INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

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Type of submissions

The Journal particularly welcomes contributions from professionals concerned with building appraisals including case studies; new approaches, techniques and instrumentation; regulatory and legal updates; empirical research; or other material of relevance to appraisal of the built environment. They can be more descriptive (and less analytical) of current business practice and need not display in-depth knowledge of previous academic work in the field. The Journal will also publish traditionally styled academic papers which will be expected, at a minimum, to display a sound knowledge of previous work in the area and some original research content. All papers must have clear implications for business practice.

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Address for submissions

Papers should be submitted via email in Microsoft Word format to the publisher:

  • Hannah Steer
    Publishing Manager
    Palgrave Macmillan Journals
    Houndmills
    Basingstoke
    Hampshire
    RG21 6XS, UK
    Telephone: +44 (0) 1256 302971
    Fax: +44 (0)1256 353774
    Email:hannah.steer@palgrave.com
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Charges

There are no page or submission charges.

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Format of submissions

Papers must be in excess of 2,500 words and ideally in excess of 4,000.

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Abstract and keywords

All papers should be accompanied by a brief abstract of up to 200 words setting out the aims and scope of the paper and summarising the skills/knowledge the reader will take away from it.

All papers should be accompanied by 4-6 keywords which summarise the key themes of the paper.

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Description of author(s)

Papers should be accompanied by a short (up to 100 words) description of the author(s) and, if appropriate, the organisation of which he or she is a member.

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General guidelines

Authors should not seek to use the Journal as a vehicle for marketing any specific product or service.

Papers should be written in the third person and authors should avoid the use of personal pronouns, slang and any other language which is not in keeping with the professional and academic style of the Journal.

All acronyms such as titles of organisations etc. should be written out first in full and thereafter in their initials.

Authors must ensure that references to named people and/or organisations are accurate, not racist or sexist and without libellous implications.

With appropriate exceptions, e.g. pints and gallons, measurements should be in metric units.

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References

References in the text

The whole citation should follow the Harvard style, enclosed within parentheses (author surname, year) if not a natural part of the surrounding sentence; the year should be enclosed within parentheses if the names do form a natural part of the surrounding sentence. Citations of works by two authors should have ‘and’ (not an ampersand) between the names. Citations of works by three or more authors should have the first author followed by et al in italics with no trailing stop.

Publications by the same author(s) in the same year should be identified with a, b, c (e.g. 2008a, 2008b) closed up to the year.

Personal communications should be listed as such where they are cited in the text, and not listed in the references.

    Example:
    Since Paterson (1983) has shown that… This is in results attained later (Kramer, 1984). Results have been reported (Don Graham, 1989, personal communication).

Articles not yet published should show ‘forthcoming’ in place of the year (in both the reference and the citation). ‘In press’ should be used in place of the volume, issue and page range details.

    Example:
    Sharp Parker, A.M. (forthcoming) Cyberterrorism: An examination of the preparedness of the North Carolina local law enforcement. Security Journal, in press.

List of References

References are placed in alphabetical order of authors. Examples of correct forms of references for alphabetical style:

Book

    Slovic, P. (2000) The Perception of Risk. London: Earthscan Publications.

Edited volume

    Nye Jr, J.S., Zelikow, P.D. and King D.C. (eds.) (1997) Why People Don’t Trust Government. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Chapter in book

    Flora, P. and Alber, J. (1981) Modernization, democratization, and the development of the welfare state. In: P. Flora and A.J. Heidenheimer (eds.) The Development of Welfare States in Europe and America. New Brunswick and London: Transaction Books, pp. 17–34.

Article in journal

    Thompson, K., Griffith, E. and Leaf, P. (1990) A historical review of the Madison model of community care. Hospital and Community PsychiatryS 41(6): 21–35.

Article in newspaper

    Webster, B. (2008) Record bonus for Network Rail chief, despite Christmas chaos. The Times, 6 June: p1.

Newspaper or magazine article (without a named author)

    Economist (2005) The mountain man and the surgeon. 24 December, pp. 24–26.

Article online

    Gardener, T. and Moffatt, J. (2007) Changing behaviours in defence acquisition: a game theory approach. Journal of the Operational Research Society, advance online publication 28 November, doi: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602476.

Other online resource

    Green Party. (2005) Greens call for attack on asylum ‘push factors’. Green Party report, 4 March, http://www.greenparty.org.uk/index.php?nav=new&n=1838, accessed 9 March 2005.

Conference proceedings

    Sapin, A. (ed.) (1985) Health and the Environment. Proceedings of the Conference on Biological Monitoring Methods for Industrial Chemicals; 30–31 March 1984, Chicago, IL. Chicago: American Toxological Association.

Conference paper

    Harley, N.H. (1981) Radon risk models. In: A.R. Knight and B. Harrad, (eds.) Indoor Air and Human Health. Proceedings of the Seventh Life Sciences Symposium; 29–31 October, Knoxville, TN. Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp.69–78.

Papers/talks presented at a conference but not published

    Martin, S. (2003) An exploration of factors which have an impact on the vocal performance and vocal effectiveness of newly qualified teachers and lecturers. Paper presented at the Pan European Voice Conference; 31 August, Graz, Austria.

Dissertation/thesis

    Young, W.R. (1981) Effects of different tree species on soil properties in central New York. MSc thesis, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

Research papers/reports/working papers

    Bloom., G. et al (2005) Poverty Reduction During Democratic Transition: The Malawi Social Action Fund 1996-2001. Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies. IDS Research Report no. 56.

Mimeo

    Bond, S. A., Hwang, S., Lin, Z. and Vandell, K. (2005) Marketing Period Risk in a Portfolio Context: Theory and Empirical Estimates from the UK Commercial Real Estate Market. Cambridge, UK: Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge (mimeo).

Speech

    Blair, A. (2003) Britain in the World. Speech to FCO Leadership Conference. London, 7 January.

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Photographs, figures and graphics

Photographs and illustrations supporting papers should be submitted where appropriate.

Authors are requested to follow our instructions on how to prepare and submit their figures, for more information see www.palgrave-journals.com/pal/palgrave_artwork_guidelines.pdf.

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Tables and graphs

Tables and graphs should be submitted in their original Word/Excel format. PowerPoint slides and screengrabs should be avoided. An electronic copy of the original data must also be included.

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Review procedure

All contributions sent to the Publisher, whether invited or not, will be submitted to the Journal's Editors and Editorial Board. Any such contribution must bear the author's full name and address, even if this is not for publication.

All papers submitted for publication will be subject to a double-blind refereeing procedure. Authors should be aware that papers submitted to the Journal should not be simultaneously submitted for review to any other publications.

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Accuracy of content

Contributions, whether published pseudonymously or not, are accepted on the strict understanding that the author is responsible for the accuracy of all opinion, technical comment, factual report, data, figures, illustrations and photographs. Publication does not necessarily imply that these are the opinions of the Editorial Board, Editors or the Publisher, nor do the Board, Editors or Publishers accept any liability for the accuracy of such comment, report and other technical and factual information. The Publisher will, however, strive to ensure that all opinion, comments, reports, data, figures, illustrations and photographs are accurate, insofar as it is within its abilities to do so.

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Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing through any medium of communication those illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. Add your acknowledgements to the typescript, preferably in the form of an "Acknowledgements" section at the end of the paper. Credit the source and copyright of photographs or figures in the accompanying captions.

The journal's policy is to own copyright in all contributions. Before publication, authors assign copyright to the Publishers, but retain their rights to republish this material in other works written or edited by themselves, subject to full acknowledgement of the original source of publication.

The journal mandates the Copyright Clearance Center in the USA and the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK to offer centralised licensing arrangements for photocopying in their respective territories.

No contribution will be accepted which has been published elsewhere, unless it is expressly invited or agreed by the Publisher.

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Proofs

These are received as PDF attachments to an email to only the first (or nominated) author of a multi-authored article. Please print the PDF attachment, correct your proofs within the time period indicated and return your proofs as directed. Please make no revisions to the final, edited text, except where the copy editor has requested clarification.

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Accuracy of reproduction

All reasonable efforts are made to ensure accurate reproduction of text, photographs and illustrations. The Publisher does not accept responsibility for mistakes, be they editorial or typographical, nor for consequences resulting from them.

The Publisher reserves the right to edit, abridge or omit material submitted for publication.

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Offprints and free copies

Authors will be given the opportunity to purchase offprints of their paper once typesetting has been finalised. The Publishers will send first-named authors up to three free copies of the issue containing their paper.