International Journal of Facility Manangement

About
The International Journal of Facility Management is an open source,Internet—accessible journal devoted to the science, technology and practice of facility management. It is designed for both academics and professionals, and derives its audience from universities, researchers, practitioners and allied professional organizations throughout the world. Through research and practice papers, the journal enables the sharing of new theories, research, thoughts, experiences and concepts for building and workplace design, management, operations, use and disposition. The global focus brings contributions from around the world, providing this emerging and growing industry key insight for improvement and increased professionalism.

Content
Topics to be included address both practice applications and research theories from all core competencies of facility management which, for example, include: operations and maintenance of buildings, real estate, finance, communications, human and environmental factors, leadership and management, planning and project management, quality assessment and innovation, and technology. Additional topics of specific interest to the profession include the role of buildings related to sustainable practices, energy and resource management, IT modeling/simulation, procurement best practices and other innovative approaches to the practice of facility management. From time to time, special issues in new or noteworthy topic areas may be planned.

Purpose
A primary purpose that this journal serves is to not only educate practitioners and students, but to provide an outlet for and to motivate researchers to begin new research, collaborate with allied professionals, advance the research agenda and professionalism of the entire field of facility management. As more research is established and published, the professionalism of the industry is enhanced, creating further need for research and researchers, providing more growth to the academic side of facility management, and in preparing more and better practitioners to further advance the industry. Authors have the option to submit academic research papers or professional practice papers including case studies for peer review.

Need
Currently facility management is expanding into emerging economy countries, where design and construction have been their primary focus. With competitive pressures of globalization, however, these countries are increasingly embracing the concepts of facility management and expanding its impact. The need for peer—reviewed research is well established in these countries’ academic communities, so acceptance for facility management is aided by additional, strong peer—reviewed publications, such as this journal, to expand international research and knowledge. Open access publication enhances the ability for all to have the journal available and benefit from its existence.