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Copyright
Submission
of a paper, forum essay, discussions, rejoinders or closure to Lean
Construction Journal (LCJ) is understood to mean
• it is not under consideration for
publication elsewhere
•it is not already published
The
author(s) will be required to exclusively transfer all rights granted to
the author(s) by the copyright laws of the United States of America and
other countries to the Lean Construction Institute Board of
Directors if and when the paper is accepted for publication.
Permission
for papers published in LCJ to be re-published elsewhere must be
obtained from the Journal Editors. Any republication or personal
use of the work must explicitly identify prior publication in
LCJ.
Formatting
Instructions
The
LCJ format is designed to be easy to read on screen as well as on paper.
Download
formatting templates here:
Sample file
(for papers, forum essays, technical notes, discussions, and closures)
Book
Review Guidelines
Who are
you writing for?
LCJ
is aimed at thoughtful practitioners as well as academics and your style
should be accessible to both audiences.
Document
Structure
Provide
on the first page
- citation – complete the author &
title information, leave the rest blank
- the paper’s title in upper and lower case
- choose carefully to reflect the content
- author(s) in 12pt bold upper and lower case. Use a
footnote to provide the professional title, affiliation, and mailing
address of the author(s).
- a structured abstract (as set out in
the Sample Format MS Word File), and
- key words
Continue
with the paper without a break.
Most papers will start with an introduction, followed by
background, methods, and discussion sections and ending with
conclusions. Please ensure
that all headings are upper and lower case together and in the correct
styles.
Include
references in the last section of the paper.
If
you are not familiar with Styles in Word please read one or more of:
• Source 1
• Source 2
• Source 3
Paper
size & margins
The
paper should be A4 size portrait format (210 x 297 mm) with margins set:
- Top &
Bottom: 3 cm;
- Left &
Right: 2.5 cm.
Document
Length
Papers and Forum articles, including title page
and abstract, should not normally exceed 5000 words or word equivalents
[~12 pages]. Longer scripts will be accepted if the material justifies
the additional length. [If you think your material justifies more than
5000 words, do discuss an outline of your paper with the editors before
you write it.]
Background
and methods should be kept to a minimum in the published paper.
Background and/or method appendices can be sent with your paper if you
feel it will help your reviewer decide or if you want to make them
available to Journal readers as a separate optional download. Technical
notes/Discussions have a limit of 2,500 words.
Book reviews have a limit
of 2000 words.
For
details of the “Font and Styles” to use download a template here
and look at the example here.
Downloads
Sample
Format MS Word File (for papers, forum essays, technical
notes, discussions, and closures)
Book
Review Guidelines
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