Articles for Publication in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Audience, Purpose, & Style

Colleagues in your field
Construction Management students, faculty and staff doing research
Industry groups - either broad or specialty groups
Public interest and promotion of a project, platform or position to a broad public audience
Competition submission review committee

To inform others in your field or with an interest in your topic about your research or projects in which you are involved
For academics, to meet tenure requirements
For publicity and self-promotion
To convey project attributes of interest to the intended audience
To promote a system, product or process

I. Analysis

- Who is the target audience?
- What are the submission guidelines for the web site, journal, or publication?

II. Evaluation

Content

- - Is the topic of interest to your readers?
  - Have you addressed the needs of your target audience? When you describe potential problems your readers might encounter, have you provided solutions to each problem cited?
  - Have you credited your sources according to the style required by the publisher? This information is found in the publication's Submission Guidelines. The requirements vary from journal to journal.
  - If your article contains links, do they work?

Style

- - Is your paper written in the style required by the web site or journal?
  - Is the tone professional throughout the paper?

Appearance

- - Have you used font types, sizes, and colors compatible with those of the web site or publication?
  - Are links to related web sites and other resources clearly accessible?
  - Have you proofread your work for grammar and spelling errors?

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