Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Built Heritage
ISSN 2096-3041 · eISSN 2662-6802 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Built Heritage: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 236 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 73 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Built Heritage is published by SpringerOpen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Urban Development and Cultural Heritage and Cultural Identity and Heritage, together about 58% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Built Heritage aims to enhance pluralism and criticism in debates on heritage conservation and revitalization with a globalized perspective. The conceptual basis of this refereed journal lies on the fundamental cultural differences concerning built heritage conservation, recognizing these differences as a source for creativity and a motivation for cutting-edge experimentation. It fosters scientific exchange between Chinese and international scholars and practitioners, offering a platform to record the latest developments in the field. Encouraging international authorship and evaluation, it allows for the homologation of research and practice with regards to cultural diversity. Built Heritage promotes the awareness for built heritage conservation in China and internationally, inviting scholars to reflect on current hot topics discussions as: the role of contemporary architecture in historic environments; the balance between conservation and development; new tools of heritage management; policy, culture and identity; energy consumption and sustainability. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to: history and theory, that is, the critical reflection and theoretical construction of the discipline; research on conservation projects focusing on their design, implementation, control and management; heritage management based on the acknowledgement of the roles that different stakeholders play, from policy making and resource investment to social participation and public dissemination.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief Qing ChangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 39 in mainland China (about 52%); most named Mainland China 39, United States 6, Italy 6, United Kingdom 2, Japan 2 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities31.5%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences20.2%
- Cultural Identity and HeritageArts and Humanities6.3%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Architectural and Urban StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Historical Architecture and UrbanismArts and Humanities3.8%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering3.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 48/1936 | 97th |
| Conservation | Q1 | 11/108 | 90th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, ANVUR, Astrophysics Data System (ADS), CNPIEC, Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS), Chinese Science Citation Database, Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service, Ovid Discovery, SCImago, TD Net Discovery Service, Wanfang, eLibrary.ruPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.53OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 418,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 409 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 79 | 874 |
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | 661 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 450 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 279 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 172 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 104 |
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
236 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 157 days – 320 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 47 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 289 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (151 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2096-3041
- Electronic ISSN
- 2662-6802
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Built Heritage
How long does peer review take at Built Heritage?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 236 days (interquartile range 157–320 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Built Heritage based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 39 (about 52%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (39), United States (6) and Italy (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Built Heritage?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Built Heritage is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Built Heritage open access, and what is the APC?
Built Heritage 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .