The Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) is an international open-access journal (online) published quarterly by Pouyan Press which was founded in 2017. The idea behind soft computing is to model the cognitive behavior of human mind. Soft computing is the foundation of conceptual intelligence in machines. Unlike hard computing, soft computing is tolerant of imprecision, uncertainty, partial truth, and approximation. Soft computing aims to surmount NP-complete problems, uses inexact methods to give useful but inexact answers to intractable problems, and also it is well suited for real-world problems where ideal models are not available. Today, soft computing algorithms are becoming important classes of efficient tools for developing intelligent systems and providing solutions to complicated civil engineering problems.
The focus of this journal is on applications of soft computing methods in civil engineering. Domains of applications include structural engineering, design, diagnostics, and health monitoring, hydraulic engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, coastal and ocean engineering and construction management. Articles submitted to this journal could also be concerned about the most significant recent developments on the topics of soft computing and its application in civil engineering. The journal also provides a forum where civil engineering researchers can obtain information on relevant new developments in optimization. We encourage the submission of articles that make a genuine soft computing contribution to a challenging civil engineering problem.
EDITORIAL CONTENTS
STATEMENT
Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering is a single-blind peer reviewed electronic and print quarterly publication concerned with appropriate applications of soft computing in civil engineering. SCCE publishes original research articles, review articles, case reports, short communications, letter to editor and authors’ response to letters to editor across fields of soft computing in civil engineering. The Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE) welcomes article submissions. Please note that an Article Processing Charge (APC) of 250 USD applies upon acceptance of your paper for publication. SCCE journal has been indexed in well-known world databases such as Scimago (Q1), Scopus, DOAJ, and Google Scholar. SCCE is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
SCCE is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC By 4.0). Licensees may copy, distribute, display, and make derivative works only if they cite the original published SCCE article.
CONTACT
Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering (SCCE)
Unit 301, Science and Technology Park of Semnan University, Javan Blvd., Standard Sq., Semnan, Iran (Postal Code: 35351-59315)
Email: info@jsoftcivil.com; jsoftcivil@gmail.com;
Editor in Chief’s Email: naderpour@semnan.ac.ir
Telephone: 0098 23 33 60 50 88
Fax: 0098 23 33 60 50 88
Website: http://www.jsoftcivil.com/
AIMS
The idea behind soft computing is to model the cognitive behavior of human mind. Soft computing is the foundation of conceptual intelligence in machines. In contrast to hard computing, soft computing is tolerant of imprecision, uncertainty, partial truth, and approximation. Soft computing aims to surmount NP-complete problems, uses inexact methods to give useful but inexact answers to intractable problems, and also it is well suited for real world problems where ideal models are not available. Soft computing algorithms are becoming important classes of efficient tools for developing intelligent systems and providing solutions to complicated civil engineering problems. We encourage the submission of articles that make a genuine soft computing contribution to a challenging civil engineering problem or project.
SCOPE
The focus of this journal is on applications of soft computing methods in civil engineering. Domains of applications include structural engineering, earthquake engineering, design, diagnostics, health monitoring, hydraulic engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, coastal/ocean engineering and construction management. Articles submitted to this journal could also be concerned about the most significant recent developments in the topics of soft computing and its application in civil engineering. The journal also provides a forum where civil engineering researchers can obtain information on relevant new developments in optimization. Typical areas of interest could be listed as below:
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Structural Optimization, Pattern Recognition, Data Mining, Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Systems, Heuristic Algorithms, Evolutionary Computation, Support Vector Machine, Genetic Algorithm, Swarm Intelligence, Ant Colony Optimizations, Charged System Search, Artificial Bee Colony, Particle Swarm Algorithm, Cuckoo Search, Big Bang-Big Crunch, Imperialist Competitive Algorithm, Bat Algorithm, Wolf Search, Harmony Search, Stochastic Diffusion Search, Fish Swarm/School, Genetic Programming, Hybrid Algorithms, Proposed Soft Computing Algorithms, … (http://www.jsoftcivil.com/journal/aim_scope).
JOURNAL FEATURES
APPROPRIATE EDITORIAL CONTENT
SCCE is committed to publishing a broad spectrum of conceptual articles that make a new theoretical and/or substantive contribution to the field of soft computing methods and applications in civil engineering. The main aspects of research areas include, but are not exclusive to; structural engineering, earthquake engineering, design, diagnostics, health monitoring, hydraulic engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, coastal/ocean engineering and construction management. The articles of various entities will be deposited immediately into the online repository, after the completion of the review processes, which is seeking by academic institutions, research organizations, professional societies, governmental and non-governmental agencies and other well-established organizations. Furthermore, all published articles will be asked to be assigned with DOI, which will keep up-to-date information on various disciplines of published articles in SCCE and the same will reach to Global community directly and on time.
TARGET AUDIENCE
SCCE helps to learn about the rationale and approaches to soft computing in civil engineering through the information of published technical research articles on civil engineering applications of artificial intelligence. The information published in SCCE represents new developments in application of soft computing techniques in civil engineering fields.
Furthermore, the information disseminated in the SCCE may be helpful for government organizations, non-government organizations and private sectors to revise the existing methods of analysis and design. Various global communities like students, academicians, researchers, scientists and industrialists have actively participated for protecting the environment and human health. Thus, the level of SCCE is designed for postgraduate and research disciplines as well as industrial sectors, can get the knowledge from the disseminated information of the published articles in SCCE, which is so attractive in the global scale.
CORE VALUE
At global invention, SCCE Journal has the core values such as scientific integrity, quality, originality, clarity, innovation and knowledge dissemination.
PUBLISHING SCHEDULE
SCCE is a quarterly publication releasing four seasonal issues each year (Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn). Exact schedule of publication for each season is as the following:
1. January
2. April
3. July
4. October
GOVERNING BODY
SCCE has a very strong editorial board, whose members are recognized experts in the subject areas included within the journal scope. The full names and affiliations of the journal editors are provided on the journal Web site (http://www.jsoftcivil.com/journal/editorial.board).
EDITOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Editors of scientific journals have responsibilities toward the authors who provide the contents of the journals, the peer reviewers who comment on the suitability of manuscripts for publication, the journal readers and the scientific community, the publishers of the journals, and the public as a whole (http://www.jsoftcivil.com/journal/process?ethics).
EDITORIAL BOARD PARTICIPATION
The editor-in-chief should define the terms and roles of the editors and editorial board that are appointed by and report to him or her. The editor-in-chief or principal editor should ensure that the journal editors and editorial board are identified in the journal masthead; receive the necessary training and oversight to adequately perform editorial functions; and actively perform their responsibilities, such as assigning reviewers or reviewing manuscripts and advising on policy considerations.
EDITORIAL FREEDOM
The SCCE adopts the editor freedom, which holds that Editors-in-Chief have full authority over the entire content of the selected articles, which are to be published in SCCE. Some of the privileges are as follows.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Manuscripts submitted to journals are privileged communications that are authors’ private, confidential property, and authors may be harmed by premature disclosure of any or all of a manuscript’s details. Editors therefore must not share information about manuscripts, including whether they have been received and are under review, their content and status in the review process, criticism by reviewers, and their ultimate fate, to anyone other than the authors and reviewers. SCCE has some policies on confidentiality as follows.
TIMELINESS OF THE PUBLICATION PROCESS
The Editor-in-Chief of SCCE ensures timely processing of manuscripts with the resources available with them. The Editor-in-Chief of SCCE should endeavor to reject the manuscript as soon as possible to allow authors to submit to a different journal. SCCE’s hard copy and electronic journals are released on timely schedule. Electronic issues are published online in a timely manner as frequently as stated at the same time of hard copy production. Timeliness is essential for electronic journals, or e-journals and printed journals. If the e-journals are publishing distinct issues at a stated frequency, these issues should appear online in a timely manner and printed journals are released or dispatched to the various authorities who seek the hard copy. Editors are responsible for monitoring the turnaround time for every publishing stage from manuscript receipt to publication or rejection. Processing data and evaluating trends can help editors scrutinize acceptance and rejection rates of specific types of manuscripts, manage the inventory/backlog of accepted manuscripts, track reviewers’ and editors’ performance, and assess staffing needs. In this way, SCCE has an ability to publish on time implies a healthy backlog of manuscripts essential for ongoing viability.
INTEGRITY
Editorial decisions should be based on the relevance of a manuscript to the journal and on the manuscript’s originality, quality, and contribution to evidence about important questions. Those decisions should not be influenced by commercial interests, personal relationships or agendas, or findings that are negative or that credibly challenge accepted wisdom. The SCCE has very strong ethical policy, which is based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and complies with International Committee of SCCE Editorial Board codes of conduct. Readers, authors, reviewers and editors should follow these ethical policies once working with SCCE (http://www.jsoftcivil.com/journal/process?ethics).
PEER REVIEW
SCCE is a single-blind peer reviewed electronic and print quarterly publication concerned with all aspects of soft computing in civil engineering. SCCE publishes original research articles, review articles, case reports, short communications, letters to editor and authors’ response about letters to editor across the broad field of soft computing in civil engineering. The publication exercises peer review process in order to quality control by qualified specialists is covered by the database. The Editorial Board will select publications with excellence in content, preferably researchers output not in commercial target (http://www.jsoftcivil.com/journal/process).
POST-PUBLICATION EVALUATION
In addition to rapid Peer Review Process, the SCCE Journal has Post-Publication Evaluation by the scientific community. Post-Publication Evaluation is concentrated to ensure that the quality of published research, review and case report meets certain standards and the conclusions that are presented are justified (http://www.jsoftcivil.com/journal/authors.note).
RESPONSIBILITY OF PEER-REVIEW PROCESS
Articles submitted to the SCCE Journal are allowed through peer-review process under various levels, as follows.
AUTHORSHIP
All contributing authors should qualify for authorship. The order of authorship should be a joint decision of the coauthors. Sufficient participation in the work is of utmost importance (http://www.jsoftcivil.com/journal/authors.note).
COPYRIGHT
Journals should make clear the type of copyright under which authors work will be published. Upon acceptance of manuscript, authors will be asked to complete a Journal Publishing Agreement'.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Authors are requested to evident whether impending conflicts do or do not exist while submitting their articles to SCCE through Conflict of Interest Disclosure form.
NEED OF CORRECTIONS
When an author(s) discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher to retract or correct the manuscript. If a correction is needed, journals should follow these minimum standards:
RESUBMISSIONS
Manuscripts that have been rejected are not eligible for further consideration by the SCCE journal and thus rejected manuscript should not be resubmitted. If a revision is allowed, it will be explicitly stated in the Editor’s decision. Other revisions of previously rejected manuscripts will be promptly returned to the authors without review.
OVERLAPPING PUBLICATIONS
There are four types of overlapping publications including Duplicate submission, Duplicate publication, Acceptable secondary publication and manuscript based on the same database.
PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Protecting intellectual property is a primary responsibility of the reviewer and the editor. Reviewers, therefore, will not use ideas from or show another person the manuscript they have been asked to review without the explicit permission of the manuscript's author, obtained through the journal editor. Advice regarding specific, limited aspects of the manuscript may be sought from colleagues with specific expertise, provided the author’s identity and intellectual property remain secure.
VIOLATION OF PUBLICATION ETHICS
All manuscripts under review or published with SCCE are subject to screening using Plagiarism Prevention Software. Plagiarism is a serious violation of publication ethics. Other violations include duplicate publication, data fabrication and falsification, and improper credit of author contribution. (http://www.jsoftcivil.com/journal/process?ethics).
HANDLING CASES OF MISCONDUCT
Once SCCE confirms a violation against SCCE’s publication ethics, SCCE addresses ethical concerns diligently in various issue-specific standard practices (http://www.jsoftcivil.com/journal/process?ethics).
SHARING OF REVIEWING RESPONSIBILITIES
Sharing of reviewing responsibilities is inappropriate. The review is the sole responsibility of the person to whom it was assigned by the journal editor. Students and colleagues should not be asked to prepare reviews unless the journal editor has given explicit prior approval. Each person contributing to a review should receive formal recognition.
SUPPLEMENTS AND SPECIAL SERIES
Supplements are collections of articles that deal with related issues or topics, are published as a separate issue of the journal or as part of a regular issue, and may be funded by sources other than the journal publisher. Because funding sources can bias the contents of supplements through the choice of topics and viewpoints, journals should adopt the following principles, which also apply to theme issues, or special series that have external funding and/or guest editors:
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License holder:
Eng. P. Fakharian
Bibliographic Information |
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Title |
Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering |
ISO Abbreviation |
J. Soft Comput. Civ. Eng. |
E- ISSN |
2588-2872 |
Website |
http://www.jsoftcivil.com/ |
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Info@jsoftcivil.com |
Language |
English |
Frequency |
Quarterly |
Publisher |
Pouyan Press |
Editor-in-Chief |
Dr. Hosein Naderpour |
Associate Editor |
Dr. Seyed Rohollah Hoseini Vaez |
Deputy Editor |
Eng. Pouyan Fakharian |
Editors |
Dr. Faezehossadat Khademi, Dr. Danial Jahed Armaghani, Dr. Ali Behnood, Dr. Ales Zamuda |
Status |
Active |
Refereed |
Single-blind Peer Review |
Type of Access |
Open Access (OA) |
Full-text available format |
PDF & HTML |
Type of License |
CC-BY |
Plagiarism Detection Software |
iThenticate |
Article Processing Charges |
250 USD |
Document Identifier Type |
DOI: 10.22115/SCCE |