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ACE-Architecture City and Environment
ISSN 1886-4805 · Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · Spain
ACE-Architecture City and Environment: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 27 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACE-Architecture City and Environment is published by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and is in Zone 4 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Latin American Urban Studies, Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies and Regional Development and Innovation, together about 38.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
“Arquitectura, Ciudad y Entorno” es el nombre que refleja el espíritu abierto de esta revista dedicada al estudio del hábitat humano en sus más amplias perspectivas, escalas y enfoques. ACE es una plataforma interdisciplinaria para investigaciones en arquitectura, urbanismo y territorio, abierta a nuevas formas de estudio y diseñada para difundir resultados en las lenguas que nos son propias.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 2, Portugal 1, Colombia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences19.9%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences9.8%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences8.7%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities3.8%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities3.2%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Índices / bases de datosPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 70Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 44.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 780 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 6 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 64 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 105 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 174 |
| 2021 | 70 | 70 | 258 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 200 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 200 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 500 / EUR 600 / EUR 700 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 500
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 230–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–4
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
El contenido de los artículos y los comentarios en ellos expresados son responsabilidad exclusiva de sus autores, y no reflejan necesariamente la opinión del comité editor de la revista. Los trabajos publicados por ACE pueden reproducirse bajo la licencia CC BY-NC-ND 4.0ES. Más información en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access Journal Model summary
Se publica cuatrimestralmente en Open Access Journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, Catalan, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1886-4805
- Print ISSN
- 1887-7052
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACE-Architecture City and Environment
What CAS zone is ACE-Architecture City and Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACE-Architecture City and Environment is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Architecture / Urban Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at ACE-Architecture City and Environment?
Authors report an average review time of about 27 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of ACE-Architecture City and Environment?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 230–250 words; Keywords: 3–4; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of ACE-Architecture City and Environment based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (2), Portugal (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ACE-Architecture City and Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACE-Architecture City and Environment is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ACE-Architecture City and Environment open access, and what is the APC?
ACE-Architecture City and Environment is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .