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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The contents of the submissions must belong to the topics listed in the “Contents” section of this Journal.
  • The submissions must belong to one of the following types: Research papers (original and unpublished research papers), Works (Short informative articles on works carried out in the fields of building, architecture and urbanism), Reflections (Short essays on theory and practice of traditional building, architecture and urbanism, as well as on their teaching, their preservation and their continuation), or Book Reviews.
  • The submissions must not have been previously published, nor previously been sent to another journal for consideration and currently be waiting for that other journal acceptance.
  • The submissions must respect the editorial policy of this magazine.
  • All submitted text and images must adhere to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements.

Research papers

Original and unpublished research papers that will be submitted to external review by double blind peers whose work is related to the content and objectives of the journal (both submitters and reviewers will be anonymous).

Research papers must have a length of up to 5000 words, without counting the abstract, keywords, bibliography, list of figures and notes. The abstract of the article (maximum 150 words) must be sent, together with the title of the article, the 5 keywords (they must be different from the words included in the title) and, in a separate file, in order to ensure anonymity, a document with the name of the author (or authors), their affiliation, their email address (or addresses) and a brief biography of each of them (of up to 120 words each).

The biography must be written in a similar way than the following example:

Alejandro García Hermida

He is an Associate Professor at the Department of Architectural Composition of the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and has been a Visiting Scholar at the School of Architecture of the University of Notre Dame. His professional practice has been focused on traditional architecture and building techniques and the restoration and study of diverse historic buildings and archaeological sites. He is the Executive Director of the Richard H. Driehaus Initiatives in Spain and Portugal, member of the Board of Terrachidia NGO; and Vice Chair of INTBAU Spain. Some of these works have been awarded the INTBAU Excellence Award 2015, the Hispania Nostra Award 2019 and a Special Mention from the Europa Nostra Awards 2019.

Research papers must be sent in .doc or .docx format (not .pdf) and they must include, in the approximate chosen location, the figures (photographs, drawings or plans) that illustrate the text. Following the guidelines provided in the section on graphic documentation, these same figures must also be uploaded as separate files (in .jpeg or .jpg format).

In addition, a descriptive caption must always be included for each of the images, always indicating the author of the image and / or its source. A list of the figures that illustrate the article must be included at the end of the text, after the bibliography. This list must include the credits of each of the images.

The abstracts must include the objectives, methods, results and main conclusions of the work. Keywords must allow computerized search by subject, methodology, geographic and chronological location, and must not contain the terms included in the title, since both are always published together.

Research papers must be properly structured and include an introduction, an exposition of the research methodology and conclusions that include the main results of the study which has been carried out.

The images or other figures must be attached as "Other" during the second step of the submission process, preferably in .jpeg or .jpg format and each of them  in separate electronic files.

Special attention should be paid to the quality of the images. We will follow a strict selection process for both photographs and drawings. This aspect will be decisive for the final decision on the acceptance of the article, as the visual effect of the magazine will be particularly important.

You can find all the detailed information regarding the submission of proposals in the Guidelines for Submissions section.

Works

Informative articles on works carried out in the fields of building, architecture and urbanism. They consist of short texts and abundant graphic information on the submitted works. The text must also address the context, the conditions, the process, the building crafts that have intervened, and the final result. In the case of restoration works the text must also include some information about the history, the preliminary studies and the initial state. The selected images must also attend to the aforementioned aspects, from the context to the construction details.

Works must have a length from 500 to 1200 words + abstract, key words, bibliography (if needed), list of figures, notes and a minimum of 10 images.

This document must include the name of the author (or authors), the affiliation (if any), their email address (or addresses) and a brief biography of each one of them (up to 120 words each). In addition, a short abstract (of up to 120 words) and 5 keywords must be included (they must be different from the words included in the title).

Articles will be sent in .doc or .docx format (not .pdf) and they must include, in the approximate chosen location, the figures (photographs, drawings or plans) that illustrate the text. Following the guidelines provided in the section on graphic documentation, these same figures must also be uploaded as separate files (in .jpeg or .jpg format).

