Journal of Architectural Research and Design Studies contains variety of architectural topics on architectural history and theory and criticism, structure and building science, urbanism as well as design practices. The Journal encourages discursive architecture on marginalized community, gender, race or ethnicity, as well as multicultural and participatory approach.
The Journal of Architectural Research and Design Studies publishes two issues in one volume a year. Start from 2022, the issues are expected to be published in May and November of each year. Although the journal’s editorial schedule is set for May and November, JARDS employs a continuous publication model: as soon as an article completes peer review and production, it is immediately posted online rather than waiting for the remainder of the issue to be finalized. This approach ensures that readers gain prompt access to the fully formatted, final version of each article.
Every published content under “Articles” section is subject for peer review. Published contents under “Editorial” section are not peer-reviewed.
Peer review in the journal is conducted by external reviewers. They were selected based on their expertise and latest publications in the related topics of submitted manuscripts. At least two reviewers are selected for each submission. The journal didn’t ask author(s) for recommended reviewers to avoid any misconduct in peer review process. At some point, editorial board members can also be selected as reviewers of a manuscript. A list of reviewers of each edition is provided in the published issue, and a list of all reviewers is available at https://journal.uii.ac.id/jards/ReviewerFollowing the National Information Standards Organization (NISO)'s Peer Review Terminology Standardization, the type of peer review process in the journal can be summarized as follows:
Identity Transparency: Double Anonymized
Reviewer identity is not made visible to author, author identity is not made visible to reviewer, reviewer and author identity is visible to (decision-making) editor.
Reviewer Interacts with: Editor
Communication between editor and reviewer (traditional model). Also known as ‘independent review’. Identities can be anonymized or visible.
Post Publication Commenting: Open
Commenting open to anybody. Can be anonymous, require signing in and/or registration (e.g. via ORCID). At this moment, commenting can be sent through email to editor. In the future, a “Comments” section may be prepared for this purpose.
The peer review process in the journal can be described as follow:
Published contents will include dates of submission, revision(s), acceptance, and publication.
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Published since 2017
Starting from Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025), the Journal of Architectural Research and Design Studies will adopt a new article template to enhance the quality of article layouts.
All submission processes will follow this new format. To view and use the updated template, please download it here.
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JARS Editor