Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction: Announcements

Outstanding Paper Award: Outstanding Paper Award 2021

Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction — 2024-12-24

The eligibility criteria of papers selected by the Editorial Board considered some aspects such us: papers which provide a significant contribution in the state-of-the-art or understanding in a particular field, originality, clarity and accuracy in writing, and overall impact (amount of citations/date of publication).

Nomination and selection procedures

The eligible papers could be from one of the following: (i) Volume 20, Issue 1, 2021; (ii) Volume 20, Issue 2, 2021; or (iii) Volume 20, Issue 3, 2021. Considering that the age or time since publication influences citation accrual—since older papers typically tend to gather more citations—a normalization score has been calculated based on the release date of each issue (i.e., 1, 2, or 3) within Volume 20 in 2021.

The preselected papers are:

Jenifer, J. V., and Brindha, D. (2021). Development of hybrid steel-basalt fiber reinforced concrete-in aspects of flexure, fracture and microstructure. Revista de la construcción, 20(1), 62-90. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.20.1.62
Kaya, M., and Köksal, F. (2021). Influences of high temperature on mechanical properties of fly ash based geopolymer mortars reinforced with PVA fiber. Revista de la construcción, 20(2), 393-406. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.20.2.393
Hassan Nensok, M., Othuman Mydin, M. A., and Awang, H. (2021). Optimization of mechanical properties of cellular lightweight concrete with alkali treated banana fiber. Revista de la construcción, 20(3), 491-511. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.20.3.491
Akboga Kale, Õ. (2021). Characteristic analysis and prevention strategy of trench collapse accidents in the US, 1995-2020. Revista de la construcción, 20(3), 617-628. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.20.3.617

Outstanding paper award 2021:

The “Revista de la Construccion-Outstanding Paper Award 2021” has been granted to the article “Influences of high temperature on mechanical properties of fly ash based geopolymer mortars reinforced with PVA fiber” (http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.20.2.393) presented by Professors Mehmet Kaya, and Fuat Koksal.

We congratulate these research teams for their remarkable contributions to our journal and we encourage our community to submit research manuscripts (construction and building technologies and civil engineering).

Most Cited Paper Award: Most Cited Paper Award 2021

Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction — 2024-12-24

The Most Cited Paper Award for Journal of Construction (Revista de la Construcción) 2021 aims to honor and acknowledge the effort of the author(s) of outstanding papers (shall not exceed two papers) in both categories civil engineering and construction and building technology research, indexed in the Web of Science (WoS)/Science Citation Index Expanded.

Nomination and selection procedures

The eligible papers could be either from (i) volume 20, issue (1), year 2021; (ii) volume 20, issue (2), year 2021; or (iii) volume 20, issue (3), year 2021. Understanding that age/time of publication should be considered for normalization due to older papers usually tend to accrue more citations, a normalization score has been calculated depending on the time that the issue (i.e., 1, 2, 3) for volume 20, was released in 2021.

The preselected papers are:

Jenifer, J. V., and Brindha, D. (2021). Development of hybrid steel-basalt fiber reinforced concrete-in aspects of flexure, fracture and microstructure. Revista de la construcción, 20(1), 62-90. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.20.1.62
Kaya, M., and Köksal, F. (2021). Influences of high temperature on mechanical properties of fly ash based geopolymer mortars reinforced with PVA fiber. Revista de la construcción, 20(2), 393-406. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.20.2.393
Hassan Nensok, M., Othuman Mydin, M. A., and Awang, H. (2021). Optimization of mechanical properties of cellular lightweight concrete with alkali treated banana fiber. Revista de la construcción, 20(3), 491-511. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.20.3.491
Akboga Kale, Õ. (2021). Characteristic analysis and prevention strategy of trench collapse accidents in the US, 1995-2020. Revista de la construcción, 20(3), 617-628. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.20.3.617

Most cited paper award 2021:

The “Revista de la Construccion-Most Cited Paper Award 2021” has been granted to the article “Influences of high temperature on mechanical properties of fly ash based geopolymer mortars reinforced with PVA fiber” (http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/RDLC.20.2.393) presented by Professors Mehmet Kaya, and Fuat Koksal.

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (WoS) 2023 metrics

Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction — 2024-06-25

Dear community, Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (WoS) 2023 metrics have been released and we are delighted to inform you that our scientific journal “Revista de la Construcción/Journal of Construction” (WoS and Scopus, peer-reviewed, open-access, free-of-charge) has obtained a Impact Factor of 1.4, the highest value in our history, and, more importantly, our WoS-SCIE, rankings are 36th percentile (Q3) and 34th percentile (Q3) in “Construction and Building Technology” and “Civil Engineering”, respectively, both also the highest rankings in our history.

Most Cited Paper Award: Most Cited Paper Award 2020

Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction — 2024-04-10

The Most Cited Paper Award for Journal of Construction (Revista de la Construcción) 2020 aims to honor and acknowledge the effort of the author(s) of outstanding papers (shall not exceed two papers) in both categories civil engineering and construction and building technology research, indexed in the Web of Science (WoS)/Science Citation Index Expanded.

Papers selected by the Editorial Board must provide a significant contribution in the state-of-the-art or understanding in a particular field, originality, clarity and accuracy in writing, and overall impact (amount of citations/date of publication). The winner will be announced within the last week of April, 2024.

Nomination and selection procedures

The eligible papers could be either from (i) volume 19, issue (1), year 2020; (ii) volume 19, issue (2), year 2020; or (iii) volume 19, issue (3), year 2020. Understanding that age/time of publication should be considered for normalization due to older papers usually tend to accrue more citations, a normalization score has been calculated depending on the time that the issue (i.e., 1, 2, 3) for volume 19, was released in 2020.

The preselected papers are:

Aksoylu, C., Mobark, A., Hakan Arslan, M., & Hakkı Erkan, İ. (2020). A comparative study on ASCE 7-16, TBEC-2018 and TEC-2007 for reinforced concrete buildings. Revista de la Construcción, 19(2), 282-305. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/rdlc.19.2.282
Farouk Ghazy, M. (2020). Optimization of recycled concrete aggregate geopolymer bricks by Taguchi Method. Revista de la construcción, 19(2), 244-254. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/rdlc.19.2.244
Muthusamy Kavitha, S., Venkatesan, G., Avudaiappan, S., & Saavedra Flores, E. I. (2020). Mechanical and flexural performance of self compacting concrete with natural fiber. Revista de la construcción, 19(2), 370-380. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/rdlc.19.2.370
Kara, İ. B., & Arslan, M. (2020). Effects of plasticizer and antifreeze on concrete at elevated temperatures and different cooling regimes. Revista de la construcción, 19(3), 347-357. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/rdlc.19.3.347
Nagarajan, D., Rajagopal, T., & Meyappan, N. (2020). A comparative study on prediction models for strength properties of LWA concrete using artificial neural network. Revista de la construcción, 19(1), 103-111. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/rdlc.19.1.103-111

Most cited paper award 2020:

The “Revista de la Construccion-Most Cited Paper Award 2020” has been granted to the article “ID14052-A comparative study on ASCE 7-16, TBEC -2018 and TEC- 2007 for reinforced concrete buildings” (https://doi.org/10.7764/rdlc.19.2.282-305) presented by Professors Ceyhun Aksoylu, Ahmed Mobark, Musa Hakan Arslan, and Ibrahim Hakki Erkan.

Outstanding Paper Award: Outstanding Paper Award 2020

Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction — 2024-03-01

Nomination and selection procedures:

The eligible papers could be either from (i) volume 19, issue (1), year 2020; (ii) volume 19, issue (2), year 2020; or (iii) volume 19, issue (3), year 2020. Understanding that age/time of publication should be considered for normalization due to older papers usually tend to accrue more citations (Dunaiski et al., 2019). The preselected papers are:

• Aksoylu, C., Mobark, A., Hakan Arslan, M., & Hakkı Erkan, İ. (2020). A comparative study on ASCE 7-16, TBEC-2018 and TEC-2007 for reinforced concrete buildings. Revista de la Construcción, 19(2), 282-305.

• Farouk Ghazy, M. (2020). Optimization of recycled concrete aggregate geopolymer bricks by Taguchi Method. Revista de la construcción, 19(2), 244-254.

• Muthusamy Kavitha, S., Venkatesan, G., Avudaiappan, S., & Saavedra Flores, E. I. (2020). Mechanical and flexural performance of self compacting concrete with natural fiber. Revista de la construcción, 19(2), 370-380.

• Kara, İ. B., & Arslan, M. (2020). Effects of plasticizer and antifreeze on concrete at elevated temperatures and different cooling regimes. Revista de la construcción, 19(3), 347-357.

• Nagarajan, D., Rajagopal, T., & Meyappan, N. (2020). A comparative study on prediction models for strength properties of LWA concrete using artificial neural network. Revista de la construcción, 19(1), 103-111.

Outstanding paper award 2020:

The “Revista de la Construccion-Outstanding Paper Award 2020” has been granted to the article “ID-13874-Effects of plasticizer and antifreeze on concrete at elevated temperatures and different cooling regimes” (https://doi.org/10.7764/rdlc.19.3.347-357), presented by Professors Ilknur Bekem Kara and Metin Arslan.