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Aims and scope, paper categories, and divisions

Aims and scope

The Japan Society of Civil Engineers produces the Journal of JSCE to provide access to rigorously refereed innovative research and practical papers across the fields of civil engineering.

The Society has been publishing domestic journals since 1944. Papers published in the journals mainly uses the Japanese language for the main body, but all papers include their English titles and abstracts. To increase the international appeal of the journals, the Society decided to launch the International Journal (Journal of JSCE), the first of which was published in 2013 as an online Journal. Theoretical and practical contributions to the fields of civil engineering are all welcome. Should you consider submitting your papers, please refer to the following descriptions in the divisions to select an appropriate field for review.
 

Paper categories

 Papers should be original, demonstrate quality and knowledge of the existing literature, and be of interest to the readership. They must not be submitted for publication elsewhere during the time they are being reviewed for a Journal of JSCE. We publish the following types of papers from the international civil engineering community:

  •  Academic papers should include original scientific or technological accomplishments, or should be an original state-of-the-art review. Each paper should be self-complete.
  •  Technical reports are reports of investigation, planning, design, construction, and field measurement. They should be technologically valuable.
  •  Technical notes should be one of the followings: i) the material including new research or technological achievements even though they have not been completed, ii) new proposals and attempts or discussions against them, iii) supplements or corrections to published materials, or iv) experimental data, field data or new diagrams which are technologically valuable .
  •  Discussions will be accepted within six months after the objective article appeared on a Journal of JSCE.

In addition, selected papers from the domestic Journal in Japanese are published in the Journal as translated copies into English. 

Divisions

Journal of JSCE covers major disciplines of civil engineering and includes the following seven divisions:

Division A (A1: Structural Engineering & Earthquake Engineering, A2: Applied Mechanics)
Applied mechanics(A2), Structural engineering(A1), Steel structures(A1), Hybrid structures(A1), Earthquake engineering(A1), and Wind engineering(A1), except for Buildings
Division B (B1: Hydraulic Engineering, B2: Coastal Engineering, B3: Ocean Engineering)
Hydraulics (B1), Hydrology (B1), River engineering (B1), Water resources  engineering (B1), Harbor engineering (B2), Coastal engineering (B2), Ocean engineering (B3), Ocean development (B3), Ecohydraulics (B1), and Environmental hydraulics (B1,B2,B3)
Division C: Geotechnics

Soil mechanics, Foundation engineering, Rock engineering, Engineering geology, and Geo-environmental engineering (Major topics should be related to geotechnical engineering)
Division D (D1: Architecture of Infrastructure and Environment, D2: Historical Studies in Civil Engineering, D3: Infrastructure Planning and Management)
Infrastructure planning, Regional/urban planning, Nationwide spatial planning, Transportation planning, Traffic engineering, Railway engineering, Landscape architecture/design, Infrastructure history, History of civil engineering, and Surveying
Division E: (E1: Pavement Engineering, E2: Materials and Concrete Structures)
Pavement engineering (E1), Materials in civil engineering (E1, E2),Concrete structures (E2), and Concrete engineering (E2)
Division F: Construction Engineering and Management
  • Tunnel Engineering F1: mountain tunnel, shield tunnel, cut and cover tunnel, pipe-jacking, immersed tunnel, underground structure,
  • Underground Space Research F2: underground space utilization, plan and design for underground space, disaster prevention for underground space (earthquake, flooding, fire accident, etc.), maintenance and life cycle management for underground facilities, popularization measure for underground space, behavioral psychology for underground space,
  • Civil Engineering Informatics F3: computer system for design and construction, spatial information, image processing, numerical analysis and simulation, intelligent information processing, data model and database, information and communication technology, computer-aided construction, information theory, information circulation and management,
  • Construction and Management F4: infrastructure development, infrastructure management, project management, management systems, project delivery methods, procurement and contract, project finance, Public Private Partnership and Private Finance Initiative, public policy, construction market, construction industry and businesses, human resource management, technology for design, construction, maintenance and repair, technology development and innovation,
  • Professional Practices in Civil Engineering F5: synthesis engineering and integration of technologies, engineering economy and social consensus building, social communication, international contribution, vision for civil engineering, role of civil engineers and engineering ethics, best practices,
  • Safety Problem F6: occupational safety, safety education, regional disaster prevention, risk and crisis management, business continuity plan (BCP)
Division G: Environmental Systems and Engineering

Environmental planning and management, Environmental system, water supply and sewer systems, Solid waste, and Environmental conservation

 When you are ready, submit your manuscript to the most appropriate division using the online submission site.

Submitting a paper

Below you will find links to our guidelines for authors and other resources to help you prepare your paper for publication:

Guidelines for authors
Instruction for Submission
Notes on Preparation of Materials
Guide for Authors as to preparation of PDF files
Formats
Online submission
Electronic submission of a manuscript

Address:
The Editorial Committee on Journal of JSCE
The Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Yotsuya 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004, Japan
Tel +81−3-3355-3559
Fax +81−3-5379-0125

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