CELEBRATING THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT: EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION

Celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Journal of Civil Engineering and Management: editor’s introduction. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 28(1), 1–5.

The Journal of Civil Engineering and Management (JCEM) has reached an important milestone this year, its 55th anniversary.
In 2002, the journal was renamed to Journal of Civil Engineering and Management. Volumes 8-10, each consisting of 4 issues (in English) (print ISSN 1392-3730, online ISSN 1822 were published between 2002 and 2004 (Zavadskas, 2008 -ICONDA (The International CONstruction DAtabase); -Microsoft Academic; -MyScienceWork; -OpenAIRE2020 (deposit publications); -ProQuest: ProQuest Central, Summon TM , Ulrichsweb TM . To analyse the way the Impact Factor (IF) has changed over time, Figure 1 presents the Clarivate Analytics IF data, and Figure 2 presents the Scopus CiteScore data. Both Clarivate Analytics and Scopus data show this indicator has been rising since 2014. The latest available ranking of the journal is as follows: Clarivate Analytics Impact factor (2020), IF = 2.957; Scopus SCImago Journal Ranking (2020), SJR = 0.529; Scopus Source Normalized Impact per Paper (2020), SNIP = 1.401.
Based on the values of Impact Factors (IF) published by the Thomson Reuter's Institute for Scientific Information Web of Knowledge Journal Citation Reports, the journal is currently ranked 56th of 137 journals worldwide in the category of "Engineering, Civil" on the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science. Based on its worldwide impact in the category of "Engineering, Civil" on the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, the JCEM has joined the journals in the second quartile (Q2).
The Journal of Civil Engineering and Management is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an international forum for the dissemination of the latest original research, achievements and developments. We publish for researchers, designers, users and manufacturers in the different fields of civil engineering and management. The journal publishes original articles that present new information and reviews. Our objective is to provide essential information and new ideas to help improve civil engineering competency, efficiency and productivity in world markets. The Journal of Civil Engineering and Management publishes articles in the following fields: -All stages of the building life cycle; -Building materials and structures; -BIM; -Smart built environment; -Structural mechanics and physics; -Geotechnical engineering; -Road and bridge engineering; -Urban engineering and economy; -Construction technology, economy and management; -Operational research; -Digital twin; -IoT; -Robotics; -Affective computing; -Intelligent decision support systems; -Information technologies in construction; -Fire protection, thermal insulation and renovation of buildings; -Labour safety in construction. Figure 3 shows the highly cited keywords by the JCEM. The data suggest that the main highly cited keywords are construction, project, analysis, model, concrete, optimization, development and others.
The JCEM's highly cited keywords are also closely related to the top trends in construction and civil engineering (Figure 4). The JCEM publishes articles on robots and drones, building information modelling (BIM) and digital twins, smart building, smart cities, advanced materials, artificial intelligence, modular, offsite, and prefab construction, advance uses of GPS, etc.
In the period 1995-2007, 62 JCEM journal numbers were produced and 576 papers were published. The period between 2008 and 2021 saw 148 journal issues and one supplement (in 2013) published, counting over 1,000 papers. The international visibility of the journal and its im- pact on the scientific community has increased. Figure 5 shows the manuscripts submitted to the JCEM by region. The majority of these manuscripts are from Asian countries (74%).
An analysis of the institutions with articles accepted in 2021 and their rankings in the QS World University Ranking (2021) and the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (2021) shows that 43% of the accepted articles are from institutions ranked in the TOP500 of the QS World University Ranking, while in the case of the Times Higher Education World University Ranking institutions from the TOP500 submitted 47% of the accepted articles ( Figure 6). Figure 7 shows the share of 2021 articles from Asian countries submitted by institutions ranked high on the QS World University Ranking (2021) and the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (2021). The same share of articles (46%) are from institutions ranked in TOP500 both in the QS World University Ranking and the Times Higher Education World University Ranking. The share of institutions ranked in the TOP500-TOP1000, however, differs: 30% for the QS World University Ranking and 24% for the Times Higher Education World University Ranking. Figure 8 shows the share of 2021 articles from European countries submitted by institutions ranked high on the QS World University Ranking (2021) and the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (2021). Of the accepted articles, 27% were from institutions ranked in the TOP500 on the QS World University Ranking, and 37% from institutions ranked high on the Times Higher Education World University Ranking. The difference in the share of institutions ranked in the TOP500-TOP1000 is almost 2.4 times: 64% for the QS World University Ranking, and 27% for the Times Higher Education World University Ranking.
Our Editorial Board have been great contributors to the success of the journal and we are grateful to them.     Associate Editors help to make sure the journal maintains its scientific quality. They are research-active and reputable scholars: Prof. Gintaris Kaklauskas, Prof. Rimantas Kačianauskas. We also want to thank our Deputy Editor-in-Chief Prof. Jurgita Antuchevičienė and Managing Editor Dr. Laura Tupėnaitė.
For their contribution to ensure an effective peer-review process, we also want to thank the reviewers of the journal. Many experts contribute to the quality of papers and the editors of the journal would like to express their sincere appreciation to all of them for the work they have done and continue doing.
Special thanks goes to the researchers who choose the Journal of Civil Engineering and Management as the venue to publish their research findings.
Finally, to all those who have contributed to the quality and success of the journal and its weight in the academic world, the editors once again would like to express their sincerest gratitude. We are truly grateful and look forward to our continued cooperation towards scientific success.