Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
Arquitecturas del Sur
ISSN 0716-2677 · eISSN 0719-6466 · Universidad del Bío Bío · Chile
Arquitecturas del Sur: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Arquitecturas del Sur is published by Universidad del Bío Bío 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, Art, Education and Architecture and Art History Studies, together about 44% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Arquitecturas del Sur, one of the journal of the Department of Architectural Design and Theory at Faculty of Architecture, Construction and Design at University of the Bío-Bío (E-ISSN 0719-6466; ISSN 0716-2677), is published biannually in the months of January and July of each year. It is a serial, open-access, free for authors and readers throughout the process, publication that uses double-blind peer review. Since its first issue in 1983, its content has included original and unpublished research results that expand and strengthen knowledge of Latin American architecture and its related disciplines. The journal covers, but will not be limited to, the following thematic lines: Architecture and society Architecture and heritage Architecture and project Architecture and environment Architecture and art According to the UNESCO thesaurus, Arquitecturas del Sur´s topics include architecture, design, monuments, heritage preservation and urban planning. The journal accepts submissions of scientific articles, unpublished research results, master´s and/or doctoral theses, and conference papers. It also receives current thematic reviews that contribute new knowledge about concepts currently in development, provided that they are within the journal´s general focus; occasionally it publishes monographic issues resulting from specific calls for papers that in those cases are announced via the online platform. The submission of manuscripts presupposes that authors have knowledge of and comply with the conditions set forth in the calls for papers, as well as with the rest of the guidelines described in the journal´s Editorial Policies. Submitted texts may be written in Spanish, Portuguese and/or English, be original and unpublished, and mustn´t simultaneously have been submitted to any other type of publication or editorial body. Arquitecturas del Sur is indexed in: SciELO Chile, ARLA, Avery Index, Dialnet, DOAJ, Ebsco, ERIHPLUS, Clarivate Analytics´ Emerging Sources Citation Index, Journal TOCs, Latindex, Open Archives Initiative, Qualis/Capes A1, Rebiun, and REDIB. Arquitecturas del Sur adheres to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 3, Colombia 2, Portugal 1, Argentina 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences25.8%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities10.9%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities7.3%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering5%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences5%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Agriculture and Social IssuesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences3.2%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Latindex
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 253 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 2 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 39 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright
- Authorship
No submission, review, or editorial fees for authors or institutions. Model summary
The submission, review, and editorial process for publishing texts in this journal is free of charge for authors or institutions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The content of the articles published in each issue of Arquitecturas del Sur is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the opinion of University of the Bío-Bío.The authors will maintain their copyright; however, they will guarantee the journal the right to first publication and dissemination of their work. The publication of the article in Arquitecturas del Sur w…
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
- Universidad del Bío Bío
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0716-2677
- Electronic ISSN
- 0719-6466
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Arquitecturas del Sur
What CAS zone is Arquitecturas del Sur in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Arquitecturas del Sur 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 Arquitecturas del Sur?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Arquitecturas del Sur?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Arquitecturas del Sur based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (3), Colombia (2) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Arquitecturas del Sur?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Arquitecturas del Sur is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Arquitecturas del Sur open access, and what is the APC?
Arquitecturas del Sur 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .