Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
Landscape Architecture Frontiers
ISSN 2095-5405 · eISSN 2095-5413 · Higher Education Press
Landscape Architecture Frontiers: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Landscape Architecture Frontiers is published by Higher Education Press 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 Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Urban Green Space and Health and Urban Design and Spatial Analysis, together about 37% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science16.9%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science13.7%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering6.4%
- Regional Development and EnvironmentSocial Sciences5.8%
- Urban Planning and Landscape DesignEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities4.3%
- Landscape and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Urban and spatial planningEnvironmental Science3.8%
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)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 848 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 4 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 35 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 139 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 124 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 176 |
| 2021 | 87 | 87 | 296 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Higher Education Press
- ISSN
- 2095-5405
- Electronic ISSN
- 2095-5413
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Landscape Architecture Frontiers
What CAS zone is Landscape Architecture Frontiers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Landscape Architecture Frontiers 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.
Which databases index Landscape Architecture Frontiers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Landscape Architecture Frontiers is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Landscape Architecture Frontiers open access, and what is the APC?
Landscape Architecture Frontiers is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .