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Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research

Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2631-6862eISSN1938-7806

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2020-04-14). DOAJ's stated reason: Problems with website. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.56

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.414

Total Worksi

660

Total Citationsi

7,394

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Architecture; Cultural Studies; Urban Studies; Visual Arts and Performing Arts.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications660

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2631-6862 / 1938-7806

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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

928

2019

1.2k

2020

757

2021

582

2022

391

2023

264

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.

ArchitectureQ1

Cultural StudiesQ1

Urban StudiesQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Architecture

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesCultural StudiesVisual Arts and Performing ArtsArchitecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisUrban Green Space and HealthEducational Environments and Student OutcomesPlace Attachment and Urban StudiesArchitecture and Cultural InfluencesDesign Education and PracticeCultural Heritage Management and PreservationArchitecture, Art, EducationUrban Planning and GovernanceUrban and Rural Development Challenges

Frequently asked questions about Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research

Is Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research a predatory journal?

Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Problems with website" (2020-04-14). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research?

Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research 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 1.42.

Is Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research?