Journal profile
Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management
ISSN 2255-9671 · Sciendo · Latvia
Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Housing Market and Economics, Real estate and construction management and Construction Project Management and Performance, together about 39.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal is published by RTU in collaboration with two partner universities in the Baltic Region - Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia) and Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania).The objectives of the journal are to extend the fundamental knowledge of real estate market and civil construction and to provide information that would help the industry practitioners and entrepreneurs, as well as academic staff to increase the efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of real estate and construction market. We invite authors publish their articles in the journal, reflecting the topical research that would be useful for making business decisions in such areas as sustainable development and management of sound environment, devoting special attention to real estate and construction market analyses and assessment.Peer review processAll manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer review by two internationally recognised experts. Article undergoes the double-blind peer review process after the evaluation of article according to the general requirements of the BJREECM Journal and after passing the CrossCheck plagiarism test procedures.Peer review process may take up to one month (average). The average term, given to the reviewer, are two weeks, but, some delays are possible. In case the topic of the article is very specific, and delay in the review process may happen, but the aim is to provide the review results to authors as soon as possible – in one month, or earlier. Fees for reviewers are not practiced.Reviewers should make reviews objectively. Personal criticism of author(s) should be avoided. Information received in the review process is confidential from scientific, legal and ethical points of view.Corrections to the article can be suggested to the author also before the peer review stage by the Editorial Team. Resulting evaluation of the article can be as follows: accept, accept with minor corrections, accept only after corrections and repeated review, refuse. If not sufficient corrections have been done by authors after receiving the review, where some corrections to the article were asked, the Editor-in-Chief has the right to reject the article.The Editor-in-Chief makes a decision on the article publication based on minimum two referee reviews. Documents, such as a preface etc., should not be peer-reviewed.The confidentiality of authors and reviewers is ensured in the double-blind peer review process.Post-publication discussions and c
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ineta GeipelePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, India 1, Türkiye 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.1%
- Real estate and construction managementEngineering14.6%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences10.1%
- Urban Planning and ValuationEnvironmental Science8.4%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering6.7%
- Construction Management and SustainabilityEngineering5.9%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering5.3%
- Building energy efficiency and sustainabilityEngineering3.9%
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 204 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 57 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 88 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 135 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 86 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 84 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 68 |
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
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Double-blind peer review by two internationally recognised experts. Model summary
All manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer review by two internationally recognised experts. Article undergoes the double-blind peer review process after the evaluation of article according to the general requirements of the BJREECM Journal and after passing the CrossCheck plagiarism test procedures.
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Latvia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2255-9671
- Print ISSN
- 2243-6030
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management
How long does peer review take at Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), India (1) and Türkiye (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management open access, and what is the APC?
Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .