Journal profile · Engineering-Architecture
Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture
ISSN 2367-4253 · eISSN 2511-624X · VDE Verlag GmbH · Germany
Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture addresses all aspects of digital technologies, applications, information, and knowledge bases in research, education, and practice pertaining to landscape architecture and related fields. The journal publishes original papers that address theoretical and practical issues, innovative developments, methods, applications, findings, and case studies that are drawn primarily from work presented at the annual international Digital Landscape Architecture conference. Its intent is to encourage the broad dissemination of these ideas, innovations, and practices.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Architecture
Editor-in-chief E. BuhmannPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Q2 | 84/210 | 60th |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q3 | 589/876 | 32nd |
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q3 | 164/231 | 29th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q4 | 794/1022 | 22nd |
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
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 350 | No | CC BY-ND | |
| Publisher website | EUR 400 / EUR 50 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 400
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
The Editors, and editorial staff will not use unpublished information disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research purposes without the authors’ explicit written consent. Editors and reviewers will recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships/connections with any of the author…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Publication ethics based on COPE Core Practices Model summary
For all parties involved in the act of publishing – the author, the journal editor(s), the peer reviewer and the publisher – it is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behaviour. The ethics statements for the JoDLA – Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access under CC BY-ND 4.0 Model summary
The Journal Digital Landscape Architecture JoDLA implements the policy of open access publication after a double-blind peer review process through a highly international team of seasoned professionals for quality assurance. Special emphasis is put on actively supporting young professionals through formative reviews of their submissions. Only English language contributions are published.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double-blind peer review by Editorial Board Model summary
Authors are obliged to participate in the peer review process and cooperate fully by responding promptly to editors’ requests for clarifications, raw data, proof of ethics approval and copyright permissions. In the case of a first decision of "revisions necessary", authors should respond to the reviewers’ comments systematically, point by point, and in a timely manner, revising and re-submitting t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and plagiarism
Authors should ensure that they have written and submit only entirely original works, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited. Publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the work reported in the manuscript should also be cited. Plagiarism takes many forms, from "passing off" another's paper as the author's own, to copy…
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
- VDE Verlag GmbH
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 2367-4253
- Electronic ISSN
- 2511-624X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture
How long does peer review take at Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .