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Shipping Policy

Since our services are fully digital in nature, there are no physical shipments.

  • Upon successful payment of Article Processing Charges (APC), your submission will be processed for peer review.
  • Published articles will be made available online through open access.
  • Notification emails will be sent to the author(s) confirming the status of their article.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding our policies, please reach out:

Journal of Architecture and Theory

Email: joaatheory@gmail.com

Phone: +251965065555

Address: Jimma Road,Higher 24, Kebele 13, House No. 555, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Cancellation and Refund Policy

We strive to ensure transparency in our payment and refund process.

1. Cancellations

  • Authors may request cancellation of their submission before it enters peer review.

2. Refunds

  • Refunds will not be provided once peer review has commenced.
  • Refunds may be considered if:
    • The payment was made in error (duplicate transaction).
    • The manuscript is rejected before peer review begins.
  • Approved refunds will be processed within 7–10 business days via the original mode of payment.

3. Non-Refundable Cases

  • If the article is under review or published, APCs are non-refundable.
  • No refunds for withdrawal initiated by the author after acceptance.

JOURNAL CONTENT

Web of Science

JIF 2024 : 0.8
JIF 5 Years : 0.8

JCI Category

Q1     Architecture (16/94)

JCI 2024 : 1.12

Social Sciences

Q3    Geography, Planning and Development

Q2    Urban Studies

Engineering

Q2    Architecture

CiteScore 2024: 1.8
CiteScore Tracker 2025: 1.8
SNIP 2024: 0.700
SJR 2024: 0.333

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