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

Journal of Construction Procurement Scholarly research on procurement in construction

Peer reviewed international journal

Research and practice in construction procurement

The Journal of Construction Procurement publishes original, peer reviewed work on how buildings and engineering facilities are commissioned, bought and delivered. It brings together empirical and theoretical studies that question established practice and set out more effective ways to procure construction.

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1995Published since
2Issues each year
Peer reviewedIndependent assessment
SalfordUniversity publisher
The journal

An interdisciplinary forum for procurement research

Procurement shapes what gets built, how much it costs and how well it performs. The journal exists to study that process closely and to share findings with the people who commission, deliver and study construction.

The journal welcomes contributions from researchers and practitioners across the built environment. A single paper may draw on several fields at once, so the journal treats procurement as a subject that crosses disciplinary lines rather than belonging to any one of them.

  • Technical and managerial aspects of the procurement process.
  • Organisational, behavioural and cultural questions.
  • Legal, contractual and ethical dimensions.
  • Policy, market and sustainability concerns.

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Subject areas

What the journal publishes

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Markets

Construction markets and competition

How the construction sector is structured, how demand and capacity interact, and what competition means in practice.

Public sector

Public procurement

Institutions, legal processes and administration, together with transparency and accountability in public buying.

Policy

Policy through procurement

Using contracts to pursue social, economic and environmental goals, and the tensions that arise when those goals compete.

Finance

Partnerships and private finance

Risk, whole life cost, value for money and governance in partnering and privately financed arrangements.

Clients

Clients and their role

How clients engage with the supply side and how their choices shape outcomes on a project.

Strategy

Integrated strategies and value

Supply chain management, partnering, framework agreements and the search for value rather than lowest price.

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For authors

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The journal welcomes original articles throughout the year. Papers are sent for independent review before any decision is taken.

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Editorial

Led from the University of Salford

The journal is managed by Dr Peter McDermott, who took on the editorship in 2003. An international editorial board advises on the direction of the journal and supports the review process.

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Archive

Read the published abstracts

Every published paper has a record in the abstract archive. You can search it by volume or by keyword and read the record for each paper.

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Access the journal

An annual subscription covers two issues of the journal. Back editions and single copies are also available.

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