BEMRU Recognized Journals and Conferences

Following is a collection of good journals related to Built Environment.  The department will accept any other journal as a good journal if it is indexed in university recommended indexes.

  • Popular Journal Databases in Built Environment
  • Recognized Top Journals in Built Environment
  • Popular Local Journals in Built Environment
  • Popular National and International Conferences in Built Environment

POPULAR JOURNAL DATABASES IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT

No   Database     URL of the database  
1 ASCE http://ascelibrary.org/
2 Earthscan (Routledge) https://www.routledge.com/search?sb=SCES
3 EBSCO http://search.ebscohost.com/
4 Elsevier https://www.elsevier.com/
5 Emerald https://www.emerald.com/insight/
6 Informa PLC (Taylor & Francis Group) https://taylorandfrancis.com/about/
7 Science Direct http://www.sciencedirect.com/
8 Scopus https://www.scopus.com/
9 Springer https://www.springer.com/in

 

RECOGNIZED TOP JOURNALS IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT 

No   Name of the Journal      Key Indexing    

URL of the Journal Web Site

 
 1 Architectural Engineering and Design Management (AEDM)

Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/taem20/current 

Architectural Science Review

Scopus

Arts & Humanities Citation Index

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tasr20/current 

Architectural Theory Review

Scopus

Arts & Humanities Citation Index

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ratr20/current

Automation in Construction

Scopus

Science Citation Index

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.

cws_home/523112/description#description

Building and Environment

Scopus

Science Citation Index

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/building-and-environment/ 

Building Research & Information (BRI)

Scopus

Science Citation Index

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rbri20/current 

Built Environment Project and Asset management (BEPAM)

Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/bepam

Construction Economics and Building (Formerly Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building)

Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/

index.php/AJCEB/issue/archive 

Construction Innovation

Scopus

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ci

10  Construction Management and Economics (CM&E)

Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcme20/current 

11  Disaster Prevention and Management

Scopus 

Social Sciences Citation Index

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0965-3562

12  Energy and Buildings

Scopus

Science Citation Index

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/energy-and-buildings

13  Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM)

Scopus

Science Citation Index

Social Sciences Citation Index

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0969-9988

14  Facilities

Scopus

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0263-2772

15  Higher Education Pedagogies 

(Formerly Journal for Education in the Built Environment)

Scopus

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rhep20 (since 2015)

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rhep13 (2006 to 2014)

16  Infrastructure Asset Management

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/toc/jinam/current

17  Intelligent Buildings International

Scopus

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tibi20

18 

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Scopus

Science Citation Index

 

https://www.springer.com/journal/170

19 

International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation (Formerly Structural Survey)

Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2398-4708 (since 2017) 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0263-080X (1983 - 2016)

20  International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://ijbes.utm.my/index.php/ijbes

21  International Journal of Construction Education and Research Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

 

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uice20/current

22  International Journal of Construction Management Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tjcm20

23  International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijdrbe#aims-and-scope

24  International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 

Scopus

Science Citation Index

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/

international-journal-of-disaster-risk-reduction

25 

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

Scopus

https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijmtm

26  International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1741-0401

27  International Journal of Project Management (IJPM) Scopus 

Social Sciences Citation Index

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-project-management

28 

International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering

Scopus

https://www.witpress.com/journals/sse 

29  International Journal of Strategic Property Management Scopus 

Social Sciences Citation Index

https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/IJSPM

30 

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (ASCE)

Scopus

Science Citation Index

https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jcemd4

31  Journal of Construction in Developing Countries 

Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

http://web.usm.my/jcdc/index.html

32  Journal of Corporate Real Estate

Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1463-001X

33  Journal of Engineering Design and Technology Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1726-0531

34  Journal of Facilities Management Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1472-5967

35  Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1366-4387

36  Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon)

Scopus

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

http://itcon.org/

37  Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Scopus

Science Citation Index

https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jitse4

38  Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jladah

39 

Journal of Management in Engineering (ASCE)

 

Scopus

Science Citation Index

http://ascelibrary.org/meo/

40 

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (ASCE)

Scopus 

Science Citation Index

http://ascelibrary.org/cfo/

41 

Journal of Property Investment & Finance

 

Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/

publication/issn/1463-578X

42  Journal of Property Research Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpr20/current

43  Journal of Property Valuation and Investment Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/

publication/issn/0960-2712

44  Journal of Property, Planning and Environmental Law (Formerly International Journal of Law in the Built Environment)

Scopus

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

Arts & Humanities Citation Index

https://www.emerald.com/

insight/publication/acronym/JPPEL  (since 2018)

 

https://www.emerald.com/

insight/publication/issn/1756-1450  (2009 - 2017)

45  Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/

publication/issn/1355-2511

46  Journal of Services Management (Formerly International Journal of Services Industry Management) Scopus 
Social Sciences Citation Index

https://www.emerald.com/insight/

publication/acronym/JOSM (Since 2009)

 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/

publication/issn/0956-4233  (1990 to 2008)

47 

Journal of Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment

 

Scopus

https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ustp20

48  Management of Environmental Quality (Formerly Environmental Management and Health)  

Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/

publication/issn/1477-7835 (Since 2003)

https://www.emerald.com/

insight/publication/acronym/EMH (1990 to 2002)

49  Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/meq

50  Practice Periodical on Structural Design & Construction Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://ascelibrary.org/journal/ppscfx

51  Procedia Manufacturing Scopus

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/procedia-manufacturing

52  Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers 

Management, Procurement and Law

Scopus 
Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/loi/jmapl?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIv5SK0d6A6gIVgX4rCh1_

MgZxEAAYASAAEgKxvPD_BwE

53  Property Management Scopus

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0263-7472
54  Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Scopus

Science Citation Index

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/resources-conservation-and-recycling
55 

Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Scopus

Science Citation Index

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/robotics-and-computer-integrated-manufacturing 

56  The Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction Scopus 

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1366-4387 

 

POPULAR LOCAL JOURNALS IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT 

No Local Journals URL of the database
1

BASL Law Journal

https://basl.lk/

2

Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal

https://bhumi.sljol.info/
3

Built-Environment Sri Lanka (SLIA)

https://besl.sljol.info/
4

Engineer - Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka

https://engineer.sljol.info/
5

FOCUS, Quarterly E-Journal of Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka

https://www.iqssl.lk/resources/focus.html
6

Journal of Business Studies

https://jbs.sljol.info/
7

Journal of Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA)

http://www.cida.gov.lk/index_en.html
8

Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka

https://josuk.sljol.info/
9 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka

https://iesl.lk/index.php?option=com_journalpapers&view=journalpaper_

volumes&Itemid=173&lang=en

10

Research journal of the Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU)

https://www.mrt.ac.lk/foa/faru/pfc.php
11 SLQS Journal

http://slqsuae.org/journal/

12 Sri Lanka Construction Today Magazine

http://ciob.lk/2019/05/12/issue-4-of-sri-lanka-construction-today-magazine/

13 Sri Lanka Economic Journal

https://www.slea.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=

208:economic-journal-&catid=63:whats-new 

14

Sri Lanka Journal of Advanced Social Studies (National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences)

https://sljass.sljol.info/

15

Sri Lanka Journal of Management (The Postgraduate Institute of Management)

https://sljm.pim.sjp.ac.lk/

16

Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences (National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka)

https://sljss.sljol.info/

17

Sri Lankan Journal of Human Resource Management (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)

https://sljhrm.sljol.info/

18

Sri Lankan Journal of Real Estate (University of Sri Jayewardenepura)

http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1579

19

The Journal of Sri Lanka Architect

http://www.slia.info/sliaweb/thearchitect/index.html
20

Vasthu. Sinhala journal of Sri Lanka

http://www.slia.info/sliaweb/vasthu/index.html
21

Vidusara Scientific Magazine

http://www.vidusara.com/

 

POPULAR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT 

No Conferences URL of the database
1 Annual Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) Conference

https://www.cqu.edu.au/about-us/structure

/schools/et/conferences/aubea-conference-2019

2 Annual Conference of the International. Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) http://www.iglc.net/
3 Annual sessions of Sri Lanka Association of Advanced Science (SLAAS) - LOCAL https://www.slaas.lk/
4 Annual Symposium, Engineering Research Unit, University of Moratuwa https://uom.lk/eru
5 ANZAScA - Australia New Zealand Architectural Science Conference https://anzasca.net/
6 Associated Schools of Construction  (ASC) https://www.ascweb.org/
7 Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) http://www.arcom.ac.uk/
8 Breaking the Mould International conference

https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/programmes-events

/calendar/employability-symposium-2020-breaking-mould

9 Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (COBRA)

https://www.rics.org/asean/news-insight/research

/cobra-at-ares-2020/

10 Built Environment Education Annual Conference (BEECON)

https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/event/q7704/

built-environment-education-annual-conference-beecon-2007

11 CIB World congress 2010

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/

ijdrbe.2010.43501aab.002/full/html

12 CIB Building Congress https://www.cibwbc2022.org/
13 CIB International Conference on Building Education and Research (BEAR 2008)

https://www.irb.fraunhofer.de/CIBlibrary/

search-quick-result-list.jsp?A&idSuche=CIB+DC11298

14 CIB International Symposium on Knowledge Construction

https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/26950838?q&versionId=

35450605

15 Conference 2012 on Faces and facets of project management Project Management Institute New Zealand (PMINZ) https://pmi.org.nz/
16 Conference for Facade Design and Procurement https://www.cwct.co.uk/collections/conferences
17 Conference on Applied Infrastructure Research, Berlin University of Technology https://www.infraday.tu-berlin.de/menue/conference_on_applied_

infrastructure_research_infraday_belec_2018/

18 Conference on Built Environment and Engineering (IConBEE)

https://www.papercrowd.com/c/international-conference

-on-built-environment-and-engineering-2018/4018

19 CSCE Specialty Conference on Infrastructure Technologies, Management and Policy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

https://csce.ca/en/event-calendar/csce-annual

-conference-2020/

20 Engineering Research Unit’s Annual Conference (ERU Conference) https://uom.lk/eru
21 GeoInformation For Disaster Management (Gi4DM) http://www.gi4dm.net/
22 he World Conference on Waste Management (WCWM) https://wastemanagementconferences.com/
23 Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers Empowering Sustainable Tourism, Organizational Management and Our Environment http://www.igutourism.org/srilanka2017.html
24 International AREUEA (American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association) Conference https://www.areuea.org/conferences/
25 International Conference of the Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/16248
26 International Conference on Building Education and research (BEAR)

https://www.irb.fraunhofer.de/CIBlibrary/

search-quick-result-list.jsp?A&idSuche=CIB+DC11298

27 International Conference on Building Resilience (ICBR)

https://waset.org/building-resilience-conference

-in-july-2021-in-singapore

 

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/

10.1108/ijdrbe.2011.43502aab.002/full/html

28 International Conference on Business & Information (ICBI)

http://conf.kln.ac.lk/icbi2019/index.php/pas

-conferences

29 International Conference on Business and Management (ICBM) http://icbm.sjp.ac.lk/
30 International Conference on Business Research https://uom.lk/business/bru/icbr
31 International Conference on Cities, People and Places http://www.iccpp.lk/
32 International Conference on Construction Engineering and Management

https://waset.org/construction-engineering

-and-project-management-conference

-in-june-2020-in-paris

33 International conference on construction in the 21st century (CITC-11) https://www.citcglobal.com/
34 International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health: Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes

