SEI Author Guidelines
Structural Engineering International (SEI)
SEI is the quarterly Journal of IABSE, is the leading international journal of structural engineering dealing with all types of structures and materials. SEI offers its readers a unique blend of short profiles on recent structures, and longer, in-depth technical articles on research, development, design, construction and maintenance. Articles are written by practicing engineers and academia from around the world and reflect the high standards of IABSE.
Author Submission and Guidelines
If you wish to submit a manuscript, please submit the following to the SEI Online Management System.
Please follow the Author Guidelines and SEI Tempalate for writing your paper, this will greatly facilitate the review and editorial process. If you have any questions, please contact the Publications Manager / tsei-peerreview@tandf.co.uk.
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Checklist for Authors for Uploading Papers
- Used SI (ISO) units in text and figures, e.g. m, mm (correct), cm, inch (wrong).
- Units are indicated in axis titles.
- The paper does not exceed the word count (Scientific paper, approx. 10, 000 words, 5-7 figures/Technical Paper, approx. 2400 words, 5-8 figures).
- The manuscript was not submitted elsewhere or published elsewhere (in English or foreign language). If the manuscript was published elsewhere, it is mentioned in the Letter to the Editor along with the full citation to the previous publication and a clear description of the new material that has been added to this paper.
- The photos/figures used in this paper have not been previously published. Figures were published before, a clearance letter from the publisher has been included to resolve any copyright issues along with the letter to the Editor.
Focus Points (for uploading your paper)
Please upload a WORD doc. with just 3 to 5 bullet points stating what is new in your paper (new findings, new research?) justifying, as to why it should be considered for SEI.
How to distinguish a Scientific Paper?
Peer reviewed papers are categorized as ‘Scientific Papers’. These papers are reviewed by 2 external reviewers and the Chief Reviewer, from the SEI Editorial Board. ’Scientific Papers’ have to be sufficiently technical, research minded and scientific; a primarily design oriented contribution does not get the Peer Review Stamp (PRS). The PRS appears on the first page of the paper, bottom left with the submission and acceptance dates. When a paper is primarily 'routine' design or construction oriented, it does not get a PRS.
Peer reviewed papers shall contain new material and not textbook material. Peer reviewing is necessary when the Editorial Board needs to verify the accuracy or validity of the paper. The Author can also request a Peer review in some cases, however it is finally the SEI Editorial Board who will decide if the paper gets a Peer Review Stamp or not. A PRS paper shall contain a new theory, or a new method or new experimental work and in case of an application, they shall contain innovative ideas. A PRS paper shall be self-containing in the sense that all relevant data are there or are referred to; they are fully documented and all relevant background material can be traced. They shall be well written and at a high quality level.
For General topics, authors are requested to submit Full Papers only (and NOT abstracts). For Special topics, please submit an Abstract.
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Sample SEI issues: Click Here (SEI Nov. 2017) (SEI Aug. 2017).
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