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期刊名称：ENGINEERING JOURNAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Engineering Journal (ISSN 0013-8029) is AISC's quarterly technical journal. It is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to the improvement and advancement of structural steel construction. EJ is open to all who wish to report on new developments in structural steel design, research, and fabrication. EJ does not accept advertising of any kind.
Engineering Journal has been the premier U.S. technical journal for structural steel construction since its beginnings in 1964.
EJ is tracked by ThomsonReuters/ISI Journal Citation Reports as "Engineering Journal-American Institute of Steel Construction" or the abbreviation "ENG J AISC."
Instructions to Authors
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| Types of Content Published |
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- Articles: Technical content presenting completed research and analysis or innovative practical design concepts or methodologies. Articles generally have between 3000 and 10,000 words.
- Technical Notes: A technical note presents practical information, preliminary research results, or innovative design techniques. Technical notes generally have fewer than 3000 words.
- Discussions: Reader commentary on technical points in previously published AGE content.
- Closures: Author responses to reader comments provided in Discussions, published concurrently with the relevant Discussion piece.
- Current Steel Structures Research: A column highlighting structural steel research from around the globe, written by Reidar Bjorhovde, Dr.-Ing., Ph.D., P.E., Research Editor of the Engineering Journal.
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| Initial Manuscript Guidelines |
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Submittals must be in English and must include references, as appropriate, to the most recent AISC standards and publications available at the time of submittal. Submit your article to Keith Grubb, Editor, via email. Send a Microsoft Word file that includes the following information:
- page numbers and consecutive line numbering.
- an abstract and keywords.
- clear figures and tables, embedded within the flow of the text; color graphics are acceptable.
- U.S. customary units are the journal standard. If S.I. units are used, U.S. customary units must be provided in parentheses. Rolled shape sizes in S.I. units must include an approximate U.S. equivalent in parentheses.
- equations formatted using Microsoft Equation 3.0 (accessible via the Insert-->Object-->Object--> submenu in Word 2007 and Word 2010) or equations formatted using Mathtype, a compatible add-in for Microsoft Word.
- references formatted similarly to the examples shown below.
- biographical information for each author: name and title, employer and business address and professional e-mail.
- designation of a primary author to receive correspondence regarding the submittal.
Submittals without these elements or deviating excessively from the editorial guidelines outlined below may be rejected by the editor without technical review. The most common problems with initial submittals include:
- improperly formatted references. Examples of correct format:
AISC (2010), Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, ANSI/AISC 360-10, American Institute of Steel Construction, Chicago, IL.
Brown, H.B. (2005), "How to Format References," Sample Journal Title, American Society of References, vol. 23, no. 9., pp. 12-25.
- references without citations or citations without corresponding references.
- mislabeled, unreferenced or missing tables, figures and equations.
- poor grammar and style.
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| Review Process |
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Submittals accepted for review will be acknowledged via e-mail within 10 business days of receipt.
Reviews are single-blind: authors will not be told the names of reviewers. Each submittal is reviewed by at least three volunteer reviewers, selected by the editor for their expertise in their fields. All reviews are considered by the Engineering Journal review board, comprised of AISC technical staff, before rendering a decision. The review board decision will be communicated to the primary author and accompanied by reviewer comments. This review process takes approximately 90 days. Instructions for reviewers may be found here. |
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| Final Manuscript Guidelines |
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Materials accepted for publication may be edited for style and grammar. The editor may decline final submittals that require excessive copyediting for style and grammar.
- File Format: Compatible with Microsoft Word 2010.
- Fonts: Use Times New Roman font, 10 pt or 12 point type, and 1.5- or 2-line spacing. Use tabbed indents to indicate paragraphs.
- Headings: Differentiate between heading levels as illustrated in the examples below:
MAJOR HEADING (bold, all caps)
Minor Heading (bold, title case)
Second-level Minor Heading (bold italic, title case)
- Graphics: Figures must be legible. Use large, clear fonts in your figures. Use line weights that will remain visible at reduced size. Embed all graphics in the Microsoft Word file in the flow of the text. In addition, provide each graphic as an individual file (PDF, JPG, TIF). Raw AutoCAD DWG files are not acceptable. Use the following format to reference graphics in text: "As shown in Figure 3, ..."
- Equations: Embed equations in the flow of the text using Mathtype. Do not use the new Word 2007 or Word 2010 equation tools due to compatibility issues. Number equations sequentially. Use parentheses to set off the equation number from the equation itself. Use the following format to reference equations in text: "As shown in Equation 6, ..."
