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International Journal of Law in the Built Environment
International Journal of Law in the Built Environment is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd..
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ISSN 1756-1450Verify ISSN ↗1756-1469Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is International Journal of Law in the Built Environment indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2009–2017).
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Law in the Built Environment?
International Journal of Law in the Built Environment has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes International Journal of Law in the Built Environment and what is its ISSN?
International Journal of Law in the Built Environment is published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1756-1450 and its online ISSN is 1756-1469.
Is International Journal of Law in the Built Environment in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is International Journal of Law in the Built Environment open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed International Journal of Law in the Built Environment for 9 years, between 2009 and 2017. Coverage ended in 2017, 9 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 166 works and 1,228 citations for the title. OpenAlex attributes papers to this title as late as 2023, 6 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2017. That may reflect a changed ISSN or merged records rather than continued publishing, so confirm the journal's current status directly before submitting.
How well cited is International Journal of Law in the Built Environment? — open metrics via OpenAlex
International Journal of Law in the Built Environment has an h-index of 18 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
International Journal of Law in the Built Environment published 1 papers in 2023; its busiest recent year was 2011 with 21. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for International Journal of Law in the Built Environment? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2017. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2017
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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