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Developments in the Built Environment

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2019

ISSN2666-1659eISSN2666-1659
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.695
H-Indexi
54
SNIPi
2.069
Total Worksi
911
Total Citationsi
14,215
2yr Mean Citednessi
6.23
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Construction & Building Technology; Engineering, Civil; Architecture; Building and Construction; Civil and Structural Engineering; Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design; Computer Science Applications; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2019
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications911
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2666-1659 / 2666-1659
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
4
326
2019
33
2.8k
2020
25
1.1k
2021
50
1.6k
2022
200
5.8k
2023
280
3.9k
2024
247
1k
2025
187
103
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.

ArchitectureQ1
Building and ConstructionQ1
Civil and Structural EngineeringQ1
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ1
Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Materials Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Construction & Building TechnologyEngineering, Civil

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignBuilding and ConstructionMaterials Science (miscellaneous)ArchitectureCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchInnovative concrete reinforcement materialsBIM and Construction IntegrationRecycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceInnovations in Concrete and Construction MaterialsInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringConcrete Corrosion and DurabilityMagnesium Oxide Properties and ApplicationsBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete

Frequently asked questions about Developments in the Built Environment

Is Developments in the Built Environment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Developments in the Built Environment: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Developments in the Built Environment?

Developments in 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 6.23.

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

Developments in the Built Environment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Developments in the Built Environment?

Subject areas: Construction & Building Technology; Engineering, Civil; Architecture; Building and Construction; Civil and Structural Engineering; Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design; Computer Science Applications; Materials Science (miscellaneous).

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref