Biogeotechnics

Biogeotechnics is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed and fully open access journal published by KeAi in partnership with Chongqing University, launched in 2023, dedicated to bio-mediated and bio-inspired solutions in geotechnical and earth science engineering, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 15.9《生物岩土技术》是由（KeAi）与（Chongqing University）合作出版、2023 年创刊的跨学科同行评审全开放获取期刊，专注岩土与地球科学工程中的生物介导与仿生解决方案，2025 年影响因子为 15.9。

Scope

• It bridges bioengineering, bionics and earth science engineering, especially bio-mediated design such as biomineralization and soil bioengineering using vegetation and fungi该刊连接生物工程、仿生学与地球科学工程，尤重生物介导设计，如生物矿化以及利用植物与真菌的土壤生物工程。^[1]
• It publishes original studies on the experimental and theoretical aspects of bio-mediated and bio-inspired solutions in geotechnical systems, including laboratory and field testing, computational methods, design principles and site investigation该刊发表岩土系统中生物介导与仿生方案在实验与理论方面的原创研究，涵盖室内与现场试验、计算方法、设计原理与场地勘察。
• Its scope covers microbially mediated processes, biomaterials, vegetation, fungi and bio-inspired design methods applied to geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, rock engineering, pavement and geological engineering, and offshore and marine engineering其范围涵盖微生物介导过程、生物材料、植被、真菌与仿生设计方法在岩土与地质环境工程、岩石工程、路面与地质工程以及近海与海洋工程中的应用。
• Topics include numerical and analytical methods in soil and rock mechanics, constitutive modelling of bio-mediated soil and rock, and the statics and dynamics of interacting structures and foundations主题包括土与岩石力学中的数值与解析方法、生物介导土与岩石的本构模型，以及相互作用结构与地基的静力学与动力学。
• Further topics include liquid and gas flow through bio-reinforced geologic media, contaminant transport and groundwater problems with bio-mitigation, and geohazards mitigation in earthquakes, landslides and subsidence其他主题包括生物加固地质介质中的液气流动、污染迁移与生物缓解下的地下水问题，以及地震、滑坡与沉降等地质灾害的减灾。^[2]
• It also addresses soil and rock improvement by bio-mediated and bio-inspired methods, and model validation using laboratory and field measurements该刊还关注通过生物介导与仿生方法改良土与岩石，以及利用室内与现场实测进行模型验证。^[3]

History

• It was launched on 18 February 2023 and published its first issue in the same year该刊于 2023 年 2 月 18 日创刊，并于同年出版首期。
• The journal is owned by Chongqing University and published by KeAi Communications, a publishing venture linked to Elsevier该刊由（Chongqing University）拥有，由（KeAi）出版，后者为与（Elsevier）相关的出版机构。
• It is published quarterly, with four issues per year该刊按季出版，每年四期。
• It received its first Journal Impact Factor of 15.9 in 2025 and ranked first among 68 titles in the JCR Engineering, Geological category该刊 2025 年获得首个影响因子 15.9，并在（JCR）工程地质类别 68 种期刊中排名第一。
• It is a fully open access journal charging an article processing fee of USD 1500, waived for manuscripts submitted before 31 March 2028该刊为完全开放获取期刊，收取 1500 美元文章处理费，2028 年 3 月 31 日前投稿者费用全免。
• It is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus, DOAJ, GeoRef, CAS and Engineering Village GEOBASE该刊被（Emerging Sources Citation Index）、（Scopus）、（DOAJ）、（GeoRef）、（CAS）与（GEOBASE）收录。

Editors

• The honorary editor-in-chief is Edward Kavazanjian of Arizona State University名誉主编为美国（Arizona State University）的 Edward Kavazanjian。
• The editors-in-chief are Hanlong Liu of Chongqing University and Jian Chu of Nanyang Technological University主编为（Chongqing University）的 Hanlong Liu 与（Nanyang Technological University）的 Jian Chu。
• The executive deputy editor-in-chief is Yang Xiao of Chongqing University执行副主编为（Chongqing University）的 Yang Xiao。
• Associate editors include T. Matthew Evans, Michael G. Gomez, Xiang He, Ningjun Jiang, Anthony Kwan Leung and Alejandro Martinez副编辑包括 T. Matthew Evans、Michael G. Gomez、Xiang He、Ningjun Jiang、Anthony Kwan Leung 与 Alejandro Martinez。
• Its editorial board draws about 70 leading and early-career scholars from more than 20 countries and regions其编委会汇集来自二十多个国家和地区的约 70 位顶尖与青年学者。
• The editorial office is based at Chongqing University in Chongqing, China, coordinated by Jieling He编辑部设于中国重庆的（Chongqing University），由 Jieling He 负责协调。