From the Editors
The Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration is a
new English language journal published by the Institute of Engineering Mechanics
(IEM) of the China Seismological Bureau, in Harbin, China, in collaboration with
the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER),
University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States. The primary
objective of this journal is to promote scientific exchange between Chinese and
international scientists by introducing pertinent results of research and
practice in China to the international earthquake engineering community; and
informing researchers and practitioners in China about recent international
developments in earthquake engineering and engineering vibration.
To accomplish this objective, the journal aims to attract a balanced number
of papers between Chinese and international authors. It will include both
peer-reviewed and invited papers, which address state-of-the-art knowledge and
practice with overlapping interest between China and the international
community. The journal will be issued twice a year, in both paper and electronic
forms, with appendices in electronic form only.
We sincerely welcome potential authors to join us in this new forum of
technical information exchange in earthquake engineering and engineering
vibration. It is our hope to improve the practice of earthquake hazards
mitigation, preparedness and recovery throughout the world, to achieve our goal
of developing earthquake resilient communities.
Xiaozhai Qi (IEM)
George C. Lee (MCEER
