Submission Guidelines


Intelligent Buildings International A peer-reviewed journal on the design, construction and management of intelligent buildings

1. Submission

Authors are requested to send manuscripts by email to: ibi@earthscan.co.uk or by post to: Intelligent Buildings International, Earthscan, 14a St Cross Street, London, EC1N 8XA, U.K.

Authors should keep a copy of all files / illustrations submitted. All authors are asked to include full contact details for three potential reviewers with their manuscript. All articles will be peer-reviewed before acceptance. The final decision on acceptance will be made by the editor.

While the Editors, Referees and the Publisher 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.

Types of Contribution:
Authors may submit: review articles (4000-7000 words); research articles (3000-6000 words); case study articles (3000-5000 words); technical notes (500-1000 words); and reviews (up to 1000 words).

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 different versions of similar illustrations or closely-related diagrams, unless each is making a distinct point.

3. Manuscript Preparation and Layout

The first page of the manuscript should contain the full title of the article, the type of contribution it represents (see above), the author(s) names without qualifications or titles, and the affiliations and address of each author. The full contact details (including email address) of the corresponding author must also be included. The article should include a short abstract 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. Headings and subheadings should be used so that the article is easy to follow.

Tables
Authors should aim to present table data as succinctly as possible; 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 highlight any unusual symbols, such as Greek letters, that are used in the paper.

References
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 be cited 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. Examples are included below for guidance:

Journals
Swaffield, L.M. and Johnson, G.A., 2005, ‘The Financial Benefits of Implementing ISO 14001 within Construction Contacting Organizations’, Architectural Engineering and Design Management 1(3), 197– 210

Books
Landry, C., 2000, The Creative City, London, Earthscan.

Conference papers
Chen, G., 1996, ‘The organizational management framework for implementation of concurrent engineering in the Chinese context’, in M. Sobolewski and M. Fox (eds), Advances in Concurrent Engineering; Proceedings of the 3rd ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering.
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 26–28 August 1996, Lancaster PA, Technomic Publishing Co, 150–156.

Notes
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.

Illustrations
Illustrations should be referred to in the text as Figure 1, Figure 2. etc. Each illustration requires a caption. Illustrations should be submitted in a form ready for reproduction – no redrawing or re-labelling will be carried out by the Publisher. Illustrations should be supplied as separate graphics files (tiffs or jpegs, 300dpi at the size at which they are to be used). Hard copy originals will also be accepted. 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. Please bear in mind that illustrations will be printed at about 8cm wide (maximum 15cm wide). Please ensure that text is legible at this size.

4. Proofs and Offprints

The first-named author will receive proofs for correction; these should be returned to the Publisher within 72 hours of receipt. The first-named author will receive a PDF file of the published article. Printed 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 Publisher. 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.