In addition, a descriptive caption must always be included for each of the images, always indicating the author of the image and / or its source. A list of the figures that illustrate the article must be included at the end of the text, after the bibliography. This list must include the credits of each of the images.

The images or other figures must be attached as "Other" during the second step of the submission process, preferably in .jpeg or .jpg format and each of them  in separate electronic files.

Special attention should be paid to the quality of the images. We will follow a strict selection process for both photographs and drawings. This aspect will be decisive for the final decision on the acceptance of the article, as the visual effect of the magazine will be particularly important.

They can be built or unbuilt works, though built works are prioritized. Special attention must be paid to the design and execution process of traditional building details.

The text must also address the context, the conditions, the process, the building crafts that have intervened, and the final result. In the case of restoration works the text must also include some information about the history, the preliminary studies and the initial state. The selected images must also attend to the aforementioned aspects, from the context to the construction details.

The biography must be written in a similar way than the following example:

Lluc Mir Anguera 

He is a marger and stonemason specialized in the dry stone construction technique, a tradition deeply rooted in the Balearic Islands, Spain. With more than twenty years of experience, he runs his own company, dedicated to stone building and restoration of heritage elements. Since 2016 he is the president of the Gremi de Margers of Mallorca, an association of dry stone professionals who are dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of this building craft. Awarded in 2019 with the Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Award, Lluc is a firm defender of the dry stone technique and has participated in international workshops and congresses to promote this ancestral craft.

You can find more information related to the content of the articles through this link.

You can find all the detailed information regarding the submission of proposals in the Guidelines for Submissions  section.

Reflections

Short essays on theory and practice of traditional building, architecture and urbanism, as well as on their teaching, their preservation and their continuation.

They will have from 1500 to 2500 words + abstract, key words, bibliography, list of figures, notes and a minimum of 6 images.

This document must include the name of the author (or authors), their affiliation (if any), their email address (or addresses) and a brief biography of each one of them up to 120 words each. In addition, a short abstract (of up to 120 words) and 5 keywords must be included (they must be different from the words included in the title).

Essays must be sent in .doc or .docx format (not .pdf) and they must include, in the approximate chosen location, the figures (photographs, drawings or plans) that illustrate the text. Following the guidelines provided in the section on graphic documentation, these same figures must also be uploaded as separate files (in .jpeg or .jpg format).

In addition, a descriptive caption must always be included for each of the images, always indicating the author of the image and / or its source. A list of the figures that illustrate the article must be included at the end of the text, after the bibliography. This list must include the credits of each of the images.

The images or other figures must be attached as "Other" during the second step of the submission process, preferably in .jpeg or .jpg format and each of them  in separate electronic files.

Special attention should be paid to the quality of the images. We will follow a strict selection process for both photographs and drawings. This aspect will be decisive for the final decision on the acceptance of the article, as the visual effect of the magazine will be particularly important.

The biography should be written in a similar way than the following example:

Alejandro García Hermida

He is an Associate Professor at the Department of Architectural Composition of the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and has been a Visiting Scholar at the School of Architecture of the University of Notre Dame. His professional practice has been focused on traditional architecture and building techniques and the restoration and study of diverse historic buildings and archaeological sites. He is the Executive Director of the Richard H. Driehaus Initiatives in Spain and Portugal, member of the Board of Terrachidia NGO; and Vice Chair of INTBAU Spain. Some of these works have been awarded the 2015 INTBAU Excellence Award, the 2019 Hispania Nostra Award and a Special Mention from the 2019 Europa Nostra Awards.

You can find all the detailed information regarding the submission of proposals in the Guidelines for Submissions section.

Reviews

Reviews of recently published books in the fields of traditional building, architecture and urbanism.

Its length must be up to 300 words and a single image must be included in the submission, which must be the cover of the reviewed publication and which must be attached as "Other" during the second step of the submission process, preferably in .jpeg or .jpg format.

The title of the review must not be the very title of the book, but a specific one for it, and it must be followed by the name of the author of the review. 

By the end of the text of the review, the title of the book, the name of its author, the publisher, the year and the number of pages must be included.

You can find all the detailed information regarding the submission of proposals in the Guidelines for Submissions section.

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