Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes
ISSN 1460-1176 · eISSN 1943-2186 · Taylor & Francis
Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 89 days (submission to first decision, publisher); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Landscape and Cultural Studies, Historical Art and Culture Studies and Chinese history and philosophy, together about 32.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes is dedicated to the original research and documentary analysis of landscapes, gardens, and special sites around the globe, in cultural and historical context. With an emphasis on the dialogue between design and reception in gardens and designed landscapes, the journal welcomes submissions engaging with aesthetics; social and cultural history; geography; plants, plant humanities, and horticulture; technology; and the environment. The journal encourages research and dialogue around gardens and landscapes in context of urgent contemporary questions around the environment, climate change, and conservations, as well as race, equity and social justice. The journal considers individual submissions as well as proposals for Special Issues or Fora on topics or themes of relevance to the journal’s objectives. The journal features regular book reviews; proposals for review essays on thematic and timely clusters of publications will be considered. All submissions are subject to double anonymous review after initial screening by the Editor. The journal addresses itself internationally to scholars, professionals, and those with a serious interest in the subject of landscapes. Readership: historians of gardens, culture, art, and architecture, landscape designers, cultural geographers, historians of horticulture and garden practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Editor-in-chief Elizabeth HydePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Landscape and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities12.5%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities12.4%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences7.8%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Urban Planning and Landscape DesignEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities5%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Art Index, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, B H A Bibliography of the History of Art, British Humanities Index, Current Abstracts, Garden, Landscape & Horticulture IndexPublisher website
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) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.15Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.17Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 33,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 691 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 21 | 5 | 10 |
| 2023 | 23 | 7 | 25 |
| 2022 | 17 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
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
- Submission to first decision
- 89 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted2
- book reviewBook Review | Published online: 2 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 22 Jul 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymous peer review after initial screening by the Editor. Model summary
All submissions are subject to double anonymous review after initial screening by the Editor.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1460-1176
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-2186
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 3-4 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes
What CAS zone is Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 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 Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes?
The publisher reports about 89 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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 Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), United Kingdom (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes open access, and what is the APC?
Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .