1. Submission of the paper
Authors are asked to submit manuscripts in PDF format electronically through the Techno-Press Manuscript Upload System (TeMUS) (http://www.techno-press.org/papers). Special issue papers may be directly submitted to the Guest Editor. If you have difficulties in using TeMUS, Please contact; [technop@chol.com]. The system is also conveniently used to check the status of submitted papers.

2. Preparation of the manuscript
General : The manuscripts should be in English and typed with double line spacing on single side of A4 paper. Submitted papers will be published in four categories, i,e., 1)Regular Technical Paper, 2)Short Technical Note, 3)Review papers and 4)Discussions. The first page of an article should contain; (1) a title which reflects the contents of the paper, (2) all the name(s) and affiliations(s) of authors(s), (3) name and e-mail address of the corresponding author, (4) an abstract of 100~250 words, (5) 5-10 Keywords, and (6) Footnote. The paper should be concluded by proper conclusions which reflect the findings in the paper. The normal length of the technical paper should be about 14-20 journal pages. There will be no page charges if the length of the paper is within the page limit. A list of key words should be provided at the end of the abstract. Authors are advised to read the details in the Appendix. A and B for the format of the first page of the paper.

Tables and figures : Tables and figures should be consecutively numbered and headed with short titles. They should be referred to in the text as Fig. 1, Table 2, etc. Originally drawn figures and glossy prints of photographs should be provided in a form suitable for photographic reproduction and reduction in the journal. A separate list of captions for illustrations should be provided.

Color Printing : Color printing of figures is available on the author's request. The color figures in print version of the journal are charged with USD150 per figure up to 4 figures and USD100 per figure for additional figures. There will be NO charges for reproduction of color figures for online version

Units and mathematical expressions : It is desirable that units of measurements and abbreviations should follow the Systeme Internationale(SI). The numbers identifying the displayed mathematical expression should be placed in the parentheses and referred to in the text as Eq. (1), Eq. (2).

References : The text should include a list of references which reflect the current state of technology. For some details to prepare the list of references, authors are advised to follow the introduction in the Appendix. C and see the sample list in the Appendix. C.

3. Review
All the submitted papers will undergo a peer-review process, and those papers positively recommended by at least two expert reviewers will be finally accepted for publication in the "Structural Engineering and Mechanics", after any required modifications are made.

4. Proofs
Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author to correct any typesetting errors. Alterations to the original manuscript at this stage will not be accepted. Proofs should be returned within 48 hours of receipt.

5. Copyright
Submission of an article to "Structural Engineering and Mechanics" implies that it presents the original and unpublished work, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. On acceptance of the submitted manuscript, the copyright thereof is transferred to the publisher by the Transfer of Copyright Agreement.

(1) Title
The title of the paper should be typed in upper and lower case with 17 point bold typeface. The title should be centered. The title should be brief and NOT longer than two title lines (approx. less than 85 characters).

(2) Names of Authors
The name(s) of authors should be typed in the order of first, middle and last name with 11 point plane typeface. An asterisk(*) should be put in front of the corresponding author's name and the affiliation(s) of author(s) should be indicated by 1, 2, 3,...The list of author(s) should be centered. Do not use titles(i.e., Prof., Ph.D., Mr., etc.) but the title(s) of author(s) may be given as a footnote at the bottom of the first page indicated by a, b, c, ...

(3) Affiliation
The affiliation of author(s) (including city and country) should be given below the list of authors. The 9 point italic typeface should be used for the affiliation(s). The affiliation(s) should be centered.

(4) Dates Received/Accepted
Provided from editors' records and publisher's. 

(5) Abstracts
Type to keep abstract within 15 lines (or 250 words) with 11 point plane typeface. Do not have references or displayed equations in the abstract.

(6) Keywords
The keywords should follow the Abstract. 

(7) Footnote
The corresponding author's e-mail address is required. Other authors' titles and e-mail addresses are optional.

(1) References to the published literature should be referred in the text by the last name(s) of author(s) and the year of   publication (e.g., Choi and Schnobrich 1975 or Choi (2009) Also see the Appendix. B above).
(2) References should be listed in the alphabetical order of the last name of the first author in an appendix at the end of the paper.
(3) References should be basically in English but exceptionally, 1-2 references in other languages are allowed.
(4) List of references should have a sufficient number of articles including at least 5 articles published in the latest 5 years to reflect the current state-of-technology, not counting the author's own papers.
(5) The source of references should be well diversified, e.g., not too many references are from the same source.
(6) Citation of the web site information as a reference is not encouraged as the site may disappear any time.
(7) Journal titles should be abbreviated in the style of the World List of Scientific Periodicals.
(8) Articles in the list of references should be in one of the following styles depending on the type of reference (Journal articles, Books, Conference proceedings, etc).

Sample list of references
Journal article : Choi, C.K. and Kim, S.H. (1989), "Coupled use of reduced integration and nonconforming modes in
                         improving quadratic plate element", Int. J. Num. Meth. Eng., 28(4), 1909-1928.
Books :             Salvadori, M.G. and Baron, M.L. (1961), Numerical Methods in Engineering, Prentice-Hall,
                  Englewood  Cliffs, NJ.
Proceedings :   Choi, C. K. and Kwak, H. G. (1989), "Optimum RC member design with discrete sections",
                        Proceedings of '89 ASCE Structures Congress, San Francisco, May.