Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
ABE Architecture and the Built Environment
ISSN 2212-3202 · eISSN 2214-7233 · Delft University of Technology · Netherlands
ABE Architecture and the Built Environment: fully open access; APC about USD 2,183; review about 8 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ABE Architecture and the Built Environment is published by Delft University of Technology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Architecture and Computational Design and BIM and Construction Integration, together about 25.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief Dr.ir. Frank van derPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering11%
- Architecture and Computational DesignEngineering8.6%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering6.1%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Urbanization and City PlanningSocial Sciences5.3%
- Dutch Social and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Urban Design and Spatial AnalysisEngineering4.6%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.83OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 686 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 19 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,000 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access PhD thesis series on Architecture and the Built Environment Model summary
Open access PhD thesis series on Architecture and the Built Environment
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Delft University of Technology
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English, Dutch
- ISSN
- 2212-3202
- Electronic ISSN
- 2214-7233
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ABE Architecture and the Built Environment
How long does peer review take at ABE Architecture and the Built Environment?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index ABE Architecture and the Built Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ABE Architecture and the Built Environment is indexed in Scopus.
Is ABE Architecture and the Built Environment open access, and what is the APC?
ABE Architecture and the Built Environment is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,183.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .