We are delighted to announce that Journal of Intelligent Construction (JIC) has been officially included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) by Clarivate. All articles published by JIC since its launch in 2023 will be included in ESCI, and the journal's first Impact Factor will be released in 2027.

JIC was launched in 2023 and is sponsored by Tsinghua University and the China National Committee on Large Dams. In 2025 the journal was selected for the High-Starting-Point New Journal programme of the Excellence Action Plan for Chinese Scientific Journals. Its 2025 CiteScore is 10.7, ranking 7th among 210 journals in Engineering / Architecture.

About the Journal

Journal of Intelligent Construction (ISSN 2958-3861, e-ISSN 2958-2652), sponsored by Tsinghua University and the China National Committee on Large Dams and published by Tsinghua University Press, is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal. It publishes research papers, engineering cases and reviews on new theories, methods, technologies and processes in civil engineering, with emphasis on advanced sensing, analytical models, simulation tools and control technologies across the life cycle of civil engineering works. The Editors-in-Chief are Prof. Peng Lin, Prof. Jinsheng Jia, Prof. Zongliang Zhang and Prof. Ranjith Pathegama Gamage.

In three years since its launch, JIC has been indexed by ESCI, Scopus, INSPEC, DOAJ and EBSCO.

Journal Homepage

https://www.sciopen.com/journal/2958-3861

Submission: https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/jic

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