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HBRC Journal

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

ISSN1687-4048eISSN2090-9934

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.263

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.527

Total Works

475

Total Citations

10,864

2yr Mean Citedness

1.28

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Aims & Scope

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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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

Times cited

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2026

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.

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