Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape
ISSN 2008-7446 · eISSN 2008-2169 · Nazar research center for Art, Architecture & Urbanism · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 65 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 24 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape is published by Nazar research center for Art, Architecture & Urbanism 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 97.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Over the years of the activity of the journal, active and efficient professional management has been targeted to regularly publish high-quality research. This is in line with the policy of the journal focusing on the depth of scientific research, innovation, and local approach. The journal pursues the following goals: • Explaining the concept of "Landscape" as the theme linking different areas such as art, environment, city, architecture and cultural heritage and tourism, with both global and local approach; • Applying theoretical discussions to solve professional issues; • Global development of landscape science; • Understanding and introducing Iranian landscape identity; • Developing the cooperation between Iranian and international experts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Editor-in-chief Mehdi SheybaniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 7, France 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences32.5%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences32.5%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering32.5%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities0.8%
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities0.8%
- South Asian Cinema and CultureArts and Humanities0.8%
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 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: پایگاه استنادی علوم جهان اسلام(ISC), پرتال جامع علوم انسانی, بانک اطلاعات نشریات کشور(magiran), پایگاه مجلات تخصصی نور, COPE membership, Road, Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.45Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 995Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 4,379,938Publisher website ·
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
65 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 24 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 230 / IRR 29,400,000 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 230 / IRR 29,400,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- Quantitative studies; Review papers just compiling previous studies; Studies based on questionnaire data or formulas
Article types accepted2
- research articlesManuscripts submitted to Manzar should be research articles and have not previously been published or submitted anywhere else (journal, conference, book, ...).Length not stated
- reviewThe review process of manuscripts submitted to Manzar is as follows: All articles are initially reviewed by the editorial board of the journal. Papers approved …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Principles of Authorship
All authors must participate in research and article writing, and they must be responsible for all the content provided in the article. The names of individuals and organizations that have not directly contributed to the article but have influenced the research should be mentioned in acknowledgment. (In articles with more than one author), all authors should agree on designating a corresponding au…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Model summary
Manzar is a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and adheres to its principles
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
This Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
منظر امکان دسترسی آزاد و رایگان به تمامی مقالات را در سایت اینترنتی مجله فراهم کرده است.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process
Double blind peer review Model summary
The review process of manuscripts submitted to Manzar is as follows: All articles are initially reviewed by the editorial board of the journal. Papers approved by the editorial board will be sent to two expert reviewers. The review process in Manzar is double blind. If both expert reviewers approve the article, it will be accepted for publication. If the article is approved by one reviewer but rej…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with iThenticate Model summary
مقالات فارسی ارسالی برای نشریۀ منظر در مرحلۀ ارزیابی اولیه با استفاده از سامانۀ ایرانداک مشابهتیابی خواهند شد و در صورت پذیرش مقاله در داوری و ارسال نسخۀ انگلیسی، نسخۀ انگلیسی مقالات هم با نرمافزار iThenticate مشابهتیابی خواهد شد.
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
- Nazar research center for Art, Architecture & Urbanism
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English, Persian
- ISSN
- 2008-7446
- Electronic ISSN
- 2008-2169
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape
What CAS zone is Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape 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.
What is the impact factor of Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 0.
How long does peer review take at Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape?
The publisher reports about 65 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (7) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape open access, and what is the APC?
Manzar-The Scientific Journal of Landscape is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .