We are delighted to announce the launch of Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal in 2006.
The idea of starting this journal was initially conceived in 2000 by a number of us who were attending the historical GeoEng2000 conference in Melbourne, Australia, where the three sister societies (i.e. the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM), and the International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG)) and other more specialised societies came together to discuss the many synergies and cross-disciplines which exist between them. Through a wide consultation, the idea of the journal has gathered widespread interest and support.
Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal aims to achieve the following objectives:
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To provide a major research publication channel of high quality with a scope that is wider than most existing geotechnical journals. It is hoped that this will facilitate the interaction of the three sister societies (i.e. ISSMGE, ISRM and IAEG) and their associated research/practicing activities in geo-related engineering and science disciplines.
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To promote the international exchange of innovative ideas, especially between researchers and practitioners working in Asia and those working elsewhere. This is a response to the rapid expansion of geotechnical activities in Asia and the surrounding regions. A regional Editorial Office, equipped with qualified staff and necessary resources, has been set up in Beijing to help solicit high quality papers from Asia.
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To bridge the ever increasing gap between theory and practice in our disciplines by proactively encouraging more practically-orientated publications (e.g. case histories). This commitment is reflected in the title of the journal.
We would like to express our sincere thanks and deep gratitude to many colleagues and organizations (too many to name here) for their full support of the journal. We are particularly grateful to all the members of the Advisory Board and the Editorial Board for their encouragement and commitment.
Finally we thank the publisher, Taylor & Francis, for sharing our vision and making the journal a reality. In this respect, we particularly wish to thank Meloney Bartlett, Lindsey Fountain, Russell Stevens, Alison Evans and Angela Dickinson for their wonderful support without which this journal would have remained just an idea.
We look forward to welcoming you as readers and authors of this exciting new journal.
Editors-in-Chief: H.S. Yu, M. Jamiolkowski
Honorary Editors: J.K. Mitchell,
Z.J. Shen,
B. Simpson,
H.P. Xie
Co-Editors: A. Gens,
A.B. Huang,
F. Schnaid,
A.J. Whittle,
J.H. Yin,
J. Zhao