Impact & Metrics

AND – Architectures, Cities and Architects promotes a model of transparent scientific communication. On this page, we provide indicators of impact, dissemination, and quality related to the journal, in line with international standards and ANVUR guidelines.

VQR & ASN – Relevance in Evaluation

The results of VQR (Research Quality Assessment) are published by ANVUR at the level of university, department, and author, not for individual journals.

Have you used an article published in AND for VQR/ASN? Please report it to redazione@and-architettura.it.
As part of the Research Quality Assessment (VQR) 2020–2024, four scientific articles published in the journal AND – Architetture, città e architetti feature amongst the outputs submitted by Italian universities and included in the ANVUR public list for the field of Architecture.
The articles, published between 2022 and 2024, originate from four universities: the University of Florence, the University of Genoa, the University of Perugia and the San Raffaele Telematic University of Rome.
These data show the journal’s presence in national scientific research evaluation processes and help monitor its dissemination within the academic community.

Source: ANVUR, VQR 2020–2024, Public list of evaluated outputs – Architecture. Accessed on 14 September 2026.

ANVUR Classification

AND is classified as a scientific journal by ANVUR in the relevant competition sectors (Areas 08, 10, 11). For updated information, please refer to the ANVUR website.

Citations & Google Scholar Profile

Indexing & Discoverability

Readership & Downloads (2025)

  • Articles viewed: 609
  • Total downloads (PDF/HTML): 29.118
  • Average downloads per article: 47,81
  • Countries reached (top 5): IT, ES, FR, DE, US

Source: OJS statistics (COUNTER).

Open Science & Transparency

  • Open Access (diamond, no APCs) under CC BY 4.0 license.
  • ORCID recommended for all authors and required for editors and reviewers.
  • Data Availability: we encourage data availability statements and deposit in reliable repositories.
  • Peer review: double-blind; Ethical Code (COPE).

For inquiries, updates, or submission of reports/metrics: redazione@and-architettura.it.

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