Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Theory Review
ISSN 1326-4826 · eISSN 1755-0475 · Taylor & Francis
Architectural Theory Review: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 272 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Architectural Theory Review is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Architecture and Computational Design and Architecture and Art History Studies, together about 40.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Architectural Theory Review provides a forum for the exchange of ideas on architecture in its broadest definition, including studies of environments, architectural history and historiography, architecture’s social contexts, questions of gender, sexuality, race and identity, ethics, pedagogy, design and visual culture, and the impact of globalisation, science and technology on the built environment. The journal welcomes submissions that relate architectural theory to contemporary thought in disciplines outside of architecture, including modern philosophical thought, sociology, ethnology, anthropology, gender studies, political theory, historiography, literary and cultural theory, ecology, computer theory, and education. ATR is indexed and abstracted in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Peer Review Statement Editorials, Practice Reviews and Book Reviews have undergone editorial screening. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Editor-in-chief Chris L. SmithPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering20.8%
- Architecture and Computational DesignEngineering11.6%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities8.2%
- Architecture, Design, and Social HistoryArts and Humanities7.3%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities5.9%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities5.3%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities3.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.3%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: OCLC, Architectural Publications Index, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, EBSCOhost, Art & Architecture Complete, Art & Architecture Index, Current Abstracts, TOC Premier, ArticleFirst, Arts and Humanities Search, Electronic Collections Online
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.26Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.03Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 67,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 865 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 34 | 13 | 13 |
| 2023 | 33 | 15 | 18 |
| 2022 | 31 | 13 | 50 |
| 2021 | 30 | 9 | 52 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
272 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 382 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 42 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 326 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 121 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Architectural Theory Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1326-4826
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-0475
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Architectural Theory Review
What CAS zone is Architectural Theory Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Architectural Theory Review is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Architecture. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Architectural Theory Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Architectural Theory Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 272 days (interquartile range 92–382 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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.
Which databases index Architectural Theory Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Architectural Theory Review is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Architectural Theory Review open access, and what is the APC?
Architectural Theory Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .