PUBLICATION ETHICS &MALPRACTICE STATEMENTTABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ..................................................... 3
1. Editorial Board ......................................... 4
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Authors & Author Responsibilities ........... 5Author Responsibilities ...............................5
Plagiarism ..................................................5

3. Peer-Review Process............................... 6
Review Process .........................................6
4. Publication Ethics ..................................... 7
Conflicts of Interest.....................................7
Funding ......................................................7Retractions, Corrections, and Apologies ....7
Falsification & Fabrication ..........................7Fraudulent Research & Research
Misconduct .................................................75. Copyright & Access .................................. 8
6. Archiving .................................................. 9
7. Ownership & Management ..................... 10
8. Journal’s Website ................................... 11
9. Publishing Schedule............................... 12ii

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INTRODUCTION
The International Real Estate Review (IRER) serves as a vehicle for communication between
real estate academics, professionals, and policy makers and seeks to advance knowledge ininternational real estate markets, with special emphasis on Asian markets, by publishingtheoretical and empirical academic research papers, as well as market and policy papers
introducing and analyzing the operational and institutional setting, policy issues, and real estaterelated laws and regulations of Asian real estate markets.
The integrity and transparency of our research content and publishing process is critical to theacademic standards we uphold and communities—both scholarly and civic—we serve. IRER is
associated with the Asian Real Estate Society and the Global Chinese Real Estate Congress,
with funding and editorial support provided by the University of Macau and Johns Hopkins
University. As such, IRER abides by and supports the academic principles of these reputableorganizations. This statement defines the principles and methods we apply in every step of thereview and publication process.

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1. EDITORIAL BOARD
The network for publishing academia is complex and includes authors, reviewers, editors, andpublishers, each with a critical role in the peer review process. The Editor and the Editorial Board
determine and oversee the scope and direction of the IRER. These members are recognizedexperts in the industry and are responsible for reviewing articles submitted for publication.
Executive Editors, Editors, and Associate Editors and their affiliations can be found on thejournal’s website.

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2. AUTHORS & AUTHOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Author Responsibilities
All authors should provide significant contributions to the manuscripts submitted to IRER.
Authors of articles published on the IRER are obliged to review submissions to the journal should
they be invited by the editors.
Submission of an article to IRER is taken to imply that it represents original, unpublished work,
not concurrently under consideration for publication. Authors will be asked to transfer thecopyright of their papers to the IRER’s publisher if and when the article is accepted for
publication.

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the usage, in part or in whole, of another’s work as one own’s work without due
credit, whether with or without the intention to deceive. This also includes self-plagiarism, whichis the publication of one’s research in more than one publication. IRER does not condone
plagiarism in any of its forms. If any research is found to have been plagiarized, the editors will
immediately reject the submission. In case of discovery of plagiarism post-publication, the article
will be withdrawn from the issue, and legal liability might be borne by the author(s) wherevernecessary.

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3. PEER-REVIEW PROCESSThe IRER is a double-blind refereed academic journal committed to publishing the highest
quality analytical, empirical, and clinical research that is useful to business decision-makers in
the fields of real estate development, economics, finance, investment, law, management,marketing, secondary markets, and valuation. Theoretical papers that fail to provide testable orpolicy implications and empirical papers that cannot be replicated are discouraged. The Editorial
Board of IRER is interested in expanding the frontiers of scholarly real estate research and iswilling to work with any potential author who is developing new and exciting ideas. However,
IRER puts any submission through a rigorous, objective, and confidential peer-review process,which is available on the website.

Review ProcessIRER’s peer-review process reflects a commitment to editorial independence free from conflictsof interest or corporate or political influences. The process begins with the Editor, who reads
each submitted manuscript to decide if the topic and content of the paper fit the objectives ofIRER. Eligible manuscripts are assigned anonymously by the Editor to one member of theEditorial Board and at least one other reviewer. The Editor makes an editorial decision uponreceiving recommendations from the referees.
When a referee decides to reject a manuscript, the referee presents a critique to the Editor whothen forwards it to the author. Each detailed critique includes a specific recommendation fromthe referee indicating whether or not the author should be encouraged to resubmit themanuscript for publication consideration. The Editor makes the final decision regarding resubmissions. Upon receiving a re-submission, the Editor determines whether or not themanuscript should re-enter the review process, be accepted, or simply be returned.
The Editor determines the publication dates for accepted manuscripts. As a general rule, theEditor attempts to "balance" the topics covered in any one issue. Consequently, in an effort tobalance the coverage of topics, the Editor may choose the articles to be included in a given issue
from among those already accepted for publication. This general rule will be set aside should
the Board of Directors decide to do so, such as in the case of a special issue devoted to a single
topic.
Submission via email is strongly encouraged and will receive a faster turn-around. Except for
the final version, manuscripts can be submitted via email in Word, PDF, or WordPerfect fileformats.

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4. PUBLICATION ETHICS
If IRER’s editors are made aware of any allegation of research misconduct, the publisher oreditor shall deal with the allegations. The publication of the manuscript is suspended, and theauthors are informed as such. The article is then retracted or corrected, whichever is applicable.
If misconduct was discovered post-publication, corrections, clarifications, retractions, andapologies, are published if necessary.

Conflicts of Interest
Authors must indicate any conflicts of interest over the publication process, in any part or inwhole, in their submission.

Funding
Authors should acknowledge the funding source supporting the research underlying the article
in the article once it is accepted for publication.

Retractions, Corrections, and Apologies
Should there be any retractions, corrections, and/or apologies, the authors must inform thejournal editors as soon as possible, so that appropriate actions can be taken.

Falsification & Fabrication
If any research leading to the publication of the article in IRER is found to have been falsified
and/or fabricated, the editors will immediately reject the submission. In case of discovery ofplagiarism post-publication, the article will be withdrawn from the issue, and legal liability might
be borne by the author(s) wherever necessary.

Fraudulent Research & Research Misconduct
If any research leading to the publication of the article in IRER is found to have been fraudulent
and/or misconducted, the editors will immediately reject the submission. In case of discovery ofplagiarism post-publication, the article will be withdrawn from the issue, and legal liability might
be borne by the author(s) wherever necessary.

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5. COPYRIGHT & ACCESSThe International Real Estate Review is a quarterly publication. Members of the Asian RealEstate Society (AsRES) and the Global Chinese Real Estate Congress (GCREC) receive a copyof the latest IRER via mail based on a valid annual membership. Members of AsRES andGCREC also receive the latest issue at each organization’s annual conference. Full-text copiesof all past issues are also available for free on the IRER website.

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6. ARCHIVING
The International Real Estate Review maintains every published issue on its website, with fulltexts available for free download. Hard copies are also archived and stored with the publisher.

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7. OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENTThe International Real Estate Review is associated with the Asian Real Estate Society(AsRES) and Global Chinese Real Estate Congress (GCREC). Financial and editorial support
is provided by the University of Macau and the Johns Hopkins University, in addition tocontributions from various institutional sponsors of AsRES.

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8. JOURNAL’S WEBSITE
The International Real Estate Review website (https://www.um.edu.mo/fba/irer/ ) is hosted
by the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Macau. In addition tobackground information about the journal and its associated organizations, the website alsocontains:
Information about the journal’s Editorial Board, AsRES Officers & Board, AsRESSponsors, and the publisher

Editorial Policy

Submission Guidelines

Subscription information and application

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9. PUBLISHING SCHEDULE
The International Real Estate Review publishes four seasonal issues per calendar year.

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