Buildings

Buildings is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on building science, building engineering and architecture published monthly online by MDPI. The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) is affiliated with Buildings and their members receive a discount on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), Inspec, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Engineering, Civil) / CiteScore - Q1 (Architecture)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 17.2 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.6 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2024).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
  • Companion Journal: Architecture.
Impact Factor: 3.1 (2023); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.2 (2023)
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Topic in Atmosphere, Buildings, Energies, Sustainability, Toxics
Indoor Air Quality and Built Environment Topic Editors: Shen Yang, Grzegorz Majewski, Delia D'Agostino, Jianbang Xiang
Deadline: 31 December 2024
Topic in Buildings, Infrastructures, Materials, Smart Cities, Sustainability
Smart Material and Smart Construction Technologies for Urban Development Topic Editors: Sathees Nava, Kate Nguyen
Deadline: 14 February 2025
Topic in AI, Buildings, Computers, Electronics, Mathematics, Symmetry, Smart Cities
Application of Smart Technologies in Buildings Topic Editors: Yin Zhang, Limei Peng, Ming Tao
Deadline: 28 February 2025
Topic in Buildings, Construction Materials, Materials, Metals, Remote Sensing, Sensors, Sustainability
New Trends in Advanced Construction Technology, Sustainable Construction Materials and High-Performance Building Structures Topic Editors: Boshan Chen, Beibei Li, Lulu Zhang, Letian Hai, Quanxi Ye, Zhiyuan Fang
Deadline: 31 March 2025
Special Issue in Buildings
Advances in Modeling and Characterization of Cementitious Composites Guest Editors: Abedulgader Baktheer, Farid Abed
Deadline: 10 December 2024
Special Issue in Buildings
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Construction and Building Materials Guest Editors: Mohammad Hajmohammadian Baghban, Davoud Tavakoli
Deadline: 10 December 2024
Special Issue in Buildings
Intelligent Design, Green Construction, and Innovation Guest Editors: Yongping Yu, Zhonghai Xu, Shaopeng Zheng
Deadline: 10 December 2024
Special Issue in Buildings
Selected Papers from the 17th International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete (ICAAR 2024) Guest Editor: Leandro F. M. Sanchez
Deadline: 10 December 2024
Topical Collection in Buildings
Structural Dynamics and Analysis of Civil Structures and Engineering Materials Collection Editors: Giuseppina Uva, Sergio Ruggieri
Topical Collection in Buildings
Green and Sustainable Building Materials Collection Editors: João Gomes Ferreira, Ana Isabel Marques
Topical Collection in Buildings
Assessment, Reconstruction and Decision Procedures for the Preservation of Existing Structures after Earthquakes Collection Editors: Mislav Stepinac, Chiara Bedon, Marco Francesco Funari, Tomislav Kišiček, Ufuk Hancilar
Topical Collection in Buildings
Buildings, Infrastructure and SDGs 2030 Collection Editors: Tao Wang, Jian Zuo, Hanliang Fu, Zezhou Wu
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