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Journal of Architecture

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1991

ISSN1360-2365eISSN1466-4410

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.273

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,522

Total Citationsi

8,059

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Architecture publishes research that advances empirical knowledge and theoretical understanding of architecture and its relations. It seeks work that advances empirical knowledge and theoretical understanding of architecture and architectural design in view of global challenges and their local manifestations.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,522

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1360-2365 / 1466-4410

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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

271

2019

171

2020

235

2021

234

2022

104

2023

2024

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.

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

ArchitectureQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Architecture

Scopus Categories

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsArchitecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Architecture, Modernity, and DesignArchitecture and Art History StudiesArchitecture and Computational DesignCultural Heritage Management and PreservationArt, Politics, and ModernismUrbanization and City PlanningArchitecture and Cultural InfluencesArchitecture, Design, and Social HistoryVisual Culture and Art TheoryPhotography and Visual Culture

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Architecture

Is Journal of Architecture a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal 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 Journal of Architecture?

Journal 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 0.35.

Is Journal of Architecture indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Architecture is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.