Journal profile
RevistArquis
ISSN 2215-275X · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
RevistArquis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RevistArquis is published by Universidad de Costa Rica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Latin American Urban Studies and Urban Planning and Governance, together about 42.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
REVISTARQUIS es una revista oficial de publicación electrónica semestral, editada por la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) y publicada en enero y julio de cada año. La revista tiene como finalidad principal contribuir con la difusión de trabajos de investigación y crítica académica, así como de los avances científicos, tecnológicos y culturales en el campo de la arquitectura, la ciudad, el territorio y disciplinas afines. Tiene como objetivo promover la investigación académica por parte de académicos, estudiantes e investigadores nacionales e internacionales; por tanto, está destinado principalmente a la comunidad académica y profesional. Los artículos publicados en REVISTARQUIS son principalmente investigaciones y ensayos originales de comunicación científica. El idioma principal de la revista es el español, pero también está disponible en inglés y portugués como idiomas secundarios. REVISTARQUIS está indexado a Latindex, UCRIndex, Sherpa / Romeo, MIAR, REDIB y Erihplus. Actualmente, la revista está bajo evaluación de otros índices. Protocolo de interoperabilidad: URL OAI-PMH: https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/revistarquis/oai
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 2, Colombia 2 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering20.3%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences11.1%
- Urban Planning and GovernanceSocial Sciences10.9%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences6.2%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities3.7%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities3.5%
- Architectural and Urban StudiesArts and Humanities3.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 217 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 18 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 12 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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-ND | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- artículos1- Artículos Los artículos científico derivados de investigaciones académicas presentan, detalladamente, los resultados originales y/o innovadores de las invest…Length not stated
- ensayos2 - Ensayos El ensayo es un texto argumentativo escrito en prosa en el cual el autor expone, defiende o contrapone ideas en torno a una tesis específica.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Los autores conservan sus derechos patrimoniales y ceden a REVISTARQUIS los derechos de reproducción por medios impresos y electrónicos de forma gratuita, exclusiva y por plazo indefinido. Model summary
Los autores que envíen sus artículos para ser evaluados a REVISTARQUIS preservan sus derechos patrimoniales. Para la aceptación del artículo, la/s persona/s autora/s cede(n) a REVISTARQUIS sus derechos de reproducción por medios impresos y electrónicos, de forma gratuita, exclusiva y por plazo indefinido.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revisión por pares con anonimato: el autor debe eliminar del texto todas las referencias que se hagan al autor(es), cambiando el nombre por "AUTOR". Model summary
Para asegurar el anonimato en el proceso de revisión, el autor debe eliminar del texto todas las referencias que se hagan al autor(es), cambiando el nombre del mismo por "AUTOR".
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Los textos enviados para publicar en REVISTARQUIS deben ser inéditos (no publicados previamente). Model summary
Los textos enviados para publicar en REVISTARQUIS son inéditos (no publicados previamente).
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
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2215-275X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RevistArquis
How long does peer review take at RevistArquis?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of RevistArquis?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of RevistArquis based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (2) and Colombia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index RevistArquis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RevistArquis is indexed in DOAJ.
Is RevistArquis open access, and what is the APC?
RevistArquis 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, 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: .