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Construction and Building Materials

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0950-0618eISSN1879-0526

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.097

H-Indexi

342

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.084

Total Worksi

47,219

Total Citationsi

2,016,744

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Construction and Building Materials covers materials, NDT, and monitoring aspects of new works and repair and maintenance of civil engineering structures. This includes bridges, buildings, dams, silos, highway pavements, water containment structures, housing, tunnels, sewers, roofing, coastal defenses, and railways. The journal also focuses on structural engineering studies and asphalt and geotechnical research.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTen No. A Year, <July 2006>

StatusActive

Total Publications47,219

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0950-0618 / 1879-0526

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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

3.2k

194k

2019

3.9k

197k

2020

3.7k

155k

2021

3.6k

122k

2022

4.3k

105k

2023

4.9k

78k

2024

5.2k

30k

2025

2.2k

1.4k

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

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building TechnologyEngineering, CivilMaterials Science, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Building and ConstructionMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Civil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsAsphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring

Frequently asked questions about Construction and Building Materials

Is Construction and Building Materials a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Construction and Building Materials: 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 Construction and Building Materials?

Construction and Building Materials 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 7.80.

Is Construction and Building Materials indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Construction and Building Materials is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.