Nordic Concrete Research

General

The aim of this document is to contribute to ensuring integrity in the editorial and publishing process.

The document does not describe the normal desktop routines for calling abstracts, articles etc., general dialogue with the parties or procedures established by the publishing services.

Use of AI

The journal will:

• Evaluate declared AI use on a case-by-case basis, ensuring that it aligns with transparency and ethical standards.
• Prohibit the use of public genAI platforms for integrity checks (e.g., plagiarism detection), as these may compromise confidentiality.
• Ensure AI-generated content does not replace human decision-making in editorial workflows.

Conflicting and Competing Interests (COI)

See general policy document “Conflicting and Competing Interests”.

Read the examples of competing interests to determine whether these apply, either in your relationship to the content of the article or to the author. If you believe your competing interests imply it impossible for you process the paper, please refer the necessary tasks to the co-editor or another member of the editorial team.

All members of the editorial team, and any individuals involved in editorial decisions, should consider the examples of competing interests and consider how this applies to their work on the journal. They are responsible for:

• Identifying how their competing interests could affect their editorial work.
• Checking that authors have included a competing interest statement on submission.
• Being aware of any possible competing interests when assigning peer reviewers and evaluating reviews.

In all cases, editors are responsible for ensuring competing interests are identified, made transparent, and acted upon as required.

Editors should remove themselves from editorial processes in cases where they have relationships or activities that pose potential conflicts related to articles under consideration. Alternatively, the editor can resume administrative function only and leave decisions to reviewers or the editorial board as adequate.

If an editor is listed as an author on a submission, he/she shall resume administrative functions only and declare this in a competing interests statement in the paper. For example:

“TW is editor-in-chief for [journal name]. She was removed from all editorial decisions relating to the handling of this submission.”

Avoiding incrimination of the journal’s Impact Factor

The editor will monitor self-citations and keep it at a modest level, in any case restrict it to a maximum level of 20%.

Board of editors

The board of editors include representatives from academia, industry, consultants and end-users, currently:

Editor-in-Chief & Managing Editor
Johan Silfwerbrand, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
johan.silfwerbrand@byv.kth.se

Co-Editor
Dórótea Høeg Sigurðardóttir, University of Iceland, Iceland
dorotea@hi.is

Editorial Advisory Board
Johan Silfwerbrand, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Katarina Malaga, RISE, Sweden
Mårten Janz, AFRY Hydro, Sweden
Bård Pedersen, Public Roads Administration, Norway
Jan Lindgård, SINTEF, Norway
Britt Blom Marstrander, Spenncon, Norway
Dórótea Høeg Sigurðardóttir, University of Iceland, Iceland
Wolfgang Kunther, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Jens Peder Ulfkjær, Aarhus University, Denmark
Jukka Lahdensivu, Ramboll and Tampere University, Finland
Jouni Punkki, Betoniviidakko Oy and AALTO University, Finland
Cecilie Hagby, TEKNA, Norway (NCR Contractual agreement)
Terje F. Rønning, Heidelberg Materials, Norway (NCR Business advisor)

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