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Bon, R and Luck, R (1999) Outsourcing of property-related management functions in Europe and North America, 1993-1998. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 409-12.

Chau, K W (1999) On the issue of plan shape complexity: plan shape indices revisited. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 473-82.

Chinyio, E A and Olomolaiye, P O (1999) A needs based methodology for classifying construction clients and selecting contractors-a rejoinder. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 413-7.

Cox, I D, Morris, J P, Rogerson, J H and Jared, G E (1999) A quantitative study of post contract award design changes in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 427-39.

Kale, S and Arditi, D (1999) Age-dependent business failures in the US construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 493-503.

Kein, A T T, Ofori, G and Briffett, C (1999) ISO 14000: its relevance to the construction industry of Singapore and its potential as the next industry milestone. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 449-61.

Love, P E D, Mandal, P and Li, H (1999) Determining the causal structure of rework influences in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 505-17.

Pietroforte, R and Tangerini, P (1999) From boom to bust: the case of Italian construction firms. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 419-25.

Runeson, G and Loosemore, M (1999) Gate-keepers or judges: peer reviews in construction management. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 529-36.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: peer review; publication; research
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/014461999371448
  • Abstract:

    Peer review has a momentous influence upon the lives of those who seek to publish, upon the credibility of an academic discipline and upon the way it develops. It is used widely within the academic community on the assumption that it encourages high standards of scholarly writing by providing an informed, fair, reasonable and professional opinion about the merits of research work. This paper reports an experiment which tested the extent to which peer review in construction management serves this function. The results indicate that the outcome of the peer review process is not significantly different from random, and that there is little consistency in the reasons advanced for rejection or revision.

Shapira, A and Schexnayder, C J (1999) Selection of mobile cranes for building construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 519-27.

Shi, J J (1999) A neural network-based system for predicting earthmoving production. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 463-71.

Swaffield, L M and Pasquire, C L (1999) Examination of relationships between building form and function, and the cost of mechanical and electrical services. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 483-92.

Williams, T (1999) Allocation of contingency in activity duration networks. Construction Management and Economics, 17(04), 441-7.