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Vernacular Architecture

Maney Publishing · United Kingdom

ISSN0305-5477eISSN1749-6292

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.158

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.161

Total Worksi

1,251

Total Citationsi

1,828

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Vernacular Architecture publishes articles on all aspects of vernacular buildings, including their history, material culture, archaeology, and architecture. The journal focuses on the study and documentation of traditional building practices, materials, and architectural styles that reflect cultural and historical narratives.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,251

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Maney Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0305-5477 / 1749-6292

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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?

English

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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2025

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.

HistoryQ2

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

ArchitectureQ3

ConservationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Architecture

Scopus Categories

HistoryVisual Arts and Performing ArtsConservationArchitecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Architecture and UrbanismTree-ring climate responsesScottish History and National IdentityHistorical Economic and Social StudiesHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Vernacular Architecture

Is Vernacular Architecture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Vernacular 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 Vernacular Architecture?

Vernacular 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 0.45.

Is Vernacular Architecture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Vernacular Architecture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.