Journal profile
YBL Journal of Built Environment
ISSN 2064-2520 · Sciendo · Poland
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YBL Journal of Built Environment: fully open access; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
YBL Journal of Built Environment is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Historical Architecture and Urbanism and Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, together about 34.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering17.5%
- Historical Architecture and UrbanismArts and Humanities9.4%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities7.6%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Building energy efficiency and sustainabilityEngineering6.4%
- Architecture and Computational DesignEngineering4.7%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationEngineering3.5%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 108 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 24 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 30 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 37 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
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 ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to YBL Journal of Built Environment
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Historical Architecture and Urbanism.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4Expected review timeabout 12 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2064-2520
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about YBL Journal of Built Environment
How long does peer review take at YBL Journal of 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.
Is YBL Journal of Built Environment open access, and what is the APC?
YBL Journal of Built Environment is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .