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Notes for Contributors

Contents

Discipline Areas

The IJPLC Editorial Board invites submissions from across the surveying domains, including property, economics, valuation, asset management, construction, geo-surveying, and all related areas. We are particularly interested in papers that have a multi-disciplinary dimension to address elements of the sustainable development goals.

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Who Can Submit?

Anyone may submit an original article to be considered for publication in International Journal of Property, Land and Construction provided he or she owns the copyright to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner(s) to submit the article. Authors are the initial owners of the copyrights to their works (an exception in the non-academic world to this might exist if the authors have, as a condition of employment, agreed to transfer copyright to their employer).

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General Submission Rules

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series or conference proceedings does not normally constitute prior publication. By submitting material to International Journal of Property, Land and Construction, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at International Journal of Property, Land and Construction. If you have concerns about the submission terms for International Journal of Property, Land and Construction, please contact the editors.

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Screening Process

Manuscripts may be pre-screened to ensure they fit the aims and scope of the Journal. It is editorial policy that manuscripts are sent to at least two anonymous peer reviewers. Our aim is to make a decision on each manuscript within 3 months.

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Themed Issues

Proposals for Special or Themed Issues are welcome. They should normally comprise four or five related articles of around 5,000 words each, plus an Introduction or Editorial. Suggestions for special/themed issues should be addressed to the Editors in the first instance. A short document outlining the proposed theme that you would like to cover should include details of why you feel that this theme is of contemporary interest; a list of four or five potential articles or authors (most of who will have agreed to contribute); and your CV, including recent publications. Once approved, the Guest Editor(s) will have responsibility for managing the paper submission and review process and for ensuring the quality of the issue. All published content must be approved through the normal IJPLC refereeing and editorial process, and final editorial control remains with the IJPLC Editors.

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Categories of Content

While the main focus of the Journal will be peer-reviewed Academic Papers, due to its digital platform, the structure can be flexible in nature, allowing authors to explore a variety of formats.

Academic Paper

The mainstay of the Journal is Academic Papers, which are manuscripts that theoretically and methodologically advance the subject area. They can be academic or industry focused and are submitted for blind peer review. They comprise approximately 4,000-6,000 words see Detailed Final Manuscript Preparation Guidelines below.

Case Study

Some Case Studies may fulfil the criteria for an Academic Paper, however, other case studies may be more descriptive in nature, but sufficiently interesting to merit inclusion. These will be of a similar size to Academic Papers, comprising 4,000-6,000 words.

Industry Report

Quite a lot of commercial research and Industry Reports in the area of Surveying is undertaken to a very high standard, but may not be presented in an academic format. The IJPLC welcomes submissions of these research outputs, once the author presents clear evidence of rigorous and suitable methodological and analysis approaches. Reports of this nature should be in the region of 4,000-6,000 words.

Research Notes

It is proposed that articles for the Current Research section of the Journal will be shorter academic items, presenting a concept, idea, early research findings or even a current question as a ‘work in progress’. These papers will be thought provoking, interesting and challenging, and comprise of approximately 2,000-3,000 words.

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Brief Manuscript Guidelines

In the main, Manuscripts for papers shall be based on primary research, exceptional critical literature reviews, or practice innovations. However, the IJPLC encourages a variety of other article formats, including conference reviews, announcements, reflection pieces etc. It is the responsibility of the author to notify the Editors of any non-standard format submissions in advance.

Manuscripts should be typed in Times New Roman, 12, 1.5 point spaced with ‘normal margins (c.2.5cm).

All text should be unjustified. Do not insert page breaks or bold the text.

Submission of an article is taken to imply that it has not previously been published and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. This fact should be stated by the author on submission.

Responsibility of Authors

Authors are expected to correct proofs. The typescript finally accepted for publication must be regarded as definitive and subsequent corrections should be restricted to printer’s errors. Any alterations at this stage may be made only with the agreement of the editorial team. Changes in the text will not be considered at proof stage.

It is the Author’s responsibility to ensure that permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Web).

Referencing Style

The Harvard referencing style (specifically the International Sociological Association - ISA method) must be used.

References should be placed in alphabetical order at the end of the text.

Articles for Consideration Should be Submitted at:

http://arrow.tudublin.ie/IJPLC/

Submission Process

  1. Read and accept the Article Submission Agreement.
  2. Provide a short bio of all authors and/or the company represented.
  3. Upload your article and related items. Before you begin, please be sure you have the following items:
    • Article title.
    • An abstract / summary of the paper, between 300 and 500 words in length (separate from the article body).
    • 3 to 5 Keywords for your article.
    • Article in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word, or RTF. Articles must be submitted without a title page, or page numbers. These will be provided by the system.

It is especially important that you do not include any identifying information about the authors, as the article you submit will be sent to reviewers.

  • Please do not create your own PDF file.
  • No part of submission is final until all steps have been completed and you click the final Submit button.
  • The review process begins as soon as IJPLC receives a readable article, along with the abstract and article
    • title. You may revise any of these elements later by clicking the submitted article’s title on your My Account page.

Formatting Requirements

International Journal of Property, Land and Construction has no general rules about the formatting of articles upon initial submission. There are, however, rules governing the formatting of the final submission. See Final Manuscript Preparation Guidelines for details.

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Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • The Author retains copyright in the Work, where the term “Work” shall include all digital objects that may result in subsequent electronic publication or distribution.
  • Upon acceptance of the Work, the author shall grant to the Publisher the right of first publication of the Work.
  • The Author shall grant to the Publisher and its agents the nonexclusive perpetual right and license to publish, archive, and make accessible the Work in whole or in part in all forms of media now or hereafter known under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License or its equivalent, which, for the avoidance of doubt, allows others to copy, distribute, and transmit the Work under the following conditions.
  • The Author represents and warrants that:
    • a. the Work is the Author’s original work;
    • b. the Author has not transferred, and will not transfer, exclusive rights in the Work to any third party;
    • c. the Work is not pending review or under consideration by another publisher;
    • d. the Work has not previously been published;
    • e. the Work contains no misrepresentation or infringement of the Work or property of other authors or third parties; and
    • f. the Work contains no libel, invasion of privacy, or other unlawful matter.
  • 5. The Author agrees to indemnify and hold Publisher harmless from Author’s breach of the representations and warranties contained in Paragraph 6 above, as well as any claim or proceeding relating to Publisher’s use and publication of any content contained in the Work, including third-party content. Attribution—other users must attribute the Work in the manner specified by the author as indicated on the journal Web site

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General Terms and Conditions of Use

Users of the ARROW@TU Dublin website and/or software agree not to misuse the ARROW@TU Dublin service or software in any way.

The failure of ARROW@TU Dublin to exercise or enforce any right or provision in the policies or the Submission Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any term of the Submission Agreement or these policies is found to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Submission Agreement and these policies remain in full force and effect. These policies and the Submission Agreement constitute the entire agreement between ARROW@TU Dublin and the Author(s) regarding submission of the Article.

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