About us

Locke Science is an academic publisher with a long-standing commitment to advancing scholarship in the built environment and related disciplines. Since 1984, Locke Science has published the Journal of Architectural and Planning Research (JAPR), supporting rigorous, peer-reviewed work in architecture, planning, and environmental design. Building on this legacy and responding to emerging research needs, Locke Science expanded its portfolio in 2023 with the launch of two new peer-reviewed titles: the Journal of Management and Planning Research (JMPR) and the Journal of Urban Development and Smart Cities (JUDSC)—broadening its mission to include management and planning research as well as interdisciplinary smart city and urban development studies.

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Our Mission

Locke Science is committed to advancing high-quality, peer-reviewed research that strengthens knowledge and practice in architecture, planning, management, and urban development. Our mission is to provide trusted scholarly platforms that promote academic integrity, methodological rigor, and interdisciplinary collaboration, while ensuring that published work contributes meaningful insight for researchers, professionals, and policymakers working to shape more sustainable, resilient, and well-planned communities.

Rigorous Peer Review

Providing a trusted foundation for high-quality research in architecture and management.

Collaborative Platforms

Promoting the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas between researchers and policymakers.

Purposeful Impact

Transforming scholarly knowledge into actionable insights for well-planned, resilient societies.

Our Journals

Latest Published Articles

Typological Analysis of Wooden Hypostyle Mosques: ...

Hale Nur Orhan1,2, Leyla Etyemez Çiplak3, Fatma Zehra Çakici1,4
1Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Türkiye
2Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, Türkiye
3Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Çankaya University, 06790 Ankara, Türkiye
4Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Technical Sciences Vocational School, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Türkiye

Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences of their Sec...

Edward Edgerton1, Jim McKechnie1, Mario D. Hair2
1University of the West of Scotland, School of Education and Social Sciences, Psychology Division, High Street, Paisley, PA1 2BE, Scotland UK
2Independent Statistics Consultant, Independent Statistics Consultant, Dargavel, Langbank, PA14 6YN, Scotland, UK

Blue-Green-Grey Infrastructure for Urban Carbon Re...

Tian Wang1,2, Qinfeng Zhao2,3, Xiaoqing Zhu4,5, Weijun Gao2,3,6,7
1School of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
2Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu 8080135, Japan
3Center for Balance Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
4School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
5Hangzhou International Urbanology Research Center (Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Urban Governance), Hangzhou 311121, China
6Department of Architecture, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo Surabaya,60111, Indonesia
7iSMART, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China

From Documentation to Digital Memory: Temporal Lay...

İzzettin Kutlu1, İrem Bekar2
1Department of Architecture, Mardin Artuklu University, Artuklu 47100, Mardin, Türkiye
2Department of Interior Architecture, Karadeniz Technical University, 61000 Ortahisar, Trabzon, Türkiye

The Space Premium Meets the Rate Shock: Managing A...

Lukas Vartiak1, Ludvik Juricek2, Marek Vochozka2
1Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
2Department of Management and Economy, DTI University, Dubnica nad Vahom, Slovakia

Tree Canopy Configurations and PET-Based Outdoor T...

Sayyed Abolfazl Hashemin1, Afsaneh Zarkesh1, Ester Higueras García2, Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad3, Kianoush Suzanchi1
1Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2Department of Urban and Territorial Planning, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
3College of Engineering and Architecture , University of Nizwa, Oman

A Deep Learning-Based Decision Support Framework f...

Bora Öçal1
1Süleyman Demirel University, School of Civil Aviation, Isparta, Türkiye

Cycling Under Economic, Environmental, and Occupat...

Edgar F. N. Ribeiro1, Ananya Vikram2
1Former Chief Town Planner of India; former Director, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; and former Spatial-Planning Adviser to India’s Planning Commission
2Faculty of Planning, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India

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