Crossing Boundaries in Facilities Management: Integrating Sustainability, Technology, and People

Introduction

This special issue aims to provide a global platform for government officials, practitioners, researchers, academics, professionals, and students to disseminate their work through publication in an international research journal. The collection of papers will focus—though not be limited—to advancing technologies, skills, and knowledge in building surveying and facilities management, particularly in the areas of design, monitoring, and performance evaluation through the exchange of best practices and innovative approaches.

It moves beyond conventional facility operations to explore how emerging technologies, data-driven decision-making, and sustainable strategies can enhance building performance and user well-being across diverse global contexts.

List of topic areas

• Building Surveying
• Building maintenance, asset & facilities management
• Legal
• Risk
• Project management
• Property management
• BIM
• Contracts
• Professional practice

Submission Information

Submissions are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts. Registration and access are available at: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jfm
Author guidelines must be strictly followed. Please see: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/jfm 
Authors should select (from the drop-down menu) the special issue title at the appropriate step in the submission process, i.e. in response to "Please select the issue you are submitting to".
Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else while under review for this journal.

Key dates

Open date for submissions - 1 January 2026
Deadline for paper submission - 30 June 2026