Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
Buildings & Landscapes-Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum
ISSN 1936-0886 · eISSN 1934-6832 · University of Minnesota Press
Buildings & Landscapes-Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Buildings & Landscapes-Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum is published by University of Minnesota Press 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 American Environmental and Regional History, Architecture, Design, and Social History and Urbanization and City Planning, together about 37% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science18.8%
- Architecture, Design, and Social HistoryArts and Humanities10.9%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences7.3%
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities5.5%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering5.4%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences4.4%
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 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
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 617 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 | 8 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- ISSN
- 1936-0886
- Electronic ISSN
- 1934-6832
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Buildings & Landscapes-Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum
What CAS zone is Buildings & Landscapes-Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Buildings & Landscapes-Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum is in Zone 3 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.
Which databases index Buildings & Landscapes-Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Buildings & Landscapes-Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Buildings & Landscapes-Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Buildings & Landscapes-Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .