Special Issue 2025

Special Issue: Seismic Performance and Disaster Mitigation & Transport and Disaster

Submission Deadline: December 31, 2025

The Journal of the Civil Engineering Forum (JCEF) is inviting researchers and practitioners to submit articles for a special issue dedicated to "Seismic Performance and Disaster Mitigation" and "Transport and Disaster".

Special Issue: Seismic Performance and Disaster Mitigation

This special issue aims to be a platform for interdisciplinary research that addresses the challenges of seismic threats, particularly in disaster-prone regions. Our focus is on innovations in design, analysis, and mitigation strategies to create resilient infrastructure and safer communities.

📚 Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Performance-based seismic design
Seismic assessment and retrofitting of existing structures
Base isolation and energy dissipation systems for seismic protection
Soil-structure interaction under seismic loads
Seismic risk and vulnerability analysis
Geotechnical earthquake engineering and liquefaction
Earthquake and tsunami early warning systems
Earthquake-induced tsunami engineering and mitigation
Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing for seismic risk mapping
Utilization of Big Data, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence in earthquake engineering
Behavior of materials and structural components under seismic loads
Performance of lifeline infrastructure (transportation, water, energy networks) during earthquakes

Special Issue: Transport and Disaster

In collaboration with ASEA UNINET Project

This special issue aims to explore the critical nexus between transportation systems and disaster management. Resilient and efficient transport infrastructure is key to evacuation, emergency response, and post-disaster recovery. We are seeking innovative research that can enhance the resilience and performance of transportation systems in the face of various hazards.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Resilience of transportation networks and infrastructure (road, rail, ports, airports).
Disaster evacuation planning and modeling.
Humanitarian logistics and supply chain management for emergency aid.
Post-disaster damage assessment and rapid recovery of transport infrastructure.
Application of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for disaster management.
Impact of climate change on the vulnerability of transport infrastructure.
Risk analysis and mitigation strategies for transportation assets.
The role of emerging technologies (drones, AI, Big Data) in transport management during disasters.
Accessibility and mobility for vulnerable populations during emergency situations.
Transportation policy and planning for disaster risk reduction.

Submission Guidelines

All submissions for this special issue should be submitted to the JCEF online submission system and will go through the journal’s standard peer-review process. When submitting your manuscript, please choose "Research Article (Special Issue: Seismic Performance and Disaster Mitigation)" or "Research Article (Special Issue: Transport and Disaster)" for “Article component”. This is to ensure that your submission will be considered for this Special Issue instead of being handled as a regular paper.

Authors guidelines for manuscript submission can be found here. Manuscript templates can be found here. We encourage authors to carefully review the submission guidelines and templates provided to ensure compliance with the journal's formatting requirements and streamline the review process.