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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 2023: 5.4
- #17/189 in Engineering: Architecture (91st percentile = Q1)
- #45/279 in Social Sciences: Urban Studies (82nd percentile = Q1)
- #141/821 in Social Sciences: Geography, Planning and Development (82nd percentile = Q1)
- #51/223 in Engineering: Building and Construction (77th percentile = Q1)
- #54/219 in Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (75th percentile = Q1)
- #115/399 in Environmental Science: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (71st percentile = Q2)
Scimago h-index: 17 (2023)
Scimago Journal Rank: 0.817 (2023) (Q1; ranked 9th out of 169)
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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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
Integrating Nature into Cities
Increasing vegetation and green and blue spaces in cities can support both climate change mitigation and adaptation goals, while also enhancing biodiversity and ecological health. Maibritt Pedersen Zari (Auckland University of Technology) explains why nature-based solutions (NbS) must be a vital part of urban planning and design.
Co-ordinate Built Environment Research for the Public Good
Gavin Killip and Kate Simpson (Nottingham Trent University) propose a coordinated research programme of field trials to create a focus for iterative learning about outcomes in the built environment, for the public good. They explain why a transdisciplinary programme is needed and seven key characteristics of the programme are proposed.