Journal profile · Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment
ISSN 2634-2499 · eISSN 2634-2502 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Construction Project Management and Performance, BIM and Construction Integration and Sustainable Building Design and Assessment, together about 42.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment is an academic, open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing articles on all aspects of engineering and built environment.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Engineering (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences18.8%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering16%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering7.6%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions6.9%
- Construction Management and SustainabilityEngineering4.9%
- Building energy efficiency and sustainabilityEngineering4.2%
- Value Engineering and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 113/300 | 62nd |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q2 | 396/1030 | 61st |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | Q2 | 170/434 | 60th |
| Mechanical Engineering | Q2 | 290/740 | 60th |
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
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 59,759Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 106 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 167 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 276 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 212 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 119 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 55 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- case studyResearch paper. This category covers papers which report on any type of research undertaken by the author(s). The research may involve the construction or testi…Length not stated
- literature reviewResearch paper. This category covers papers which report on any type of research undertaken by the author(s). The research may involve the construction or testi…Length not stated
- research paperResearch paper. This category covers papers which report on any type of research undertaken by the author(s). The research may involve the construction or testi…Length not stated
- reviewResearch paper. This category covers papers which report on any type of research undertaken by the author(s). The research may involve the construction or testi…Length not stated
- review paperReview Paper: This category covers summarize the existing literature on a topic in an attempt to explain the current state of understanding on the topicLength not stated
- surveyResearch paper. This category covers papers which report on any type of research undertaken by the author(s). The research may involve the construction or testi…main text ≤ 7,200 words
- technical paperTechnical paper. Describes and evaluates technical productsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access option
You can publish an open access article in this diamond partnership journal. Authors in this journal are not required to pay an article processing charge (APC). View author guidelines
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Peer review process; see Author Guidelines for details. Model summary
This journal operates a peer review process. Please see the Author Guidelines for full details.
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 Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2634-2499
- Electronic ISSN
- 2634-2502
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 4 (October 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment?
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.
Which databases index Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment 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: .