Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Histories of Postwar Architecture
ISSN 2611-0075 · University of Bologna · Italy
Histories of Postwar Architecture: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Histories of Postwar Architecture is published by University of Bologna. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Historical Architecture and Urbanism and Architecture and Art History Studies, together about 61.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Histories of Postwar Architecture (HPA) is a biannual open-access peer-reviewed Journal that aims to publish innovative and original papers on postwar architecture, with no geographical, methodological, historiographical or disciplinary restrictions. The Journal accepts papers and original submissions that have not been published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors maintain their copyright and are aware that their works are released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Authors can re-publish their paper (or parts of it) giving appropriate credit to HPA Journal. The journal accepts papers in English, even though reviews are also accepted in Italian. HPA is published by the Department of Architecture of the University of Bologna in partnership with the Department of Visual, Performing and Media Arts and the Department for Life Quality Studies of the same university. HPA is a scientific journal recognized by ANVUR (Italian National Agency for Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes) for disciplinary area 10 (Antiquities, philology, literary studies, art history). Since 2018 it is rated “Classe A” Journal for disciplinary area 08 (Civil engineering and architecture). For further information, please contact the Editorial Team.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editor-in-chief Giovanni LeoniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 9, Switzerland 4, France 2, Spain 2, Netherlands 2 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering34.9%
- Historical Architecture and UrbanismArts and Humanities16%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities10.4%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities8.5%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities7%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities4.7%
- Architecture, Design, and Social HistoryArts and Humanities1.9%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences1.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q4 | 656/697 | — |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 664/692 | — |
| History | Q4 | 1879/1936 | — |
| Museology | Q4 | 94/96 | — |
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 289 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 86 | 86 | 12 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 10 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | — |
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted1
- reviewOnly for the “Review section”, HPA accept text in Italian language, abstract must be in English anyway. Abstract and English text must follow the Chicago Manual…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The copyrights of all the texts on this journal belong to the respective authors without restrictions. Authors grant to the journal a non-exclusive right to publish their work. This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (full legal code). See also our Open Access Policy. Metadata All the metadata of the published material is released in the public domai…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. It releases its articles under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This license allows anyone to download, reuse, re-print, modify, distribute and/or copy the contributions. The works must b…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Acceptance of articles for publication is subject to a double-blind peer review. Two independent anonymous referees are chosen on the basis of their specific competence and research fields. Papers are evaluated according to criteria such as intrinsic quality, thematic relevance and originality. By intrinsic quality we mean good use of primary and secondary sources, and an appropriate literary styl…
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
- University of Bologna
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2611-0075
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Histories of Postwar Architecture
How long does peer review take at Histories of Postwar Architecture?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Histories of Postwar Architecture?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Histories of Postwar Architecture based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Switzerland (4) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Histories of Postwar Architecture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Histories of Postwar Architecture is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Histories of Postwar Architecture open access, and what is the APC?
Histories of Postwar Architecture 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .