About the journal

Focus and scope

Acta Structilia is a South African accredited journal publishing independently reviewed research across the physical and development sciences. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including architecture, urban and regional planning, quantity surveying, construction management, project management, building economics, building engineering, and property/community development. Manuscripts are considered in English, written from any responsible perspective, and should be accessible to both specialists and non-specialists. The journal publishes Review Articles, Research Articles, Perspective Articles, and Technical Articles. The format for these categories can be found in the Guidelines to authors. Book reviews, Introductions, Commentaries, Lectures and Exhibitions are also considered. 

Frequency 
Acta Structilia is published biannually by the University of the Free State. 

Fees
There are no submission fees or article-processing charges.

Open access
As an Open Access journal, Acta Structilia offers all content freely available to users without charge. Readers can access, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles for lawful purposes without needing prior permission from the publisher or author.

Archiving
Articles in Acta Structilia are digitally archived on the journal's website, the National Library of South Africa, KovsieScholar and AJOL Open Access Titles. Content within KovsieScholar is preserved through DuraSpace, a global leader in digital preservation. The archived content is not publicly accessible through DuraSpace but is available under specific conditions, such as collection discontinuation or website failure.  

History
Established in 1993 by the Department of Quantity Surveying and Construction Management at the University of the Free State, Acta Structilia transitioned from an annual to a biannual publication in 2000. The journal received accreditation from the South African Department of Higher Education in 2003 and was endorsed by the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP) in 2007 to promote research and Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The journal is also supported by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).