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CIDADES is a publication aimed at disseminating research and reflections that involve the understanding of urban problems from a preferentially geographical perspective. Founded in 2002 under the responsibility of the Grupo de Estudos Urbanos (GEU), it is now based at the Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS) under the responsibility of a new group of editors who, in 2020, took over the journal under the commitment to plurality in the production of knowledge in the field of urban studies. The journal aims to contribute to expanding our ability to read and interpret the urbanization process and cities in a period in which the complexity of the relationships that guide processes and dynamics has been deepening and the pace of transformations has accelerated. Cidades is linked to the research line Production of urban-regional space of the Postgraduate Programme in Geography at UFFS.

  • CIDADES journal system update

    24-02-2025

    The OJS platform, used by the Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS) to manage its journals, which also hosts the journal CIDADES, has been experiencing instability and operational difficulties, which has hampered the process of submitting and evaluating articles. Furthermore, the UFFS Journal Portal has also recently suffered cyber attacks, which forced us to limit the hours during which the CIDADES journal website can be accessed.

    At this time, we expect to resolve these issues by updating the OJS system, which will leave the journal offline between February 25 and March 1, 2025.

    We ask for everyone's understanding and hope to return to normal operations starting March 2, 2025.

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  • Cyberattacks on the CIDADES journal's website

    27-01-2025

    In 2024, the UFFS Journal Portal experienced a series of cyberattacks, which significantly impacted the editorial work of our scientific journals. As a result, CIDADES has been frequently unavailable while University IT technicians work to restore normal operations. The evaluation and publication of articles have also been severely compromised. We apologize for any inconvenience and are doing everything possible to normalize the editorial process.

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