Journal aims

The Journal of Comparative Cultural Studies in Architecture (JCCS-a) is a peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal that includeds the fields of theory of architecutre, urban design, building construction, bionics, history, town planning, ethnology, and many more, with an emphasis on the built environment. The journal is an interdisciplinary platform for the debate of comparing cultures from manifold perspectives, which is already a fixed element in the individual contributions.
The scale of research coverage ranges from studies drawn from vernacular forms in primitive societies as well as from advanced civilisations from all parts of the world. The coverage includes both, on a micro and a macro scale, design related behaviour, bionics in architecture, analysis of building constructions in the primitive world, ethnological studies that are related to the built environment, etc. Of particular interest is the relationship between social behaviour and a related physical environment.
Some of the issues the journal addresses are: Analysis of compounds, villages and towns Comparison of urban design in developing and developed countries Local identities that is visible in the built environment Etnological studies related to the built environment
The peer-reviewed journal is published biannually, April and October. It is bilingual, i.e. all articles are either written in English or German with extended abstracts in both languages

Audience

The Journal of Cultural Comparative Studies in Architecture (JCCS-a) is the journal of the Institute of Comparative Cultural Studies in Architecture (IVA-ICRA). It is a scholary publication and relevant for all who are involved in research of the built environment with a strong relation to cultural comparison of the built environment of around the world. This includes researchers and professionals from the fields of architecture, town planning, urban design, history, ethnology and human anthropology, who are concerned with the physical structures in both, the so called "high western" and the vernacular, "primitive" societies.

Editorial board

Executive Editors:

Renate Bornberg
research field: Comparative settlement planning, cross cultural studies of the built environment, urban design
Contact:
Dr. Renate Bornberg
Institut für Entwerfen und Städtebau, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany.
Herrenhäuser Str. 8 30419 Hannover, Germany
email: bornberg@iras.uni-hannover.de

Erich Lehner
Research field: Non-European architecture
Contact:
Prof. Dr. habil. Erich Lehner
Institut für Architektur- und Kunstgeschichte, Bauforschung und Denkmalpflege;
Außereuropäische Architektur.
Technische Universität Wien
Karlsplatz 13 1040 Vienna, Austria
email: erich.lehner@tuwien.ac.at

Hermann Mückler
Research field: Ethnology of Oceania, South-East Asia
Contact:
Prof. Dr. habli. Hermann Mückler
Universität Wien, Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften, Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Universitätsstraße 7/4
1010 Vienna, Austria
email: hermann.mueckler@univie.ac.at

Editors:

Paul Zalewsky
Reserach field: research of building construction, preservation of buildings
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Przemislaw Paul Zalewski
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Fakultät für Architektur und Landschaft, Juniorprofessur für Bauforschung und Denkmalpflege
Herrenhäuser Str. 8
30419 Hannover, Germany
email: p.zalewsky@igt-arch.uni-hannover.de

Andrea Rieger Jandl
Research field: contemporary architectural studies in non-European countries, ethnology.
Contact:
Dr. Andrea Rieger-Jandl
Institut für Architektur- und Kunstgeschichte, Bauforschung und Denkmalpflege;
Außereuropäische Architektur.
Technische Universität Wien
Karlsplatz 13 1040 Vienna, Austria
email: rieger-jandl@tuwien.ac.at

Peer review policy

The practice of peer review is todate an objective on all major scientific journals. It is necessary to ensure that good research is published. Thus, the referees play an important role in order to maintain high standards of papers that are to be published in the Journal of Comparative Cultural Studies in Architecture.

The procedure in detail:
Initially, one of the editors evaluates all manuscripts and rejects those that are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, are badly argued and written, or do not deal with the scopes and topics of the journal. Authors of such manuscripts will be informed within two weeks after receipt.
Papers, that meet these first set of criteria will be passed on to two experts for review. Suggestions for referees from authors are welcome but may not be used.

Referees reports:
Referees are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript:

1. Is original
2. Is methodologically sound
3. Follows appropriate ethical guidelines
4. Has results wich are clearly presented
5. Have sound conclusions
6. Have correct references of previous work

A referee's report is normally finalised after 8 to 10 weeks time after initial submission. When both reviewer's comments are sent back to the editor, a letter will be sent to the authors summarising their arguments and will give one of the four decisions:

1. Accepted
2. Accepted with minor revisions
3. Accepted with major revisions
4. Rejected

Becoming a Referee for the Journal of Comparative Cultural Studies in Architecture:
If you would like to be added to the list of referees please email to the editorial office: office@jccs-a.org or to one of the chief editors (bornberg@iras.uni-hannover.de, erich.lehner@tuwien.ac.at)

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