approaches (economic, social, city-planning, cultural, etc.). In particular, the proposals should concern an issue related to the thematic areas specified below:
- A. HISTORY OF PORT CITIES
- B. ECONOMY AND BUSINESS
- C. CONTEMPORARY PORT CITIES AND NEW PORT-CITY RELATIONS MODELS
- D. FUTURE SCENARIOS: PLANNING AND PERSPECTIVE
- E. RESTRUCTURING URBAN-PORT WATERFRONTS
- F. ARCHITECTURE AND PORT CITY LANDSCAPE
- G. URBAN-PORT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
- H. CULTURE AND IDENTITY
- I. PORT CITY DIDACTICS
- J. COMMUNICATION RESOURCES AND TOOLS
- K. INFRASTRUCTURES, TRANSPORT, INTERMODALITY, LOGISTICS
- L. PORT, CITY AND TERRITORY
- M. Others (Special Issues)
Deadline for Paper Submission
The deadline for submission is: 30 June 2024. Please refer to the PORTUS journal website for the most actual deadline, as future announcements will be posted here. The deadline is indicated on the Home Page of the Journal’s website, as well as in the specific section “New announcements”:
The works deemed suitable and in line with the standards of the Journal are subjected to a double-blind peer
review process (neither the Authors nor the Reviewers know the identity of each other) to avoid bias in the
evaluation. Any submissions received after the deadline are subsequently reviewed for possible inclusion in the following 2024 issue of PORTUSplus.
Principal Contact: journal@portusplus.org