Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation - Topical Collection Proposals

The journal publishes guest-edited Topical Collections on emerging hot topics of relevance to all aspects of construction pathology and building rehabilitation. Our Topical Collections allow readers to quickly identify research on subject areas of especial interest to them.

Topical Collections provide Guest Editors with a great opportunity to become more actively involved in the journal’s development. Guest Editors are involved in soliciting papers, in writing a short description of the Topical Collection and an introductory Editorial. In addition, they may manage some or all of the submissions to the Topical Collection through the peer review process, as long as our standard competing interests conditions are met.

If you wish to propose a Topical Collection, please use this form (this opens in a new tab). Submit your proposal to Nathalie Jacobs at nathalie.jacobs@springer.com (this opens in a new tab).

Editorial Procedure
For all submissions, this Journal adheres to the standard Peer Review Policy (this opens in a new tab), Process and Guidance (this opens in a new tab) as outlined by Springer under Editorial Policies (this opens in a new tab) in the Information for Journal Authors (this opens in a new tab) web page.

All submissions to Springer journals are first reviewed for completeness and only then sent to be assessed by an Editor who will decide whether they are suitable for peer review. Where an Editor is on the author list or has any other competing interest regarding a specific manuscript, another member of the Editorial Board will be assigned to oversee peer review. Editors will consider the peer-reviewed reports when making a decision, but they are not bound by the opinions or recommendations therein. A concern raised by a single peer reviewer or the Editor themself may result in the manuscript being rejected. Authors receive peer review reports with the editorial decision on their manuscript.