https://www.preventionweb.net/events/

view/63894?id=63894

35 International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing https://www.faimconference.org/
36 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) http://ieomsociety.org/ieom/conferences/
37 International conference on multi- disciplinary approaches

https://www.sjp.ac.lk/news/6th-international

-conference-multidisciplinary-approaches

-2019-icma-2019/

38 International Conference on Power and Energy Systems (ICPES) http://www.icpes.org/
39 International Conference on Public Private Partnerships in China http://en.cesl.edu.cn/info/1090/2046.htm
40 International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management http://www.icsecm.org/2019/
41 International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment  (ICSBE)

ICSBE: International Conference on

Sustainable Built Environment

42 International conference on the International Institute for Infrastructure Resilience and Reconstruction (I3R2) https://iiirr.ucalgary.ca/conferences
43 International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC) World Congress http://www.icoste.org/
44 International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) World congress https://www.cibworld.nl/site/home/index.html
45 International Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) https://mercon.uom.lk/
46 International Postgraduate Research Conference http://conf.kln.ac.lk/iprc2019/
47 International postgraduate research conference in the Built and Human Environment

https://publons.com/journal/515970/international

-postgraduate-research-conference-in-/

48 International QS BIM Conference https://sites.google.com/view/intl-qs-bim-conf-2017-hk/international-qs-bim-conference-2017-hong-kong
49 International Research Conference https://www.iea.nl/news-events/irc
50 International Research Conference 2017: Shaping tomorrow’s Built Environment (IRC) https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/44058/
51 International Research Conference on Management and Finance (IRCMF)

https://mgmt.cmb.ac.lk/internationa

l-research-conference

52 International Symposium on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices, for Sustainable Development http://www.dcee.ruh.ac.lk/index.php/aceps-2019
53 International Symposium on Building Pathology, Durability and Rehabilitation https://waset.org/building-pathology-durability-and-rehabilitation-conference
54 International Symposium on Construction Management and Economic Development https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811061899
55 International Union of Architects, Congress and Conference https://10times.com/world-congress-of-architects-uia
56 National Energy Symposium, Sri Lanka http://www.energy.gov.lk/images/vidulka-energy-exhibition/symposium-book-2014.pdf
57 Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) conference https://paqs.net/
58 International Research Conference of the Faculty of Architecture Research Unit (FARU) https://uom.lk/foa/faru/previous-faru-conferences
59 Research Conference on Management and Finance (IRCMF) https://mgmt.cmb.ac.lk/ircmf2020/
60 Scottish conference for the postgraduate researchers of the built and natural environment

https://www.irb.fraunhofer.de/CIBlibrary/search

-quick-result-list.jsp?A&idSuche=CIB+DC10592

61 The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Conferences https://www.asce.org/conferences_events/
62 The Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) Conference https://www.arcasia.org/
63

The International Conference

on Regional Challenges to Multidisciplinary Innovation (RCMI)

http://globalilluminators.org/conferences/

rcmi-2017-kenya/

64 The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) conference http://www.architecture.com
65 The Second International Urban Design Conference (ICCPP) http://www.iccpp.lk/
66 Trincomalee International Conference (TRInCo) http://www.trinco.tc.esn.ac.lk/
67 Wayamba international conference (WinC) http://winc.wyb.ac.lk/
68 World Construction Symposiums (WCS) https://ciobwcs.com/2019/previous-symposiums/
69 World Sustainable Buildings conference-WSB http://www.wsb14barcelona.org/credits.html
70

World Sustainable Built Environment (WSBE) 2020

http://www.futurarc.com/new/world-sustainable

-built-environment-wsbe-2020/

https://www.worldgbc.org/calendar/world-sustainable

-built-environment-conference-2017-hong-kong

71 Young Water Professionals Symposium

https://www.unilever.com.lk/news/press-releases/

2012/unilever-pureit-co-sponsors-first-ever

-young-water-professionals-symposium.html