Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
Megaron
ISSN 1309-6915 · KARE Publishing · Turkey
Megaron: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Megaron is published by KARE Publishing 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 Turkish Urban and Social Issues, History and Cultural Heritage and Gender Studies and Social Issues, together about 27.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Editor-in-chief Mehmet DorukPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Türkiye 19, Mainland China 1, Denmark 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Turkish Urban and Social IssuesSocial Sciences10.9%
- History and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences8.7%
- Gender Studies and Social IssuesSocial Sciences8%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities7.1%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering5.7%
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering5.4%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities4.9%
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 4 |
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
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Avery Index, EBSCO, GALE Cengage, Genamics ProQuest, TR Dizin, TUBITAK Ulakbim, Ulrichs Web, IdealOnline
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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 592 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 12 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 27 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 50 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 66 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 72 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- KARE Publishing
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 1309-6915
- Society / sponsor
- Yildiz Technical University
- 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 Megaron
What CAS zone is Megaron in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Megaron 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.
How long does peer review take at Megaron?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Megaron based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (19), Mainland China (1) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Megaron?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Megaron is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Megaron open access, and what is the APC?
Megaron is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .