The Institution of Civil Engineers Member journal, covering all aspects of civil engineering today.
eISSN: 1751-7672
Aims and scope
Civil Engineering, listed by the Web of Science, is the ICE's flagship journal. Practical and diverse in its scope, it publishes accessible papers for the non-specialist on any subject relevant to civil engineering today. Topics range from landmark projects to philosophical, ethical, environmental, management and safety issues.
Peer review, copyediting, and colour publication by Civil Engineering are free. If accepted, published papers are easily found by Google search, as well as in specialist citation indexes. There is also the option of making your article open access, should you wish to.
Published authors receive a free electronic copy of their article to share with their peers. Furthermore, as well exposure to ICE's 96,000-strong membership, published papers are promoted via our social media channels, accessing the wider civil engineering community.
It is free to submit a paper to this journal. 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
Each year Civil Engineering publishes two special issues (CESI), find out more about their history.
Awards: Every year, the papers rated best by the Editorial Panel are awarded the Coopers Hill War Memorial Prize.
Key content
Each year Civil Engineering publishes two special issues (CESI), find out more about their history and watch supporting videos.
Meet the authors behind the papers in this exclusive video series for ICE members subscribing to Civil Engineering Special Issues.
For over 25 years, Civil Engineering Special Issues (CESI) have been providing ICE Members with case studies detailing the most innovative projects worldwide. From the Channel Tunnel, to Hong Kong international airport and London 2012, each curated special issue contains articles written by the project engineers themselves and reviewed by a panel of experts. Published in May and November annually, each eight-article edition is available exclusively to ICE members in both print and online format.
Watch the videos
Now, as part of their CESI subscription, ICE members benefit from online access to exclusive project-related video content created by the authors and editors. Hosted on the same page of the ICE Virtual Library as the project paper itself, every issue of CESI will contain several project-related videos.
Please find below a list of the full-length videos published in the Civil Engineering Special Issue, for you to easily click and watch our authors talking about their projects. This resource is available exclusively to subscribing ICE Members only.
- Examples of integrating hydraulic equipment into temporary works by Mercedes Ascaso Til and Wilson Wong. Watch the YouTube preview.
- Planning and delivering a major expansion of the Tema container port in Ghana by Finlo Paish and Anthony Moroney. Watch the YouTube preview.
- Design and construction of the Karuma hydropower project in Uganda by Adolph Karubanga and Rodgers Mugume. Watch the YouTube preview.
- Private finance essential to provide stimulus to post-Covid-19 rebuilding by Katherine Jackson and Kerry Thompson. Watch the YouTube preview
- Using community data to improve rural water infrastructure in India by Hamish Hay, Philip Songa, and Vera Ngosi. Watch the authors' video now.
- Doubling the capacity of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, India by Rohit Kumar Chikatamarla and Sundar Chandramouli. Watch the YouTube preview
- Restoration and development of listed heritage buildings in Kolkata, India by Mainak Ghosal and Indranil Ghosh. Watch the YouTube preview.
- Managing climate change related risks by Julian Vercruysse, Kim Yates, Davide Stronati. Watch the YouTube preview.
- Learning from the River Nile about engineering sustainable futures by Mike Muller. Watch the YouTube preview.
- Great Western railway electrification, UK: collectively delivering a sustainability strategy by Emmanuel Deschamps and Mike Franklin. Watch special lockdown video in full or the YouTube preview.
- Underground construction: working in high pressure compressed air by Donald Lamont and Roy Slocombe. Watch the full interview with authors or the YouTube preview.
- Rock cavern development in Hong Kong: past, present and future by Tony Ho, Leslie Tsang, and Chi Cheung Chan. Watch the full video or the YouTube preview.
- Improving safety through design at London Underground’s Bank station capacity upgrade by Cate Anthony, Sebastian Kumpfmüller, Andreas Feiersinger, and Juan Ares. Watch the full author interview or the YouTube preview.
- Automated construction: boosting on-site productivity using a platform-based approach by Kevin Masters and Jaimie Johnston. Watch the full author video or the YouTube preview.
- Introduction to the Special issue on major and innovative projects in China by Dr Yancheng Cai. Watch three exclusive videos.
- Engineering future liveable, resilient, sustainable cities using foresight, by Professor Chris Rogers. Watch the full video or the YouTube preview.
- Developing and procuring London’s highway infrastructure to enable an electric future by Louise Clancy, Spencer Palmer, Jamie Blake. Watch the full video or the YouTube preview.
- Urban and landscape design in the Arabian Gulf region: a new paradigm for sustainability, by Robert Cooke. Watch the full video or the YouTube preview.
- Using stored snow as cooling at Oslo Airport, Norway, by Jesper Mæx Moe. Watch the full video or the YouTube preview.
- Digital engineering enables multinational input on Bergen’s light rail extension, Norway, by Jim Sherry. Watch the full video or the YouTube preview.
- Crossrail project to deliver London’s Elizabeth line: from options to parliamentary bill, by Simon Bennett. Watch the full video or the YouTube preview.
- Crossrail project: the execution strategy for delivering London’s Elizabeth line, by William Tucker. Watch the full video or the YouTube preview.
- Crossrail project: a deep-mined station on the Elizabeth line, London, by Adrian St. John, John Barker, Stephen Frost, David Harris. Watch the full video or the YouTube preview.
- Introduction to Hong Kong Special Issue by Stuart Ross: Watch the full video.
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As well as using the preview links above, we have some videos below. If you are a member of the ICE, find out more about subscribing on MyICE.
Are you an author?
Video is an innovative way for civil engineers to communicate project information and news. This can support peer-reviewed technical papers by showing readers site details, testing, and by letting the reader hear the authors themselves explain their work. If this is something you would like to do for your paper, please see our video guide or contact us for more information.
This journal is aligned with our sustainable structures and infrastructures goal
We recognise the transformative power of sustainable engineering, design and building practices in creating a world where our planet and its inhabitants can thrive.