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Built Environment

Alexandrine Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1980

ISSN0263-7960

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.281

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.318

Total Worksi

995

Total Citationsi

17,493

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Built Environment is published quarterly, in March, June, September and December, each issue focusing on a single subject of contemporary interest and relevance to practitioners, academics and students working in a wide range of disciplines. The emphasis is on crossing disciplinary boundaries and providing global perspective. All issues include reviews of recent publications.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications995

Publisher OrgAlexandrine Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

APC Cost£950

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC-BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Alexandrine Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0263-7960

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

APC fees clearly disclosed?

£950

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

532

2019

519

2020

184

2021

144

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Urban StudiesQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Transport and AccessibilityUrbanization and City PlanningDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationUrban Planning and Governance

Frequently asked questions about Built Environment

Is Built Environment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Built Environment: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Built Environment?

Built Environment is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.281.

Is Built Environment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Built Environment is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Built Environment?

How much does it cost to publish in Built Environment?

Built Environment charges an article processing charge (APC) of about £950 for open-access publication.