Author Instructions
CIFE Author Instructions
Instructions for Submitting Publications to CIFE
CIFE is pleased to offer CIFE PI's and students a method for submitting papers electronically for on-line publication. CIFE is now accepting for reference and/or storage the following types of publication:
- Technical Reports
- Working Papers
- Journal Publications
- Conference Proceedings
- Presentations
Please include the following information in your document, as appropriate:
- Title
- Authors
- Publication Date
- Citation if published elsewhere: referred journal, conference proceeding, or presentation occasion
- Acknowledgments: any CIFE member company partnerships, sponsors (If the product of a CIFE project, the name, and date of the project.)
- Abstract:
- Engineering problem: description of the motivating engineering problem
- Theoretical background: or theoretical point of departure
- Research Methods:
- Description of how the engineering problem motivated the research and validation
- Description of the theory, algorithms, architectures, or methods created by the research
- Discussion or conclusions:
- Summary of report content in laymen's terms
- Findings, if any
- Recommendations for research and practice
- Bibliography
- Keywords: 4 or 5 words/terms. Please indicate any of the below that apply and add any others that are relevant:
3D
4D
Charrette
Construction
Coordination
Cost estimation
Design
Electronic commerce
Organization models
PBL
Planning
Process models
Product models
Simulation
Site Layout
Trust
Validation
VDT
Virtual Design and Construction
- Document Source: .pdf file, Word document, URL
READY To PUBLISH: Please fill out and submit the online form for the director’s review, entry into a searchable database, and publication, as appropriate. CIFE will prepare the .pdf, if necessary. For Technical Reports and Working Papers, CIFE will assign the publication's number and append a cover page and copyright page to the front of the report, before publishing it as a pdf document on the CIFE website.