About this journal

Aims and scope

Founded at the University of Sydney in 1958 by Professor Henry Cowan to promote continued professional development, Architectural Science Review presents a balanced collection of papers on a wide range of topics. From its first issue over 50 years ago the journal documents the profession’s interest in environmental issues, covering topics such as thermal comfort, lighting, and sustainable architecture, contributing to this extensive field of knowledge by seeking papers from a broad geographical area.

The journal is supported by an international editorial advisory board of the leading international academics and its reputation has increased globally with individual and institutional subscribers and contributors from around the world. As a result, Architectural Science Review continues to be recognised as not only one of the first, but the leading journal devoted to architectural science, technology and the built environment.

Architectural Science Review publishes original research papers, shorter research notes, and abstracts of PhD dissertations and theses in all areas of architectural science including:

  • building science and technology
  • environmental sustainability
  • structures and materials
  • audio and acoustics
  • illumination
  • thermal systems
  • building physics
  • building services
  • building climatology
  • building economics
  • ergonomics
  • history and theory of architectural science
  • the social sciences of architecture

All research papers, research notes and review articles are double-anonymized refereed by a distinguished international Editorial Advisory Board and other experts in the field. ASR also publishes occasional refereed special issues, invited review papers and editorials, and extensive book reviews.

ASR is listed in EIRH PLUS, the European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 94K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.8 (2023) Impact Factor
  • 2.7 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 4.8 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.030 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.513 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 29 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 74 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 12 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 26% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editor in Chief
Professor Darren Robinson
University of Sheffield, UK

Associate Editors

Associate Professor Densil Cabrera -
(Audio and Acoustics)
The University of Sydney, Australia

Professor Michael Christenson - (Architectural Computing)
University of Minnesota, USA

Professor Francesco Fiorito - (Facade Engineering)
Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy

Associate Professor Yasha J. Grobman -  (Computer Aided Fabrication, Design Computation)
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Professor Ning Gu -  (Design Computing and Cognition)
University of South Australia, Australia

Dr Edward Harkness -  (Solar Geometry)
The University of Sydney, Australia

Associate Professor Danny H W Li -  (Energy Efficiency)
Department of Building and Construction
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Dr Upendra Rajapaksha - ( Low energy architecture)
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Professor Marc Aurel Schnabel -  (Parametric Design)
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Dr A. Benjamin Spaeth -  (Parametric design)
Welsh School of Architecture, UK

Dr David Wadley -  (Planning and Urbanism)
The University of Queensland, Australia

Editorial Advisory Board

Professor Guedi Capeluto, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Professor Chew Lit Yin, School of Design, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Professor W K Chow, Department of Building Services Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Professor Robert Gifford, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Canada
Dr Kathryn Janda, Energy Institute, University College London and Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Professor Douglas Noble, Leavitt Graduate Building Science Program, University of Southern California, USA
Professor Deo Prasad, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Australia
Professor Helen Ross, School of Natural and Rural Systems Management, University of Queensland, Australia
Professor Bin Su, School of Architecture, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand
Dr Ruffina Thilakaratne, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, China
Dr Jennifer Veitch, Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Dr Semiha Yilmazer, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Bilkent University, Turkey
Professor Zeng Saixing, Antai School of Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Former Editors in Chief

Professor Richard Hyde
Professor of Architectural Science (retired)
The University of Sydney, Australia

Professor Gary Moore
Emeritus Professor of Environment-Behaviour Studies
The University of Sydney, Australia

Founding Editor
Professor Henry Cowan
Late Emeritus Professor of Architectural Science
The University of Sydney, Australia

Open access

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  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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