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The Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction adheres to the same submission guidelines used by other ASCE journals, with some content and style policies tailored to accommodate the specific subject matter. Click here for details.

The Journal’s mission is to serve as the technical reference and resource for those involved in the engineering and construction industry who can benefit from a strong understanding of legal and contractual issues. This not only includes design and construction engineers and executives responsible for successful project administration, but also includes construction lawyers and forensic consultants involved in construction disputes.

The Journal provides thought-provoking discussions and insight into the legal relationships arising out of the changing nature of project delivery systems, dispute avoidance and resolution, sustainability concerns, and effective project execution. The Journal strives to increase the awareness of legal issues that affect engineering and construction, and seeks excellence in the application of legal resources for the success of engineering and construction projects.

The Journal accepts papers and articles spanning legal issues and litigation pertaining to all areas of engineering and construction around the world, including contract law and interpretation; impact of contract conditions on project conflicts; professional liability and negligence; public bidding law and regulation; negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute-resolution systems; tort and insurance law; workers' compensation; human rights of workers; environmental law and compliance; regulatory compliance; contractual and legal issues related to sustainable construction, climate change, and new technologies; acts and statutes governing design and construction of public or private projects; state and federal hazardous waste law; law pertaining to wetlands, greenfields, and brownfields; maritime, coastal, and ocean law; river rights and sharing waters; real estate development and construction law; product liability; labor and employment law; administrative law; government contracts; administrative and management practices affecting the implementation of contract conditions and specifications; models for handling dispute resolution; effect of project delivery systems on disputes and claims; conflicts and legal issues of procurement systems; change orders, claims analysis, defense, and litigation; schedule delay analysis; disruption and lost productivity calculations; land-use law; ADA and OSHA compliance law and regulations; ethical violations giving rise to liability; and the teaching of law to engineers and construction managers.

The Journal of Management in Engineering offers an avenue for researchers and practitioners to present contemporary issues associated with management and leadership for the civil engineer. The journal publishes peer-reviewed papers, case studies, technical notes, and discussions of interest to the practice of civil engineering.

Management and leadership issues include contract management, project management, partnering, office management, professional practice and development, financial management, human resources management, marketing and sales, ethics, technology and innovation management, information management, continuing education, organizational theory, strategic planning, conflict management, negotiating, risk management, globalization, networking, change management, teamwork, team building, communication, mentoring, coaching, and diversity. Papers discussing legislative and regulatory issues, corporate and public policy, and the role of civil engineering in the political process at all levels of government are welcomed. Interdisciplinary studies and collaborations are encouraged. Theoretical papers submitted for publication should preferably include real-world applications of the techniques.

The Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics brings science and applications together on nanoscale and nanostructured materials, with emphasis on mechanics, processing, characterization, design, modeling, and applications of materials containing true nanosize dimensions or nanostructures that describes novel or enhanced properties or functions that are based on tailored nanostructures. The Journal is directed at both academic researchers and practicing engineers.

The Journal highlights the continued growth and new challenges in nanomechanics and micromechanics for application development and for basic research and applications. All papers should emphasize original results relating to experimental, theoretical, or computational results, as well as applications of nanomaterials ranging from hard inorganic materials, through soft polymeric and biological materials, to hybrid materials or nanocomposites. The Journal contains research papers, review articles, research letters, and letters to the editor. The subject areas include: nanoparticles, nanocrystals, colloids, sols, and quantum dots; selfassemblies and directed assemblies of molecules and nanoparticles; films, membranes, and coatings; nanotubes, nanowires, nanofibers, nanorods, and nanobelts; nanoporous, mesoporous, and microporous materials; hierarchical structures and molecular-particle networks; surface and interface sciences and engineering; inorganic-organic hybrids or nanocomposites; nanoceramics, metals, and alloys; and nanomaterials atomic, molecular, and bulk characterization techniques. Areas of nanomaterials engineering and applications in general also include chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical technologies; catalysis, gas/liquid separations, and membrane reactors; energy conversion and storage devices/systems such as fuel cells and solar cells; electronics, photonics, and magnetics; sensors; telecommunications and food technologies; and medical, biological, and drug development.

The Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities attempts to improve the quality of the constructed product through interdisciplinary communication. Papers examine the causes and consequences of failures and other performance problems.

The principal purpose of the Journal is to disseminate information on failures and performance deficiencies of constructed facilities. The term “failures” in this context may mean catastrophic events, but also includes any performance deficiency from which a significant lesson can be learned, such as serviceability problems. Both the technical causes and procedural causes of failures are of interest. Procedural causes include human errors in design, construction, and/or operation that allow the failures to occur.

The Journal welcomes manuscripts that deal with failures, methods of investigation of failures, special techniques for failure investigations, reconstruction and repair, and issues of ethics.

Also of interest are manuscripts on design and construction practices that could lead to or have led to failures. Papers that discuss the interface between various professionals in the construction industry are of special interest. Manuscripts discussing risk management and failure prevention techniques are also encouraged. In addition, manuscripts on monitoring the performance of existing facilities and maintenance of the infrastructure are within the intended scope of the Journal.

The Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice is a professional, authoritative technical resource that reports on a broad range of topics pertaining to the planning, engineering, design, construction, renewal, safety, operation and maintenance, asset management, environmental aspects, and sustainability of pipeline systems.

An important technical reference for researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government, it presents in-depth information on water distribution and transmission systems, wastewater collection systems (gravity and force mains), storm sewers and drainage structures/culverts, oil, gas, industrial, slurry, pneumatic and capsule pipelines, as well as conduit applications for power and communication cables.

The Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems contains technical and professional engineering articles on the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of air, highway, rail, and urban transportation systems and infrastructure. Specific topics include management of roads, bridges, and transit systems; traffic management technology and intelligent transportation systems; connected and automated vehicle impacts; highway engineering; railway engineering; and economics, safety, and environmental aspects of transportation.

The Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management reports on multidisciplinary and emerging issues in the field of water resources planning and management.

Journal publications include research and practical applications that examine engineering, social, economic, environmental, cultural, recreational, and/or administrative aspects of the use, distribution, regulation, reuse, and conservation of water in natural and built environments.

Topics encompass innovative technologies, policies, and emerging systems analysis approaches, applications, and practices for improved monitoring, modeling, digitalization, and management of:

• surface and ground water resources,
• water supply and distribution systems,stormwater, drinking water, and wastewater,
• ecosystem services and environmental water,
• nexus of water, energy, and agricultural systems, and
• sustainability, resilience, and adaptation of water resources and infrastructure to uncertain and evolving environments.