- Tables: Provide as individual Word or Excel files for very large tables. Images of tables are not acceptable. Report numerical results to three significant figures. Use the following format to reference tables in text: "...results are shown in Table 12."
- Footnotes: Avoid footnotes if at all possible Any footnotes should be noted clearly in the text with a superscript asterisk, dagger, or double dagger.
- Fractions: Use the forward slash: 7/8, 3/4, 1/8. For compound fractions, insert a hyphen for clarity between the whole number and the fraction: 1-1/8.
- Temperature: use the ° symbol: 20 °C, 100 °F. Do not use a superscript lower case letter “o”.
- Steel Shapes: Use the true × symbol in your font or find it in the Symbol font. Do not use a lower case letter "x".
Each author will receive three printed copies of the issue in which the accepted material appears. |
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| Copyright Information |
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The primary author must sign a copyright permission statement prior to publication. An excerpt of the statement reads as follows:
"You confirm, and AISC acknowledges, your ownership of the copyright to the Paper. You acknowledge and agree that AISC intends to include the Paper in a future issue of the Engineering Journal and that AISC will have all right, title, and interest in the Journal and the copyright to the Journal. You also acknowledge and agree AISC shall have the right to use the Paper for any additional purposes, including publication in other compilations or singly, or in online database files. Therefore, you hereby grant AISC a perpetual, royalty-free, nonexclusive license to use, copy, display, and/or distribute the Engineering Journal Paper for any purposes and in any medium, including videotape presentations." |
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Editorial Board
Reviewer List - 2012
All AISC Engineering Journal articles are peer reviewed prior to publication for accuracy, content, and style. AISC thanks the following engineers for their voluntary review assistance to the Engineering Journal review board throughout 2012.
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John Abruzzo
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Allen Adams
Bentley Systems, Inc.
Farid Alfawakhiri
American Iron and Steel Institute
Robert E. Bachman
R.E. Bachman Consulting Structural Engineers
William F. Baker
Skidmore Owings & Merrill, LLP
Stephen G. Buonopane
Bucknell University
Janice J. Chambers
University of Utah
Harry A. Cole
Mississippi State University
D. Brad Davis
University of Kentucky
Bo Dowswell
SDS Resources
Carol J. Drucker
Drucker Zajdel Structural Engineers, Inc.
Bruce R. Ellingwood
Georgia Institute of Technology
Larry A. Fahnestock
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
James M. Fisher
Computerized Structural Design, S.C.
Timothy P. Fraser
Anvil Corporation
Louis F. Geschwindner
Penn State University
Jerome F. Hajjar
Northeastern University |
Todd A. Helwig
University of Texas at Austin
Richard A. Henige, Jr.
LeMessurier Consultants, Inc.
Mark V. Holland
Paxton and Vierling Steel Company
Nestor R. Iwankiw
Huges Associates
Leonard M. Joseph
Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.
Richard C. Kaehler
Computerized Structural Design, S.C.
Ryan Kersting
Buehler & Buehler Structural Engineers, Inc.
Lawrence A. Kloiber
LeJeune Steel
Keith Lindemulder
Nucor Corporation
William E. Luecke
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jon D. Magnusson
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
James O. Malley
Degenkolb Engineers
Ronnie Medlock
High Steel Structures Inc.
James A. Milke
University of Maryland
Larry Muir
Consultant
Thomas M. Murray
Consultant
R. Shankar Nair
exp US Services Inc.
Taichiro Okazaki
Hokkaido University
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Davis G. Parsons, II
Irwin Steel
Bing Qu
California Polytechnic State University
Christopher H. Raebel
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Ralph M. Richard
University of Arizona
Charles W. Roeder
University of Washington
Paul A. Rouis, II
Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C.
James L. Ryan
Bechtel Corporation
C. Mark Saunders
Rutherford and Chekene Consulting Engineers
Benjamin W. Schafer
Johns Hopkins University
William N. Scott
ConocoPhillips
Robert E. Shaw
Steel Structures Technology Center, Inc.
Marc Sorenson
Structural Design Solutions
Chia-Ming Uang
University of California - San Diego
Timothy M. Utter
Foster Wheeler North America Corp.
Robert J. Wills
American Iron and Steel Institute
Joseph A. Yura
University of Texas at Austin
Qiuhong Zhao
University of Tennessee
Ronald D. Ziemian
Bucknell University |
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