Category Archives: CM&E forum

Reed Elsevier to acquire Mendeley, the academic collaboration tool

Posted on 9 April 2013 by

I hope that this turns out to be good news! I find that Mendeley is a very useful tool. Mendeley acquired by Reed Elsevier

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Free access April

Posted on 4 April 2013 by

For the month of April 2013, there is a special offer of free access to all T&F Journals. This includes full access to Construction Management and Economics, Building Research & Information, Engineering Project Organization Journal and many more – make … Continue reading →

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Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers The Committee on Publication Ethics has launched a really useful guide to ethical conduct in peer review.  I find these generic guidelines very useful.  What do you think?  Does this … Continue reading →

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Expanded editorial team

Posted on 30 March 2013 by

We are pleased to announce an expanded editorial team for Construction Management and Economics.  The reason for the expansion of the team is to help us manage the burgeoning workload associated  with increasing numbers of papers. The two new editors … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on 23 January 2013 by

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 35,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading →

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The $20 Tablet, and Four Interesting Questions for the Academic Market

Posted on 22 December 2012 by

Reblogged from The Scholarly Kitchen: An article published in November details the increasing success of a UK/Canadian/Indian startup called Datawind, which has produced a tablet computer with a 7″ screen that will be sold to university students and professors in … Continue reading →

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How long do referees need to review a journal paper?

Posted on 15 October 2012 by

In recent correspondence with referees who do not usually review CM papers, I was told that our aspiration of asking referees to complete their tasks in two weeks is unusual. Apparently, in most social science and management journals the time … Continue reading →

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49th ASC Annual International Conference

Posted on 11 October 2012 by

9-13 April 2013, San Luis Obispo, California, USA Contact: asceditor@usm.edu http://ascpro.ascweb.org

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Major revisions or minor revisions? That is the question…

Posted on 24 September 2012 by

There is an increasing tension around the question of the distinction between major and minor revision decisions on papers. When I started as an academic, there seemed to be a fairly consistent view among those with experience, that a major … Continue reading →

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STAR – Special Terms for Authors & Researchers

Posted on 14 September 2012 by

Researchers in developing countries often face difficulties in accessing commercially published journals. In recognition of the importance of providing access to research students who are undertaking their literature review, Taylor & Francis have set up an initiative to help overcome … Continue reading →

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