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HBRC Journal

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN1687-4048eISSN2090-9934

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

146

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 128d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.312

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.527

Total Worksi

475

Total Citationsi

10,864

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Building construction. Topics: architecture, structural engineering, building materials, urban development, construction engineering, housing

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications475

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~52 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1687-4048 / 2090-9934

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

324

2020

131

2021

2022

132

2023

140

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.

ArchitectureQ2

Urban StudiesQ2

Building and ConstructionQ3

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ3

Environmental EngineeringQ3

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ3

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesBuilding and ConstructionEnvironmental EngineeringMaterials Science (miscellaneous)Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyArchitectureCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchStructural Load-Bearing AnalysisGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresGeotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationConstruction Project Management and PerformanceConcrete Corrosion and DurabilitySustainable Building Design and AssessmentBIM and Construction Integration

Frequently asked questions about HBRC Journal

Is HBRC Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for HBRC Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of HBRC Journal?

HBRC Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.312.

Is HBRC Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

HBRC Journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.