Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability
ISSN 2444-9091 · Universidad Politécnica de Valencia · Spain
VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability is published by Universidad Politécnica de Valencia 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 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation and Conservation Techniques and Studies, together about 35.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
VITRUVIO Journal is an international journal publishing original articles on frontier research, interdisciplinary and overlapping, in Architecture and Building Engineering covering topics on Sustainable Heritage. So that, the journal positions its scope both in the dominions of Science and Social Sciences. Topics covered by the journal: Design and Technique. Innovation and research in design, processes and operation of integrated design systems and solutions that inform advances towards the sustainable development of heritage. Digital Cultural Heritage. Modelling the Built Environment uses technology and digital innovation to find answers to some of the big questions facing adaptations of heritage and its societies today. Spatial Analysis. Smart Heritage Cities and Towns, urban and rural, are informed theoretically and empirically, by GIS systems among others to raise awareness of new technologies, software and techniques that have emerged as ‘web revolution’. Regeneration. Social sciences applied to the improvement communities and their Historical Built Environments looking for global prosperity of Heritage Sites. Health, human wellbeing and climate change. Energy Focus. Works in partnership with industry, government and other academic bodies, to ensure that the carried out research has a real-word impact on sustainable use of natural resources. Historic Buildings and Structures. Reuse, rehabilitation and maintenance. Approaches may consider energy efficiency in historical buildings, as well as materials conservation and repair, monitorisation of structures and materials decay, among others. The journal considers that all the aforementioned realms perform heritage in a constant state of evolution. Hence, papers should be presented considering the focus of the journal on Dynamic and Sustainable Heritage. Researchers related to these fields are invited to contribute. The selection of papers complies with the protocols for scientific publication. The peer review is done through a system of referees, experts in the field of research. The journal is published twice a year and appears in digital version.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Editor-in-chief Luis PalmeroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 15, Spain 10, United States 2, United Kingdom 2, Japan 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageEarth and Planetary Sciences15.9%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities12.5%
- Conservation Techniques and StudiesArts and Humanities7.4%
- Architecture and Computational DesignEngineering7.4%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering6.9%
- Urban Planning and ValuationEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering5.6%
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering4.2%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2056
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2056
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,082Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 227 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 175 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 61 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 78 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship
No prior publication or simultaneous submission Model summary
The submission has not been published previously and it is not being considered simultaneously for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC) license for content Model summary
Online journal is published by the UPV. It is mandatory to cite the source in any total or partial reproduction. The journal holds all rights to published works. Unless stated otherwise, all content of this electronic edition is distributed under the license "Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0” (CC-by-nc). Publisher allows authors to upload the published version of his works in institu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality required; plagiarism verification Model summary
The Editorial Team of VITRUVIO Journal has a right to demand original work and to verify the absence of plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors may self-archive the published version in institutional or subject repositories Model summary
Publisher allows authors to upload the published version of his works in institutional or subject repositories for their dissemination and preservation.
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 Politécnica de Valencia
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2444-9091
- 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 VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability
What CAS zone is VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability 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 VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (15), Spain (10) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability open access, and what is the APC?
VITRUVIO-International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .