From September 16 to 18, the inaugural launch of Civil Engineering Sciences took place during the opening ceremony of the 2025 Annual Academic Conference of China Civil Engineering Society (CCES). The first meeting of the journal's inaugural editorial board was also held during this period.
In the morning of September 17, the launch ceremony commenced officially, chaired by LI Jiqin, Secretary-General of CCES and Chairman of the Beijing Zhantianyou Foundation for Science and Technology. The Honorary Editor-in-Chief, Academician NIE Jianguo from Tsinghua University, delivered the opening speech, detailing the journal's preparation and development. Co-Editor-in-Chief Professor Nakashima Masayoshi from Kyoto University, Japan, congratulated the journal on its launch via video. He expressed his hope that the editorial board would collaborate to foster international academic exchange.
The journal was officially unveiled by a group of distinguished guests, including Honorary Editor-in-Chief and CCES Chairman YI Jun; Academician NIE Jianguo; CCES Vice Chairmen SHANG Chunming and MA Zeping; Deputy Chairman of the Beijing Zhantianyou Foundation for Science and Technology MAO Zhibing; Co-Editor-in-Chief Professor FANG Dongping; Deputy Editor-in-Chief Professor Lucio Soibelman; CHU Xiaoying, Director of International & Academic Publishing Partnerships at Science/AAAS; and QIU Xianqing, Chairman of Tsinghua University Press (TUP).
In the afternoon of September 16th, the inaugural meeting of the editorial board for Civil Engineering Sciences was successfully held. Over thirty board members from both China and abroad, as well as representatives from the organizing institutions and the publisher, participated either online or in-person. Professor FANG Dongping provided a detailed overview of the journal's vision, current status, and future roadmap. Founded in response to the growing convergence of civil engineering with other disciplines and global demands for sustainable construction and development, Civil Engineering Sciences aims to serve as a high-quality platform for disseminating knowledge and facilitating sci-tech exchange. Subsequently, Chairman YI Jun and Academician NIE Jianguo delivered their speeches, acknowledging the efforts of CCES, Tsinghua University, and all contributors in preparing the journal. They shared their vision of the journal becoming a leading platform for academic exchange in the field of civil engineering and for opening new horizons for the industry.
During the discussion, attendees emphasized the importance of maintaining strict standards for academic rigor and language quality. They also highlighted the need to support young scholars through submission guidance and incentives to aid their academic development. Suggestions included introducing case studies on civil engineering curriculum design, linking major projects with industrial needs to enhance the journal's relevance to both research and education. The use of AI tools to improve operational efficiency and author services was also encouraged.
Civil Engineering Sciences is an international academic journal co-sponsored by the CCES and Tsinghua University. It receives financial support from CCES and the Beijing Zhantianyou Foundation for Science and Technology. The journal is distributed globally under the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), with TUP responsible for China's editorial and publishing operations. It has been selected as a High-Starting Point New Journal in the Excellence Action Plan for China's STEM Journals and is the only civil engineering title in the the Science Partner Journal (SPJ) program of AAAS.
The journal publishes the latest advances in basic research and engineering technology related to civil engineering, with a special focus on scientific results driven by significant engineering challenges and breakthroughs inspired by new scientific discoveries. It encourages interdisciplinary contributions and welcomes submissions from fields such as engineering mechanics and structures, geotechnical engineering and soil science, materials science, earth sciences, information science, organizational and management science, safety science, economics and social sciences, life sciences, and ecology. To foster academic exchange, the journal operates as a continuous open-access publication and conducts rigorous peer review for all submissions.
Visit the journal at: https://spj.science.org/journal/cesci
Submission Link: www.editorialmanager.com/cesci
Contact the editorial team: cesci@tup.tsinghua.edu.cn
