Construct - Editorial contributions

Published four times per year Construct, the magazine of the Australian Institute of Building (AIB) has developed a reputation as leading the debate on innovation in the areas of building industry policy, technical standards and commercial practice.

Due to the high number of submissions received and the editorial review process it is not possible for AIB to reproduce all articles forwarded for inclusion in the Construct journal. The following guidelines should be followed when forwarding a contribution:

Length: Articles up to approximately four pages / eight half-page columns (approximately 2,500 to 3,500 words) including references, appendices, tables, and figures are considered an appropriate length. The minimum size of an article is one half-page column (approximately 400 words) . Articles that are longer than four pages may be considered at the discretion of the editors.

Title: To assist the journal’s audience and layout considerations, a title of not more than six words in length should be provided which clearly reflects the article’s content.

Spelling, punctuation, grammar: Authors are responsible for submitting articles that are complete, clearly written and which contain no errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar. Where there is an anomaly between US and UK spelling, please ensure that the UK version is used; for example -ise, rather than –ize, as in Nationalise. Please note that two spaces should follow each full-stop.

Numbers: Numbers one to ninety-nine and per cent to be spelt out; for example: ten per cent. Figures having a decimal point need not be written; for example: 10.5 per cent. Articles having two or more percentage figures can be presented in numerical form with the percentage sign included; for example: 10.5%.

Referencing: All articles for submission must conform to the Harvard system of referencing. Contributing authors should check for consistency before submission.

Figures, charts, diagrams : Photographs, charts and diagrams can be included in articles. Authors need to be aware that complex figures, charts and diagrams at times are difficult to convert. Where possible, every effort will be made to maintain the integrity of complex figures, charts and diagrams.

Autobiographical notes: Authors need to supply details such as their qualifications, current position, name of the organisation for which they currently work and scholarly interests. These details will be published at the conclusion of their article.

Copyright note: Upon acceptance of an article for publication, authors will be requested to sign a clearance for AIB to copy the article to the internet. As part of this process, it is to be recognised that the defined readership consists of AIB members, selected government departments, academics and students, but that under circumstances, material may be distributed more widely.

When forwarding material, whether it be an article of advertising booking, the following are the key deadlines that you should be aware of:

All contributions can be sent to the AIB office via e-mail at contruct@aib.org.au and will be acknowledged upon receipt. Please note that AIB does not provide payment for articles. Editorial guidelines and advertising rates are subject to change without notice.

Any questions on the content or advertising policy please contact the AIB office.