The Journal of Earthquake Engineering is a publication of peer-reviewed papers on research and development in analytical, experimental and field studies of earthquakes from an engineering seismology as well as a structural engineering viewpoint. The Journal combines the three most important ingredients for a successful technical publication; the highest possible technical quality, speed of publication and competitive subscription rates.
The journal draws on research and development work from engineering communities worldwide in the fields of earthquake engineering and engineering seismology. Work on experimental, analytical, design, and field studies will be considered for publication. The following is a nonexhaustive list of topics considered to be within the scope of the journal:
Historical seismicity
Tectonics and seismology
Strong-motion studies
Soil dynamics and foundations
Site effects and geotechnical aspects
Dynamic soil-structure interaction
Foundation design for earthquake loading
Seismic response of buildings
Seismic response of bridges and other special structures
Lifelines earthquake engineering
Passive and active systems for earthquake protection
Repair and strengthening
Earthquake disaster mitigation and emergency planning
Case histories and field studies
Seismic sea-waves (Tsunamis)
Original state-of-the-art papers are also welcome. Timely papers on field investigations following damaging earthquakes will be considered for accelerated review and publication. Also, the journal extends a special invitation to authors of short communications of new research findings that may not have been developed sufficiently to warrant full-length papers.
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial evaluation by the Editors and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert reviewers. All peer review is single blind. Submissions are made online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. 

Editor:
 
A. S. Elnashai 
Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer 
University of Houston 
361 Cullen Building, 4302 University Drive  
Houston, TX 77204 
Email: elnashai@Central.UH.edu 

Editor Emeritus:  

T.D. O'Rouke 
School of Civil and Envionrmental Engineering, Cornell University 
273 Hollister Hall, 14853 Ithaca, NY USA 
Tel: 1-607-255-6470, Fax: 1-607-255-9004 
E-mail: tdol@cornell.edu

Editor Emeritus (in Memoriam)
 
N. N. Ambraseys 
Civil Engineering Department 
Imperial College, London  

Associate Editors:
 
G. M. Calvi - Institute for Advanced Study (IUSS) - Pavia, Italy 
K. Kawashima - Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

SPONSE Associate Editor 
Junwu Dai - Institute of Engineering Mechanics 
Editorial Managers: 

Bora Gencturk - University of Southern California, USA 
Ricardo Monteiro - Institute for Advanced Study (IUSS) - Pavia, Italy 
Chi-chin Tsai - National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan 

Editorial Board:
D. Abrams - University of Illinois, USA 
M. Bruneau - State University of New York, USA 
H. Bungum - NORSAR, Norway 
M. Chryssanthopoulos - University of Surrey, UK 
A. Elgamal - University of California at San Diego, USA 
L. Esteva - Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico 
P. Fajfar - University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 
L. Finn - University of British Columbia, Canada 
C. French - University of Minnesota, USA 
S. W. Han - Hanyang University, South Korea 
G. C. Hart - Weidlinger Associates, Inc, USA 
S. Hough - USGS, USA 
K. Ishihara - Chuo University, Japan 
J. Jackson - University of Cambridge, UK 
A. S. Kiremidjian - Stanford University, USA 
R. T. Leon - Virginia Tech 
X. Lu - Tongji University, China 
D. Muir Wood - University of Dundee, UK 
A. Pecker - Geodynamique et Structures, France 
P. E. Pinto - University of Rome, Italy 
H. Sucuoglu - Middle East Tech. University, Turkey 
P. Suhadolc - University of Trieste, Italy 
K. C. Tsai - NCREE, Taiwan