Celebrating 25+ Years of IAPA: Best Paper Award Collection

Celebrating 25+ Years of IAPA: Best Paper Award Collection

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (IAPA) started its journey in the year 1998 combining the two journals Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. IAPA has completed over a quarter of a century, and to celebrate this landmark occasion, we share with readers a collection of articles which over the years have received the Best Paper Award.” 

By making this collection available, we hope to share with you a glimpse of this amazing journey showcasing how impact assessment research has evolved over the years.

Impact assessment will continue to play an imperative role in delivering sustainability by informing and influencing our decision-making process and IAIA takes pride in bringing and disseminating such cutting-edge research through our journal to our growing wider audience.

About IAPA

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, an international refereed journal with six issues per year, is the official publication of IAIA. IAPA contains a variety of peer-reviewed research articles, professional practice ideas, and book reviews of recently published titles. IAPA is published by Taylor and Francis (UK). 

IAIA members receive free IAPA access. Just login as a member on the IAIA website first so the publisher’s site recognizes you. Step-by-step instructions are below.

All articles are made open access (available to the public) after two years.

How to view articles as an IAIA member
  1. Login to the IAIA system as a member.
  2. From the “Members-Only Content” menu, select “IAPA Journal.”
  3. Click the green “Visit IAPA Site” button.
  4. You will be taken to the publisher’s website, which will automatically recognize you as a member (green check marks will appear next to each article).
  5. Click on the article in which you are interested — each article is then available as a PDF download or for online full text viewing.

> TIP: If you are having trouble getting access, try using Google Chrome as the browser, or check out other troubleshooting ideas here.

How to submit an article for inclusion in IAPA

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal accepts the following types of articles: full research articles, professional practice papers, letters, and book reviews.

All submissions are assessed for suitability by the editor. They are then double blind peer reviewed by independent, anonymous experts. Start by exploring this information for authors

Interested in becoming a peer reviewer? Check out these tips from Taylor and Francis.