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Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

University of California Press · United States · Est. 1941

ISSN0037-9808eISSN2150-5926

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.162

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Total Works

6,748

Total Citations

10,602

2yr Mean Citedness

0.09

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Aims & Scope

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (JSAH) is a leading English-language journal on the history of the built environment. Each issue offers four to five scholarly articles on topics from all periods of history and all parts of the world; reviews of recent books, exhibitions, films, and other media; a variety of editorials and opinion pieces designed to place the discipline of architectural history within a larger intellectual context; and a JSAH roundtable, a series of short essays that allows for a range of contributors to explore new research directions through a variety of lenses.

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SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1941

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications6,748

Publisher OrgUniversity of California Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of California Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0037-9808 / 2150-5926

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

HistoryQ2

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

ArchitectureQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Architecture

Scopus Categories

HistoryVisual Arts and Performing ArtsArchitecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Architecture, Modernity, and DesignArchitecture and Art History StudiesCultural Heritage Management and PreservationFinancial Crisis of the 21st CenturyArchitecture, Design, and Social History