Contribute to Our Award-Winning Publication

Published four times a year by Appraisal Institute, The Appraisal Journal is the leading peer-reviewed forum for information and ideas on the practice and theory of valuation.

Be a part of this award-winning publication! Write for the Journal.

Though you don’t have to be a member of AI to submit a manuscript, Designated Members and Associate Members are especially encouraged to contribute. You could also win an award for your submission.

The Journal also presents three annual awards recognizing exceptional contributions to the publication.

The Appraisal Journal opperates under a subscription model and charges no fees for authors. Appraisal Institute members recieve a subscription as a benefit of their membership. Institutional subscriptions and non-member subscriptions are available here: https://ai.appraisalinstitute.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=subscriptions

Aim & Scope

The Appraisal Journal is Appraisal Institute’s quarterly peer-reviewed journal.

Winner of a Gold Circle Award from The Center for Association Leadership (ASAE), the Journal is recognized as the appraisal profession’s premier technical and academic publication. Nearly 20,000 appraisers and others rely on the Journal for well-researched, innovative and thought-provoking articles that help them thrive in their practice and advance the profession.

More than 350 pages are annually written by leading practitioners on topics ranging from how recessions impact the real estate market, to housing prices for foreign buyers, to special issues in land valuation, and so much more.
See the journal website here: https://www.appraisalinstitute.org/insights-and-resources/insights/the-appraisal-journal

The Appraisal Journal welcomes manuscripts on all topics related to the appraisal profession. We’re especially interested in receiving manuscripts on the following topics:

Banquet facilities, clubs, and venues
Communications tower value
Corporate campuses
Easements
Fixtures, furniture, and equipment
Industrial properties
Market delineation
Opportunity zones
Recreational facilities
Residential appraisal
Value impacts of covenants or deed restrictions
Case study analyses are encouraged.

Manuscript Guidelines

Manuscripts should be between 3,000 and 8,000 words. They should include a review of published literature related to the topic and cite relevant established concepts and practices. Your manuscript should specify why you agree or disagree with those concepts and practices.
Please add line numbers to your file before uploading. (Go to Layout > Page Setup in Microsoft Word.)

View all submission details and requirements in our Manuscript Guide: https://www.appraisalinstitute.org/insights-and-resources/insights/the-appraisal-journal/the-appraisal-journal-manuscript-guide

Manuscript Review

Each manuscript submitted to the Journal is considered in a double-blind review. Manuscripts may be reviewed by members of the Editorial Board, Review Panel, or Academic Review Panel, or by outside specialists when appropriate.

Misconduct

The Appraisal Journal shall take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, among others. We do not knowingly allow such misconduct to take place. To report misconduct, contact taj@appraisalinstitute.org.

Archiving

In the event the journal is no longer published, The Appraisal Journal plans that the Appraisal Institute’s Lum Library, and article aggregators such as Ebsco, Cengage/Gale and Proquest will continue to preserve electronic access to the journal content.

Ethics, Confidentiality, and Disclosures

Authors of manuscripts submitted to The Appraisal Journal must have specific authorization from their clients before disclosing (a) confidential factual data received from a client or (b) the analyses, opinions, or conclusions of an appraisal.
Authors must disclose any relationships that may suggest bias in the research and results, including affiliations or funding.

The Appraisal Journal publishes letters to the editor that respond to previously published articles. An article’s author will be given the chanceto respond in the pages of the appraisal journal to letters to the editor recieved about that author’s work.

Copyright

Authors should not submit manuscripts that are being reviewed for publication in other journals. Authors should not engage in plagiarism or self-plagiarism, replicating previously published works. All articles accepted become the property of the Appraisal Institute and cannot be reproduced elsewhere without specific permission of the Appraisal Institute.

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Before submitting, double check that your manuscript submission file does not have your name on it.
Add line numbers to your manuscript file if you have not done so already.

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