Reference of the leading academic journals, conferences, bibliographic databases, professional societies and research-metric conventions in Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC). Use when recommending where to publish, scoping which databases to search, judging venue fit and scope, building search source…
Reference to the key standards, codes, schemas and frameworks that anchor credibility in AEC research — BIM/information management (ISO 19650, IFC/ISO 16739, IDS, COBie, CityGML), sustainability/LCA (ISO 14040/ 14044, EN 15978/15804, ISO 14067), energy & comfort (ASHRAE 55/90.1, EN 16798, EPBD), structural (Eurocodes…
Methodology for bibliometric and scientometric analysis of a research field — co-citation, bibliographic coupling, co-word/keyword co-occurrence, co-authorship and collaboration networks, performance analysis (productivity, citations), and science mapping with VOSviewer, CiteSpace, Bibliometrix/biblioshiny (R)…
Reference and in-text citation formatting across the styles used in AEC and engineering — APA 7th, IEEE, ASCE, Chicago (notes & author-date), Harvard, Vancouver/ICMJE — plus BibTeX/BibLaTeX entry types and fields, DOIs, and reference-manager (Zotero/Mendeley/EndNote) practice. Use whenever the user needs to format…
Reference to research funding sources and proposal evaluation frameworks relevant to AEC / built-environment research — major schemes (Horizon Europe, ERC, MSCA, NSF, EPSRC/UKRI, national agencies, foundations, industry), proposal components, and the evaluation criteria funders score against. Use when developing a…
Open science and reproducibility practice for AEC research — FAIR data, data repositories and DOIs, data management plans (DMP), code/computational reproducibility (version control, environments, containers), preprints, preregistration and registered reports, open access, and data/code availability statements. Use…
Craft of academic conference communication — oral presentations/slide decks, lightning talks, and research posters (including the modern "better poster" format). Covers narrative structure, slide and poster design, timing, delivery, and Q&A. Use when the user is preparing a conference talk, defense/seminar slides, a…