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Independent measure gives top ranking to Buildings & Cities

B&C is ranked as a top quartile (Q1) journal in Scopus.  B&C's Citescore is 4.0.

B&C's transdisciplinary nature is reflected in Q1 ranking in different categories:

• Engineering: Architecture
• Social Sciences: Urban Studies
• Social Sciences: Georgraphy, Planning and Development

Many aspects of modern society (especially research and research publications) are evaluated using metrics - part of an "audit culture". However, metrics should be used sparingly as they may give a limited overall picture. Indeed, there are many different criteria other than metrics for authors to choose for their decision of where publish. A richer, broader and more equitable approach is also advocated for research managers, deans and assessment panels by DORA - the Declaration of Research Assessment.

The reported results reflect the number of citations as independently calculated and assessed by Scopus.

In addition to a high number of citations within a specific field, the range of citations show that papers published in B&C are read and highly cited across different disciplinary categories (i.e. journals with a specific focus and readership)  - a strong indicator of this journal's transdisciplinary approach and relevance.

The focus and scope of Buildings & Cities, the journal's values and principles, high standards of peer review and editing, the hard work of our editorial team, guest editors, reviewers and authors, together with the wide community of scholars, practitioners and readers all deserve credit for this milestone and achievement.

Many thanks to everyone who has participated in the life of this journal and contributed to this success!

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