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Mission and Interest Areas

Mission

The Mission of the Case Histories Journal is:

To provide a truly valuable, high quality open access publication that can impact the geoengineering profession and society.
To focus on the practice of the geoengineering Profession.
To link the practice of geotechnical engineering, rock mechanics and engineering geology.
To generate an online database of high quality electronic data in geoengineering

Areas of Interest

The “International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories” covers the broad area of practice in geoengineering. Particularly, topics related to the following Areas are of interest:

Soil Mechanics
Engineering Geology
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Soil Dynamics
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Deep and Shallow foundations
Retaining structures
Deep Excavations
Rock Mechanics
Tunneling

Underground structures
Applications of Geosynthetics
Landslides and Slope Stabilization
Dam engineering and embankments
Special Geotechnical Structures
Forensic engineering
Applications of Constitutive Modelling
Landfill engineering
Reconnaissance of Natural Disasters
Geotechnical Aspects of Monuments and Historic Sites

Papers on well-documented case histories with emphasis on observations and data collected during and after project construction are invited. Accepted manuscripts are published online and in print.

Why Submit a Paper to this Journal

Below are some of the many reasons for publishing in the ISSMGE International Journal and Database of Geoengineering Case Histories:

The Case Histories Journal is a journal of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), the pre-eminent professional body representing the interests and activities of Engineers, Academics and Contractors all over the world that actively participate in ground engineering.
Your manuscript will be published as soon as it is accepted and all the modifications recommended by the reviewers are made. The review procedure is as strict as in the most prestigious journals, but publication time is minimized.
The journal’s focus on case histories, makes it truly unique and particularly popular among geoprofessionals. By writing a paper to this journal, you reach the most active individuals of geoengineering practice.
The International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories is a unique place where case histories are indexed based on a number of terms including infrastructure type and location.
Your paper will always be easily-accessible, searchable by search engines, and promoted in various ways. When your paper is published, an e-mail is sent to tens of thousands of professionals through the journal's newsletter and distribution channels promoting your paper!
The journal is always printed in volumes and is available online at publication cost for institutions, companies and individuals who wish to buy it.

Unique Journal Characteristics

The Case Histories Journal has a number of features that make it unique:

The journal is published under the Auspices of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
A truly Open Access Journal: We believe that high quality resources and professional papers are necessary to improve geoengineering practice globally. Therefore, we are committed to unrestricted access to the papers and the data published in the journal at no cost to the reader or the author. Our open access policy ensures maximum exposure to the published papers.
Figures published in the journal are multi-colored and of large size (as necessary). This is particularly important for publications on case histories, as typically photos are not well reproduced in black and white or in small size and important details are lost.
Papers are published individually as soon as they are accepted following language editing and formatting. Thus, time from submission to publication is minimized. The review process however, mimics that of the most prestigious journals in our field to ensure the quality of the publication.
An international group of distinguished members of our Profession has served in the Editorial Board of the journal to ensure the quality of the journal and its international character.
Data presented in the papers are provided in accompanying Excel spreadsheets. That way, a database of geotechnical information is compiled.
All case histories are positioned, and can be found on a map allowing identification of papers based on location.
Additional unlimited web space can be provided on accepted papers/topics to supplement information presented on the paper as well as photos. Links between the paper and the web space can be established and are guaranteed to remain active. The space is provided at no cost to the author.
All papers are directly searchable by search engines, making them more accessible to internet users.

Outstanding Paper in International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories

In 2011, the ISSMGE has established an Award to recognize the most Outstanding Case History Paper published in the International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories. The award is bestowed every four years during the International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE). The award is selected by the Editorial Board Members of the journal. All papers published in the journal during the previous four years are candidates for the award. To learn more about the Award click here.

The following awards have been bestowed:

2013 Paper Award: Burland J.B., Jamiolkowski M.B., Viggiani C., (2009). Leaning Tower of Pisa: Behaviour after Stabilization Operations. International Journal of Geoengineering Case histories, Vol.1, Issue 3, p.156-169.
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2017 Paper Award: Batilas, A., Pelekis, P., Vlachakis, V., and Athanasopoulos, G. (2014). Liquefaction/Nonliquefaction in the Achaia-Ilia (Greece) 2008 Earthquake: Field Evidence, Site Characterization and Ground Motion Assessment. International Journal of Geoengineering Case histories, Vol.2, Issue 4, p.270-287
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2022 Paper Award: Cham, W.M. Singapore Case Histories on Performance of Piles Subjected to Tunnelling-Induced Soil Movement. International Journal of Geoengineering Case histories, Vol.3, Issue 3, p.128-148
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Mission and Interest Areas

Why Submit a Paper to this Journal

Unique Journal Characteristics

Outstanding Paper in International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories

The Journal's Open Access Mission is generously supported by the following Organizations: