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Engineering Construction and Architectural Management
ISSN 0969-9988 · eISSN 1365-232X · Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · irregular · Founded 1994
Engineering Construction and Architectural Management: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.42; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 421 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Engineering Construction and Architectural Management is published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Construction Project Management and Performance, BIM and Construction Integration and Occupational Health and Safety Research, together about 54.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CIB-encouraged, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management publishes papers on global research breakthroughs and innovative developments in the design, construction and management of buildings and civil infrastructure projects.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-General Business,Management and Accounting
Editor-in-chief Chimay AnumbaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences27.6%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering17.3%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions9.7%
- Facilities and Workplace ManagementPsychology5%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering4.3%
- Public-Private Partnership ProjectsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Public Procurement and PolicyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
- Value Engineering and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,877OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 418LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 534,515Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,537 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 327 | 52 | 120 |
| 2025 | 421 | 61 | 1,243 |
| 2024 | 325 | 44 | 2,806 |
| 2023 | 237 | 38 | 3,686 |
| 2022 | 267 | 48 | 6,052 |
| 2021 | 269 | 64 | 7,325 |
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
- Peer review
- Double 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- book reviewOriginal Article — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 2000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the abou…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialOriginal Article — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 2000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the abou…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- original articleOriginal Article — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 2000 words Book Review — up to 1500 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the abou…main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscripts must be written in UK or US English. Model summary
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
Hybrid journal; open access option available with APC, or green open access self-archiving at no cost. Model summary
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers per submission. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- irregular
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 0969-9988
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-232X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 11 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Engineering Construction and Architectural Management
What CAS zone is Engineering Construction and Architectural Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Engineering Construction and Architectural Management is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Engineering, Industrial / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Engineering Construction and Architectural Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.42; CiteScore 10.7, h-index 105.
Which databases index Engineering Construction and Architectural Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Engineering Construction and Architectural Management is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Engineering Construction and Architectural Management open access, and what is the APC?
Engineering Construction and Architectural Management is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .