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Journal of Building Physics

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1999

ISSN1744-2591eISSN1744-2583

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.475

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.915

Total Worksi

584

Total Citationsi

9,221

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Construction & Building Technology; Building and Construction; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications584

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-2591 / 1744-2583

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

493

2019

369

2020

395

2021

2022

130

2023

276

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

Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building Technology

Scopus Categories

Building and ConstructionMaterials Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationHygrothermal properties of building materialsUrban Heat Island MitigationWind and Air Flow StudiesBuilding materials and conservationSolar Energy Systems and TechnologiesConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchMasonry and Concrete Structural AnalysisConservation Techniques and StudiesAerogels and thermal insulation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Building Physics

Is Journal of Building Physics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Building Physics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Building Physics?

Journal of Building Physics 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 2.24.

Is Journal of Building Physics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Building Physics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Building Physics?