Journal profile
DEPARCH Journal of Design Planning and Aesthetics Research
ISSN 2822-4175 · Selçuk University · Türkiye
DEPARCH Journal of Design Planning and Aesthetics Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DEPARCH Journal of Design Planning and Aesthetics Research is published by Selçuk University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation and Urban Development and Cultural Heritage, together about 31.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
DEPARCH Journal of Design, Planning and Aesthetics Research is a free, open access, scholarly international, e-journal considers original research articles, critics, book reviews in peer-reviewed. The international academic DEPARCH Journal of Design, Planning and Aesthetics Research publishes discussions on aesthetics from various creative disciplines related to the built environment, including architecture, interior architecture, industrial design, spatial design, virtual reality, design technology, urban planning, sustainable cities, architectural engineering, inter/multi-disciplinary research, and other relevant fields.The journal questions worldwide interactions and relationships with aesthetics in design and planning. Discussing the role of aesthetics in today and the future is also one of the strong aims of the journal. The journal integrating research, practice and education seeks to develop theoretical and methodological foundations by discovering innovative methods and techniques. Approach focus of DEPARCH is the design and built matters that shape and condition the architecture. Moreover, aesthetics in architectural research, including its reflection both in perception and in practice, will be addressed through theoretical discussion, methodological and empirical studies, and built environment practices in this journal. Architecture and aesthetics touch on philosophy, environmental psychology, humanity, history, conservation, heritage, culture, etc. DEPARCH brings together aesthetics within the design and planning to create innovative and sustainable environments for the architecture of the future. As long as the paper is relevant to the built environment, authors are not restricted to sending articles on the mentioned themes. DEPARCH Journal of Design, Planning and Aesthetics Research also welcomes research articles that can lead to these objectives:• to support using and application of technologies to both improve and conserve built environment • to question the role of the architects, designers and other design fields as industrial design, spatial design, urban and landscape planning, architectural engineering, inter/multi-disciplinary research in forming built environment• to reduce the environmental impacts to achieve sustainable built environment • to evaluate the indoor built environment quality (visual performance, thermal, acoustic) and its effects on human comfortArticles should disclose original data that has not been previously publis
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering17.4%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities7%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences7%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Historical Architecture and UrbanismArts and Humanities6.1%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Place Attachment and Urban StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Architectural and Urban StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 51 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
52 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 8 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- book reviews separately at the end of the article. BOOK REVIEWS AND NOTES A book review should be between 500-1000 words, including the scope of a review of the book, its …main text ≤ 1,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors are required to disclose the use of generative AI tools in the preparation of the manuscript. AI Tools cannot substitute for human reasoning; all use must occur under human oversight. The authors are responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and impartiality of all content and sources (including AI-generated or suggested references). Confidentiality, intellectual property, and data rights m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright CREATIVE COMMONS
Open access articles in DEPARCH are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Submissions and peer review conducted via official website. Model summary
All manuscript submissions and peer review processes will henceforth be conducted via our official website: https://deparch.selcuk.edu.tr/index.php/deparch/index.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity report via iThenticate & Turnitin required; similarity rate must be below 20%. Model summary
Before submission of the article, authors are required to receive a similarity report by uploading the article to the iThenticate&Turnitin program. The similarity rate of the manuscript should be below 20%.
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
- Selçuk University
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2822-4175
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 DEPARCH Journal of Design Planning and Aesthetics Research
How long does peer review take at DEPARCH Journal of Design Planning and Aesthetics Research?
The publisher reports about 52 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 8 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 DEPARCH Journal of Design Planning and Aesthetics Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; Cover letter: 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.
Which databases index DEPARCH Journal of Design Planning and Aesthetics Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DEPARCH Journal of Design Planning and Aesthetics Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is DEPARCH Journal of Design Planning and Aesthetics Research open access, and what is the APC?
DEPARCH Journal of Design Planning and Aesthetics Research 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .