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Construction Economics and Building

Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors · Australia · Est. 1970

ISSN2204-9029

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total66

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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

0.349

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.041

Total Worksi

613

Total Citationsi

10,573

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

Citations received

177

2019

455

2020

468

2021

171

2022

2023

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 ConstructionQ3

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q3

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

Frequently asked questions about Construction Economics and Building

Is Construction Economics and Building a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Construction Economics and Building: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Construction Economics and Building?

Construction Economics and Building is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.349.

Is Construction Economics and Building indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Construction Economics and Building is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Construction Economics and Building?

How much does it cost to publish in Construction Economics and Building?

Construction Economics and Building is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.