Please submit your manuscripts to Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica via Editorial Manager: www.editorialmanager.com/sgem
Only original and unpublished scholarly contributions that have not been submitted simultaneously to another journal will be considered for publication.
The language of the journal is English.
Manuscripts should be prepared in a clear and concise manner and submitted in an editable electronic format.
The text should be arranged in a single-column layout, double-spaced, with sufficiently wide margins. Continuous page numbering and continuous line numbering should be used throughout the manuscript to facilitate the review process.
A title page should include the title of the manuscript, full names of all authors, their affiliations and e-mail addresses, identification of the corresponding author,
an abstract not exceeding 250 words, and 3–6 keywords. The title should be concise and informative. The abstract should briefly present the purpose of the study, methodology, principal results, and main conclusions.
References should be prepared according to the APA (7th edition) referencing style.
Tables should be numbered consecutively, provided with descriptive titles, and cited in the text.
Information presented in tables should not unnecessarily duplicate information shown in figures. Tables and text-based diagrams should be submitted as editable text rather than as graphic files.
Figures should be numbered consecutively, provided with captions, and embedded in the manuscript close to their first citation in the text. All figures should be of sufficient quality to ensure clear reproduction.
Authors are required to provide alternative text (alt text) for every figure and to submit a completed Alt-text Submission Form together with the manuscript.
Alternative text (alt text)
Alt text should briefly describe the essential visual information conveyed by the figure, focusing on aspects relevant to the scientific content. It should normally be approximately 100–
150 characters including spaces and should not duplicate information already provided in the caption or main text. Descriptions should be objective and should not begin with phrases such as
"an image of", "a picture of", or "figure showing". If a figure is already adequately described in the caption or main text, authors may enter "See caption" or "See main text".
The Alt-text Submission Form should contain one entry for each figure, including the section number, figure number, full caption, and alt text. An optional Long description
should be provided only for complex graphs, detailed flowcharts, multi-variable data plots, or other figures for which the short alt text is insufficient. For standard figures, this field should be left blank.
Equations should be numbered consecutively and referred to in the text as, for example, Eq. (1).
Authors are encouraged to use SI units throughout the manuscript.
Where applicable, authors should clearly acknowledge all sources of funding and disclose any potential conflicts of interest.
Authors should disclose the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted technologies beyond routine language editing, spelling, grammar,
or formatting assistance. AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and content of their manuscript.
Together with the manuscript, authors are required to submit a signed copy of the journal's Open Access License.
Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any copyrighted material included in their manuscripts.
All submitted manuscripts may be checked for originality and potential plagiarism before being sent for peer review.