Regarding Special Issues of the Journal of JAEE

1. Regarding Special Issues

The Journal Editorial Committee wishes to take up timely subjects related to earthquake engineering such as technical issues that cut across various fields, leading-edge technical matters, etc. in the special issues. We wish to aggressively utilize the characteristics of electronic journals that provide the required academic journal papers at any time and any place. For the special issues, we would like to invite submission of technical papers and technical reports related to specific themes through organized sessions (OS) at the Annual Conventions, symposia, and through our members, and publish them as the Journal of JAEE. We would therefore invite you to actively submit your manuscripts for the special issues.

2. Acceptance of Special Issue Proposals

Please submit the special issue proposal by E-mail to the Journal Chief Editor.

1) Planner:

1. In a case of request: This is a case in which the Journal Editorial Committee requests the OS or symposium planner to plan a special issue. There will be cases in which the Journal Editorial Committee makes its own plan.
2. In a case of open invitation to the public: Any Individual Member can be a planner.

2) Proposal requirements:

Please include the following items:

1. Planner’s name, affiliation, membership number
2. Theme of the proposal
3. Reason for the proposal
4. Name of the Special Issue Chief Editor (This person will be asked to send out an open invitation to the public for journal papers as needed, coordinate the authors, request materials from the authors, write the manuscript for the opening statement of the special issue, etc. This person may be the same person as the planner.)
5. Organization of the technical papers/technical reports (Names of proposed authors; not required in case of open invitation to the public)
6. Proposed schedule from invitation of technical papers/technical reports to submission

3) Where to submit the proposal:

Journal of JAEE submit@journal.jaee.gr.jp

3. Proposal Review, and Deciding the Chief Editor of the Special Issue and Participating Committee Members

1. The submitted proposal will be discussed within about one week or less by the Journal Editorial Committee, and a decision will be made on its acceptance.
2. The Journal Chief Editor will notify the result to the planner. If the proposal is accepted, the chair will appoint the Chief Editor of the Special Issue and participating committee members from the Journal Editorial Committee.
3. The participating committee members from the Journal Editorial Committee will work with the Chief Editor of the Special Issue closely to communicate/coordinate the implementation of peer review of submitted technical papers/technical reports.

4. From Invitation of Technical Papers/Technical Reports to Review for the Special Issues

1) Technical papers/technical reports submission method:

The technical papers/technical reports submission method will follow the Submission Rules for the JAEE Journal. At that time, we will ask the Chief Editor of the Special Issue to request submission of technical papers/technical reports to the expected participants. In case of open invitation to the public, the Chief Editor of the Special Issue will invite submission of journal papers for the special issue through the JAEE NEWS and the website.

2) Technical papers/technical reports editing method:

The technical papers/technical reports editing method will follow the Editing Rules for the Journal of JAEE. At that time, the specific editing work will be done through close communication between the Chief Editor of the Special Issue and participating committee members.

3) Technical papers/technical reports peer review method:

The technical papers/technical reports peer review method will follow the Review Rules for the Journal of JAEE. As a general rule, the participating committee members will select the reviewers, but requests (up to two reviewers per issue) from the Chief Editor of the Special Issue will be taken into consideration when making the selection.

4) Various rules regarding the Journal of JAEE:

For details, please refer to the webpage of Journal of JAEE.