Journal profile · CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Advances in Building Energy Research
ISSN 1751-2549 · eISSN 1756-2201 · Taylor & Francis
Advances in Building Energy Research: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.7 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 180 days to acceptance (69 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Building Energy Research is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Wind and Air Flow Studies, together about 52.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER) aims to provide expert and authoritative reviews and analyses of the most important developments across the rapidly expanding fields of energy efficiency and environmental performance of buildings. It also provides a unique forum by bringing together invited contributions from the foremost international experts, to examine new technologies and methodologies with the latest research on systems, simulations and standards. Published bi-annually and peer-reviewed, ABER delivers an invaluable resource for architects, building engineers, environmental engineers, industry professionals, students, teachers and researchers in building science. Topics covered by ABER include: invaluable thermal comfort in the built environment advanced materials to improve energy efficiency of buildings indoor air quality energy efficient lighting and daylight visual comfort in the built environment thermal and air flow studies in the urban environment passive solar heating of buildings and passive cooling in buildings energy efficient HVAC systems for buildings urban energy systems design and retrofitting of energy efficient buildings use of renewable energies in the built environment natural , mechanical and hybrid ventilation monitoring and measurement techniques in buildings energy rating and classification of buildings intelligent control of buildings building physics environmental impact and sustainability in the building sector legislative and educational aspects for energy efficient buildings All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, will undertake peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Parham A. MirzaeiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 1, Iran 1, Denmark 1, Greece 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering31.2%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science13.8%
- Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering5.1%
- Hygrothermal properties of building materialsEngineering4.2%
- Solar Energy Systems and TechnologiesEngineering3.3%
- Smart Grid Energy ManagementEngineering3.1%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Energy & Fuels | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.86Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 201OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 34,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 34,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 425 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 4 | 10 |
| 2025 | 34 | 6 | 92 |
| 2024 | 30 | 5 | 104 |
| 2023 | 22 | 4 | 271 |
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 280 |
| 2021 | 12 | 5 | 171 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
180 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 134 days – 237 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (69 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 199 days
- Sample
- 69 articles with submission and acceptance dates (73 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Advances in Building Energy Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discov…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Initial editor appraisal, then peer review by independent anonymous referees. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, will undertake peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1751-2549
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-2201
- Society / sponsor
- IAQVEC
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Building Energy Research
What CAS zone is Advances in Building Energy Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Building Energy Research is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advances in Building Energy Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Building Energy Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 69 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 180 days (interquartile range 134–237 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13% (2025). 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 JCR quartile is Advances in Building Energy Research in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Building Energy Research based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (1), Iran (1) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Building Energy Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Building Energy Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Advances in Building Energy Research open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Building Energy Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .