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Construction and Building Materials

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0950-0618eISSN1879-0526

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.094

H-Index

342

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.084

Total Works

47,219

Total Citations

2,016,744

2yr Mean Citedness

7.80

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Retractions

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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.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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