Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
Architektura & Urbanizmus
ISSN 0044-8680 · eISSN 2729-8752 · Institute of History, Slovak Academy of Sciences · Slovakia
Architektura & Urbanizmus: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Architektura & Urbanizmus is published by Institute of History, Slovak Academy of Sciences and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urbanization and City Planning, Architecture, Modernity, and Design and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, together about 51.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The academic peer-reviewed journal Architektúra & urbanizmus provides a forum for the publication of research papers on architecture and town-planning. The attention is concentrated on the theory, history, philosophy and culture of architecture and town-planning of 20th and 21st century in Central and Eastern Europe. The published papers deal with the relation of architecture and town-planning to art, technology and environment. They also present research results of architecture and town-planning sociology and psychology, social ecology, environment technology and of other theoretical disciplines which contribute to the development of the theoretical knowledge in architecture and town-planning. The papers further deal with methods of appreciation and criticism of architectural and town-planning activities, as with appreciation of outstanding architects, architectonic works and periods. Papers on architecture and town-planning education, book reviews and information on scientific meetings are involved.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Editor-in-chief Tibor ZalčíkPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences33.3%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering9.3%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities8.6%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences6.8%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Architecture and Computational DesignEngineering3.7%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Humanities Citation Index, Central and East European online Library (CEEOL)
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 82.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 122 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 35 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 31 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 200 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 200 / EUR 150 | — | — |
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
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted3
- forumWe publish papers in three sections: Scientific study – comprehensive scientific articles Forum – current research reports Review – book, exhibition or other sc…Length not stated
- reviewWe publish papers in three sections: Scientific study – comprehensive scientific articles Forum – current research reports Review – book, exhibition or other sc…Length not stated
- scientific studyWe publish papers in three sections: Scientific study – comprehensive scientific articles Forum – current research reports Review – book, exhibition or other sc…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Copyright retained by authors, CC BY Attribution 4.0 license Model summary
Authors of published articles remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the CC BY Attribution 4.0 license agreement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Double blind peer review Model summary
All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymized refereeing by at least two referees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original, unpublished work Model summary
The manuscripts must be original, unpublished work.
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
- Institute of History, Slovak Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- Slovakia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0044-8680
- Electronic ISSN
- 2729-8752
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 60, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Architektura & Urbanizmus
What CAS zone is Architektura & Urbanizmus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Architektura & Urbanizmus is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Architecture. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Architektura & Urbanizmus?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Architektura & Urbanizmus?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word. 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.
Which databases index Architektura & Urbanizmus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Architektura & Urbanizmus is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Architektura & Urbanizmus open access, and what is the APC?
Architektura & Urbanizmus is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .