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Automation in Construction Template

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About the Automation in Construction format

Automation in Construction is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering BIM and Construction Integration, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Automation in Construction 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inBIM and Construction Integration Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Occupational Health and Safety Research Construction Project Management and Performance
ISSN0926-5805
Citation impact (2-yr)11.6
h-index240
i10-index4,957
Total citations380,153
Article processing charge$4,450
Top institutions publishing hereHong Kong Polytechnic University
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Automation in Construction per year

177
2014
170
2015
203
2016
224
2017
331
2018
307
2019
401
2020
506
2021
533
2022
453
2023
603
2024
717
2025

Citation impact of Automation in Construction by publication year

15.3K
2014
14.9K
2015
17K
2016
22.2K
2017
30.2K
2018
28.9K
2019
33K
2020
32.1K
2021
28.9K
2022
17.5K
2023
13.2K
2024
4.8K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Automation in Construction

Towards a semantic Construction Digital Twin: Directions for future research

Calin Boje, Annie Guerriero, S Kubicki et al. · 27 Mar 2020

As the Architecture, Engineering and Construction sector is embracing the digital age, the processes involved in the design, construction and operation of built assets are more and more influenced by technologies dealing with value-added monitoring of data from sensor networks, management of this data in secure and resilient storage systems underpinned by semantic models, as…

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Automation in Construction template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Automation in Construction format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Automation in Construction template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Automation in Construction use?
Automation in Construction uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Automation in Construction 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Automation in Construction?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Automation in Construction document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Automation in Construction?
Automation in Construction is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Automation in Construction template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
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