Journal profile · ARCHITECTURE
VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal
ISSN 2341-3050 · eISSN 2341-2747 · Universidad Politécnica de Valencia · Spain
VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal is published by Universidad Politécnica de Valencia 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 Architecture and Art History Studies, Architecture, Modernity, and Design and Historical Art and Architecture Studies, together about 41% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
VLC Arquitectura Research Journal is an international research journal, born as an initiative of the School of Architecture of the Universitat Politècnica de València. The publication covers the architecture as an interdisciplinary understanding and it is the place for discussions on the architectural and urban project from its technical, energetic and material side, to its theoretical, historical and graphics perspective. Education research on architecture is also welcome. The journal aspires to create a high-level discussion in university research in the fields of architecture and urbanism, and aims to be a channel for the dissemination of advanced research in the field. All researchers related to architecture and urbanisms are invited to contribute. The journal is published twice a year and appears in hard copy and digital version. Selection of papers is done through a system of double-blind peer reviews, following the usual protocols for scientific publications. VLC Arquitectura Research Journal encourages contributions to the following areas of research, according to UNESCO nomenclature: 6201 Architecture: Architectural Design, Parks and gardens, Urbanism 3305 Construction Technology: Architectural Design; Airport Construction; Buildings, large and skyscrapers; Bridges; Concrete (Technology of); Civil Engineering; Dams, Drainages; Excavations; Foundations; Harbors; Heavy constructions; Houses; Hyper static systems; Industrial and commercial buildings; Light constructions; Metallic constructions; Metrology of building; Organization of Works; Prefabricated constructions; Pre-stressed concrete; Public buildings; Regulations, codes and specifications; Soil mechanics (construction); Structural engineering; Structural strength; Topography of building; Tunnels; Underground Works; Urban planning; Water supply; Wood constructions 3329 Urban Planning: Building codes, Communications, Community organization, Land Use, Regional development, Sanitary services, Transportation, Urban environment, Urban-rural relations 5506 Specialized histories: History of Architecture 2201 Acoustics: Architectural acoustics 5203 Geographical demography: Urban demographics 5404 Regional geography: Urban geography 3313 Mechanical Engineering and technology: Building materials If you have any question regarding the format of a submission or you wish guidance as to whether a subject is appropriate for VLC Arquitectura Research Journal please write directly to the Editor in Chief.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ARCHITECTURE
Editor-in-chief Juan Serra LluchPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 9%); most named Spain 8, Mainland China 1, Austria 1, Portugal 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities20.5%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering10.4%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities10.1%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences9.4%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- Historical Studies of Medieval IberiaArts and Humanities7.9%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities6.3%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities4.3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| 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)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2028
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2028
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 9,174Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 218 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 11 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 26 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,500 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- research articleptions and notes, must be a maximum of: Research articles: 4,500 words The extension of the notes will not exceed 20% of the bodymain text ≤ 4,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use
The journal is authorized to use AI tools to support plagiarism detection. Model summary
The journal is authorized to use AI tools to support plagiarism detection.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 (CC-by-nc) license. Model summary
Hard copy and online journal is published by UPV, being necessary to cite the source in any total or partial reproduction. Unless otherwise stated, all content of this electronic edition is distributed under a license and distribution "Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0" (CC-by-nc). VLC arquitectura allows authors to spread electronically (e.g., in institutional repositories or on thei…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No fees for submission or publication. Model summary
VLC architecture. Research Journal does not charge fees for submission of papers, nor fees for the publication of its articles.
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, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2341-3050
- Electronic ISSN
- 2341-2747
- 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 VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal
What CAS zone is VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 6.
How long does peer review take at VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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 VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 4,500 words; Reference style: Chicago; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (8), Mainland China (1) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal open access, and what is the APC?
VLC Arquitectura-Research Journal 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: .