Urban data/code: A new EP-B section
Abstract
In this editorial, we are introducing a new section in Environment & Planning B (EP-B) that we call "Urban Data/Code".In some ways, papers in "Urban Data/Code" will be similar to every other one at EP-B: high-quality pieces of scholarship concerned with Urban Analytics and City Science that will undergo standard peer-review before being accepted, and which will be published as part of each issue of the journal.In other ways, they will differ quite a bit: unlike traditional manuscripts, those in "Urban Data/Code" will exclusively contain descriptions of novel software or data products that will help us better understand cities and the people who inhabit them.In this editorial, we will provide some background to this new addition to the EP-B family as well as sketching out in more detail what we are looking for in candidate submissions.Academic journals play a key role in legitimising and providing credit for scholarly work.In fact, it could be argued that they are the main mechanism by which the academic community can assess and evaluate the quality of work within a field.Journals are gatekeepers that decide what is relevant for a field, what constitutes the state of the art, and what direction of travel the "cutting edge" should follow.Hence, academic publications are also the main currency for academic careers."Tell me where you publish and I will tell you what kind of academic you are".Articles published in certain journals make it to tenure and promotion cases, while the…
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