Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
ISSN 1759-5908 · eISSN 1759-5916 · Emerald
International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment is published by Emerald and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disaster Management and Resilience, Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies and Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis, together about 61.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences33.3%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences17.5%
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability AnalysisEngineering10.7%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Safety and Risk ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Public Relations and Crisis CommunicationSocial Sciences4%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions2.9%
- Seismic Performance and AnalysisEngineering2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | Q2 | 91/282 | — |
| Building and Construction | Q2 | 92/258 | — |
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 247OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 646 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 8 | 909 |
| 2025 | 28 | 3 | 1,114 |
| 2024 | 27 | 6 | 1,114 |
| 2023 | 38 | 10 | 997 |
| 2022 | 46 | 5 | 974 |
| 2021 | 42 | 9 | 954 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1759-5908
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-5916
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
What CAS zone is International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .