Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to follow the instructions carefully while preparing and submitting the manuscripts so that your manuscripts can be published in a fast and efficient manner. Submissions may be returned to the authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The author and co-authors must ensure that the submitted manuscript or the work described has not been published before and is not under consideration for publication anywhere else.
- The publication must be approved by all co-authors.
- The role of the author and co-authors must be included while submitting the manuscript.
- The publisher will not be held legally responsible for any type of conflict of interest.
- Refer to the author guidelines for more details.
Articles
Research Data and Reports (RDR) publishes scientific articles containing datasets or data related practices. Three types of submissions are published by Research Data and Reports.
1. Data and Reports
Data and reports describe research data and reports that the authors have publicly made available through this repository to support the research community in a more efficient and transparent research process. These articles confirm that the raw data, which is often dumped as supplementary material or unpublished, is peer-reviewed, curated, formatted, indexed, given a DOI and made open access after publication.
Research data refers to the results of observations or experimentation that validate research findings, which may also include software, code, models, algorithms, protocols, methods and other useful materials related to the project. Data and reports also contain reviews which provide a general overview of the data-related practices in a specific research field, looking at what has been done so far and what is the research gap. RDR will not accept any submissions that contain insufficient details about the variables or samples.
2. Journal Articles
RDR welcomes original research articles, review papers, case studies, and technical notes that contribute to increase the knowledge of the practising people and scientific community in general. The journal aims to encourage interdisciplinary articles from students, researchers, academicians, industry professionals, to make knowledge is free for all.
3. Pre-Prints
RDR also welcomes pre-prints for broad, fast and early dissemination of research findings before submitting as a journal manuscript, which allows the author to receive rapid feedback on own work.
Copyright Notice
All manuscripts, data, and reports submitted to our repository are subject to copyright protection. Upon acceptance of the manuscript, the authors are required to transfer the copyright of their work to RDR. This ensures that RDR has the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, and disseminate the accepted manuscript in print and electronic formats.
Authors retain certain rights under this copyright agreement, including the right to use their work for non-commercial purposes, such as teaching, research, and presentations, and to republish their work in compilations of their own writings.
Any use of material from the published manuscript beyond what is permitted under copyright law requires explicit permission from RDR. This includes reproduction, distribution, adaptation, or translation of the work in whole or in part.
Proper attribution must be given to RDR for any reuse or adaptation of published material. The authors are responsible for obtaining permission to include copyrighted material (e.g., figures, tables, excerpts) from other sources in their submissions and providing appropriate acknowledgments.
For inquiries regarding copyright permissions or to request reprints of published articles, please contact: tlc2@civil.iitm.ac.in
By submitting a manuscript to our journal publication, the authors acknowledge and agree to abide by the terms of the copyright agreement outlined above.
Please follow the relevant sections in the submission guidelines for further information.
Privacy Statement
At the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Technology for Low-Carbon and Lean Construction (TLC2), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), we are committed to safeguarding the privacy and security of our users' personal information. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect the data gathered through the announcement section of our journal publication. Our publication is a repository of research data and reports, journals, and pre-prints. All our publications are committed to delivering knowledge and information with the highest level of ethics, integrity, and transparency.
Information we collect
We collect information about you in three ways: directly from your input, from third-party sources, and through automated technologies.
Information you provide to us:
The types of personal information that we collect directly from you depends on the content and features of the Service you use and how you otherwise interact with us and may include:
- Contact details, such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and social media handle.
- Account login credentials, such as usernames and passwords, password hints, s, and similar security information.
- Other account registration and profile information, including educational, professional, and other background information, such as your field of study, current position, areas of interests, gender, ORCID ID, and photo.
- Content that you upload and share or store in your account, such as annotations, comments, contributions, and replies.
- Payment information, such as a credit or debit card number, and government-issued ID numbers.
- Information that you communicate to us, such as questions or information you send to customer support.
- Data that you provide to us as part of interacting with the Service, such as your favorites and search queries.
- Communications preferences, such as your preferred language and the frequency, type, and format of the alerts you sign up to receive.
Data from your institution
We may obtain information about you from the institution with which you are employed or affiliated in order to activate and manage your access to and use of the institution’s subscription to the Service, including:
- Contact details, such as your name and institutional email address, postal address, and phone number.
- Other account registration information, such as job title. and/or
- Institutional user ID.
Data from other sources
We may also obtain contact details and other information about you from third parties, including:
- Social networks that you grant permission to the Service to access your data on one or more networks.
- Service providers help us determine a location in order to customize certain products to your location.
- Partners with which we offer co-branded services or engage in joint marketing activities; and/or
- Publicly available sources and data suppliers to validate or supplement the information we hold or to support the Service.
Device and usage data
The Service may automatically collect information about how you and your device interact with the Service, such as:
- Computer, device, and connection information, such as IP address, browser type and version, operating system and other software installed on your device, unique device identifier and other technical identifiers, error reports, and performance data.
- Usage data, such as the features you used, the settings you selected, URL click stream data, including date and time stamp and referring and exit pages, and pages you visited on the Service.
- For educational Services, the course modules and test questions you view, answer, or complete; and/or
- For location-aware Services, the physical location of your device.
We collect this data through our servers and the use of cookies and other technologies. You can control cookies through your browser's settings and other tools. However, if you choose to block certain cookies, you may not be able to register, login, or access certain parts or make full use of the Service.
How we use your information
We are committed to delivering a relevant and useful experience to you. Depending on how you interact with us and the Service, we use your personal information to:
- Provide, activate, and manage your access to and use of the Service.
- Process and fulfill a request, order, download, subscription, or other transaction.
- Offer you customized content and other personalization to make the Service more efficient for you and more relevant to your interests and geography.
- Enhance and improve the Service, such as adding new content and features.
- Notify you about changes, updates, and other announcements related to the Service.
- Deliver targeted advertisements, promotional messages, and other information related to the Service and to your interests.
- Provide technical, product, and other support and help to keep the Service working, safe, and secure; and/or
- Identify usage trends and develop data analysis, including for the purposes of research, audits, reporting, and other business operations, such as paying royalties and license fees to third-party content providers, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, evaluating our business performance, or in other ways pursuant to a customer agreement.
We may also use your personal information to:
- Respond to your requests, inquiries, comments, or concerns.
- Invite you to submit or review manuscripts or otherwise participate in our publishing programs.
- Conduct and administer user testing and surveys as well as sweepstakes, competitions, and similar promotions.
- Provide you with relevant promotional messages and other information about products, events, and services of, our group companies and third parties such as societies and sponsors.
- Enhance and improve our products, events, and services and develop new ones; and/or
- Comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Sharing of your information:
We share your personal information in the following ways and contexts.
Your Rights
If you believe the personal information relating to you that RDR holds may be incorrect at any point in time, registered users can directly access their account information and have it corrected or deleted.
Keeping such information up to date is solely the responsibility of the user. Registered users may also close their accounts directly through the Service or by contacting RDR.
If your personal data held by RDR is based on consent only, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Be aware that your continued membership is dependent on us holding the relevant information.
If you have any inquiries regarding the privacy policy, you can contact, tlc2@civil.iitm.ac.in
Data retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide the Service and fulfill the transactions you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, maintaining business and financial records, resolving disputes, maintaining security, detecting and preventing fraud and abuse, and enforcing our agreements.
Data security
We take precautions to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction using appropriate technical and organizational measures.
Changes
We will update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the revision date. If we make any material changes, we will provide notice through the Service or by other means.