Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
Revista Habitat Sustentable
ISSN 0719-0700 · Universidad del Bío Bío · Chile
Revista Habitat Sustentable: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 23 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Habitat Sustentable is published by Universidad del Bío Bío and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Sustainable Building Design and Assessment, together about 44.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Building and Construction. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hábitat Sustentable (e-ISSN: 0719-0700) is an Open-Access, no charge to publish or read, scientific journal that publishes the latest advances in knowledge regarding the sustainability of the built environment, ranging from a building and public space scale to materials and construction processes. Its target audience is researchers, academia, and professionals interested in the sustainability of the life cycle of the built environment, the development of materials, as well as its design, construction, operation, maintenance, dismantling, reuse, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering25.5%
- Urban Heat Island MitigationEnvironmental Science10.1%
- Sustainable Building Design and AssessmentEngineering9.4%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Hygrothermal properties of building materialsEngineering5.6%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy4.1%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions3.8%
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Environmental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 187 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 3 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 37 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 64 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 59 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 47 |
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 23 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted2
- research articlesResearch Articles must contain at least the following sections: Introduction, methodology, results and discussion, conclusions, and bibliographic references.Length not stated
- review articlesReview Articles are flexible in structure.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship 3. Authorship
Hábitat Sustentable is a journal with a “double-blind” review, therefore, the authors must ensure that the files sent maintain anonymity, not including names or data in the documents, their properties, acknowledgments, or sources of financing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The content of articles which are published in each issue of Habitat Sustentable, is the exclusive responsibility of the author(s) and does not necessarily represent the thinking or compromise the opinion of University of the Bio-Bio. The author(s) conserve their copyright and guarantee to the journal, the right of first publication of their work. This will simultaneously be subject to the Creativ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editor-in-chief initially evaluates all contributions for suitability. Model summary
The Editor-in-chief will initially evaluate all contributions to determine the suitability of the article for the journal, supervising that it has original results from scientific research, it is relevant to the journal’s editorial line, it complies with basic formal standards for submission, and the value of its scientific contribution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-citation should not exceed 15% with a maximum of 4 self-citations. Model summary
Authors must watch against excessive self-citation in bibliographic references. It is suggested that this percentage does not exceed 15%, with a maximum of 4 self-citations.
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
- Universidad del Bío Bío
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0719-0700
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Habitat Sustentable
What CAS zone is Revista Habitat Sustentable in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Habitat Sustentable is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Environmental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista Habitat Sustentable?
Authors report an average review time of about 23 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Habitat Sustentable?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Habitat Sustentable based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Habitat Sustentable?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Habitat Sustentable is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Habitat Sustentable open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Habitat Sustentable 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .