Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Conservation
Budownictwo i Architektura
ISSN 1899-0665 · eISSN 2544-3275 · Lublin University of Technology · Poland
Budownictwo i Architektura: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Budownictwo i Architektura is published by Lublin University of Technology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation and Civil and Structural Engineering Research, together about 22.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Budownictwo i Architektura (first published in 2007) is an international, multidisciplinary journal covering all aspects of civil engineering and architecture. It welcomes original research, technical and review articles. In addition, the scope of the journal includes articles on topics specific to Central and Eastern Europe, including legal issues in civil engineering.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Conservation
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Structural Engineering and Materials AnalysisEngineering8.3%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities7.2%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering6.8%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering6.7%
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteEngineering6.6%
- Building energy efficiency and sustainabilityEngineering6%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences5.7%
- Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisEngineering5.4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation | Q2 | 34/108 | 68th |
| Architecture | Q2 | 95/210 | 55th |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q3 | 633/876 | 27th |
| Building and Construction | Q4 | 198/258 | 23rd |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | Q4 | 351/434 | 19th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.25Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.42Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,321 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 54 | 146 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 201 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 212 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 165 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 130 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 177 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Since 1st of January 2024 the authors have been published in Diamond Open Access model under the licence of Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0 PL).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond Open Access under CC BY 4.0 PL since 1 January 2024 Model summary
Since 1st of January 2024 the authors have been published in Diamond Open Access model under the licence of Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0 PL).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to double-blind peer review by at least two independent, anonymous expert reviewers. At least one of the experts has an abroad affiliation (not a Polish institution). The submissions can be made via the journal "Submission" site. The editorial manager software is based on Op…
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
- Lublin University of Technology
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- Polish, English
- ISSN
- 1899-0665
- Electronic ISSN
- 2544-3275
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Budownictwo i Architektura
How long does peer review take at Budownictwo i Architektura?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Budownictwo i Architektura?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Budownictwo i Architektura is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Budownictwo i Architektura open access, and what is the APC?
Budownictwo i Architektura 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .