Biogeotechnics

Authors are encouraged to declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language o…

For transparency, we encourage authors to submit an author statement file outlining their individual contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & edi…

iThenticate CrossCheck plagiarism screening; high similarity papers desk rejected 模型摘要

Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Details can be found here. High similarity papers will be desk rejected.

This journal is a peer reviewed, fully open access journal owned by Chongqing University. For the single article, authors will retain copyright alongside scholarly usage rights and KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. and Chongqing University will be granted non-exclusive publishing and distribution rights.

Authors retain copyright; KeAi and Chongqing University granted non-exclusive publishing rights 模型摘要

Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. The open access publication fee for this journal is USD 1500, plus taxes. All APCs for articles submitted to the journal before the 31-March-2028 wil…

Single blind peer review 模型摘要

This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's dec…

Preprint sharing permitted; does not count as prior publication 模型摘要

Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).