Journal of Architecture, Built Environment and Urban Science

Journal overview

Journal of Architecture, Built Environment and Urban Science is a journal in the EJSIR Publisher programme, focused on Architecture, Built Environment and Urban Science. Its scope is organized into academic sections covering Architectural Design Research, Building Performance, Urban Analytics, Smart Buildings, Digital Construction & BIM, Sustainable Architecture, Urban Planning, Building Energy, Indoor Environment and Heritage & Adaptive Reuse. This structure helps authors assess disciplinary fit and gives readers a clear route through the journal’s subject coverage.

The journal welcomes original research article, review article, systematic review, short communication and other contributions described in its author guidance when they fit the scope. Suitable work may use analytical design, simulation, laboratory or field experiments, prototype development, measurement, manufacturing studies or systems evaluation. Authors should report the materials, equipment, boundary conditions, calibration and comparison methods needed to assess the results, and discuss uncertainty and limitations. Authors should engage relevant scholarship, explain the contribution and report limitations needed for critical assessment.

Editorial assessment considers journal fit, methodological or interpretive quality, research integrity and clarity. The stated review model is double-anonymous peer review, normally with at least two independent reviewers. Publisher policies on ethics, access, authorship, conflicts, data and corrections apply alongside this journal’s scope. Submission information is provided on this site; manuscripts can be submitted only after the journal’s submission route opens.

Academic remit

The journal aims to publish engineering research that advances understanding, design methods, technologies or validated systems in its subject areas. Both foundational and applied work are considered when the engineering contribution is explicit and results are assessed with methods suited to the research question. The central contribution should fit at least one of the journal’s academic sections and be meaningful to readers in architecture, built environment and urban science.

Suitable work may use analytical design, simulation, laboratory or field experiments, prototype development, measurement, manufacturing studies or systems evaluation. Authors should report the materials, equipment, boundary conditions, calibration and comparison methods needed to assess the results, and discuss uncertainty and limitations. Authors should define the research question, connect the approach to the question, describe sources or materials and analytical choices, and provide enough information for critical assessment. Interdisciplinary work is welcome when its relevance to the journal is clear and the methods used for each component are explained.

Interpretations and claims should follow from the reported evidence. Authors should identify uncertainty, limitations and alternative explanations where relevant, and distinguish demonstrated results from implications or future work. Studies involving people, animals, sensitive data or protected material should describe applicable ethics, consent, privacy and permissions.

Concept proposals without technical analysis, device or process claims without suitable testing, and case descriptions that do not establish a transferable engineering contribution fall outside scope. Manuscripts outside the listed sections or lacking an assessable scholarly contribution may be declined at editorial screening. The section descriptions below provide more detailed guidance on topic fit.