About Géotechnique
Aims and scope
Founded in 1948 and endorsed by Professor Karl Terzaghi as the first dedicated forum for disseminating geotechnical research and practice, Géotechnique has become the world’s leading journal for high quality scholarship in geotechnical engineering. It publishes rigorously refereed, current, innovative and authoritative research and practical papers, across the fields of soil and rock mechanics, engineering geology and environmental geotechnics.
In the context of rapidly evolving geotechnical challenges Géotechnique aims to advance fundamental understanding and practical applications in geotechnical engineering. We welcome submissions that make significant advances in any area of the field, including but not limited to:
- Experimental investigations: comprehensive and rigorous laboratory or field studies that advance the knowledge of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils or rocks under static, cyclic, dynamic, thermal, chemical or bio-mediated perturbations. Submissions should articulate practical implications and demonstrate potential contributions to the refinement or development of constitutive modelling frameworks.
- Field monitoring and physical modelling: studies employing field instrumentation, monitoring campaigns, or physical modelling that use soil or rock experimental characterisation and in-situ geological conditions, to elucidate the response mechanisms of relevant boundary value problems.
- Innovations in testing and instrumentation: development of innovative testing equipment, instrumentation systems, or experimental and monitoring protocols, with clear evidence of advances over existing methods in terms of improved understanding of soil or rock behaviour and associated engineering applications.
- Computational modelling and analysis: computational studies using diverse analytical and numerical methods and constitutive models that can integrate the multi-physical behaviour of soils or rocks for reliable predictive modelling. Contributions should elucidate mechanisms of ground response to engineering actions, validated through well-documented field measurements and/or physical modelling.
- Advances in computational frameworks and algorithms: development of innovative computational algorithms and modelling frameworks that demonstrate clear improvements over existing tools in capturing soil or rock response, validated against high quality experimental data.
- Case histories: studies featuring high-profile case histories supported by advanced geotechnical characterisation and analysis are especially valued.
Other information about the journal:
- Géotechnique benefits from its close association with the British Geotechnical Association and the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK. Each year, outstanding contributions are recognised through a series of Best Paper Awards across multiple categories.
- The journal formally acknowledges the corresponding authors in its published papers.
To submit to this journal is free. Papers appear Ahead of Print (below) as soon as they are ready to be published. Ahead of print articles are fully citable using the DOI system.
Open access: this is a Plan S compliant journal through its zero-month embargo period. This is a hybrid journal allowing for green or gold open access. Find out more about publishing open access with us, our article processing charges (APCs) and generous waivers.
