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Journal of Landscape Architecture

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1907

ISSN1862-6033eISSN2164-604X

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.245

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

858

Total Citationsi

4,230

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Landscape Architecture (JoLA) supports, stimulates, and extends scholarly debate in Landscape Architecture and related fields. It welcomes articles addressing any aspect of Landscape Architecture and gives space to the reflective practitioner and to design research.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1907

Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications858

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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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, Taylor & Francis Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1862-6033 / 2164-604X

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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

1.2k

2019

264

2020

2021

2022

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Architecture

Scopus Categories

Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Planning and Landscape DesignLandscape and Cultural StudiesGeographies of human-animal interactionsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesEcology, Conservation, and Geographical StudiesFrench Urban and Social StudiesEnvironmental Philosophy and EthicsUrban Green Space and HealthArchitecture, Modernity, and DesignCultural Heritage Management and Preservation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Landscape Architecture

Is Journal of Landscape Architecture a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Landscape 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 0.10.

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

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