Ankara University Journal of Real Estate Studies (AU-JRES) is an open-access platform established to evaluate and publish high-quality and original academic studies in accordance with the principles of scientific publishing and ethical standards. The journal aims to contribute to the production of universal knowledge under the guidance of science and to reach both national and international researchers through this process.

• Global economy and the Turkish economy
• Global financial system and foreign direct investment
• Real estate and construction economics
• Construction management, cost analysis, and control
• Real estate and asset valuation
• Business and intangible asset valuation
• Valuation of historical and cultural properties and artworks
• Architectural design in relation to valuation
• Urban economy and urban governance
• Urban development, infrastructure investments, and their financing
• Rural economy and rural area management
• Land management and administration
• Land policies and land governance
• Urban and rural land economics
• Land consolidation and rural development models
• Land acquisition and land banking
• Land use planning
• Climate change, land degradation (desertification), and ecosystem services
• Nature and land restoration economics
• Site and property conservation studies and policies
• Management of protected areas
• Land acquisition and expropriation
• Settlement and resettlement practices
• Real estate, zoning, construction, and contract law
• Procurement methods, public procurement law, and international consultancy contracts
• Spatial planning and development
• Land registry, cadastre, zoning practices, and zoning policies
• Real estate project development and project valuation
• Infrastructure project development and project valuation
• Urban transformation and conservation implementation projects
• Residential, commercial, and industrial real estate projects
• Special-purpose real estate projects
• Project and construction management
• Real estate investment strategies
• Individual and institutional real estate investors and emerging trends
• Real estate finance and institutions
• Financing of real estate and infrastructure projects
• Public-private partnership models and policies
• Securitization and related institutions
• Capital market instruments based on real estate
• Tax law and practices in construction and real estate sectors
• Facility and resource management and practices
• Human-space interaction and the impact of facilities on users
• Real estate and asset management
• Corporate real estate management and corporate responsibility
• Management of public real estate assets
• Taxation of wealth and real estate
• Informality in the construction and real estate sectors and action plans
• Accounting in construction and real estate sectors
• Real estate data banks and information systems
• Remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Digitalization in real estate and disruptive technologies
• Real estate technologies (proptech) and business models
• Big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning
• Real estate value maps and their applications
• Tokenization of real estate and digital currencies
• Real estate marketing and marketing management
• Secure listing portals (MLS) and crowdfunding
• Disaster and risk management, construction and real estate insurance
• Natural resources and environmental economics
• Natural resources and environmental management
• Environmental and social impact assessment
• Mitigation policies, income restoration, and livelihood recovery
• Sustainable (environmental) land management and tools
• Environmental law and its applications
• Climate investments and finance
• Circular economy and its policies
• Sustainability goals, land management, andurbanization in relation to real estate markets
• Sustainable real estate and certification systems
• Water, energy, and waste management in facilities
• Net-zero buildings: investor, owner, and user demands and trends
• Measuring and reporting sustainability
• Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) analysis and its relation to real estate investment value
• International valuation and financial reporting standards
• International standards for real estate measurement, brokerage, and consultancy
• International standards for facility, real estate, and asset management
• International and national professional organizations and institutionalization
• Education and research in land management and administration
• Education and research in real estate development, facility, and asset management
• Facility and real estate management
• Real estate law (construction, tender, and real estate law)
• Other related topics

Types of Manuscripts Accepted
The primary objective of the journal is to publish original research articles on real estate and related. In addition, the journal welcomes field-specific review articles, case studies or case analyses, model proposals, and studies evaluating academic activities related to the field:

Research Articles
Research articles are academic studies that address an original scientific problem, collect and analyze data through a systematic methodology, and present conclusions based on empirical findings. These articles typically include hypotheses or research questions grounded in a theoretical framework and involve empirical research conducted using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods.
The aim of research articles is to contribute to the existing literature, expand the current body of knowledge, and open new areas for scholarly discussion. The methods and data used in the article should be clearly presented, replicable, and in compliance with the principles of scientific ethics. The conclusions should be discussed based on the analytical findings.

Review Articles
The review articles to be published in the journal are evaluated within the scope of the following four categories:
1. Literature Reviews: These are studies that present the theoretical and empirical literature on a specific topic from a broad perspective, introducing various dimensions of the subject to the journal’s target audience, which primarily includes academics, practitioners, and students. The aim of these articles is to avoid merely listing prior research and instead produce well-structured academic contributions that can lay the groundwork for new research questions and future studies.
2. Meta-Analytic Evaluations: These studies are limited to empirical research and aim to quantitatively interpret and review previously published works in a specific field, focusing on topics that would benefit the journal's readership. Meta-analytic evaluations provide statistical insights by synthesizing data from multiple studies.
3. Model Proposals: Based on the accumulation of theoretical knowledge and the cause-effect relationships established in the literature, these studies propose new models by evaluating previously published empirical research using statistical or meta-analytic methods rather than purely descriptive approaches. Such analyses aim to synthesize the existing body of knowledge from a wide scientific perspective.
4. Case Presentations: These are studies that systematically examine and evaluate concrete cases encountered in applied fields. Rather than merely describing the cases, these articles aim to analyze them within a theoretical framework and provide practical insights for implementation.
5. Evaluations of Projects, Books, Congresses, Symposia, and Conferences: The journal may also publish evaluations of project reports, books or book chapters, and academic events such as congresses, conferences, and symposia, especially in areas including construction, real estate, technology, finance, accounting, zoning, tendering, contracts, tax and environmental law, risk management, and insurance. These contributions are intended to inform the target audience and highlight notable academic activities and publications, preferably on the final pages of each issue. 

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