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Acta Structilia is a South African accredited journal for independently adjudicated research articles on any topic in the field of the physical and development sciences. The editorial staff considers articles in English, written from any responsible point of view on subjects in any applicable field of scholarship, i.e. architecture, urban and regional planning, quantity surveying, construction management and project management, building economy, building engineering and property development. Authors are requested to write their manuscripts in a manner and style that is intelligible to specialists and non-specialists alike. Research contributions, which are peer reviewed, are: Review Articles, Research Articles, and Perspective Articles. The format for these categories can be found in the Submission Guidelines. Book Reviews, Introductions, Commentaries, Lectures and Exhibitions are also considered.
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Journal Title: Acta Structilia
Journal Acronym: Acta Structilia
Journal Publisher: University of the Free State
Journal or Publisher Affiliation: University of the Free State
Journal ISSN (Online): 2415-0487
Journal ISSN (Print): 1023-0564
Country of Publication: South Africa
Publication Started: 1993
Frequency: Annually
Discipline: Interdisciplinary or Multidisciplinary
Journal or Publisher Address: The Editor: Acta Structilia journal, Internal post box 47, University of the Free State, P.O Box 392, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 9324
Journal Official Email: struct@ufs.ac.za
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Journal Editor: Prof. Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu
Journal Managing Editor: Ms Alna Beukes
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Submission Guidelines: An article may be submitted in English. The desired Length for an article is between 4 000 en 12 000 words (without references).
A copy of the typed article must be submitted in electronic format via the online portal.
Formatting: MS Word, Times New Roman, font size 12, single line spacing. Paragraphs start on a new line and are not indented. All illustrations, figures, and tables must be placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. Text in Tables must be in single line spacing, Times New Roman, font size 10. Table borders must be ΒΌ pt width.
An edited (proofread) article on any relevant topic, well presented and written in easy understandable style, will be considered for publishing on the understanding that they are the original work of the authors named, and that they are being offered only to Acta Structilia.
Tables and figures: There should be no more than 10 figures and tables in total per article. All captions must be provided in the text. Abbre
Publication Ethics: The editorial team and management are committed to be ethical and fair in publishing high quality manuscripts and work hard to ensure the content we publish is ethically sound and do not encourage misconduct, or knowingly allow misconduct to take place. Any cases of ethical misconduct are treated seriously and will be dealt with in accordance with the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines and flowcharts. Editors, authors, and reviewers will also adhere to the Acta Structilia submissi
Additional Info: Copyright: Copyright is transferred to the author(s) when an article is accepted for publication.
Publishing rights: When an author/s publish an article in Acta Structilia, the author/s enter into a non-exclusive publishing agreement. This means that author/s may upload a second copy to institutional repositories.
All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY 4.0); readers are welcome to reproduce, share and adapt the content without permission provided the
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Acta Structilia is a South African accredited journal for independently adjudicated research articles on any topic in the field of the physical and development sciences. The editorial staff considers articles in English, written from any responsible point of view on subjects in any applicable field of scholarship, i.e. architecture, urban and regional planning, quantity surveying, construction management and project management, building economy, building engineering and property development. Authors are requested to write their manuscripts in a manner and style that is intelligible to specialists and non-specialists alike. Research contributions, which are peer reviewed, are: Review Articles, Research Articles, and Perspective Articles. The format for these categories can be found in the Submission Guidelines. Book Reviews, Introductions, Commentaries, Lectures and Exhibitions are also considered.