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Science and Technology for the Built Environment

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2374-4731eISSN2374-474X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.424

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.664

Total Worksi

1,166

Total Citationsi

12,639

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Science and Technology for the Built Environment is an academic journal that publishes in the areas of Environmental science and Computer science. It is also categorized under Thermodynamics, Construction & Building Technology, and Engineering, Mechanical.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyEight Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,166

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2374-4731 / 2374-474X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

125

1.7k

2019

121

1.4k

2020

943

2021

601

2022

401

2023

231

2024

117

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 ConstructionQ2

Environmental EngineeringQ2

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building TechnologyEngineering, MechanicalThermodynamics

Scopus Categories

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesBuilding and ConstructionEnvironmental Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationRefrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesHeat Transfer and OptimizationWind and Air Flow StudiesUrban Heat Island MitigationInfection Control and VentilationAdsorption and Cooling SystemsHeat Transfer and Boiling StudiesGeothermal Energy Systems and ApplicationsSmart Grid Energy Management

Frequently asked questions about Science and Technology for the Built Environment

Is Science and Technology for the Built Environment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Science and Technology for the Built Environment: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Science and Technology for the Built Environment?

Science and Technology for the Built Environment is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.43.

Is Science and Technology for the Built Environment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Science and Technology for the Built Environment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.