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Published by the University of Salford · Peer reviewed · Established 1995

Journal of Construction Procurement Scholarly research on procurement in construction

Background

The journal grew out of a working committee that saw a gap in the literature on construction procurement and set out to fill it.

Discussion began at a working committee on procurement held by the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction in Gran Canaria in 1993. Those taking part believed that research into procurement was not reaching practice, and that no dedicated international journal existed for the field.

In response, the International Procurement Research Group was formed in 1995. It was led by Professor Roy Morledge of Nottingham Trent University, Professor Peter Hibberd, then of the University of Glamorgan and later of the Joint Contracts Tribunal, and Professor David Jaggar of Liverpool John Moores University. Reports published around the world at the time added further momentum to the idea.

The first issues followed, and the journal has appeared twice a year since, with occasional special editions. In 2003 the editorship passed to Dr Peter McDermott of the University of Salford, where the editorial office remains today.

An enduring question

Procurement sits at the start of almost every construction project, yet its effects run through the whole of it. The journal was founded on the belief that better procurement leads to better outcomes for the clients and users of the built environment, and it has kept that question at the centre of what it publishes.

The journal is published by the University of Salford and benefits from the guidance of an international editorial board drawn from universities and professional bodies.

The field it covers is served by a number of national and international organisations. Three of them are referenced below.