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Thresholds
ISSN 1091-711X · eISSN 2572-7338
Thresholds: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Thresholds is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Art, Politics, and Modernism and Architecture and Computational Design, together about 47.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established in 1992, Thresholds first began as a monthly zine. Today, editors produce one independently themed journal a year. The best submissions from fine arts, design, graphics, media arts and sciences, film, photography, architecture and theory are selected by committee based on quality and fit. The Thresholds advisory board is composed of internationally recognized figures in various fields of visual culture. The Board provides intellectual support for theme development, and brings forth a large amount of high quality submissions for each issue. Contributors have included: Kenneth Frampton, Michael McKinnell, Trinh T. Minh-ha & Jean-Paul Bourdier, Paul Carter, Ignasi de Sola-Morales and James Wines of SITE, The Art Guys and Carol Burns, Bill Mitchell, Mitchell Schwarzer, Charles Correa, Tunney Lee, Cherie Wendelken, Stephen Cairns, Keller Easterling, Mark Jarzombek, Alfredo Jaar, and Diane Ghirardo. ADVISORY BOARD Timothy Hyde, chair Pamela Karimi Mari Lending Ana María León Jennifer Mack Patricia Morton Itohan Osayimwese Sara Stevens Sarah Whiting SUPPORT Thresholds would like to express its gratitude to its many patrons and contributors who have helped make the journal possible. In particular, Thresholds is grateful for the generosity and enthusiasm of Tom Beischer (PhD ’04), creator of the Founders Fund for support of the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering31.6%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities8.9%
- Architecture and Computational DesignEngineering7.2%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities4.9%
- Spatial and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Historical Architecture and UrbanismArts and Humanities4.5%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Architecture | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Art | 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
ESCILetPub
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 827 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 0 | 34 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 32 |
| 2024 | 21 | 2 | 54 |
| 2023 | 35 | 1 | 75 |
| 2022 | 33 | 3 | 66 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 45 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- peer-reviewed journalThresholds is the annual peer-reviewed journal produced by the MIT Department of ArchitectureLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Thresholds is the annual peer-reviewed journal produced by the MIT Department of Architecture, held in over 150 university art & architecture libraries around the world. Model summary
Thresholds is the annual peer-reviewed journal produced by the MIT Department of Architecture, held in over 150 university art & architecture libraries around the world.
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
- ISSN
- 1091-711X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2572-7338
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Thresholds
What CAS zone is Thresholds in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Thresholds is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Architecture / Art. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Thresholds?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Thresholds is indexed in ESCI.
Is Thresholds open access, and what is the APC?
Thresholds is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .