Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
IN BO-Ricerche e Progetti per il Territorio la Citta e l Architettura
ISSN 2036-1602 · University of Bologna · Italy
IN BO-Ricerche e Progetti per il Territorio la Citta e l Architettura: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IN BO-Ricerche e Progetti per il Territorio la Citta e l Architettura is published by University of Bologna and is in Zone 4 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical and Environmental Studies, Urban Planning and Valuation and Urban Planning and Landscape Design, together about 42.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
in_bo è una rivista digitale e open-access che pubblica contributi di ricerca nelle svariate discipline riguardanti l’architettura, l’urbanistica e l’ingegneria. Pubblica contenuti in italiano e in inglese, selezionati secondo un processo di double blind peer-review. Dal 2016 è stata inserita nell’elenco ANVUR delle riviste di classe A ai fini dell’Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale (settori disciplinari 08/D1, 08/E2, 08/F1). L’ambito principale di ricerca di in_bo è l’indagine sulle forme passate e presenti dell’architettura e della città. La redazione è interessata a ricevere proposte sui seguenti temi: didattica dell’architettura, teoria del progetto, rapporto tra sacro e spazio costruito, storia e trasformazioni dell’architettura, della città e del paesaggio, senza limiti cronologici né geografici.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical and Environmental StudiesSocial Sciences15.7%
- Urban Planning and ValuationEnvironmental Science14.6%
- Urban Planning and Landscape DesignEnvironmental Science12.4%
- American Literature and Humor StudiesArts and Humanities10.1%
- Diverse academic and cultural studiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9%
- Italian Social Issues and MigrationSocial Sciences4.5%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities3.4%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ACNP – Italian Catalogue of Serials, BASE – Bielefield Academic Search Engine, EZB – Electronic Journals Library, University of Regensburg, Google Scholar – Academic Search Engine, Jisc Library Hub Discover, JournalTOCs – Index of Journals TOCs, KubiKat, Mir@bel – (Re)cueillir les savoirs, Open Policy Finder – Open Access policies database, ROAD – Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources, Ulrichsweb – Global Serials Directory, Worldcat – The world’s largest library catalogPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 40 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 60 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 60 | 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)
Article types accepted4
- articoliQuesta tipologia comprende articoli di ricerca rispettivamente sul tema specifico della call for papers corrente oppure su quelli proposti in risposta alla call…Length not stated
- intervisteIn questa tipologia si possono riportare dialoghi con personalità rilevanti nel mondo dell'architettura e dello studio della città.Length not stated
- recensioniCon questa tipologia si possono presentare recensioni di libri, mostre, conferenze o ogni altro tipo di evento legato ai temi di ricerca di in_bo.Length not stated
- visioniQuesta tipologia comprende lavori grafici come illustrazioni, disegni, fotografie e altri progetti.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright. Model summary
Gli autori che pubblicano in questa rivista mantengono i propri diritti d’autore.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data policy encouraging Open Science and FAIR principles. Model summary
Laddove appropriato, gli autori sono incoraggiati a seguire i principi dell’Open Science e quelli FAIR pubblicando i dati di ricerca associati ai loro articoli in trusted data repositories, secondo le migliori pratiche internazionali e le linee guida sulla gestione dei dati.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright: authors retain rights; CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
I diritti d'autore e di pubblicazione di tutti i testi pubblicati dalla rivista appartengono ai rispettivi autori senza alcuna restrizione. Questa rivista è distribuita con licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale 4.0 Internazionale (licenza completa).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Norme relative all’Open Access
Metadati rilasciati in pubblico dominio Model summary
in_bo segue una politica di “open access” per tutti i suoi contenuti, nella convinzione che un accesso libero e gratuito alla ricerca garantisca un maggiore scambio di saperi. Questa rivista è pubblicata secondo la Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Licence 4.0(CC-BY-NC){rel=“license”}. Questa licenza consente a chiunque il download, riutilizzo, ristampa, modifica, distribuzione e/o copia …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Processo di Peer Review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
I contributi sono valutati attraverso un processo di double-blind peer review. Due revisori anonimi sono scelti in base alle loro specifiche competenze e ai loro ambiti di ricerca. I revisori hanno il compito di valutare la qualità, l’originalità e la rilevanza del contributo. Inviando il proprio saggio, l’autore accetta di conseguenza il processo di revisione. La redazione invierà agli autori la …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Long-term preservation strategy via AlmaDL Journals. Model summary
Come parte di AlmaDL Journals, la rivista adotta una strategia per garantire la conservazione a lungo termine dei contenuti pubblicati.
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, Italian
- ISSN
- 2036-1602
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IN BO-Ricerche e Progetti per il Territorio la Citta e l Architettura
What CAS zone is IN BO-Ricerche e Progetti per il Territorio la Citta e l Architettura in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IN BO-Ricerche e Progetti per il Territorio la Citta e l Architettura is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Architecture. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at IN BO-Ricerche e Progetti per il Territorio la Citta e l Architettura?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 IN BO-Ricerche e Progetti per il Territorio la Citta e l Architettura?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IN BO-Ricerche e Progetti per il Territorio la Citta e l Architettura is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is IN BO-Ricerche e Progetti per il Territorio la Citta e l Architettura open access, and what is the APC?
IN BO-Ricerche e Progetti per il Territorio la Citta e l Architettura 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: .