Spool

Aims & Scope

SPOOL is a journal initiative in the field of ‘architecture and the built environment’.

It puts a strong emphasis on four key topics: Science of Architecture; Landscape Metropolis; Energy Innovation and Cyber-physical Architecture.

These four topics refer to existing and upcoming research programs/interests in Europe and beyond, and ensure a steady stream of potential copy.

Treating these topics as threads within one journal allows SPOOL to focus on the interrelationship between the fields, something that is often lost in specialized journals.

SPOOL welcomes within this framework original papers and associated open data on research that deal with interventions in architecture and the built environment by means of design, engineering and/or planning.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Energy, Engineering and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Energy, Engineering and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Data-driven design for Architecture and Environment Integration

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Defne, Jakub, Michael

• Bio-Cyber-Physical ‘Planetoids’ for Repopulating Residual Spaces

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Pierre, Henriette, Hamed

• Untangling Stakeholder Dynamics in Circularity of the Built Environment

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Ellen, Julie, Bruno, Andrew

• Advancing Sustainable Approaches in Architecture by Means of Design-to-Robotic-Production

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Henriette, Arwin, Casper, Tarique

• Ontological Upgrade

  Citation: 2

  Authors: James, Eric

• Planning, Planting, and Maintaining New Urban Forests in the Metropolitan Area of Milano

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Maria Chiara

• The migrating walls

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Victor, Andrea, Antonin, Youssef, Hendrik, Mirco

• Data-driven Urban Design

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Jeroen

• Interdisciplinary Data-integrated Approaches

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Michael, Henriette

• Reimagining Humanity

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Junichi, Taylor