Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

  • This journal publishes original research, reviews, and case studies in the field of Civil Engineering, covering (but not limited to) the following areas:

    • Civil Engineering

    • Structural Engineering

    • Geotechnical Engineering

    • Transportation Engineering

    • Water Resources Engineering and Hydraulics

    • Construction Engineering and Management

    • Environmental Engineering

    • Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation

    • Sustainable Materials and Green Infrastructure

    • Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Smart Construction Technologies

    • Urban Planning and Infrastructure Policy

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

This journal implements a double-blind peer review process. Each submitted manuscript is evaluated by at least two independent reviewers within 2–4 weeks. Reviewers are selected based on their expertise relevant to the manuscript’s topic. The review process assesses originality, methodological rigor, clarity, relevance, and contribution to civil engineering knowledge.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

 

Publication Ethics" "Author Guidelines" "Open Access Policy" "Plagiarism Policy" "Copyright and Licensing"

This journal adheres to the highest standards of publication ethics. Authors must ensure that their submissions are original, have not been published elsewhere, and are not under consideration by another journal. All forms of plagiarism or data fabrication are unacceptable. Reviewers and editors are expected to treat all manuscripts in confidence and declare any potential conflict of interest.