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Construction Innovation

Information, Process, Management

ISSN: 1471-4175

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Editorial Objectives

Construction Innovation is an international journal which provides high quality technical papers on current developments within the construction industry on a world-wide basis. Special emphasis is placed on innovation (information, process, and management).  

Papers in the journal:

• Address the implications of advanced technology on the performance of the construction industry
• Update researchers and industry with the latest research in management and IT based innovation
• Address the impact of business process and people on the successful uptake of ICT
• Provide a single source of information on ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ issues which have an impact on organisational performance 
• Evaluate the stimulants and impediments to innovation
• Forecast the demand for knowledge-based skills

Editorial Criteria

The journal focuses on basic and applied research, practical developments, and case studies in areas related to the project life cycle and organisational performance. 

Scope/Coverage

Topics published in Construction Innovation include:

• Advanced automation systems in construction
• Information management
• Standardisation and data exchange
• Mobile Technology
• IT-based innovations and business competitiveness
• Business process engineering and process improvement
• Management strategies and market positioning
• Organisational e-readiness and soft issues
• Smart and sustainable environments
• Visualisation and integration
• Modelling and simulation (2-D, 3-D, 4-D, n-D)

Topicality

The journal helps communicate new practical ideas, applications and developments to construction professionals in order to maintain their competitive edge. Regular special issues on a range of multidisciplinary subjects keep readers abreast of topical subjects. 

Key Benefits

This multidisciplinary journal is published under the guidance of an expert international board and presents fully refereed papers on practice and progress in the field.

The journal is internationally acknowledged and established, and is formally encouraged by the CIB for its relevance and link with industry and academia.

Key Journal Audiences

• Academics and researchers in the fields of building studies and construction management
• Architects
• Civil engineers
• Professionals in private practice and commercial construction organisations.

Construction Innovation is Indexed and Abstracted in:

• Construction Management Abstracts
• Construction and Building Abstracts
• Current Abstracts
• IBSEDEX
• ICONDA - The International Construction Database
• INSPEC
• Electronic Collections Online

Construction Innovation is available as part of an online subscription to the Emerald Built Environment Subject Collection. For more information, please email collections@emeraldinsight.com.

This journal is a member of and subscribes to the
principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics.