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Building and Environment

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom

ISSN0360-1323eISSN1873-684X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.906

H-Indexi

258

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.974

Total Worksi

14,684

Total Citationsi

651,993

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Building and Environment publishes original research papers and review articles related to the environmental performance of the built environment. The journal covers topics such as the engineering and policy dimensions of the built environment, smart technologies, and integrated systems for high performance.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2002-

StatusActive

Total Publications14,684

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0360-1323 / 1873-684X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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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

680

37k

2019

776

35k

2020

993

44k

2021

35k

2022

997

24k

2023

1.2k

16k

2024

1.4k

7.3k

2025

632

240

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.

Building and ConstructionQ1

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1

Environmental EngineeringQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building TechnologyEngineering, CivilEngineering, Environmental

Scopus Categories

Building and ConstructionGeography, Planning and DevelopmentEnvironmental EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationUrban Heat Island MitigationWind and Air Flow StudiesInfection Control and VentilationNoise Effects and Management

Frequently asked questions about Building and Environment

Is Building and Environment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Building and Environment: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Building and Environment?

Building and Environment is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 6.43.

Is Building and Environment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Building and Environment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.