Building Development is a multidisciplinary Chinese academic journal that covers topics related to building development. It contains different theories and methodologies as a solution to problems arising from building development.
As an analysis platform for the breakthrough in knowledge, it aims to become a cutting-edge research journal for building development. In addition, the combinations of theoretical and practical studies ensure that this journal achieves a better quality. Building Developments also provides references and resources for urban designers, architects, planners and developers on alternation of cities or regions, guidelines for reasonable layout, and other complicated issues.
Building Developments is a journal with high academic standard, and undergoes a stringent high-quality peer-review process. The editors welcome contributions from authors that cover topics which are related but not limited to this issue.
Manuscripts should be related to but not limited to the following areas:
- architectural history
- architectural art
- architectural aesthetics
- architectural maintenance
- architectural technology
- new building materials
- building energy conservation
- surrounding environment and space design
- interior space design
- sustainable architecture and other design and research aspects
Editor(s)-in-Chief
| 曾旭东 | 重庆大学 建筑城规学院 教授 | 中国 |
Associate Editor(s)
| 刘洋 | 四川城市职业学院 | 中国 |
| 王福军 | 吉林建筑大学 | 中国 |
| 宋红亮 | 湖南城建职业技术学院 | 中国 |
| 郑史森 | 四川正平消防科技有限公司 | 中国 |
Editorial Board Members
| 张连忠 | 青海建筑职业技术学院 副教授 | 中国 |
| 王英军 | 国网河北省电力有限公司邢台供电分公司工程师 | 中国 |
| 孙静 | 宁夏建筑材料产品质量监督检验站有限公司 | 中国 |
| 滕玉泉 | 山东景城建筑规划设计有限公司 | 中国 |
| 刘红波 | 山东景城建筑规划设计有限公司 | 中国 |
| 马亚锋 | 洛阳美穗人力资源服务有限公司 | 中国 |
| 唐娅明 | 桂林基础设施建设有限公司 | 中国 |
| 才君 | 吉林省高速公路管理局 | 中国 |
| 杨艳红 | 中建二局第四建筑工程有限公司 | 中国 |
| 唐杨 | 五峰土家族自治县交通运输局农村公路管理所 硕士 | 中国 |
| 刘恩保 | 上海乡村笔记教育科技有限公司 | 中国 |
| 陶冠宇 | Gensler Technical Designer | 中国 |
| 叶佳怡 | 上海神汇建筑科技有限公司 | 中国 |
| 高俊艳 | 中科钜智（北京）科技有限公司 | 中国 |
| 元凡 | 上海数慧系统技术有限公司 | 中国 |
| 赵晓丹 | 青岛汇文市政工程设计有限责任公司 | 中国 |
| 徐舟 | 陕西航天建设集团有限公司 | 中国 |
| 李阳 | 集艾室内设计（上海）有限公司 | 中国 |
| 黄鲲 | 上海沐芃建筑设计事务所有限公司 | 中国 |
| 邢琤 | 冠恒国际展示有限公司 | 中国 |
Authorship
Authorship should be limited to people who have contributed substantially to the work. The corresponding author must have obtained permission from all the authors mentioned in the manuscript. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring adherence to all editorial and submission policies and for any communications and actions that may be necessary after publication. A maximum of two corresponding authors are allowed for the associated responsibilities. The corresponding author must include written permission from the authors of the work concerned for any mention of any unpublished material included in the manuscript, for example, data from manuscripts-in-press, personal communication, or work in preparation.
Conflict of Interest
The authors must declare any conflict of interest with any financial body or funding agency or anything else that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All authors, members, reviewers and editors must disclose any association that poses a conflict of interest in connection with the manuscript.
Duplicate Submission
Manuscripts submitted to FSP’s journals should 1) not have been published before, and 2) not concurrently be submitted elsewhere. If part of a manuscript has been published or will be published elsewhere, the authors must let the editors know in a cover letter. If duplicate submission is detected during peer review, the manuscript may be rejected. If it is detected after publication, the manuscript may be retracted.
Plagiarism
FSP does not approve of plagiarism. Plagiarism detection software is used to verify the originality of submitted manuscripts. If a manuscript uses a text copied directly from another source, this text must be written in quotation marks and original source must be cited. If any kind of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, is detected during the review process, the manuscript may be rejected. If it is detected after publication, the manuscript may be retracted.
Open Access Policy
FSP provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Manuscripts are published under the (CC BY-NC 4.0) publishing license, which allows the manuscript to be freely shared or used for non-commercial purposes, as long as attribution is given. Authors are welcome to post the published manuscript on personal websites, institutional repositories, and any other database.
Publication Ethics
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COPE has defined measures against data fabrication, duplicate publication, plagiarism and retraction, etc. All complaints submitted by the authors to the journal will be addressed promptly according to the procedure set out in the COPE complaints and appeals. The complainant may direct all inquiries and correspondence to the publisher at contact@front-sci.com.
Editorial Process
The journal operates a double-blind peer-review process, meaning that both author and reviewer identities are concealed in the reviewing. Each article is assigned to at least two independent reviewers, followed by a final acceptance/rejection decision by the Editor-in-Chief, or another academic editor approved by the Editor-in-Chief. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the academic quality of the publication process, including acceptance decisions, approval of Guest Editors and special issue topics, and new Editorial Board members.
Pre-check
Immediately after submission, this check is initially carried out by the managing editor to assess:
- Suitability of the manuscript to the journal/section/special issue;
- Qualification and background of authors;
- Reject obviously poor manuscripts.
The Academic Editor, i.e., the Editor-in-Chief in the case of regular submissions, or the Guest Editor in the case of Special Issue submissions, or an Editorial Board Member in case of a conflict of interest, will be notified of the submission and invited to check and recommend reviewers.
Peer-review
At least two review reports are collected for each submitted article. Suggestions of reviewers can be made by the academic editor during pre-check. Alternatively, Frontier Scientific Publishing editorial staff will use qualified Editorial Board Members, qualified reviewers from our database, or new reviewers identified by web searches for related articles.
The following checks are applied to all reviewers:
- That they hold no conflicts of interest with the authors, including if they have published together in the last five years;
- That they hold a PhD (exceptions are made in some fields, e.g. medicine);
- They must have recent publications in the field of the submitted paper;
- They have not recently been invited to review a manuscript for any Frontier Scientific Publishing
To assist academic editors, Frontier Scientific Publishing staff handle all communication with reviewers, authors, and the external editor; however, Academic Editors can check the status of manuscripts and the identity of reviewers at any time. Reviewers are given two weeks to write their review. For the review of a revised manuscript, reviewers are asked to provide their report within three days. In both cases, extensions can be granted on request.
A paper can only be accepted for publication by an academic editor. Employed Frontier Scientific Publishing staff can only reject papers: it would create a clear conflict of interest if they were permitted to accept a paper as their salary is paid for by the APC of accepted articles.
Editor Decision
Acceptance decisions on manuscripts, after peer review, are made by an academic editor, either the Editor-in-Chief, a Guest Editor, or another suitable Editorial Board member. When making an editorial decision, we expect that the academic editor checks the following:
- The suitability of selected reviewers;
- Adequacy of reviewer comments and author response;
- Overall scientific quality of the paper.
The editor can select from: accept, reject, ask author for revision, ask for an additional reviewer.
If there is any suspicion that a paper may contain plagiarism, the editorial office will check using the industry standard iThenticate software.
Reviewers make recommendations, and Editors-in-Chief are free to disagree with their views. If they do so, they should justify their decision, for the benefit of the authors.
Editorial independence is extremely important and Frontier Scientific Publishing does not interfere with editorial decisions. In particular, no paper is published without the agreement of an academic editor and Frontier Scientific Publishing staff do not advise academic editors about accepting or rejecting articles.
Revision
In cases where only minor revisions are recommended, the author is usually requested to revise the paper before referring to the external editor. Articles may or may not be sent to reviewers after author revision, dependent on whether the reviewer requested to see the revised version and the wishes of the Academic editor. Apart from in exceptional circumstances, we allow a maximum of two rounds of major revision per manuscript.
Production
Frontier Scientific Publishing carries out production on all manuscripts, including language editing, copy editing and conversion to XML. Language editing is carried out by professional English editing staff. In the small number of cases where extensive editing or formatting is required, we charge authors an additional fee (with authors’ prior approval). The authors are also free to use other English editing service, or consult a native English-speaking colleague—the latter being our preferred option.
Publishing Standards and Guidelines
Frontier Scientific Publishing follow the following guidelines and standards for its journals:
ICMJE: Medically related FSP journals follow the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. The guidelines comprehensively cover all aspects of editing, from how the journal is managed to details about peer review and handling complaints. The majority of the recommendations are not specific to medical journals and are followed by all Frontier Scientific Publishing journals.
The CONSORT statement covers reporting of randomized, controlled trials. We encourage authors to verify their work against the checklist and flow diagram and upload them with their submission.
TOP covers transparency and openness in the reporting of research. Our journals aim to be at level 1 or 2 for all aspects of TOP. Specific requirements vary between journals and can be requested from the editorial office.
PRISMA covers systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Authors are recommended to complete the checklistand flow diagram and include it with their submission.
ARRIVE contains guidelines for reporting in vivo experiments. Authors are recommended to verify their work against the checklist and include it with their submission.
Compliance with the standards and guidelines above will be taken into account during the final decision and any discrepancies should be clearly explained by the authors. We recommend that authors highlight relevant guidelines in their cover letter.
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