Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
Journal of Architectural Education
ISSN 1046-4883 · eISSN 1531-314X · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Architectural Education: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 42 days to acceptance (23 articles, last 24 months); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Architectural Education is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Architecture, Design, and Social History and Architecture and Computational Design, together about 39.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
the leading scholarly publication about architectural education. Founded by the Association in 1947 for the purpose of enhancing architectural design education, theory, and practice, JAE is the oldest continuously operating journal of its kind. Across decades, JAE contributors have advanced themes in architectural education of research, environment, pedagogy, and politics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering16.8%
- Architecture, Design, and Social HistoryArts and Humanities12.5%
- Architecture and Computational DesignEngineering10.1%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities8.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.6%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 385OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,906 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 67 | 23 | 25 |
| 2023 | 54 | 12 | 38 |
| 2022 | 58 | 13 | 65 |
| 2021 | 62 | 12 | 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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
42 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 38 days – 47 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 112 days (23 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 157 days
- Sample
- 23 articles with submission and acceptance dates (61 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1046-4883
- Electronic ISSN
- 1531-314X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Architectural Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Architectural Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Architectural Education is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Architecture. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Architectural Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 23 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 42 days (interquartile range 38–47 days). 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 Journal of Architectural Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Architectural Education is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Architectural Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Architectural Education is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .