About the Journal
Focus and Scope
The journal of Real Estate Studies (JRES) mainly aims to publish current research findings/ book reviews/ case studies, covering all aspects of Property Management, Valuation, Planning, Environment, Economics Finance and Marketing. The journal invites on-time papers relevant to the wide scope provided below.
JRES provide a platform for academicians, researchers, practicing professionals, policy makers, and students, to disseminate their knowledge through research & publications, consultancy projects and enhance human capital through training and development in real estate and allied fields. . The journal provides open access to its content, opening a wider audience.
Broader Areas covered include:
- Property Management, development, Building technology and construction
- Theory and practice of Property Valuation, methodological debates, sustainability and valuation, taxation and issues in compulsory property acquisition
- Property planning, concept of smart city, issues on land use changes, urbanization, theory and practice, Urban planning tools, GIS applications and Modelling
- Issues on Environmetal aspects of property, disaster risk management, pollution habitable environment and well-being of residents, traffic and congestion
- Housing, commercial and office Property market analysis
- Property investment, financing and marketing
- Property ownership, Land tenure and property law
- Property economics, demand and supply changes, highest and best use, changes in property values, issues on market failure
Objectives of the Journal of Real Estate Studies
- To encourage scientific and systematic research and publications in the field of Real Estate Management and Valuation
- To further strengthen the industry and the university links through research and publications
- To assist decision making and implementation process of the country with regard to the Real Estate by providing systematic and scientific data and information
Five sections accepting for the journal
- Empirical research papers
- Conceptual papers
- Systematic literature reviews
- Industrial/ technical papers
- Book reviews
Peer Review Process
Each submitted article will undergo a double anonymous peer review.
Publication Frequency
The journal publishes two issues and special/ supplementary issues (only for special events, if any happening in respective years) each year.
Plagiarism Policy
All articles submitted to Journal of Real Estate Studies are screened for plagiarism.
Open Access Policy
The journal does not charge any submission or publication fees.
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
Copyright Notice
The copyright for the articles will be transferred to the Centre for Real Estate Studies, Sri Lanka, upon acceptance for publication. This transfer grants the Centre the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the article in any form, including print, electronic media, or other formats.
The corresponding author certifies that they have the authority to make this grant and that the contribution is original. The corresponding author also accepts responsibility for submitting this material on behalf of all co-authors.
Once the signed copyright transfer agreement is submitted by the corresponding author, no changes to the authorship or the order of authors will be accepted by the Centre for Real Estate Studies, Sri Lanka.
A copy of the signed copyright transfer statement should be emailed to jres@sjp.ac.lk and/or mailed to the Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Real Estate Studies, Centre for Real Estate Studies, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. Please note that the article will only be considered for publication after the signed Copyright Transfer Statement is received.
The journal allows others to distribute, remix, modify, and build upon its content, including for commercial purposes, as long as proper citation of the original work is maintained.
Privacy Statement
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
