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Journal Metrics
Downloads and views
Combined full-text views and downloads of peer-reviewed content on https://journal-buildingscities.org/: 936,249 (2025)
Journal evaluation and impact
Scopus Citescore for 2025: 5.2 (ranked 18th in 203 journals - 91st percentile)
- #25/210 in Engineering: Architecture (88th percentile = Q1)
- #49/295 in Social Sciences: Urban Studies (83rd percentile = Q1)
- #187/876 in Social Sciences: Geography, Planning and Development (78th percentile = Q1)
- #72/258 in Engineering: Building and Construction (72nd percentile = Q2)
- #103/307 in Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (67th percentile = Q2)
- #147/432 in Environmental Science: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (66th percentile = Q2)
Scimago H-index: 26 (2025)
Scimago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.829 (2025) (Q1)
Web of Science / Journal Citation Reports Impact Factor for 2025: 3.7. Five year Impact Factor: 4.5
- #17/86 in Urban Studies (80th percentile = Q1)
- #27/104 in Construction and Building Technology (75th percentile)
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): Seal of Approval
Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO): level 2
Content metrics
| Peer-reviewed content in the 2025 volume: | |
|---|---|
| Submissions received 1 | 207 |
| Reviews requested 2 | 1022 |
| Reviews received 3 | 359 |
| Total Rejections 4 | 173 |
| Acceptances 5 | 62 |
| Acceptance rate 6 | 35% |
| Peer-reviewed papers - Time to publication in 2025: | |
|---|---|
| Time from submission to first decision 7 | 99 days (3.3 months) |
| Time from submission to acceptance 8 | 159 days (5.3 months) |
Definitions
1 Number of new articles received by the journal ↩
2 Number of peer review invitation emails that were sent out ↩
3 Number of completed peer review reports received ↩
4 Total number of articles rejected (including desk rejects) ↩
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
Freedom from Stress is Symptomatic of Death
Marcel Schweiker (RWTH Aachen University) and Richard de Dear (University of Sydney) discuss the neutrality fallacy and resilience. They explain why indoor environments do not need to be stress free in order to support their occupants’ resilience.
Reducing CO2 Emissions: Building with Biogenic Materials
At the 2026 Sustainable Buildings and Construction Summit Michael H. Ramage (Manchester School of Architecture, Centre for Natural Material Innovation, Manchester Metropolitan University) explained how new construction can substantially reduce its carbon footprint by using biogenic materials. These materials lock in carbon during their growth and store it in use as building materials. This provides a significant reduction in CO2 emissions. The premises surrounding an inadequate supply of timber are shown to be false.