Journal profile · Engineering-Architecture
City, Territory and Architecture
ISSN 2195-2701 · Springer Nature · Germany
City, Territory and Architecture: fully open access; APC about USD 1,090; median 317 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
City, Territory and Architecture is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Urban Planning and Governance and Urban Design and Spatial Analysis, together about 35.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Architecture
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering14.9%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences12.3%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering8.5%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences8.3%
- Urban Planning and Landscape DesignEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Architectural and Urban StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Q1 | 35/210 | 83rd |
| Urban Studies | Q1 | 71/295 | 76th |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q2 | 250/876 | 71st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 603 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 623 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 594 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 468 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 330 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 273 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
317 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 209 days – 482 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 340 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (83 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 890 / USD 1,090 / GBP 790 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,140 / EUR 940 / GBP 840 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 890 / USD 1,090 / GBP 790 | Yes | — |
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2195-2701
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about City, Territory and Architecture
How long does peer review take at City, Territory and Architecture?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 317 days (interquartile range 209–482 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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 City, Territory and Architecture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, City, Territory and Architecture is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is City, Territory and Architecture open access, and what is the APC?
City, Territory and Architecture is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .