Journal profile
Journal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the Built Environment
ISSN 2009-549X · Technological University Dublin · Ireland
Journal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the Built Environment: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports).
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2020 (Volume 8, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the Built Environment is published by Technological University Dublin. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control and Solar Energy Systems and Technologies, together about 100% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction, Plant Science and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This Journal publishes applied research in sustainable engineering design of buildings. It focuses on energy management and passive design of the built environment. Papers are critically reviewed by senior engineering peers and engineering academics to ensure good quality and authentic findings. The intention is to disseminate insightful research findings throughout the industry. The quality of papers is judged less by the success of a project and more by the insight produced by the findings and the quality of evidence and analysis presented. There is as much to learn from the mistakes and the things that went wrong as there is from the things that went right. Insight is often borne out in research by the surprises involved. Apart from papers by working engineers and researchers there is also some opportuntiy allowed for young engineers and post graduate or even undergraduate students with insightful findings. All professionals involved in the built environment are urged to contribute articles. Research is not just about people in white coats in laboratories. It is about critically evaluating your project innovations and comparing your findings with those of others. For example post occupancy evaluation offers opportunity in applied research and every project is an individual case study waiting for analysis. Publication of that evaluation/applied research allows us all to learn, increase the quality of what is done in the profession and enhance value to the client. Working professionals in companies tend to be time poor and data rich whereas post graduate students in academia are often time rich and data poor. This offers excellent opportunities for both industry and academia to collaborate as evidenced in previous publications of this journal and through many of the articles published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United Kingdom 5, Sweden 2, Ireland 2, Mainland China 1, Australia 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering33.3%
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences33.3%
- Solar Energy Systems and TechnologiesEngineering33.3%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Editorial staff comply with COPE code of conduct. Model summary
editorial staff comply with the code of conduct of COPE: the Committee on Publication Ethics
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: 1. The Author retains copyright in the Work, where the term “Work” shall include all digital objects that may result in subsequent electronic publication or distribution. 2. Upon acceptance of the Work, the author shall grant to the Publisher the right of first publication of the Work. 3. The Author shall grant to the Publisher an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submissions are subject to blind peer review. Model summary
all submissions will be subject to blind 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
- Technological University Dublin
- Country or region
- Ireland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2009-549X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 1 (2020)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the Built Environment
How long does peer review take at Journal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the Built Environment based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5), Sweden (2) and Ireland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the Built Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the Built Environment is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the Built Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Sustainable Design and Applied Research in Innovative Engineering of the 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .