Journal profile
Advances in Building Education
ISSN 2530-7940 · Universidad Politécnica de Madrid · Spain
Advances in Building Education: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Building Education is published by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Architecture, Art, Education and BIM and Construction Integration, together about 31.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ABE - Innovación Educativa en la Edificación / Advances in Building Education es una publicación periódica de carácter cuatrimestral, perteneciente al ámbito de la educación en la Edificación, Arquitectura, Ingeniería y Construcción. El objetivo fundamental es fomentar la información sobre nuevas iniciativas y el intercambio de nuevas ideas en materia de innovación educativa. Con ello, se pretende poder debatir sobre el papel que desempeña la educación en el desarrollo profesional de los futuros técnicos. Esta publicación está enfocada a un público internacional y, en especial, a docentes, investigadores, estudiantes y todo aquel que esté interesado en cuestiones de carácter pedagógico. Los temas que incluye esta la revista, sin ser limitativos, son los relacionados con la innovación educativa en especial referentes a materias como: Arquitectura e Ingeniería Urbanismo, Ordenación del territorio y Movilidad Edificación Construcción Desarrollo humano (Psicología del aprendizaje, Neuroaprendizaje, …) Nuevas tecnologías (Redes Sociales, MOOCs, BIM, Augmented reality, Realidad virtual, etc …) Material docente innovador Evaluación del aprendizaje Adaptación de estudios de primaria o secundaria a las carreras técnicas
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science11.5%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities10.6%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering9.2%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences8.8%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science8.3%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Experimental Learning in EngineeringEngineering3.7%
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences3.7%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 146 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 22 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- IEEE
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- artículoLos trabajos se redactarán en español o en inglés.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Model summary
Los autores conservan los derechos de autor y garantizan a la revista el derecho de una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución / No Comercial / No Derivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY NC ND)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access Model summary
ABE (Advances in Building Education / Innovación Educativa en la Edificación) no aplica cargo alguno a los autores por procesar o publicar un artículo y provee acceso abierto (Open Access) inmediato a su contenido.
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
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2530-7940
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Building Education
How long does peer review take at Advances in Building Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Advances in Building Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: IEEE; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Advances in Building Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Building Education is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Advances in Building Education open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Building Education is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .