Running title (no more than two rows, including

Urbanism the names of authors) • F1. Last1, F2. Last2

TITLE (NO MORE THAN TWO ROWS)

First1 LAST1
Position, scientific title (PhD), work place (including department
and other divisions), e-mail: e-mail address

First2 LAST2
Position, scientific title (PhD), work place (including department
and other divisions), e-mail: e-mail address

Abstract. No more than 50/200 words, in English. Non-native

English speaking authors are responsible for a correct translation.

Key words: 3-5 key words in English, different from the words in
the title. Non-native English speaking authors are responsible for
a correct translation.

1. File types projects, reviews and theoretical

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Constructions” considers that DOCX constructive solutions, theory and
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format compatible with Microsoft management, as well as literature
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and non-editable documents reports, and book reviews, written in
(including signed pledge forms) English or French.
should be in PDF format (JPEG/JPG,
PNG, BMP, TIFF, GIF etc. are not The journal offers free access to the
accepted). electronic version of articles to
everyone. No article will be
2. Submission published without peer review,
The journal “Urbanism. Architecture. consisting of an assessment of its
Constructions” publishes original scientific quality by members of the
theoretical or applied research editorial board, and checked by the
papers (structured as short editorial team with respects to its
communications or full papers) in compliance with the editing
urbanism (including theoretical and guidelines. Reviewers will decide
methodological developments, and whether the article can be published
examples from the practice of urban as submitted or conditioned by
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Articles accepted by reviewers are decisions, the paper is submitted to

rejected if authors systematically a third reviewer. If there are minor
refuse to comply with the Author differences, the decision is taken by
Guidelines. Conference or other the Executive Editor based on the
event reports and book reviews are importance of the submission,
not subject to peer review. assessed in accordance with the
Editorial Policy. If reviewers find or
Regardless of the discipline, the suspect the identity of authors, they
articles will be structured as either must act regardless of the ethnicity,
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are asked to upload them unto a file reviewers suggest a major revision.
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pasting our address is not reviewers until they approve the
recommended, as automatic final version of the manuscript.
messages are usually filter. Please
send a regular e-mail containing the 2.2. Compliance with formatting
URL instead. requirements
The submissions accepted for
2.1. Peer reviewing publication upon the
Submissions will be reviewed by two recommendation of the Editorial
members of the Editorial Board, Board, but not meeting the
receiving a copy that does not formatting requirements will be
contain the name and affiliation of returned to the authors for re-
authors or other identifying editing, resulting into delaying their
information (e.g., name of the publication to the next issues.
funding grant). Rejected Articles not meeting the editing
submissions are not returned to rules after three editing rounds are
authors, but the authors will be automatically rejected despite of the
informed on the editorial decision. reviewers’ recommendation.

The peer review process is double 2.3. Editorial policy

blind until the publication of papers. The editorial policy is designed to
For accepted papers included in an yield to articles that comply to their
issue, reviewers are acknowledged best with the Author Guidelines,
collectively using their first initials particularly those related to the
and last names, except for those format of references and in-text
specifically stating that their names citations and refer all images or
should not be disclosed. Each tables in the text.
submission is sent to two
independent reviewers. If there are 2.4. Ethical and legal issues
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The submission of a paper implies Articles should have the following

that the paper has not been structure:
published or submitted and is not 1. A title of at most two rows
considered for publication by any 2. Names of the authors and
other journal, that the study affiliation (institution, department,
described by the paper is original, e-mail) on separate rows
and the presentation of other 3. Abstract of no more than 50
materials does not violate any other words for brief communications and
author’s rights. In addition, the 200 for extended papers. The
contents of the paper is known and abstract and keywords will be in
approved by all authors, who English for both papers written in
contributed to writing the paper English or French.
and/or carrying out the research 4. No more than 5 keywords,
described in the paper. The authors following the abstract.
assume the full responsibility for the 5. The paper will be written in
contents, correctness and originality English or French, and structured
of the submissions. If the papers are using the headings: introduction
accepted for publication in (presenting the background and
“Urbanism. Architecture. objectives), the text (methods,
Constructions”, the authors maintain results, discussion or any other
their author’s rights. Authors must structure), conclusions, and
fill in and sign the pledge form references that must be cited in the
available at text as well. If this structure is not
[Link] suitable, authors can use a different
after the acceptance of their one, but the introduction and
submission. conclusions must be always present.
All sections, except for the
3. Editing references and acknowledgements,
will be numbered using the decimal
3.1. Structure and layout system, e.g.: 1. Chapter name, 1.1.
Articles should be submitted as MS Sub-chapter name, 1.1.1. Sub-sub
Word documents (version 2003 or chapter etc. Figures and tables
prior) using one of the should be numbered (1, 2, 3 etc.),
corresponding templates at and referred as: Table 1, Fig. 2 etc.
[Link] Large figures and tables, not fitting
c. Authors are advised to type their the column layout, will be inserted
text into the template or, if using on one column at the end, even
“Copy-Paste”, to choose only the though their succession does not
option “Paste as unformatted text”, correspond to numbering, indicating
remaking the tables and copying their position in text. The editorial
each image separately. Romanian team will reposition them at a later
authors who write articles directly in stage.
Romanian and translate them later
are asked to send the Romanian
version also in order to speed up the
evaluation. This advice is not
applicable to authors who write
directly in English of French.

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knowledge of worldwide
developments. The reference list
must be primarily based on
published metrials (with ISBN or
ISSN) and focused on the
mainstream international literature.
We recommend authors to limit to a
necessary core the list of
unpublished materials, especially of
those not undergoing peer review
Fig. 1. What does it show (Internet websites, unpublished
brochures etc.).
Table 1. What does it
represent
The papers will be cited in the
Col Col Col Col Col reference according to the model
1 2 3 4 5 below (compliance involves
1 2 3 4 5 observing all the details, such as
a b c d e abbreviating first names to a single
I II III IV V initial, lack of comma between last
i ii iii iv v
name and initial and all
A B C D E
1 2 3 4 5 requirements visible in the
examples and specified in the
3.3. Quoting references in text detailed guidelines):
The references will be quoted in the 1. For publications with ISBN (books,
text using parentheses and conference proceedings including
specifying: CDs with ISBN)
1. The author and year: Smith, 2006 a) Books, CDs: Name of the author
for papers with a single author (year), title, publishing house, place:
2. The authors and year for papers Nica E. (2010), Elaboraration and
with two authors: Smith and Jones, use of case studies in human
2006 resource management [Elaborarea
3. The first author followed by et al. şi folosirea studiilor de caz în
and year for papers with more managementul resurselor umane],
authors: Smith et al., 2006 Editura Economică, Bucharest,
4. The author and years for more Romania.
papers of the same author written in b) Book chapters: Name of the
different years: Smith, 2006, 2008. author (year), title, in: authors and
5. The author, year, and an editors (role), title, publishing house,
indicative o the alphabetic order for place, pages:
papers written by the same author Ellger C. (2000), Soft City
in the same year: Smith, 2006a, Impossible? The chances for
2006b ecological urban development, in:
6. Separation by semicolon of more Ianoş I., Pumain D., Racine J. B.
papers: Smith, 2006; Jones, 2008. (Eds.), Integrated Urban Systems
and Sustainability of Urban Life,
3.4. Reference list Editura Tehnică, Bucharest,
Romania, pp. 35-47.
The journal “Urbanism. Architecture.
2. For papers published in journals
Constructions” requires articles that
(with ISSN): Name of the author
are well-grounded in the existing
(year), title, title of the journal,
literature, showing an up-to-date
volume(issue): start-end pages:

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Matthews T. J. (2014), Integrating moving the first character to the

Geoconservation and Biodiversity right or left). The only edits are the
Conservation: Theoretical use of bold, italic, and bold-italic
Foundations and Conservation font, sub-scripts and superscripts,
Recommendations in a European justification and single spacing of
Union Context, Geoheritage 6(1): paragraphs.
57-70, DOI:10.1007/s12371-013- 3. Insertion of graphic elements
0092-6. such as frames, arrows, etc. The
3. For other publications or only allowed graphics are images
documents: Name of the author and charts, which must be single
(year), title, other details, place: unitary objects inserted as a
Mureşanu F. (2010), City in the paragraph in line with the text or
information age [Oraşul în era with a table, if positioned within it.
informaţională], Doctoral 4. Abbreviation of a first name to
Dissertation, “Ion Mincu” University more than one initial. For instance,
of Architecture and Urban Planning, Friedriech becomes F. and not Fr.
Bucharest, Romania.
4. For Internet sites: Name of 5. Detailed editing guidelines
organization or person editing the The detailed editing guidelines, also
website (year of last update), title, available on the website of the
complete address without hyperlink journal at
RAIC (2015), Sustainable [Link]
Architecture, oc, are listed below; if this template
[Link] is utilized to take the text from
-architecture another document, using the options
Titles of articles, chapters and books “Copy” and “Paste as unformatted
written in any other language than text” piecewise ensures the
English must be translated into compliance with the Author
English, writing the original foreign Guidelines. If “Copy” and “Paste”
title between brackets (“[]”, not are used instead, the template can
“()”). be modified and the document no
If DOIs are available (for articles, longer complies with the Author
books, chapters, and any others), Guidelines. The journal is not
they must be provided. responsible if the manuscript is
4. Other requirements rejected because authors altered
The authors are kindly asked to the template format.
avoid when writing the paper: 1. The article is written using MS
1. The use of footnotes or endnotes. Word 2003 or versions in English
Comments will be inserted in the 2. The abstract, key words and
text, as a paragraph, between references are present; abstract and
brackets, or in a final section, and keywords are written in English
references constitute a separate 3. Images are single objects (e.g.,
chapter. for charts, arrows, boxes cannot be
2. Excessive editing of the text, moved without moving the entire
including the font (use of other image)
fonts, sizes, and colors than those in 4. Images do not float over text
the model) and paragraph (spaces (use: Format – Picture – Layout and
above or below inserted in any other “In line with text” must be checked)
way than using empty rows, or inserted in tables with invisible
different right and left alignment, borders

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5. The heading of odd pages 20. Titles within the article use Book
displays info on no more than two Antiqua, size 12, Indigo, Bold, only
rows first letter capital, and have a black
6. The cells of the table in of odd line underneath, extending to the
pages heading are centered entire paragraph (drawn using table
vertically borders, not underlining)
7. The word “Urbanism” (heading of 21. Subtitles within the article use
odd pages) uses Book Antiqua, size Book Antiqua, size 12, Indigo, Italic,
12, Bold only first letter capital, and have a
8. The running title in the heading of black line underneath, extending to
odd pages uses Book Antiqua, size the entire paragraph (drawn using
10, Italic table borders instead of underlining)
9. The names in the heading of odd 22. Sub-subtitles within the article
pages appear as first initial(s), use Book Antiqua, size 12, Indigo, no
period, last with only the first letter Bold or Italic, only first letter
capitalized Book Antiqua, size 12, no capitalized, and have a black line
Bold or Italic underneath, extending to the entire
10. Title uses Book Antiqua, size 20, paragraph (drawn using table
Indigo, Small Caps and is centered borders instead of underlining)
11. Names use Book Antiqua, size 23. For the succession title – subtitle
12, Indigo and are written as: first – ... the black line appears only after
(only first letter capital), last (all the last (sub-...-sub)title
caps) 24. Titles and subtitles are
12. Names are followed below by numbered using the decimal
the scientific rank (Dr.), university/ system: nr. title, period, no. subtitle,
research rank (professor) or position period, no. sub-subtitle (no spaces)
(director, architect, engineer, etc.), followed by space and the words
affiliation and e-mail using Book composing titles
Antiqua, size 11, black 25. Numbering is made manually,
13. Names and affiliations are not using automatic lists
aligned to the right 26. Titles and subtitles are aligned
14. E-mail addresses have no to the right
hyperlinks 27. Text is displayed on columns
15. “Abstract” uses Book Antiqua, with 7.86 cm. with 1.27 cm.
size 11, indigo, Bold, only first letter between
capitalized, followed by period 28. Text uses Book Antiqua, size 12,
written using Book Antiqua, size 11, Black, not condensed or expanded
Black, no Bold or Italic 29. Paragraph is justified, no left
16. Abstract uses Book Antiqua, size indentation (first line alignment), no
11, Black, no Bold or Italic spaces before or after, single spaced
17. “Key words” use Book Antiqua, 30. Two consequent paragraphs are
size 11, indigo, Bold, only first letter separated by a blank row
capital, followed by semicolon using 31. There is no blank row following
Book Antiqua, size 11, Black, no titles or subtitles
Bold or Italic 32. No spaces are used before
18. Key words use Book Antiqua, period, comma, brackets – ), ], } – ,
size 11, Black, no Bold or Italic semicolon, colon, exclamation or
19. Abstract and key words are question marks; period, exclamation
indented 2 cm. to right and left and or question marks, semicolon and
Justified colon, comma (except for the end of

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paragraphs) are followed by space; citations (pair author-year or

opening brackets – (, [, { – are equivalent) by semicolon
preceded by space 41. There is a 1-1 between cited
33. There are no two or more references and the reference list (all
consequent spaces papers in the list are cited in text
34. Page size is A4, with all edges 2 and all papers cited in text are
cm., Portrait, header and footer found in the list)
have 1.25 cm and different odd and 42. The reference list is precede by
even pages, but no different first “REFERENCES”, not number, using
page Book Antiqua, size 12, Indigo, Bold,
35. Figure captions are placed All Caps, aligned to the right
below, centered, introduced by “Fig. 43. In the reference list, books
X”, where X is an Arabic number (1 – appear as: name of the authors(s)
999999 – ...), “Fig. X” uses Book using last name (only first letter
Antiqua, size 10, Indigo, Bold, capital), space, a single initial of
followed by period and text using each first name, period, space, year
Book Antiqua, size 10, Black, no between (), comma, space, title
Bold or Italic using italics, comma, space, place,
36. Table captions are placed above, comma, space, publisher, period.
centered, introduced by “Fig. X”, After place and before final period
where X is an Arabic number (1 – pages can be inserted as comma,
999999 – ...), “Fig. X” uses Book space, “pp.”, space, beginning page,
Antiqua, size 10, Indigo, Bold, dash (only “-”), end page. Names of
followed by period and text using more authors are separated by
Book Antiqua, size 10, Black, no comma placed after the last initial.
Bold or Italic Titles of books written in other
37. Table headings use Book languages than English are
Antiqua, size 10, Bold translated into English, writing the
38. References are cited in text original foreign title between
using: (1) name (or institutional brackets (“[]”, not “()”) using regular
initials), comma, space and year (not Italic) font.
(eventually with a letter following it, 44. In the reference list, book
with no space between) no Bold or chapters or proceeding papers
Italic, (2) name 1 followed by “and” appear as: name of the authors(s)
(not &) and name 2, comma, space using last name (only first letter
and year (eventually with a letter capital), space, a single initial of
following it, with no space between), each first name, period, space, year
no Bold or Italic, (3) name and “et between (), comma, space, title
al” (“et al” only uses Italic), period, using italics, comma, space, “in:”,
comma, space and year (eventually name of editor using last name (only
with a letter following it, with no first letter capital), space, a single
space between), no Bold or Italic initial of each first name, period,
39. When references are cited in the space, title using italics, comma,
end of sentences, period follows the space, place, comma, space,
closing parenthesis (“)”) instead of publisher, “pp.”, space, beginning
being placed before the opening one page, dash (only “-”), end page,
(“(”). period. Names of more authors are
40. For more citations, consequent separated by comma placed after
years are separated by comma, and the last initial.

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45. In the reference list, journal English are translated into English,
articles appear as: name of the writing the original foreign title
authors(s) using last name (only first between brackets (“[]”, not “()”)
letter capital), space, a single initial using regular (not Italic) font.
of each first name, period, space, 47. In the reference list, there are no
year between (), comma, space, title hyperlinks to the Internet websites
using italics, comma, space, full 48. The reference list uses Book
name of journal, volume, issue Antiqua, size 10, Black, hanging
between (), colon, space (article 1.25 cm to right
number or), beginning page, dash 49. There are no text elements
(only “-”), end page, period. Names inserted as images (tables,
of more authors are separated by equations etc.)
comma placed after the last initial. 50. There are no footnotes or
Titles of articles written in other endnotes (inserted by the software)
languages than English are
translated into English, writing the REFERENCES
original foreign title between
brackets (“[]”, not “()”) using regular Last1 F1., Last2 F2., Last3 F3. (2015), Title,
(not Italic) font. publisher, city, (state), country.
Last1 F1., Last2 F2., Last3 F3. (2015), Title,
46. In the reference list, Internet Journal 2(1): 123456, DOI:XXX.
websites are listed as name of Last1 F1., Last2 F2., Last3 F3. (2015), Title,
responsible institution or person, Journal 2(1): 1-10, DOI:XXX.
year between (), comma, space, title Last F. (2015), Title, in: Last F. (Ed.), Title,
using italics, complete URL publisher, city, (state), country, pp.
1-10.
(including [Link] and all details Last F. (2015), Title, Doctoral Thesis,
up to the level of file – University of..., city, (state), country.
[Link] Organization or person (2015), Title,
not [Link] Titles of complete URL
sites written in other languages than Last F. (2015), Title, type of document,
publication city, (state), country.

Table 2. What does it represent

Col Col Col Col Col Col Col Col Col Col
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
a b c d e f g h i j
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X
i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x
A B C D E F G H I J

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