Journal of Building Materials and Structures

Aims & Scope

Focus and Scope Journal of Building Materials and Structures (JBMS) is a peer-reviewed online journal, currently published semi-annually. JBMS is a free access journal, and offers a meeting targeted for specialists around the world to publish and discuss all topics related to the building materials and structures. JBMS topics include, but are not limited to, research on : Elaboration and characterization of building materials. Experimental techniques. Microstructural properties and structural engineering. Peer Review Process All manuscripts are peer-reviewed following the procedure outlined below: Initial manuscript evaluation The Editors-in-Chief evaluates all manuscripts on initial submission. Some manuscripts can be rejected at this stage. Reasons for rejection at this stage include insufficient originality and scientific merits or outside the aims and scope of the journal. Those that meet the minimum criteria are assigned to a section Editor and passed on for peer review. Type of peer review This journal employs double blind review, where the referees and authors remain anonymous throughout the reviewing process. Selection of Referees The section Editor in charge may choose to review the paper directly or send it to referees how are matched to the manuscript according to their expertise, reputation or specific recommendations. We welcome suggestions for referees from the author though these recommendations are not necessarily used. The journal reviewer database is constantly being updated. Referee report Referees are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript: Is original Is methodologically sound Has results which are clearly presented and support the conclusions Correctly references previous relevant work Language correction is not part of the peer review process, but Referees may suggest corrections to the manuscript. Duration of review process Typically the manuscript will be reviewed within two to four months, but review time may be longer or shorter in indiv

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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.

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