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Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1980

ISSN1477-0849

SJR Q2✓ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.408

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.816

Total Worksi

1,731

Total Citationsi

22,663

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Construction & Building Technology; Building and Construction.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,731

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1477-0849

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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

924

2019

440

2020

497

2021

310

2022

322

2023

172

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.

Building and ConstructionQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building Technology

Scopus Categories

Building and Construction

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationWind and Air Flow StudiesUrban Heat Island MitigationHygrothermal properties of building materialsInfection Control and VentilationSustainable Building Design and AssessmentRefrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesFacilities and Workplace ManagementEnergy Efficiency and ManagementHeat Transfer and Numerical Methods

Frequently asked questions about Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Is Building Services Engineering Research and Technology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Building Services Engineering Research and Technology: 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 Services Engineering Research and Technology?

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology 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 1.42.

Is Building Services Engineering Research and Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Building Services Engineering Research and Technology?