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Estoa

Centro de investigacion de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Universidad de Cuenca · Ecuador · Est. 2012

ISSN1390-7263eISSN1390-9274

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total30

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

0.103

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

419

Total Citations

606

2yr Mean Citedness

0.18

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Aims & Scope

Estoa. Journal of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Cuenca, is a scientific publication edited by the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Cuenca, published biannually and open access. It is peer-reviewed (double-blind), ensuring an objective, impartial, and transparent review process. This allows the publication to be included in leading international databases, repositories, and indexes. The journal's main objective is to disseminate knowledge generated in the fields of architectural education, architectural design, construction and energy efficiency, urbanism and territorial planning, and built heritage conservation. That is, all fields ranging from the architectural to the urban scale. Estoa accepts articles resulting from original and unpublished research, in both Spanish and English. It is aimed at researchers, academics, and professionals within the journal's area of specialization.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionEcuador

Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications419

Publisher OrgUniversity of Cuenca

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Centro de investigacion de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Universidad de Cuenca

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1390-7263 / 1390-9274

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Spanish

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

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.

ArchitectureQ4

Building and ConstructionQ4

Urban StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Architecture

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesBuilding and ConstructionArchitecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Latin American Urban StudiesArchitecture, Art, EducationArchitecture and Art History StudiesRegional Development and InnovationUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesArchaeology and Cultural HeritageHistorical Studies of Medieval IberiaBusiness, Innovation, and EconomyHistorical Art and Architecture StudiesCultural Heritage Management and Preservation