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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.493

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SNIP

0.816

Total Works

1,731

Total Citations

22,663

2yr Mean Citedness

1.42

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on research and technology related to building services, encompassing energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and building performance. Articles investigate methods for optimizing building operations, such as adaptive facade systems and air purification, and analyze factors influencing energy consumption and thermal comfort, including thermal bridging, urban heat island effects, and occupant behavior. The scope also includes the simulation and modeling of building systems, evacuation processes, and water demand, as well as the retrofitting of existing buildings for improved sustainability and climate resilience.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 49 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,731

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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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?

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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?

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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

2019

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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 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