Instructions for authors

Submission of Papers

Earthquake Engineering & Engineering Vibrationoperates an online submission and peer review system that allows authors to submit articles online and track their progress via a web interface. Please visithttp://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/eeevand navigate to theEarthquake Engineering & Engineering Vibrationonline submission site. By using the online form to submit your manuscript, you can minimize the delay until your work will be considered by the Editorial Office and reviewed by the referees. Acceptance for publication is subject to the manuscript being an unpublished work presenting a significant original contribution in earthquake engineering and/or engineering vibration. Submission of a manuscript is taken to imply that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere. The author is responsible for obtaining any necessary permission to publish from contracting agencies involved in the work or from holders of copyrights on material used in the paper.

Manuscript Preparation

Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration conducts blinded peer-review. When uploading your manuscript you will need to upload a manuscript file with no identifying author information (designate as Main Document) and a separate title page (designate as Title Page) with author details.

Title Page:The title page should contain: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Acknowledgement, and Footnotes supplying: Correspondent author’s information including: the full name, complete mailing address, telephone and fax number, and, if available, e-mail address; Job titles of all authors; and The name(s) of sponsor(s) of the research contained in the paper, along with grant number(s), if any.

General:The manuscript should be provided in single-spaced typing Time New Roman, 10.5 pt., on A4 size pages in electronic format using Microsoft Word. It must be written in English and should not exceed 13,000 word-equivalents. (A journal page contains approximately 1,300 words.) Technical notes should not exceed 4,000 word-equivalents. If it is necessary to include additional information, such as appendices, these should be submitted electronically for inclusion on a web site for the journal.

Abstracts:Each paper should include an Abstract of 150-200 words, reporting concisely on the purpose of the work, the scope of the effort, the procedures used to execute the work (if of special interest), the major findings, and a list of three to eight keywords. The abstract must be self-contained, and it must not require reference to the paper to be understood.

Text:Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Appendix, References, Vitage, Figures (including captions) and then Tables. Footnotes are to be avoided (except for table footnotes). Please complete text minus the title page, acknowledgment, and any running headers with author names, to allow blinded review.

Units:The SI system is to be used throughout; if it is necessary to use other units, these should be added in parentheses.