1. Content Requirements
This journal aims to advance the theory and practice of the discipline, promote domestic and international academic exchange, and foster the transformation of research outcomes into applications and productivity. It publishes cutting-edge research and practical case studies in soil mechanics, rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering.
Submissions based on China National Natural Science Foundation projects and other significant research programs are especially welcome. We encourage authors with practical experience to contribute and give priority to these manuscripts.
This journal is published monthly and its regular columns include the Huang Wenxi Lecture, Research Articles, Reviews, Notes,Forum on Critical Issues, Discussions, and News.
2. Manuscript Submission
1) Manuscripts must adhere to the conventions and basic requirements of scientific writing. Authors should retain original copies. Please prioritize online submissions via http://www.cgejournal.com. The journal also accepts physical mail submissions (in duplicate) and email submissions (ge@nhri.cn).
2) Authors will generally receive a decision within three months. Please do not submit the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously. If no notification is received after three months, authors may assume the manuscript has been withdrawn and may submit it elsewhere.
3) Manuscripts must include the following detailed information about the authors: name; gender; date and place of birth; educational background; degree; professional title; curriculum vitae; research area; full institutional affiliation and department; address; telephone number; email address; and postal code.
4) Where submissions may involve confidential materials, the author's institution must provide confidentiality clearance documentation.
5) The journal does not consider manuscripts that have been published or accepted for publication in any other formally distributed domestic or international outlet.
6) Copyright Transfer. Authors publishing articles in this journal must sign the Publication Commitment and Copyright Transfer Agreement. Under this agreement, once the manuscript is accepted, authors transfer the full copyright in their work (including but not limited to the rights of reproduction, distribution, information network dissemination, performance, translation, compilation, and adaptation) to the editorial office of Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. The editorial office of this journal will become the copyright holder of the article. After publication, authors may use their article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
7) Use of Third-Party Materials. If third-party materials (e.g. images, text) are used in the manuscript, authors must clearly credit the original source and obtain written permission from the copyright holder in accordance with copyright law to avoid infringement.
8) Data Sharing. Data sharing is beneficial to the reproducibility of scientific research. The journal encourages authors to share research data, such as raw datasets, field or observation records, and experimental results. Authors may also share any associated software, code, models, or algorithms. Authors may deposit these materials in an open repository and provide access links at the end of their manuscript.
3. Manuscript Formatting & Proof
1) Authors are fully responsible for their manuscript's content. The editorial office will not alter substantive content or arguments. For accepted manuscripts, the first author must revise the manuscript—making additions, deletions, or formatting changes as needed—based on the comments, proof queries, and the journal's style requirements. All text, figures, and data must be finalized accurately in one proof.
2) Upon receiving notification of acceptance, authors must send a printed, revised proof, along with a signed Publication Commitment and Copyright Transfer Agreement, to the editorial office within 45 days. An electronic version of the final proof must also be uploaded via the online submission system or sent by email.
3) Page Limits. Final proofs must conform to the following length limits:
Huang Wenxi Lectures and Reviews: maximum 15 pages
Research Articles: maximum 9 pages
Notes: maximum 7 pages
Forum on Critical Issues: maximum 2 pages
Discussions: maximum 1 page
4) Author Remuneration and APCs. Upon publication, authors will receive a remuneration that includes the copyright transfer fee for the article, and will be required to pay the APC (applied based on the number of published pages).
5) Inclusion in Archives. All published articles will be included on the journal's CD‐ROM archive and on its official website. Remuneration is paid once, covering both the print and electronic versions.
6) Layout Specifications. The journal is printed in A4 format with two‐column typesetting. The printable area measures 17.8 cm × 25.4 cm.
7) Manuscript Structure. Manuscripts should contain the following elements:
Chinese version: Title; author names; affiliations and departments; institution address and postal code; Chinese abstract; keywords; Chinese Library Classification (CLC) number; document code; manuscript number; author biographies.
English version: Title; author names; affiliations and departments; institution address and postal code; English abstract; keywords.
Funding information: Project names and grant numbers (footnote on first page).
Main text: Structured by headings and subheadings as follows:
1, 2, 3; 1.1, 1.2, 1.3; (1), (2), (3); a), b), c).
References at the end.
8) Figures and Tables. Figures and tables must be clearly designed and self‐explanatory. The text should precede tables and figures. All table and figure captions must be presented in both Chinese and English. Tables should use the Three‐line style. Single‐column figures should be 8.0 cm wide; double‐column figures, 17.0 cm. Illustrations should be appropriately scaled, with clear images and uniform lines—main lines in Line 5, axes in Line 4, and auxiliary lines in Line 3. Chinese characters within figures must be in SimSun font, Small 5, and all labels must match the terminology used in the text.
9) Units and Notation. Use the People's Republic of China's legal measurement units. Distinguish uppercase/lowercase letters, roman/italic fonts, and bold/regular fonts, as well as superscripts and subscripts.
10) Abstract. The abstract must present an informative summary that clearly state the study's objective, methods, results, and conclusions, maintaining self-explanatory clarity at approximately 300 Chinese characters. It should exclude common knowledge within the discipline, omit introductory content, refrain from self-evaluating the research, avoid redundant repetition of the title's information, and must not contain mathematical formulas, chemical structural formulas, figures, tables, or reference citations. Standardized keywords (3-8 items) are required. Additionally, an English abstract with detailed content, flawless grammar, and precise technical terminology is required.
11) References. References must be limited to works that the authors have personally read, are explicitly cited in the text, and have been publicly published or are otherwise verifiable. All references should be listed at the end of the manuscript and numbered in the order of their first citation. In the text, place the reference number in superscript at the point of citation. If the same reference is cited multiple times, use the original reference number and append the page range outside the brackets “[ ]”. For references originally published in languages other than English, provide the reference in both English and the original language, clearly indicating the original language. The required formats of references are:
a) Monograph (including books, conference proceedings, dissertations, reports, compilations, standards, etc.): [Ref. no.] Primary author. Title: Subtitle [Document type/ Medium identifiers]. Other authors. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher, Year: page(s) [Date accessed]. URL and DOI.
b) Chapter in a monograph: [Ref. no.] Chapter author. Chapter title [Document type/ Medium identifiers]. In: Editor(s), eds. Book Title: Subtitle. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher, Year: page range [Date accessed]. URL and DOI.
c) Article in a serial publication (journal, newspaper, etc.): [Ref. no.] Article author. Article title [Document type/ Medium identifiers]. Journal Title: Subtitle, Year, Volume(Issue): page range [Date accessed]. URL and DOI.
d) Patent: [Ref. no.] Applicant or assignee. Patent title: Patent No. [Document type/ Medium identifiers]. Date of issue or publication [Date accessed]. URL and DOI.
e) Electronic resource (other than those in a–d): [Ref. no.] Author. Title: Subtitle [Document type/ Medium identifiers]. Place of publication: Publisher, Year: page(s) (updated or revised date) [Date accessed]. URL and DOI.
Both Chinese and foreign-language references follow the same rules as above. For personal names, list the surname first, followed by given-name initials without periods.
Notes: ① Document type identifiers: M—Monograph; C—Conference proceeding; G—Compilation; N—Newspaper; J—Journal article; D—Dissertation; R—Report; S—Standard; P—Patent; DB—Database; CP—Computer program; EB—Electronic bulletin; A—Archive; CM—Cartographic material; DS—Dataset; Z—Other.
② Medium identifiers: MT—Magnetic tape; DK—Disk; CD—Compact disk; OL—Online network.
③ For documents in categories a–d that are originally electronic resources, include “medium identifier,” “date accessed,” and “URL or DOI.” Do not record these fields for secondary electronic resources. Category e covers electronic resources not otherwise classified in a–d. Record the DOI exactly as in the original. Omit the DOI if it is already included in the URL field.
4. Rejection
Authors of unaccepted manuscripts will receive notification of rejection via email.
If an author does not return the requested final proof within three months of acceptance notification, and fails to inform the editorial office of any delay, the manuscript will be deemed withdrawn.
