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ZARCH

Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza · Spain · Est. 2013

ISSN2387-0346
SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
60
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q354
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total60
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
22
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Slow · vs ~15 wk median
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Scorei
0.135
H-Indexi
7
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.553
Total Worksi
865
Total Citationsi
459
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.10
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

ZARCH. Journal of interdisciplinary studies in Architecture and Urbanism is a scientific publication with a bimonthly periodicity, published in digital and print format, responsible for presenting original research work, not previously disseminated in other journals, books, conferences, seminars and the like, around successive monographic themes. It is aimed at a broad academic and professional audience: architects and engineers, students and researchers of Architecture, Urbanism and Engineering, and those interested in their projects and constructions.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain
Primary LanguageSpanish
1st Year Published2013
FrequencySemestral
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications865
Publisher OrgUniversity of Zaragoza
OA Since2013
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~22 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2387-0346
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
PKP PN
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
Primary language documented?
Spanish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
72
30
2018
65
91
2019
34
21
2020
57
34
2021
84
46
2022
59
10
2023
60
15
2024
62
0
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.

ArchitectureQ3
Urban StudiesQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesArchitecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Latin American Urban StudiesArchitecture and Art History StudiesUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesArchitecture, Art, EducationHistorical Art and Architecture StudiesArchitecture, Modernity, and DesignHistorical Studies of Medieval IberiaArchitecture and Computational DesignMedieval Architecture and ArchaeologyUrbanization and City Planning

Frequently asked questions about ZARCH

Is ZARCH a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ZARCH: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of ZARCH?

ZARCH is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.135.

Is ZARCH indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ZARCH is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of ZARCH?

ZARCH. Journal of interdisciplinary studies in Architecture and Urbanism is a scientific publication with a bimonthly periodicity, published in digital and print format, responsible for presenting original research work, not previously disseminated in other journals, books, conferences, seminars and the like, around successive monographic themes. It is aimed at a broad academic and professional audience: architects and engineers, students and researchers of Architecture, Urbanism and Engineering, and those interested in their projects and constructions.

How much does it cost to publish in ZARCH?

ZARCH is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref