Journal profile · MANAGEMENT
International Journal of Construction Management
ISSN 1562-3599 · eISSN 2331-2327 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Construction Management: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.9 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 133 days to acceptance (118 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 184 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Construction Management is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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 54.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Construction Management (IJCM) is a subscription-based, peer-reviewed journal that publishes quality papers aiming to advance the knowledge of construction management. The IJCM’s audience includes researchers and practitioners in construction management. We encourage the following manuscript submissions, which will be subject to double anonymous peer review: scientific, technical and practical research papers. The scope of the IJCM encompasses, but is not restricted to the following: Construction Economics: Construction Project and its Life Cycle Management Construction Material and Methods Construction Procurement Contract Administration and Claims Management in Construction Costs and Estimating Work Health and Safety in Construction Human Resource Management and Labour Productivity Studies Infrastructure Projects Off-site Construction and Modular Buildings Organizational Management in Construction Sector Project Planning Public Policies for Construction Risk Management in Construction Stakeholder Management Construction and Property Law: Dispute Resolution Legal Issues in Construction Property and Real Estate Law Smart and Innovative Technologies: Artificial Intelligence Applied to Buildings Blockchain Construction Robotics Big Data for Construction Building Information and Geographic Information System Digital Twins in Built Environments Disaster Management and Resilience Energy Efficiency/Water Efficiency in Building Systems Green Buildings and Sustainable Systems Low Carbon Emissions, Net Zero and Decarbonisation Strategies in Construction Sustainable Design, Construction and Operation Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief Vivian W YPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 50%); most named Mainland China 3, Australia 3 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences28.7%
- BIM and Construction IntegrationEngineering18%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions8%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering5.4%
- Value Engineering and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Facilities and Workplace ManagementPsychology4.4%
- Public-Private Partnership ProjectsBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Public Procurement and PolicyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | 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 | Construction & Building Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 12.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.95Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.94LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.94Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 849OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 185LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 314,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,800 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 255 | 78 | 82 |
| 2025 | 184 | 47 | 347 |
| 2024 | 129 | 38 | 755 |
| 2023 | 117 | 30 | 1,240 |
| 2022 | 126 | 23 | 2,044 |
| 2021 | 146 | 24 | 3,264 |
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
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 76 days – 258 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (118 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 150 days
- Sample
- 118 articles with submission and acceptance dates (452 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted1
- scientific, technical and practical research papersWe encourage the following manuscript submissions, which will be subject to double anonymous peer review: scientific, technical and practical research papers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Journal of Construction Management is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increas…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymous peer review Model summary
We encourage the following manuscript submissions, which will be subject to double anonymous peer review
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1562-3599
- Electronic ISSN
- 2331-2327
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 12 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Construction Management
What CAS zone is International Journal of Construction Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Construction Management is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Construction & Building Technology / Engineering, Civil / 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 International Journal of Construction Management?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 12.7, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Construction Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 118 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 76–258 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18%. 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.
What JCR quartile is International Journal of Construction Management in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Engineering.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Construction Management based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 50%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (3) and Australia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Construction Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Construction Management is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Construction Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Construction Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .