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Construction Economics and Building

Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors · Australia · Est. 1970

ISSN2204-9029

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.43

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.041

Total Works

613

Total Citations

10,573

2yr Mean Citedness

1.01

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Aims & Scope

Construction Economics and Building is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research into all aspects of the economics and management of building and construction, quantity surveying and property management as well as construction education. It is free for authors, readers, and libraries.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications613

Publisher OrgUTS ePRESS

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2204-9029

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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?

No APC (Free)

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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?

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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Building and ConstructionQ2

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Building and ConstructionBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Construction Project Management and PerformanceBIM and Construction IntegrationOccupational Health and Safety ResearchSustainable Building Design and AssessmentFacilities and Workplace ManagementValue Engineering and ManagementPublic Procurement and PolicyPublic-Private Partnership ProjectsQuality and Supply ManagementConstruction Engineering and Safety