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Call for Papers: Facilities Special Issue on Creative Facilities

Special issue call for papers from Facilities

Call for Papers

Creative Facilities

Guest Editor: Dr Barry Haynes, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Facilities are pleased to announce a call for papers for a special edition devoted to examining the linkage between people's creativity and their working environment. Papers should have a strong focus on the linkage between the impacts of the working environment on creativity.

Suggested areas:

· Impact of workplace innovation on creativity

· Creative workplaces that facilitate social interaction

· Creative environments that enable staff health and wellbeing

· Creative solutions that balance privacy and collaboration

· Spaces that enables staff to relax and refresh

· The use of colour or imagery to enable creativity

This list is not exhaustive and interested authors are encouraged to contact the editor with alternative proposals. Please kindly take note of the following requirements if you wish to have your paper considered for this Special Issue:

The content of the paper must conform to the terms of reference of Facilities
All papers submitted will be subject to the normal double blind refereeing process undertaken by the journal
Submitted papers must not be under review by any other journal
Papers should have a strong focus on issues concerning creativity and the working environment supported wherever possible, by relevant empirical research.

The closing date for submissions is: Friday 18th December 2009.

Submissions to Facilities are made using Manuscript Central, Emerald's online submission and peer review system. Registration and access is available at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/f. Full information and guidance on using Manuscript Central is available at the Emerald Manuscript Central Support Centre: http://msc.emeraldinsight.com

Full author guidelines can be found on the journal web site at:
http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=f

In addition please send three full printed copies to the Guest Editor:

Dr Barry Haynes

Department of the Built Environment

Sheffield Hallam University

Room 304, Norfolk Building

City Campus

Howard Street

Sheffield

S1 1WB, UK

Email: b.phaynes@shu.ac.uk

Tel +44 (0) 114 225 4006