Call for Papers: Special Bilingual Issue on Engineering in the Americas
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 136, Issue 11
Introduction
Civil and construction engineers throughout the Americas are dealing with similar challenges in design, construction, operations, and maintenance of capital facilities. Similarly, construction researchers in North and South America are addressing these challenges with a variety of unique approaches. It is incumbent upon these researchers to disseminate their work globally, but language barriers can inhibit publication opportunities and minimize the dissemination of research.
ASCE is a global organization with 15 international sections, 16 international groups, and thousands of international members. ASCE publications are currently distributed around the world in the English language. However, significant opportunities exist to solicit and disseminate technical knowledge if ASCE accepts and publishes papers in other languages. Under the sponsorship of the ASCE International Activities Committee, the society is seeking to publish its first bilingual issue of a technical journal.
The Journal of Construction Engineering and Management is partnering with the Revista Ingeniería de Construcción, published by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, to create ASCE’s first journal issue in both Spanish and English. Papers will be submitted and reviewed in the author’s native language. Accepted papers will be translated into the second language. To ensure quality, the translated paper will also be reviewed. Once a paper is approved by this dual review process, it will be published in both English and Spanish.
Scope and Topics of Interest
Manuscripts are solicited from all areas within the scope of the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management and the Revista Ingeniería de Construcción. Additionally, manuscripts are solicited to address specific issues affecting the Americas, including, but not limited to, the following:
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Productivity;
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Equipment;
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Materials;
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Sustainability;
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Cultural issues;
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Standards and design codes; and
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Accreditation of engineering programs.
Important Dates
December 15, 2010: Paper submissionApril 15, 2011: Acceptance decisionSeptember 15, 2011: Final acceptance notificationPublication date: Spring/Summer 2012
Submission Guidelines
Manuscripts in the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management publishing format should be submitted online at http://www.editorialmanager.com/jrncoeng/. Please indicate the special issue “Engineering in the Americas” in the cover letter.
Special Instructions for Spanish-Language Submissions
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Guest Editors
Luis F. Alarcón, Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, [email protected]Mauricio López C., Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, [email protected]Keith R. Molenaar, Associate Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder, [email protected]Cliff J. Schexnayder, Professor, Universidad de Piura, Peru, [email protected]
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 136 • Issue 11 • November 2010
Pages: 1159
Copyright
© 2010 ASCE.
History
Received: Jul 29, 2010
Accepted: Jul 30, 2010
Published online: Oct 15, 2010
Published in print: Nov 2010
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