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Journal Metrics

Downloads and views

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)

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

Building-Related Research: New Context, New Challenges

Raymond J. Cole (University of British Columbia) reflects on the key challenges raised in the 34 commissioned essays for Buildings & Cities 5th anniversary. Not only are key research issues identified, but the consequences of changing contexts for conducting research and tailoring its influence on society are highlighted as key areas of action.

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.