Journals
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Journals
Geosynthetics International is a peer-reviewed technical journal that publishes technical papers, technical notes, discussions, and book reviews on all topics relevant to geosynthetic materials (including natural fibre products), research, behaviour, performance analysis, testing, design, construction methods, case histories, and field experience. Geosynthetics International is published electronically.
As a membership benefit IGS Members receive full access to Geosynthetics International through the link to the publishers website. All volumes, beginning with Volume 1 from 1994, are available through the link.
Paid subscriptions to both Geosynthetics International and Geotextiles & Geomembranes are available for non-members.
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Members:
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Submission
Manuscripts submitted for possible publication in the Journal should be work not published in full elsewhere. Information for submission of manuscripts can be found on the IGS website (www.geosyntheticssociety.org). Manuscripts for review should be submitted in electronic form only to the editor Professor R.J. Bathurst at bathurst-r@rmc.ca:
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Professor R.J. Bathurst
Email: bathurst-r@rmc.ca
Editor Geosynthetics International
GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s-RMC
Department of Civil Engineering
13 General Crerar
Sawyer Building, Rm 2085
Royal Military College of Canada
Kingston-Ontario K7K 7B4
CANADA
Non-Member Subscription Information
Online access to Geosynthetics International
Geosynthetics International is a bi-monthly digital-only journal published by the Institution of Civil Engineers
IGS members receive free online access to the journal. Non-members and institutions can purchase an annual online subscription at a rate of £673/US$1097.
Members who desire access should contact the IGS secretary and provide their IGS member number, email address and mailing address.
Subscriptions include all content published since 2002. Volumes 1 through 9 (content published from the journal’s inception in 1994 through 2002) can be purchased for £200/$330 as an online Archive.
To order printed copies of Volumes 1 through 9, contact IFAI at 1-800-207-0729 or send an e-mail to bookstore@ifai.com.
Publisher details:
ICE Publishing
Institution of Civil Engineers
One Great George Street
London SW1P 3AA
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 207 665 2460
Email: info@icepublishing.com
Geotextiles & Geomembranes publishes technical papers, technical notes, discussion and book reviews on all topics relating to geosynthetics, research, behaviour, performance analysis, testing, design, construction methods, case histories and field experience. The journal strives to provide the authors with quick, constructive reviews and we appreciate the author’s hard work in addressing these comments and quick return of revised papers.
Free access to Geotextiles and Geomembranes issues from 1984 to the present are available through the link to the publishers web site. An additional login from the publisher is required.
Paid subscriptions to both Geosynthetics International and Geotextiles & Geomembranes are available for non-members.
IGS Member Access
Free access to Geotextiles and Geomembranes issues from 1984 to the present are available through the link to the publishers web site. An additional login from the publisher is required.
To access an existing G&G subscription account:
This message is to inform you of a small change regarding your access to Geotextiles & Geomembranes.
As of 9 November 2016, please access the journal through:
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Submission
Papers should be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF file to: rowek@queensu.ca
Please ensure the text is double spaced, there is an abstract with keywords included, and that tables and figures are at the end following the text.
Please check the Journal’s instructions for authors for other information regarding submissions. The journal strives to provide the authors with quick, constructive reviews and we appreciate the author’s hard work in addressing these comments and quick return of revised papers.
