Focus and Scope
The electronic journal PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção, edited by the Department of Architecture and Construction of the School of Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Urbanism of UNICAMP, aims at enhancing dissemination of academic research in the fields of architecture, urbanism, and construction.
The journal invites and encourages submissions in the following areas: theory and history of architecture and urbanism, architectural and urban design methods, architecture and urbanism technology, and construction management and technology, along with their interfaces. Specific articles on materials science and development and design of elements and structural systems are not prioritized.
Its editorial board and international scientific committee seek to ensure quality to the unrestricted possibilities for academic discussions in the discipline's current forms. In this way, the journal intends to expand the theoretical and scientific repertoire to assist civil engineers, architects, and urban planners in their professional or academic activities.
Submissions of full and review articles are accepted. Articles must be original in national and international publications. Submission of articles in English is encouraged, but manuscripts in Portuguese or Spanish are also accepted. 70% of the published articles will be primarily from institutions external to UNICAMP.
Peer Review Process
The review process is a double blind review, including a third reviewer whenever is necessary.
Publication Frequency
Quarterly periodicity
Qualis-CAPES Evaluation (2017-2020)
Department of Architecture and Building Construction
Journal History
PARC was founded in 2006 by the professors Gabriela Celani and Leandro Medrano, as a scientific journal of the Department of Architecture and Construction at the School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design of the University of Campinas. It was managed by a permanent Editorial Committee composed by the founding editors and the department head. An Editorial Board acted as reviewers. Guest editors were invited for special thematic number. The journal published until 2014 one volume with two issues per year, in 2015 the periodicity was increased to 4 issues per year.
From 2006 to 2014 two distinct moments can be observed: (i) an implementation period and (ii) a consolidation period. In the first period (2006-2011) the publication was intermittent not reaching the desired semester periodicity and the journal was available in the form of site developed in HTML. This was a scientific editing learning period. However, resulted in a significant classification of Brazilian Journals realized by CAPES Agency. In the second period (2012-2014) the semiannual periodicity of publishing was met and all published issues were thematic. The journal was transferred to the OPENCONF System. In 2014, a group of Chief Editors with a two-year term substituted the Editorial Committee. The current chief editors were: Prof. Leandro Medrano (USP), Prof. Doris C.C.K. Kowaltowski (Unicamp), Prof. Lucila Chebel Labaki (Unicamp) and Prof. Regina C. Ruschel (Unicamp).
In its first eight years, PARC presented the following indicators. PARC published a total of 13 issues, summing 81 papers being: 72 academic papers (89%), 3 papers of young researchers (4%), 5 from authors identified as new generation (6%) and one interview (1%). As for language: 73% of the papers are in Portuguese and 27% in foreign language - 10% in Spanish and 17% in English. As authorship, considering the first authors, 23% of the authors are associated with UNICAMP and 77% are from other institutions. The reviewers, initially restricted to the Editorial Board, made up 65% of Brazilians and 35% of foreigners (including Portuguese, Argentinian and Spanish), has been expanded and enlarged through Scientific Committees assembled by guest editors in each thematic issue. It can be said reviewers are from all regions of Brazil including the main educational and research institutions.
In 2015 Prof. Lucila Chebel Labaki was no longer chief editor of the journal and was replaced by Prof. Daniel de Carvalho Moreira, also from FEC-UNICAMP.
The year of 2015 sets the beginning of strategic actions willing to rise the journal's qualification. PARC was transferred to the Open Journal System and included at the Electronic Journals gateway from UNICAMP. The frequency of publication was intensified to quarterly periodicity with a minimum of 5 papers per issue. The journal will continue being multilingual, however the title, abstract and keywords are bilingual: Portuguese or Spanish and English. Grants are being studied for bilingual publication. It is also being pursued the expansion and the indexation of the journal, as well as its internationalization.
Cataloging in Publication Data
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