Science and Technology for the Built Environment

Science and Technology for the Built Environment is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies and Heat Transfer and Optimization, together about 42.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Science and Technology for the Built Environment, ASHRAE's archival research publication offers comprehensive reporting of original research in science and technology related to the stationary and mobile built environment, including Indoor environmental quality, occupant health, comfort, and productivity Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) and related technologies Thermodynamic and energy system dynamics, controls, optimization, fault detection and diagnosis, smart systems, and building demand-side management Experiments and analysis related to material properties, underlying thermodynamics, refrigerants, fluid dynamics, airflow, and heat and mass transfer Renewable and traditional energy systems and related processes and concepts Integrated built environmental system design approaches and tools Novel simulation approaches and algorithms and validated simulations Building enclosure materials, assemblies, and systems for minimizing and/or regulating space heating and cooling modes Review articles that critically assess existing literature and point out future research directions Only works reporting on research that is original and of lasting value are accepted for publication. This journal is included in the Web of Science and Current Contents Connect databases. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. Science and Technology for the Built Environment is published by Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of ASHRAE, a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. Science and Technology for the Built Environment is available online, as a printed volume published twice a year and through "Open Select" offered by Taylor & Francis. ASHRAE and Taylor and Francis aim to expand the global reach and readership, to achieve the highest possible levels of accessibility through rapid review and publication process, and to improve access to previously published articles. Publication Office: Taylor & Francis Group, 530 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): THERMODYNAMICSCONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECH-CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Editor-in-chief JEFFREY D. SPITLERPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• CiteScore Q2 · 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

SCIEScopusLetPub

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

Indexing the journal's website claims

Web of SciencePublisher website

As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.

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.

Impact

Impact factor

1.75LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.7Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.9Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

3.3LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

3.3Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.42LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.42Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

0.67LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

0.67Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

51LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

85OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,065OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.71OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

5.9%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

12.79%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

69LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

122,000Publisher website · 2026-09-23

Downloads per year (publisher) 2024

122,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Other sources

Submission to first decision

5 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

43 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

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

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

ISSN

2374-4731

Electronic ISSN

2374-474X

Society / sponsor

ASHRAE

Latest issue on the website

Volume 32, Issue 7 (2026)

Official links

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