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Open Construction and Building Technology Journal

Bentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates · Est. 2007

ISSN1874-8368
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-23). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
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 ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.27
H-Indexi
31
SNIPi
0.453
Total Worksi
575
Total Citationsi
4,729
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.13
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Aims & Scope

The Open Construction & Building Technology Journal is an open-access journal that publishes original research articles, review/mini-review articles, short articles (letters), and guest-edited single-topic issues on all areas of construction and building technology. It also includes articles on topics related to building and structural engineering as well as to building materials (mechanical and physical characteristics). The journal is essential reading for researchers, engineers, and academic and industry professionals. The journal encourages submissions related to the following fields of construction and building technology: Additives Cement, concrete reinforcement, bricks, and mortars Ceramics Corrosion technology Glass fibres Modeling of mechanical properties of structural materials New works and repair /maintenance of all civil engineering structures Polymers Soft computing techniques in structural engineering and materials Steel Structural design, diagnostics, and health monitoring Timber Other related areas

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates
Primary Languageen
1st Year Published2007
Frequencycontinuously
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications575
Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers
OA Since2018
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Bentham Science Publishers
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1874-8368
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
en

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
28
308
2019
33
333
2020
19
117
2021
15
67
2022
13
50
2023
16
47
2024
12
13
2025
8
0
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 ConstructionQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Building and Construction

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Seismic Performance and AnalysisStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteStructural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisMasonry and Concrete Structural AnalysisStructural Load-Bearing AnalysisInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsBIM and Construction IntegrationStructural Response to Dynamic LoadsConstruction Project Management and PerformanceConcrete and Cement Materials Research

Frequently asked questions about Open Construction and Building Technology Journal

Is Open Construction and Building Technology Journal a predatory journal?

Open Construction and Building Technology Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-23). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Construction and Building Technology Journal?

Open Construction and Building Technology Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.27.

Is Open Construction and Building Technology Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Open Construction and Building Technology Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Open Construction and Building Technology Journal?

The Open Construction & Building Technology Journal is an open-access journal that publishes original research articles, review/mini-review articles, short articles (letters), and guest-edited single-topic issues on all areas of construction and building technology. It also includes articles on topics related to building and structural engineering as well as to building materials (mechanical and physical characteristics). The journal is essential reading for researchers, engineers, and academic and industry professionals. The journal encourages submissions related to the following fields of co

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref