The Journal of Disaster Factsheets, founded in 2011 immediately after the severe disaster caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, provides an open-access online venue for sharing the latest studies/ investigations about various natural disasters.
The journal will only accept original manuscripts that are not submitted to or have not been published in other journals, and that contribute to better understanding natural disasters through original investigations.
1. Author(s):
Any person, regardless of membership of Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), can be the author of the manuscript.
2. Deadline:
There is no deadline for submission. Submissions are welcomed at any time.
3. Paper Submission:
Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts to the Editorial Committee of the Journal of Disaster Factsheets, using our online system at:
http://committees.jsce.or.jp/disaster/factsheet_submission
4. Requirements for Submission:
The submitted manuscript should meet the following requirements
(1) The manuscript must be a study of natural disasters.
(2) Be based on objective and rational grounds.
(3) Written in English.
(4) Must be unpublished
(5) Should not be currently submitted to other journals.
5. Manuscript Preparation:
The manuscripts must comply with the JSCE Disaster Factsheet template, which is available below:
*Instructions for Mauscript for JSCE Disaster Fact Sheets/ Author Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation for JSCE(MS-Doc)
6. Editorial Review:
(1) All submitted manuscripts are reviewed by the editorial committee members of the Journal.
(2) Author(s) will receive notification of the Editor's adjudication/ recommendations by e-mail.
(3) Depending on the adjudication of the Editorial Committee, the manuscripts may take one of the following paths:
Recommendation for publication
* Work acceptable as is, no changes required
* Work acceptable, changes suggested but not mandatory
* Work acceptable, revisions required per reviewer comments
Rejection for publication
* Work that cannot be published in the journal.
7. Copyright Attribution (Transfer of Copyright):
The copyright (including the rights specified under Articles 27 and 28 of the Japanese Copyright Low) of all the articles in the paper is attributed (transferred) to JSCE upon the paper acceptance. In principle, JSCE will not prevent authors from using the whole or part of their articles in the form of photocopy, translation, or adaptation. However, authors should notify JSCE when they put their articles in full on the web.
When a third person applies for the use of the whole or part of the article, JSCE can give him/her permission unless deemed inappropriate.
8. Publication Charge:
Free.
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