Chinese Architecture Urbanism

The Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism (JCAU) is an international peer-reviewed academic journal which publishes original articles, review articles, reports, viewpoints, book notes, and book reviews. The journal presents new and original results of research, and provides a platform for discussion and debate relating to architectural heritage preservation, resilience and cultural sustainability of modern vernacular architecture in the Chinese context, as well as the cultural influence of Chinese architecture worldwide, past and present. The journal will also consider papers comparing various aspects of architecture and urbanism between the Chinese and international contexts.

Topics covered but not limited to:

History of Chinese architecture, city planning, and urban regeneration
Philosophy of Chinese architecture, city planning, and rural revitalization
Classical and modern vernacular Chinese architecture in urban planning and design
Classical and modern Chinese gardens/landscape architecture in urban planning and design
Modern technologies and innovative materials applied to classical and modern vernacular Chinese architecture
Contemporary real estate development in modern vernacular Chinese architecture
Social dimension of modern vernacular Chinese architecture in urban planning and design
Cultural dimension of modern vernacular Chinese architecture in urban planning and design
Political dimension of modern vernacular Chinese architecture in urban planning and design
Environmental dimension of modern vernacular Chinese architecture in urban planning and design

Reasons for Founding the Journal

Following in the footsteps of other academic journals in English focusing on Chinese Studies, such as the Journal of Chinese History, Journal of Chinese Philosophy, Journal of Chinese Religions, Journal of Chinese Humanities, Journal of Chinese Sociology, Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, Journal of Chinese Writing Systems, Journal of Chinese Linguistics, Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture, Journal of Chinese Medicine, Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine, Journal of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences, Journal of Chinese Governance, Journal of Chinese Political Science, Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, Journal of Chinese Military History, Journal of Chinese Overseas, Journal of Chinese Cinemas, International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management, and so on, the launching of the Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism is a logical next step. It is a way of honoring Chinese architectural culture, and a response to the overwhelming criticisms about Chinese urbanization in recent decades that has departed too far from its national architectural heritage and has lost its local and regional identity. This problem cannot be entirely blamed for the internationalization of architectural styles, or the numerous so called “International Journal of …” that instill a sense of “internationalism” to readers’ minds. In their book “Identity by Design,” Oxford Brookes University Professors Georgia Butina Watson and Ian Bentley (2007) observed: “In a world of increasing globalisation, where one high street becomes interchangeable with the next, Identity by Design addresses the idea of place-making and the concept of identity, looking at how these things can be considered as an integral part of the design process.” In a similar vein, the Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism will hopefully exert positive influence on China’s urban development from now on.

Electronic ISSN: 2717-5626

Publication Frequency: Quarterly

Partnership with Journal of Architectural History in Secondary Publications

In a collaboration between AccScience Publishing (formerly known as Inno Science Press) and China Machine Press, Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism will translate and publish selected articles of Journal of Architectural History (transliterated as Jianzhu Shi Xuekan) in the Secondary Publication Section.

The Editorial Office of Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism selects the articles published in the Journal of Architectural History based on the scope below:

Topical interest to Western audience in architecture and urbanism related disciplines
Topical connection and relevance to Western scholarship
Topics of wider concerns, such as ecological and climatic issues, etc.

The translated articles will not be peer-reviewed again as they have been rigorously evaluated by reviewers of Journal of Architectural History.

Call for Papers

Any submissions in the field of Chinese architecture and urbanism are welcome.

Editors-in-Chief

Pr./Dr Jie Zhang, Email: zjzhangjie@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Dr Donia Zhang, Email: chinese.architecture.urbanism@gmail.com

Executive Editor

Dr Xianmin Mai, Email: maixianmin@foxmail.com

Indexing & Archiving

Indexing: Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism is indexed within Crossref, Scopus, Google Scholar, Scilit, Singapore Book Publishers Association, J-Gate, and Harvard University Library, and it aims to be indexed by world-recognized databases, for example, DOAJ, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.

Archiving Service (Archives): The contents of Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism is archived and preserved by Portico.