Journal profile
Athens Journal of Architecture
ISSN 2407-9472 · Athens Institute for Education and Research · Greece
Athens Journal of Architecture: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Athens Journal of Architecture is published by Athens Institute for Education and Research. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Architecture and Art History Studies and Urban Development and Cultural Heritage, together about 44.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Athens Journal of Architecture (AJA) is an Open Access quarterly double blind peer reviewed journal and considers papers from all areas of architecture.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Canada 1, Poland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering26.5%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities9.9%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences8.3%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities8.1%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities5.9%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities5.3%
- Historical Architecture and UrbanismArts and Humanities5%
- Architectural and Urban StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 49 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 57 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 59 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 68 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 57 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 42 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Plagiarism
- Peer review
Double-blind peer review begins after final paper submission and formal consent for publication. Model summary
The double-blind peer review process, as described at https://www.athensjournals.gr/reviewprocess.pdf, begins as soon as the final paper is submitted, but only after the author has provided formal consent for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with Plagiarism Checker X; AI-generated text detection tools also used on all submissions before review. Model summary
The Athens Institute uses Plagiarism Checker X (plagiarismcheckerx.com), a cloud-based plagiarism detection software that examines similarities, citations, and references in texts to determine the percentage of original content in each paper.
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
- Athens Institute for Education and Research
- Country or region
- Greece
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2407-9472
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Athens Journal of Architecture
How long does peer review take at Athens Journal of Architecture?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Athens Journal of Architecture?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Athens Journal of Architecture based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Canada (1) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Athens Journal of Architecture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Athens Journal of Architecture is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Athens Journal of Architecture open access, and what is the APC?
Athens Journal of Architecture 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: .