Publication Research Help: Peer Reviewed Architecture Journals

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Peer Reviewed Architecture Journals held in APL

APT Bulletin
Print: 1986 - current
Online: 1986 - 2018
Architectural histories : the open access journal of the EAHN.
Open Access: 2013 - current

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Author's Pre-print: author can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing)
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Architectural History: the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
Print: 1967- 29=009, 2011- 2016
Online: 1958 - most recent 4 years not available.

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Architectural Science Review:
Print: 1967 - 2010

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ArchNet-IJAR: International journal of architectural research
Open Access Online: 2007 - 2018
ARQ
Online Open Access: 2001 - current
ARQ Architectural Research Quarterly
Online: 2001 - current

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Buildings & Landscapes: Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum
Online: 2007 - current
Energy and Buildings
Online (Elsevier): 3/1995 - current

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Environment and Planning. B: Urban analytics and city science
Online but not all issues are available (use Delivery+)

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Footprint : Delft School of Design Journal
Online Open Access: 20017 - current

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Restrictions: 3 months embargo
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Restrictions: 3 months embargo
Future Anterior: journal of historic preservation history, theory & criticism
Print: 2004 -2005
Online: 2004 - 2017
Grey Room
Print: 2000 - current
Online: 2000 - 2018

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Harvard Design Magazine
Print: 1998 - current
International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC)
Online: 2017 - current

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JAPA: Journal of the American Planning Association
Print (Annex): 1997 - 2017
Online: 1979 - current

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Journal of Architectural and Planning Research
Print: 1992 - current
Online: 1984 - (recent 4 years are not available)
Journal of Architectural Education (JAE)
Print Shared Collection: 1984- 2016 (use Delivery+
Online: 1999 - 2012

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Journal of Architectural Engineering
Print (Empire Shared): 1995 - 2009
Online: 1995 - current

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Journal of Green Building
Print: 2009 - 2010
Online: 2006 - current
Journal of Interior Design
Online: 1997 - current

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Restrictions: 12 months embargo
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Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
Print (Empire Shared use Delivery+) 1974 - 2016
Online: 1945 - 2015, 2019

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Journal of Urban Design
online: 1996 - most recent 1 year(s) 6 month(s) not available.

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Landscape Journal
Print: 1982 -2012
Online: 1997 - 2018

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Metu Journal of the Faculty of Architecture
Online: 2010 -2014
Muqarnas
Print (Lockwood): 1997 - 2010
Online: 1983 - most recent 4 year(s) not available.
Planning Perspectives
Online: 1996 - current

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Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes
Print: 1998 - 2011
Online: access only to open access articles

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Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review
Online: 2013 - current
Vernacular Architecture
Online: 2005 - most recent 1 year(s) not available.

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Restrictions: 12 months embargo for STEM (science, technology, engineering and medicine) journals
2 years embargo for HSS (humanities and social science) journals
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West 86th : a journal of decorative arts, design history, and material culture.
Online: 2011 - current

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Other Peer Reviewed Architecture Journals

Architectural Theory Review
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International Journal of Islamic Architecture
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Restrictions:12 months embargo
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Journal of Architecture
Not all articles available, only open access articles are available

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Journal of Landscape Architecture
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Nexus Network Journal: architecture and mathematics
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OASE: architectural journal
Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD)
The PLAN Journal: research in architecture and urbanism

Open Access Journals in Architecture

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