Journal of Building Engineering

Journal of Building Engineering is published by Elsevier BV and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Building Engineering (JOBE) is an interdisciplinary journal that covers all aspects of science and technology concerned with the whole life cycle of buildings. from the design phase through to construction, operation, performance, maintenance and its deterioration. JOBE only publishes papers that clearly demonstrate significant scientific novelty in building engineering.The journal will cover, but is not limited to, the following three Themes and related topics:Building Energy and Environment Building simulation, data-driven modelling for energy demand Energy-efficient building and system design (new and retrofitting)Building indoor environmental quality (acoustic, visual, thermal, moisture, air quality)Fire prediction and evacuation in a buildingHVAC system intelligent operation and controlPeople-oriented building design and system operation for wellbeing and workplace productivityRenewable energy technologies and their applications in buildingsBuilding StructureDesign, testing and health monitoring for building structure and componentsExperimental and numerical assessment of components (new and existing buildings)Effects of hazards on building structures (seismic, wind, gravity, blast, load, fire, etc.)Innovative building structural components and systemsPhysics and data-driven methods for building structural analysis and assessmentStructural damage and failure mechanisms and building performance under extreme loads and hazardsStructural retrofit, strengthening, and rehabilitation of existing buildings and their componentsBuilding MaterialsBuilding coatings and claddingsSustainable materials for buildingsBuilding materials for rehabilitation and strengtheningBuilding material durability and maintenanceBuilding facade/envelope materialsInnovative/advanced /smart materials in building engineeringTechnical notes, codes and standards are also welcome. Manuscripts about materials, structures, energy and other applications to non-building infrastructure (roads, bridges, tunnels, transportation, agriculture greenhouses, etc.) are unfortunately outside the scope of this journal. Manuscripts about urban environment, renewable energy and their technologies development, power plant, construction/project management, and construction site safety are unfortunately outside the scope of this journal. Please do not resubmit a rejected manuscript (unless the Editors have invited you to resubmit) as it will not be considered and will be rejected without review.Please do not contact the Editors for a status check of your manuscript as they handle a large number of submissions and unfortunately cannot answer all status requests. Please use the Track your submission option for this purpose. If your paper has been sent out for review, the Editors have to wait for the invited reviewers to agree to review the paper. Once the reviewers have kindly agreed to review the paper, they are requested to deliver their reviews within 21 days; delays do occur, unfortunately, and this is not always possible. The Editors are aware of delayed manuscripts, and reminders are sent to the reviewers of delayed papers to ask them to please upload their reviews at their earliest convenience. Once the Editors receive the required number of reviews, they are then able to swiftly make their decision on a manuscript.Authors can rest assured that Editors are using all their resources to make the revision and publication process as swift as possible.Author duties: Acceptance of a manuscript for publication in the journal carries with it an understanding that the author, when requested, will fulfil an obligation to contribute their expertise to the review of others' manuscripts.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Civil and Structural Engineering

Editor-in-chief Adu EssahPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 15 in mainland China (about 18%); most named Mainland China 15, United States 12, United Kingdom 12, Italy 7, Hong Kong, China 3 (83 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

8.01LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

8.1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

13.1LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

13.1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

1.7LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.91LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

155OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

9,023OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

6.57OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

12.3%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

15.23%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

3,258LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Figures by source

Submission to first decision

6 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

63 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to acceptance

120 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

3 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Peer review

Single 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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Country or region

Netherlands

Language

English

ISSN

2352-7102

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website