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Guidelines
for the publication of articles in the
REVISTA DE OBRAS PÚBLICAS
(September 2010)

1. GENERAL GUIDELINES

    1.1. Articles presented to the Revista de Obras Públicas (ROP) shall cover sectorial policy, scientific, technical or historical and cultural aspects directly related to civil engineering and be of due currency. The official language of the journal is Spanish.

    1.2. In accordance with the technical and scientific criteria befitting a prestigious publication such as this, the ROP shall submit all articles received at the editorial office to its EDITORIAL COMMITTEE. The Committee shall forward these articles to two external reviewers who shall then decide upon the suitability of publication. Authors shall be notified of the ensuing reports and all decisions made in the same shall be final

    1.3. Articles shall be totally unpublished and may not be published in any other publication without the express consent of the author and ROP management. In the event of any such publication, due reference shall be made to the ROP.

    1.4. The ROP management shall undertake to publish all approved articles in their entirety except where otherwise agreed with the author.

    1.5. Preference shall always be given to articles on subjects appealing to the broadest possible number of ROP readers and to the civil engineering world in general, avoiding highly specialized articles of limited appeal.

    1.6. The ROP shall incorporate all articles published in the journal on the ROP DIGITAL online version. To this end, authors shall expressly authorize the Management, in writing, to place their articles on the corresponding web page. A standard authorization form shall be supplied by the ROP.

2. LAYOUT OF ARTICLE

    2.1. Lead articles shall be published in one of the following general sections of the ROP:

    • Public Works Policy
    • Civil Engineering Science and Technique
    • The Role of the Engineer
    • History and Culture of Civil Engineering

    2.2. The ROP shall periodically publish summaries of Doctoral Theses presented at different civil engineering departments, together with their results. On the approval of the Editorial Committee, the journal may also publish, in the form of articles, those theses that their authors consider to be of additional interest.

    2.3. As a general guideline, the originals of these lead articles shall not exceed 12 single-sided pages, including illustrations and references. Font size 10 pt and single spacing are recommended. 2.4. All submissions shall include the following information:

    • Title of article, in Spanish and English, which should be short and precise
    • Name of author(s), professional and academic qualifications and full address, including e-mail.
    • Five keywords, in Spanish and English, to allow the location of the article.

    2.5. All colour and black and white illustrations and photographs supplied shall be of the highest quality and no photocopies shall be accepted. It is recommended that these be submitted as high-resolution digital images, though slides and paper (black and white or colour), of minimum size 13 x 18 mm, are accepted.

    2.6. A brief abstract of the article, of no more than eight lines, shall be included together with the article and shall be published at the start of the same. Where possible an English translation of the abstract should also be submitted and were no such translation is enclosed, the ROP shall perform the same.

    2.7. The minimum technical specifications for illustrations and photographs shall be as follows:

    • Illustrations: minimum resolution of 300 ppi.
    • Photographs: minimum resolution of 300 ppi

    2.8. Submitted articles may include all manner of maps, plans, drawings and diagrams which shall be furnished in the highest quality format to allow correct reproduction as indicated in paragraph 2.6. Under exceptional circumstances, the ROP reserves the right to copy, at their own cost, those originals that justify the same and to improve the quality of those submitted where necessary.

    2.9. All illustrations shall be correlatively numbered and complete with captions.

    2.10. All photographs or illustrations published in an article that are not the property of the author or authors of the same shall make reference to the source and, in the event that these be subject to copyright, include the corresponding authorization for publication.

    2.11. Comments on published articles or opinions on matters of current interest shall be published in the special section of "Debate and Opinion". The originals of these comments and opinions shall be submitted on no more than four pages, including illustrations and references.

    2.12. Articles shall be presented in digital format in one of the more commonly employed word processing programmes.

    2.13. Articles shall be written in a precise style, avoiding intricate phrases, repetitions and, particularly, the use of first person and (except where the articles so require) personal anecdotes.

    2.14. The text shall be clearly organized with sub-headings. In order to make the layout of the article more attractive, a sub-heading shall be included on every two pages of the original at the very least and the ROP editorial management shall, on the approval of the author, be authorized to insert sub-headings when considered necessary.

    2.15. The use of italics is permitted.

    2.16. Footnotes should be avoided where possible.

3. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

    3.1. Bibliographical references must be included and these shall be correlatively numbered and organized at the end of the article. Articles without bibliographical references shall not be accepted.

    3.2. In accordance with ISO Standard 690, and its equivalent UNE 50-104-94 references shall be given as follows:

    For journals:

      Surname (s); Names (s); Title of article; Title of publication; Edition; Location of Document; Year, Number, Pages; ISSN.
      Example: BERGA CASAFONT; Luis; "La Gobernanza del Agua en España"; Revista de Obras Públicas (ROP); 2010, No. 3,507, pp.7-20. ISSN 1695-4408

    For books:

      Surname (s); Names (s); Title of book; Place of publication; Publisher; Year, Edition, Pages; ISBN.
      Example: VAZQUEZ DE LA CUEVA, Ana; "La Ingeniería Civil en la Pintura"; Madrid; CEDEX, CEHOPU, TERRATEST; year 2000; 272 p.; ISBN 84-7790-344-1

4. ARTICLES IN ENGLISH

    The ROP shall publish bilingual articles (Spanish and English) on subjects of interest to English-speaking readers.

5. READERS' LETTERS AND REPLIES TO ARTICLES

    The ROP shall admit letters from readers and replies and comments on published articles.

    In order to retain due currency, all comments shall be submitted within three months of date of publication of the article.

6. PUBLICATION PERIOD OF ARTICLES

    The Editors of the ROP shall agree a presentation period for submitted articles with each individual author, taking into account the order of submission, the currency of the articles, publication of other journals, the limited size of the journal, subject order, etc.

    Where no such agreement may be made with the author regarding publication period, the ROP shall return the original to the author.

7. COPIES FOR AUTHORS

    The ROP shall issue every published author, free of charge, one copy of the article in PDF and two copies of the Journal in which their articles appear.

    Where additional copies are required, the author should inform the ROP prior to the publication of the journal and these shall be provided at cost.

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