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Frontiers in Built Environment

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2015

ISSN2297-3362eISSN2297-3362

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.594

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.065

Total Works

2,032

Total Citations

23,380

2yr Mean Citedness

2.47

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on research related to the built environment, encompassing structural health monitoring, sustainable materials in construction, infrastructure management, urban resilience to climate change, and indoor environmental quality. It also covers advancements in construction technologies, risk management, and the application of data-driven approaches like spatial digital twins and text mining.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 272 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,032

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 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

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2297-3362 / 2297-3362

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

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.

Urban StudiesQ1

Building and ConstructionQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building TechnologyEngineering, Civil

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesBuilding and ConstructionGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Seismic Performance and AnalysisStructural Health Monitoring TechniquesBIM and Construction IntegrationBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringWind and Air Flow StudiesStructural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisMasonry and Concrete Structural AnalysisConstruction Project Management and PerformanceStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete