Journal profile · GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
ISSN 2044-1266 · eISSN 2044-1274 · Emerald
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development is published by Emerald and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Urban Development and Cultural Heritage and Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, together about 60.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities33.9%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences18.6%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences7.9%
- Cultural Identity and HeritageArts and Humanities5.6%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences4.4%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities3.2%
- Urban Planning and ValuationEnvironmental Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation | Q1 | 5/108 | 95th |
| Urban Studies | Q1 | 47/295 | 84th |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q1 | 184/876 | 79th |
| General Business, Management and Accounting | Q2 | 81/235 | 65th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 664 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 15 | 1,220 |
| 2025 | 61 | 19 | 1,300 |
| 2024 | 67 | 23 | 1,143 |
| 2023 | 58 | 23 | 932 |
| 2022 | 70 | 25 | 706 |
| 2021 | 90 | 29 | 625 |
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.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2044-1266
- Electronic ISSN
- 2044-1274
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
What CAS zone is Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 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; 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: .