Journal profile
Estudo Previo
ISSN 2182-4339 · CEACT/UAL- Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura, Cidade e Território da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa · Portugal
Estudo Previo: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Estudo Previo is published by CEACT/UAL- Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura, Cidade e Território da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Architecture, Art, Education and Historical Architecture and Urbanism, together about 52.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal ESTUDO PRÉVIO is an academic publication of the Centre for Architecture, City and Territory Studies of the Autonomous University of Lisbon (CEACT/UAL) dedicated to the themes of architecture, city and territory. It has been publishing two issues a year since 2012, in an exclusively electronic format.ESTUDO PRÉVIO promotes and encourages the dissemination of research and national and international debate, seeking to establish itself as a reference publication in its field. It focuses on disciplinary approaches and visions that contribute to deepening knowledge about architecture and its teaching and about studies, projects and processes that contribute to a transversal and operative knowledge for intervention in the contemporary city.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering30.9%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities12.7%
- Historical Architecture and UrbanismArts and Humanities9%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities5.8%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences5.5%
- Architecture and Computational DesignEngineering4%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences3.2%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences2.9%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
LatindexPublisher website
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 172 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 4 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 9 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 31 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 40 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 43 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
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 20 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3
- case studiesCase studies, research papers and / or scientific articles are acceptedLength not stated
- research papersCase studies, research papers and / or scientific articles are acceptedLength not stated
- scientific articlesCase studies, research papers and / or scientific articles are acceptedLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Authors maintain copyright and publication rights Model summary
This publication allows authors to maintain copyright and publication rights with the restriction of having to mention their publication in this publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access under CC BY-4.0 Model summary
ESTUDO PRÉVIO is published under an open license (Creative Commons) and follows DOAJ definition of open access: all the content is available for free and immediate access, with no embargo period and no registration requirements, allowing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Blind Peer Review system Model summary
ESTUDO PRÉVIO is a peer reviewed, insuring a blind and totally anonymous process. All information regarding the identities of authors and reviewers (names, emails, affiliations and references) is removed from the text. Each article is reviewed by at least two external reviewers appointed by the editorial team on the basis of their expertise. In the case of resubmission recommendations, in the even…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Anti-plagiarism technologies Model summary
This publication uses anti-plagiarism technologies.
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
- CEACT/UAL- Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura, Cidade e Território da Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2182-4339
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Estudo Previo
How long does peer review take at Estudo Previo?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Estudo Previo?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; 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.
Which databases index Estudo Previo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Estudo Previo is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Estudo Previo open access, and what is the APC?
Estudo Previo 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: .