Journal of Structural Engineering
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Summary
The American Society of Civil Engineers is the oldest professional civil engineering society in the Unites States. The Society publishes technical journals, conference proceedings, technical reports, standards, manuals of practice and ASCE Press imprint books. Publications are available through the ASCE Library and the Bookstore. The Journal of Structural Engineering is one of the flagship journals of the society. It is sponsored by the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute.
According to its Aims and Scope, "The Journal of Structural Engineering reports on fundamental knowledge that contributes to the state-of-the-art and state-of-practice in structural engineering. Authors discuss the art and science of structural design; investigate the physical properties of engineering materials as related to structural behavior; develop methods of analysis; and study the merits of various types of structures and methods of construction." [1]
History
The Journal started publishing in 1956 as part of the ASCE Journal of the Structural Division (ISSN: 0044-8001). In 1983, the title was changed to the Journal of Structural Engineering (ISSN: 0733-9445).
Past Editors of the Journal include:
- John E. Bower: Vol. 107 No. 6 (1 Year 3 Months)
- Donald Mcdonald: Vol. 108 No. 10 (1 Year 11 Months)
- Thomas G. Williamson: Vol. 110 No. 10 (2 Years 1 Month)
- Alfredo H-S. Ang: Vol. 112 No. 11 (4 Years 1 Month)
- James T.P. Yao: Vol. 116 No. 12 (1 Year 10 Months)
- Vernon B. Watwood: Vol. 118 No. 11 (1 Year 11 Months)
- David Darwin: Vol. 120 No. 11 (5 Years 10 Months)
- C. Dale Buckner: Vol. 126 No. 10 (2 Years 11 Months)
- Sashi Kunnath: Vol. 129 No. 10 (7 Years)
- Sherif El-Tawil: Vol. 136 No. 10 (Present)
Metrics
Impact factors are calculated and assigned by Thompsom Reuters to try and gauge the impact a journal has on the field it covers. According to Thompson Reuters, "the impact factor of a journal is calculated by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years".[2] Other metrics include Eigenfactor scores, h-index, and SCImago Journal Rank or SJR.
| Metric | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Impact Factor | 1.206 |
| 5-year Impact Factor | 1.532 |
| Immediacy Index | 0.261 |
| Cited Half-Life | >10.0 |
| Eigenfactor Score | 0.01245 |
| Article Influence Score | 0.861 |
| h-index | 65 |
| SCImago Journal Rank[3] | 1.491 |
Indexes
The Journal of Structural Engineering is indexed in all the major services, including Elsevier, Thomson Reuters, ProQuest, Civil Engineering Database, TRID, EBSCOHost, and SwetsWise.As a member of CrossRef, all journal articles include outbound reference links to other publisher content registered in the CrossRef system. The journal is indexed by Google and Microsoft Academic.
References
- ^ "Journal of Structural Engineering". ASCE Library. American Society of Civil Engineers. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "The Thompson Reuters Impact Factor". Web of Knowledge. Thompson Reuters. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ SCImago JR. "SCImago Journal & Country Rank". SCImago Journal & Country Rank. SCImago. Retrieved 25 July 2013.