Architectural Engineering and Design Management
An International Journal
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| Bridging the gap between architecture and engineering practice |
1. Submission
Authors should submit one copy of the printed manuscript plus one copy on disk or via email. Authors should ensure that the disk corresponds to the final revised version of the manuscript hard copy exactly. Digital files should be named as follows: author's surname - keyword - date of submission e.g. jones collaborative 251204. All authors are asked to submit full contact details for three potential reviewers of their manuscript. Manuscripts should be submitted to:
Professor Dino Bouchlaghem
Department of Civil and Building Engineering
Loughborough University
Leicestershire LE11 3TU
UK
Email:
n.m.bouchlaghem@lboro.ac.uk
Authors should keep a copy of the articles and illustrations.
While the Editors, Referees and Publishers will take all possible care of material submitted to the Journal, they cannot be held responsible for the loss of or damage to any material in their possession.
All articles will be peer-reviewed before acceptance. The final decision on acceptance will be made by the appropriate editor.
2. Language and Style
Articles should be in English and should be written and arranged in a style that is succinct and easy for readers to understand. Authors who are unable to submit their articles in English should contact the Editors so that any alternatives may be considered. Illustrations should be used to aid the clarity of the article; do not include several versions of similar illustrations, or closely-related diagrams, unless each is making a distinct point.
3. Manuscript Preparation and Layout
The manuscript should be printed in double-spacing on one side of the paper (A4/letter) only with a 5-cm / 2-inch wide margin on the left hand side. The pages should be numbered consecutively. Headings and subheadings should be used so that the paper is easy to follow.
The first page of the manuscript should contain the full title of the article, the author(s) names without qualifications or titles, and the affiliations and full address of each author. The precise postal address, telephone and fax numbers and email address of the author to whom correspondence should be addressed should also be included.
The second page should contain an abstract of the article and a key word list (5-10 words). The abstract should be no more than 200 words long and should précis the article, giving a clear indication of its conclusions. The maximum length for the entire manuscript is 7000 words.
Tables and Schema
Each of these should be on a separate sheet, at the end of the manuscript, clearly labelled with the name of the main author. Authors should aim to present table data as succinctly as possible and tables should not duplicate data that are available elsewhere in the article.
Symbols, Abbreviations and Conventions
Please use SI (Systeme Internationale) units. Whenever an acronym or abbreviation is used, ensure that it is spelled out in full the first time it appears. Please indicate in the margin any unusual symbols such as Greek letters that are used in the article.
References and Notes
References should be presented in 'author/date' style in the text and collected in alphabetical order at the end of the article. All references in the reference list should appear in the text. Each reference must include full details of the work referred to, including paper or chapter titles and opening and closing page numbers.
Journals
Smith, D.W., Davis, L.M. and Price, B.N. Integrated Decision-Making in Construction. Architectural Engineering and Design Management 1 (2004) 64-72.
Books
Price, B.N. Integrated Decision-Making in Construction. In: Davis, L.M. (ed.) Integrated Thinking. James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd, London (1993).
Smith, D.W. and Davis, L.M. Integrated Thinking. James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd, London (1993).
Proceedings
Smith, D.W., Davis L.M. and Price, B.N. Integrated Decision-Making in Construction. In: Proceedings of the 8th Annual Meeting of the Society for Architectural Engineering, London (1993).
Notes - which should be kept to a minimum - will appear as endnotes. Indicate endnotes with a superscript number in the text, and include the text at the end of the article. Do not use the footnote/endnote commands in word processing software for either references or notes.
Illustrations
Illustrations should be included at the end of the manuscript. Photographs and line drawings should be referred to in the text as Fig. 1, Fig 2. etc. Each illustration requires a caption.
Illustrations should be numbered in the order in which they appear. They should be submitted in a form ready for reproduction - no redrawing or re-lettering will be carried out by the Publishers. Each illustration should be clearly market with the figure number, the name of the main author, and the orientation if it is needed.
Images can be supplied either as hard-copy originals or digitally. Hard-copy photographs should be prints with good definition. Graphs and diagrams should be laser-printed on good quality white paper. Digital images must be supplied as separate tiff or jpeg files, and not embedded in the text file. Images must be at least 300 dpi at 140mm wide. Note that figures and graphs must be comprehensible in black-and-white - use patterns, not colours, to differentiate sections. If colour is essential, in most cases the additional cost for including colour will be borne by the author.
Most line drawings will be reduced in size for publication, usually by about 50%. Please bear this in mind and try to ensure that all lines are at least 0.25mm thick and lettering is in upper and lower case with capitals at least 4mm high.
4. Proofs and Offprints
The corresponding author will receive proofs for correction; these should be returned to James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd within 48 hours of receipt. The corresponding author will receive 25 offprints of the published article. Additional offprints must be ordered prior to publication and an order form will be provided for this purpose.
5. Copyright
Submission of an article to the journal is taken to imply that it represents original work, not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors will be asked to transfer the copyright of their articles to the publishers. Copyright covers the distribution of the material in all forms including but not limited to reprints, photographic reproductions and microfilm. It is the responsibility of the author(s) of each article to collect any permissions and acknowledgements necessary for the article to be published prior to submission to the Journal.