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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q3SCImago #18,349Subscription

Open Construction and Building Technology Journal

Identifier (ISSN):1874-8368(Print)
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Publisher:Bentham
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend

Clarivate IF trend for Open Construction and Building Technology Journal

WoS Q1
000002025
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2025):0
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.27
#18,349

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
30

30 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
8articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Open Construction & Building Technology Journal is an Open Access online journal which publishes original research articles, review/mini-review articles, short articles (letters) and guest edited single topic issues in all areas of construction and building technology. The journal encourages submissions related to the following fields of construction and building technology: -New Works and Repair /Maintenance of All Civil Engineering Structures- Cement, Concrete Reinforcement, Bricks and Mortars- Modeling of mechanical properties of structural materials- Soft Computing Techniques in Structural Engineering and Materials- Structural design, diagnostics, and health monitoring- Additives- Corrosion Technology- Ceramics- Timber- Steel- Polymers- Glass Fibres The Open Construction & Building Technology Journal , a peer reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on important developments and research in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality papers rapidly and making them freely available to researchers worldwide.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Engineering95.7%Physics62%Civil engineering56.3%Structural engineering55%Geology54.2%Materials science53.7%Computer science51.4%Composite material49%Geography48.8%Biology44.6%Thermodynamics44.4%Mathematics40.1%History37.9%Archaeology37.7%Quantum mechanics37.3%Geotechnical engineering28.6%Mechanical engineering28.4%Ecology28.4%Environmental science23.2%Political science21.7%Law21.5%Economics21.3%Chemistry20.5%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF—
Articles / Year8
Total Citations0
2025
IF0
Articles / Year12
Total Citations13
2024
IF—
Articles / Year16
Total Citations47
2023
IF—
Articles / Year13
Total Citations50
2022
IF—
Articles / Year15
Total Citations67

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #18,349Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Engineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.27

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.62

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,665 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations64
3-Year Documents40
Citable Documents39

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate19.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Building and ConstructionQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Open Construction and Building Technology Journal (ISSN: 1874-8368) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering, published by Bentham in United Arab Emirates. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.270 (Q3), an H-index of 30.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 8 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,665 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Subscription
Publisher
Bentham
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01