V!RUS Journal

About the Journal

Created in 2006, V!RUS (ISSN 2175-974X) is a double-blind peer-reviewed scientific journal entirely bilingual since its inception, published twice a year by Nomads.usp - Center for Interactive Living Studies of the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism, Institute of Architecture and Urbanism from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The journal is ranked in the Brazilian scientific system at the A3 level on a scale from A1 to B5. All the journal's content is available in Portuguese-English or Spanish-English versions.

 V!RUS aims at being a locus of reflection on contemporary topics related to the building, the city, and the landscape. It seeks to stimulate emerging ideas from various disciplinary fields, in a dialogue with Nomads.usp research subjects.

V!RUS journal only targets academic communication with no commercial interest and is shared under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Both publishing service and access to published content are free of charge. The journal does not charge any fees for the services it provides, nor pays for collaborations. V!RUS receives papers either in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.