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Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture

Middle East Technical University · Turkey

ISSN0258-5316eISSN0258-5316

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.272

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.771

Total Worksi

399

Total Citationsi

2,201

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture publishes original research articles on architecture, planning, urban design, urban studies, cultural heritage studies, building technologies, and product, system, service and experience design. The journal also publishes in the area of computer science.

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General Information

Country / RegionTurkey

Primary LanguageTurkish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications399

Publisher OrgMiddle East Technical University

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Middle East Technical University

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0258-5316 / 0258-5316

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

Turkish

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

ArchitectureQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Architecture

Scopus Categories

Architecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesHistory and Cultural HeritageOttoman and Turkish StudiesTurkish Urban and Social IssuesCultural Heritage Management and PreservationOttoman Empire History and SocietyAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and HistoryArchitecture and Cultural InfluencesTurkish Literature and CultureDesign Education and Practice

Frequently asked questions about Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture

Is Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture?

Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.07.

Is Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.