Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Footprint
ISSN 1875-1490 · Technische Universiteit Delft/Delft University of Technology · Netherlands
Footprint: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Footprint is published by Technische Universiteit Delft/Delft University of Technology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Urban Planning and Governance and Architecture and Computational Design, together about 47.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Footprint is an academic journal dedicated to publishing architecture and urban research. Architecture and urbanism are the points of departure and the core interests of the journal. From this perspective, the journal encourages the study of architecture and the urban environment as a means of comprehending culture and society, and as a tool for relating them to shifting ideological doctrines and philosophical ideas. The journal promotes the creation and development – or revision - of conceptual frameworks and methods of inquiry. It is engaged in creating a body of critical and reflexive texts with a breadth and depth of thought which would enrich the architecture discipline and produce new knowledge, conceptual methodologies and original understandings. Footprint is peer-reviewed and diamond open access, with no article processing charges and no publishing fees. All papers are double anonymous peer-reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Netherlands 10, Germany 3, United States 1, Switzerland 1, Türkiye 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering30.6%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences9.6%
- Architecture and Computational DesignEngineering6.9%
- Spatial and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities5.1%
- Historical Architecture and UrbanismArts and Humanities4.6%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities4%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Q3 | 476/891 | 46th |
| Architecture | Q3 | 151/210 | 28th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 495 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 51 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 84 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 67 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 57 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 60 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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 | |
| 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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- full article, game studies, performance and beyond. Full articles (6000–8000 words) should be submitted via Footprint’s online platform. Reviemain text ≤ 8,000 words
- full paperprovided in Comments for the Editor): A Full paper should be 6000-8000 words long, incl. endnotes. A review article should be 2000-4000main text ≤ 8,000 words
- review article6000-8000 words long, incl. endnotes. A review article should be 2000-4000 words long, incl. endnotes. The preparation of the Manuscript commain text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Use of AI
The use of AI technologies in writing/summarising is gaining popularity and is expanding. When used responsibly and appropriately in research, it can facilitate innovation. However, authors/editors remain fully responsible and accountable for the quality and content of their manuscripts. With this in mind and with reference to the COPE Position Statement of 13 February 2023, authors are required n…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All co-authors must agree to submit the work to the journal. For authors dispute see the “Complaints and Appeals” section. How to add extra authors before publication: All co-authors must agree to add new (co)authors to the publication Agreement must be collected and sent to the editor with an explanation
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
All COIs will be handled as follows by the journal in first instance then the publisher: Disclosure: Anyone (editors, reviewers, authors and any other relevant parties) involved in the publishing process should disclose any potential conflicts of interest they may have Evaluation: After disclosing the potential COI, it needs to be examined to determine how important it is and its possible impact o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Editors, authors and publisher adopt the guidelines developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the fair data principles. The journal adheres to the COPE Core Practices and the principles of transparency as described in the Declaration on transparent editorial policies for academic journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Footprint is an open access journal licensed under a CC-BY 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence. This means that all content is available without paywalls. Anyone is free to share (to copy, distribute, and transmit the work), to remix (to adapt the work) under the following conditions: The original authors must be given credit. For any reuse or distribution, it must be made clear to others what the license ter…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Anonymous peer review policy Model summary
Unless stated otherwise, all the research articles (this excludes editorials, visual essays and review articles) published in Footprint are reviewed by referees, who are academics asked to read and comment on submitted texts. The referees are ‘experts in their field’, but a PhD degree is not a pre-requirement. However, selecting the most accomplished and established scholars in the fields in quest…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Similarity Check
A similarity check is part of the TU Delft OPEN Publishing standard publication procedure. Authors submitting their article to the Footprint should expect their work to go through a similarity analysis at any stage of the workflow. All articles submitted are checked with iThenticate software. The editor and publisher carefully analyse the reports. In case of suspected plagiarism, the authors will …
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
- Technische Universiteit Delft/Delft University of Technology
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1875-1490
- Print ISSN
- 1875-1504
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Footprint
How long does peer review take at Footprint?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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 Footprint?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Footprint based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Netherlands (10), Germany (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Footprint?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Footprint is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Footprint open access, and what is the APC?
Footprint 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: .