Tentative Schedule for the First issue of 2011

Submission closing date : 15^th Jan

Articles checked for suitability: 31^st Jan

Reviewed articles intimated to authors: 7^th Feb

Articles Sent to Publish (internet and Print): 15^th Feb

Release of issue: 28^th Feb

SED 2011 - Plan document

Chapters

1. Introduction to document
2. About SED
3. Response and Readership
4. Article Contributions
4.1 General
4.2 Type of contributions
4.3 Article Check
4.4. Review Process and Guidelines
5. Budget
6. Publishing Schedules
7. Sponsorships
8. Editorial Board

1. Introduction to document
The intent of this document is to introduce the magazine SED (Structural Engineer's Digest), which is an initiative by tha Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IASE).

The main purpose here is to provide information, as well as request for contributions to the digest from the Structural Engineering fraternity of India.

The document draws out SED's 2011 plans of operations. It is hoped that the IASE members, or for that matter any one, associated with the field of Structural Engineering and interested in its advancement will find this document very useful.

2. About SED
SED (Strucural Engineer's Digest) is a magazine published by the Indian Association of Structural Engineers (IASE); and was started with its first issue in 2008. 2008 and 2009 were printed magazines, and 2010 was a slowdown year for us where we had to put the journal online only. Now it is planned to publish the magazine in both electronic and print formats. Online version is at http://sedigest.in . It is planned that printed copies can be either subscribed to, or can be ordered from the website itself. The rates for each issue is yet to be decided by the editorial team.

The editorial team at SED is hopeful that it will be able to achieve its target in informing, as well as will encourage reading and writing of technical articles related to the field of Structural Engineering among the IASE members, and non member structural engineers alike.


3. Response and Readership

We have received a great response in last two years verbally, through word-of-mouth and appreciation letters since the digest's inception. This has inspired us to move ahead with a plan for the 2011 version. We plan to have six issues for the coming 2011, and articles are invited.

A rough count is below.

• IASE Members: 500 appx.
• Registered to the web-site: 20 appx.
• Individual: To be determined.

4. Article Contributions

4.1 General

We invite IASE members to write, and other associations to contribute their best articles. In addition, we would like students to contribute freely for the digest. Please see next chapter for type of contributions; however, this is not a restricted list and we are open to ideas.

Subsequent chapters tell of the Check and Review policy we have adopted for the article contributions. Please read subsequent sections in this chapter for details.

For writing guidelines please see separate two attachments (available for download). Other contact email address for queries and contributions is info@sedigest.in .

4.2 Type of contributions

Following contribution types. Note, these contributions are not paid for, and are voluntary contributions:

• Technical Articles (New or Recommended for re-publishing)
• Review of Books, Articles, Journals, Codes/Standards
• Profile of an Institution
• Profile of a Structural Engineer and his/her work
• Students write, thesises(master’s/doctoral)
• Outstanding Structures (Recent and Old)
  
• Cover page design
• Other features such as- Design Tips, Products, Quiz, News from the world, News in India
  
• Latest industry Blogs, Discussions, Jobs, Forthcoming Events, Lighter (Cartoons, Structural Engineer's Jokes)
• Feature your personal/office project
  

In addition, the editorial team will have its own articles. These are:

• Presidents message from IASE
• Structured thoughts
• About the issue
  
• Di-structured thoughts
  
• Any other special announcement

4.3 Article Check

All received articles would undergo a simple check of grammar, clarity and relevance. Based on this, the article would be either:

1. Rejected (Reasons will be given).
   
   For instance an author is required to ensure:
   
   - Originality
   - Clarity of Title and Objective
   - Reasonable grammatical accuracy
   - Referencing
   - Supportive information on where the design equations are derived from
   - Acknowledgments to images/figures/supporting institution
   
   
2. Accepted subject to editorial board's conditions, or
   
   
3. Accepted for review
   Minor changes will remain, and publishing is subject to the Author's and Reviewer's acceptance.
   

4.4 Review Process and Guidelines

After the basic check the submitted article is eligible for the review process. It is a Peer Review process. When peer reviewed, the article can be reviewed by either of the following:

1. Editorial team of SED
   
2. Author can recommend peer reviewers

The review is not a one time exchange but an iterative process with few returning correspondence between the author, reviewer and the editorial team. This is with an intention of achieving desired quality levels of the digest.

An article is finalized on completion of the review process.

Review guidelines will help with an effective review process.


5.Budget

Budget details for year 2011 is as follows:

Budgeted: 200,000/- INR
Avail/Raised: 00/- INR

We are looking to raise funds from sponsorships. Please contact at info@sedigest.in if you have any queries. Section 7 highlights sponsorship details.

6.Publishing Schedules

We have planned six (6 No.) issues for the year 2011


7.Sponsorships

We happily accept sponsorships Contributions are tax rebated under the societies act.
Cheques are to be drawn in favour of "Indian Association of Structural Engineers"

For more information email at info@sedigest.in

Type of Sponsorships is as follows:

1. Gold Sponsorer : Rs.1,00,000/- Annual. One page advertisement. Inclusion is subject to Editorial board's confirmation
2. Consultancy Cards: Rs. 5,000/- Annual. Consultancy Name, profile, type of work and contact will be published.
3. Enterprenuer Cards: Rs. 2,000/- Annual. Consultancy Name, profile, type of work and contact will be published.
4. Advertisement : Rs. 5,000/- every two months; and Rs. 20,000/- Annually. Member discounts available.
5. Print: Rates vary according to the size of article. Full page to typical small size advertisement options are available.
6. Online: Is a small company name or logo on the homepage.

For details or queries contact info@sedigest.in

8. Editorial Board
The editorial board consists of
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Article details required

S.No.-
Article Type - Article Name
Author - Author's Affiliation and details - Author's contact - Co Author 1 - Co Author 1's Affiliation and details - Co Author 1 contact - Co Author 2 - Co Author 2's Affiliation and details - Co Author 2 contact -
Status (No Action, Requested, Submitted, Check, Review, Finalized, Sent to Publish) -
Any other extra comments related to article

2011 Content Management Skeleton

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Jan-Feb 2011
1. Cover Page - BP - No Action
2. Editorial (Structured Thoughts) - RNV - No Action
3. From the President - MR - No Action
4. News of the Association - BP - No Action
5. Review of articles from other journals - BP - No Action
5.1. Civil Engineering - BP - No Action
5.2. Indian Concrete Journal - M? - No Action
5.3. The Structural Engineer IStructE (Review) - DS - No Action
5.4. ACI Structural Journal - BP - No Action
5.5. MSC (Review) - CB - No Action
6. Student Thesis Abstracts - DS - No Action
7. Outstanding Structures Gallery - AS - No Action
8. News within the country - CB - No Action
9. News across the world - BP - No Action
10. Profile of an Eminent Engineer - AaS - No Action
11. Profile of an Institute - AS - No Action
12. Technical Articles - NA? -
12.1. Tech Art-1 - A? - No Action
12.2. Tech Art-2 - D? - No Action
12.3. Tech Art-3 - PS - No Action
12.4. Tech Art-4 - SKD - No Action
13. Polls - BP - No Action

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Mar-Apr 2011
1. Cover Page - BP - No Action
2. Editorial (Structured Thoughts) - RNV - No Action
3. From the President - MR - No Action
4. News of the Association - BP - No Action
5. Review of articles from other journals - BP - No Action
5.1. Civil Engineering - BP - No Action
5.2. Indian Concrete Journal - M? - No Action
5.3. The Structural Engineer IStructE (Review) - DS - No Action
5.4. ACI Structural Journal - BP - No Action
5.5. MSC (Review) - CB - No Action
6. Student Thesis Abstracts - DS - No Action
7. Outstanding Structures Gallery - AS - No Action
8. News within the country - CB - No Action
9. News across the world - BP - No Action
10. Profile of an Eminent Engineer - AaS - No Action
11. Profile of an Institute - AS - No Action
12. Technical Articles - NA? -
12.1. Tech Art-1 - A? - No Action
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13. Polls - BP - No Action

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1. Cover Page - BP - No Action
2. Editorial (Structured Thoughts) - RNV - No Action
3. From the President - MR - No Action
4. News of the Association - BP - No Action
5. Review of articles from other journals - BP - No Action
5.1. Civil Engineering - BP - No Action
5.2. Indian Concrete Journal - M? - No Action
5.3. The Structural Engineer IStructE (Review) - DS - No Action
5.4. ACI Structural Journal - BP - No Action
5.5. MSC (Review) - CB - No Action
6. Student Thesis Abstracts - DS - No Action
7. Outstanding Structures Gallery - AS - No Action
8. News within the country - CB - No Action
9. News across the world - BP - No Action
10. Profile of an Eminent Engineer - AaS - No Action
11. Profile of an Institute - AS - No Action
12. Technical Articles - NA? -
12.1. Tech Art-1 - A? - No Action
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12.3. Tech Art-3 - PS - No Action
12.4. Tech Art-4 - SKD - No Action
13. Polls - BP - No Action

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July-Aug 2011
1. Cover Page - BP - No Action
2. Editorial (Structured Thoughts) - RNV - No Action
3. From the President - MR - No Action
4. News of the Association - BP - No Action
5. Review of articles from other journals - BP - No Action
5.1. Civil Engineering - BP - No Action
5.2. Indian Concrete Journal - M? - No Action
5.3. The Structural Engineer IStructE (Review) - DS - No Action
5.4. ACI Structural Journal - BP - No Action
5.5. MSC (Review) - CB - No Action
6. Student Thesis Abstracts - DS - No Action
7. Outstanding Structures Gallery - AS - No Action
8. News within the country - CB - No Action
9. News across the world - BP - No Action
10. Profile of an Eminent Engineer - AaS - No Action
11. Profile of an Institute - AS - No Action
12. Technical Articles - NA? -
12.1. Tech Art-1 - A? - No Action
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12.3. Tech Art-3 - PS - No Action
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13. Polls - BP - No Action

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Sept-Oct 2011
1. Cover Page - BP - No Action
2. Editorial (Structured Thoughts) - RNV - No Action
3. From the President - MR - No Action
4. News of the Association - BP - No Action
5. Review of articles from other journals - BP - No Action
5.1. Civil Engineering - BP - No Action
5.2. Indian Concrete Journal - M? - No Action
5.3. The Structural Engineer IStructE (Review) - DS - No Action
5.4. ACI Structural Journal - BP - No Action
5.5. MSC (Review) - CB - No Action
6. Student Thesis Abstracts - DS - No Action
7. Outstanding Structures Gallery - AS - No Action
8. News within the country - CB - No Action
9. News across the world - BP - No Action
10. Profile of an Eminent Engineer - AaS - No Action
11. Profile of an Institute - AS - No Action
12. Technical Articles - NA? -
12.1. Tech Art-1 - A? - No Action
12.2. Tech Art-2 - D? - No Action
12.3. Tech Art-3 - PS - No Action
12.4. Tech Art-4 - SKD - No Action
13. Polls - BP - No Action

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Nov-Dec 2011
1. Cover Page - BP - No Action
2. Editorial (Structured Thoughts) - RNV - No Action
3. From the President - MR - No Action
4. News of the Association - BP - No Action
5. Review of articles from other journals - BP - No Action
5.1. Civil Engineering - BP - No Action
5.2. Indian Concrete Journal - M? - No Action
5.3. The Structural Engineer IStructE (Review) - DS - No Action
5.4. ACI Structural Journal - BP - No Action
5.5. MSC (Review) - CB - No Action
6. Student Thesis Abstracts - DS - No Action
7. Outstanding Structures Gallery - AS - No Action
8. News within the country - CB - No Action
9. News across the world - BP - No Action
10. Profile of an Eminent Engineer - AaS - No Action
11. Profile of an Institute - AS - No Action
12. Technical Articles - NA? -
12.1. Tech Art-1 - A? - No Action
12.2. Tech Art-2 - D? - No Action
12.3. Tech Art-3 - PS - No Action
12.4. Tech Art-4 - SKD - No Action
13. Polls - BP - No Action