Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
ARQ
ISSN 0717-6996 · Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile · Chile
ARQ: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ARQ is published by Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile 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, Architecture and Art History Studies and Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies, together about 42% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ediciones ARQ es la editorial de la Escuela de Arquitectura UC en Santiago de Chile. Nuestra labor editorial se canaliza en dos lineas de producción: la publicación de ARQ —una revista indexada, de acceso abierto y bilingue— y la edición de libros de arquitectura, arquitectura del paisaje y diseño urbano. / Ediciones ARQ is the publishing house of the UC School of Architecture, Chile. Our editorial work is channeled in two lines of production: the publication of ARQ—an indexed, open-access, bilingual journal—and the publishing of books on architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Editor-in-chief Stephannie FellPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences24.5%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities9.4%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities7.3%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering4.8%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences3.5%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities3%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 4 |
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher 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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,504 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 3 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 3 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 17 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 29 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 35 |
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted2
- readingsARQ welcomes submissions to be published in both its 'Readings' and 'Works and Projects' sections, according to the themes defined for each issue.Length not stated
- works and projectsARQ welcomes submissions to be published in both its 'Readings' and 'Works and Projects' sections, according to the themes defined for each issue.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Publication delays: authors notified and may withdraw if delay exceeds 15 business days. Model summary
In the event of a delay of more than 15 business days in the publication date, authors will be notified and may withdraw their manuscripts from publication if they wish to do so.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics: adheres to COPE Core Practices; ethical declaration signed upon acceptance; complaints handled per COPE post-publication guidelines. Model summary
ARQ adheres to the COPE Core Practices in publication ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright/licensing: CC BY-NC 4.0; one-time publication authorization; republication must be re-authorized. Model summary
The rights of texts published in ARQ are governed by the Creative Commons licensing framework and are published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
ARQ adheres to the DOAJ’s definition of an open acces journal. This means that all content published in ARQ is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to search, read, download, print, copy, distribute, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful non-commercial purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Procedures
I. READINGS SELECTION PROCESS All readings undergo a two-stage review process: Step 1: Initial editorial review (4–6 weeks) After a call for submissions closes, all texts received undergo a preliminary evaluation by the journal's editorial team. During this stage, the managing editor and editor in chief check whether an article meets the minimum requirements and, therefore, whether it proceeds to …
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
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0717-6996
- Print ISSN
- 0716-0852
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ARQ
What CAS zone is ARQ in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ARQ is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Architecture. 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 ARQ?
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.
Which databases index ARQ?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ARQ is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ARQ open access, and what is the APC?
ARQ is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .