Pacific Rim Property Research Journal

The official journal of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society

A refereed journal in property   ISSN 1444-8921
 

Purpose of the Journal
The Pacific Rim Property Research Journal is the official quarterly refereed journal of the Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) and is intended to offer academics and practitioners a forum for the dissemination of the latest  ideas in property research in the Pacific Rim region.   There are 4 issues each year and subscription is included with PRRES membership or via separate subscription.  The journal publishes applied property research relating to all aspects of property.  Papers must examine applied property issues in a rigorous manner, and should not merely be descriptive.

Online Details and Articles
This website has up-to-date issues of the journal.  To access these simply select the Volume and Number below.   This will open a page of details including the journal reference, author, title, keywords and abstract.  To open a specific article click the  View the Full Paper link.  Volumes back to 2000 are online. For older volumes  the details, but not the full paper are available.
If you are making a more general search for articles you should open the Search link and search by author, topic or keyword.  This will search the entire PRRES data base of articles that includes items from the Journal as well the annual PRRES Conference.

Review of Articles
Papers are assigned anonymously by the editor to two specialist referees.  These referees will submit detailed referee's regarding the suitability of the paper for publication and recommended revisions, if required.  Referees are required to submit their reports within four weeks, the turn-around time for papers is approximately six weeks.  To facilitate the refereeing process and communication, email is the preferred procedure for submission of papers.  Each issue will attempt to reflect a diversity of property topics.  The final decision on the content of specific issues will be made by the editorial board.  Special issue topics will be determined by the editorial board and announced with sufficient lead-time. Click here for details on how to to submit an article.

Authors should submit their papers, with all files readable through Microsoft Office applications.  Papers should be no more that 5,000 words.  All papers should be submitted, preferably as email attachments, to:

Professor Graeme Newell
Editor, Pacific Rim Property Research Journal
School of Construction, Property and Planning
University of Western Sydney
Locked Bag 1797
Penrith South DC NSW 1797

Tel: 61-2-9852 4175
Fax:61-2-9852 4185

Email: g.newell@uws.edu.au

Format of papers

1. An abstract of no more than 100 words is required, summarising the research issue and key findings.

2. Detailed mathematical proofs are not required; equations should be centred and numbered consecutively.

3. End notes and appendices should be kept to a minimum.

4. Referencing should use the Harvard system; see previous PRPRJ copy for format.

5. Tables and Figures should be kept to the essential number needed and integrated into the text appropriately.

6. Submitted papers for refereeing should be anonymous; a separate cover page is needed, giving full details of authors' names, affiliations, addresses and email addresses.

7. See previous copies of PRPRJ articles for typical format of presentation.

NOTE   Essential Requirements for Publication
It is a necessary requirement for publication that at least one of the authors must be a member of PRRES. 

Click here to see membership details.