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Combined full-text views and downloads of peer-reviewed content on https://journal-buildingscities.org/: 523,612 (2024)
Journal evaluation and impact
Scopus Citescore for 2024: 5.5 (ranked 18th in 203 journals)
- #18/203 in Engineering: Architecture (91st percentile = Q1)
- #46/288 in Social Sciences: Urban Studies (84th percentile = Q1)
- #153/841 in Social Sciences: Geography, Planning and Development (81st percentile = Q1)
- #56/239 in Engineering: Building and Construction (76th percentile = Q1)
- #70/271 in Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (74th percentile = Q2)
- #125/406 in Environmental Science: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (69th percentile = Q2)
Scimago H-index: 19 (2024)
Scimago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.742 (2024) (Q1)
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): Seal of Approval
Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO): level 2
Content metrics
| Peer-reviewed content in the 2024 volume: | |
|---|---|
| Submissions received 1 | 103 |
| Reviews requested 2 | 562 |
| Reviews received 3 | 203 |
| Total Rejections 4 | 51 |
| Acceptances 5 | 44 |
| Acceptance rate 6 | 46% |
| Peer-reviewed papers - Time to publication in 2024: | |
|---|---|
| Time from submission to first decision 7 | 59 days (2 months) |
| Time from submission to acceptance 8 | 140 days (4.6 months) |
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5 Number of articles that received a 'Accept for publication' decision ↩
6 Number of acceptances, as a percentage, against the total number of final decisions ↩
7 'Mean' average from submission to first decision for all publications in the volume ↩
8 'Mean' average from submission to acceptance for all publications in the volume (includes revision & second review) ↩
Latest Commentaries
Lessons from Disaster Recovery: Build Better Before
Mary C. Comerio (University of California, Berkeley) explains why disaster recovery must begin well before a disaster occurs. The goal is to reduce the potential for damage beforehand by making housing delivery (e.g. capabilities and the physical, technical and institutional infrastructures) both more resilient and more capable of building back after disasters.
Will NDC 3.0 Drive a Buildings Breakthrough?
To achieve net zero GHG emissions by mid-century (the Breakthrough Agenda) it is vital to establish explicit sector-specific roadmaps and targets. With an eye to the forthcoming COP30 in Brazil and based on work in the IEA EBC Annex 89, Thomas Lützkendorf, Greg Foliente and Alexander Passer argue why specific goals and measures for building, construction and real estate are needed in the forthcoming round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0).