ISVS e-journal is the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Vernacular Settlements, which organizes the annual International Seminar on Vernacular Settlements. It publishes papers on history, conservation, visual and performance arts, urban design and planning specifically related to vernacular settlements and all issues related to architecture in general, twelve times a year since 2023: every month. The papers published in ISVS e-journal are blind peer reviewed by two reviewers before publication. Many of the papers published have been are direct submissions are also accepted. The papers published in the ISVS e-journal are original and have not been presented at the ISVS seminars. Papers unrelated to vernacular settlements or architecture are not accepted.
If you are an author, you should first read the 'Publication Ethics and Malpractices Statement' accessible from the above link and agree to abide by the conditions before your paper can be accepted for publication.If you are invited as a reviewer, you are also required to accept the conditions laid out therein before any papers are accepted for review.
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If you are an author, you should download the template from here and write your paper in this template. If it has already been done according to another format, copy paste to the template and make sure the specifications in the template are applied. Please format the paper fully with all images embedded. The images should be compressed to document level. High resolution images cannot be published in the e-journal. Send the formatted paper by email to the Editor-in-Chief at editor@ISVShome.com or ranjith.dayaratne@gmail.com
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