With the advancement of the new urbanization construction in China, the steel-concrete composite structure that conforms to the direction of industrialized construction has been widely used in densely populated urban areas and high-intensity seismic fortification areas abroad due to its advantages of high bending stiffness, high load-bearing capacity, good ductility, and convenient construction. Furthermore, on October 24, 2021, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Opinions on Fully and Accurately Implementing the New Development Concept and Doing a Good Job in Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality", aiming to achieve the "dual carbon" strategic goal in accordance with the requirements of sustainable economic and social development. For researchers engaged in basic research on engineering structure application, it is an effective low-carbon measure to improve performance through technological innovation while reducing structural material consumption while ensuring structural safety. 

Against the backdrop of the fifth-generation "China Seismic Ground Motion Parameter Zoning Map" (GB 18306-2015) in China, which clearly defines the methods of determining seismic motion parameters for four levels of actions: basic, frequent, rare and extremely rare, and increases the seismic fortification standards for engineering structures, the seismic resistance of the steel-concrete composite structure has further potential to be excavated to improve toughness, enhance the safety of important engineering structures during strong earthquakes or save structural material when maintaining the same seismic performance. Chinese scholars have conducted fruitful research in the field of seismic resistance of composite structures by conducting model experiments, theoretical studies, and key technology research, and a series of research results have been successfully applied in major building and bridge engineering projects in China. 

In order to fully showcase the latest research results in the field of seismic resistance of composite structures in China, sort out key issues and frontier research directions, and promote theoretical and technological innovation, the editorial department of the magazine "Steel Structure (Chinese and English)" of Industrial Architecture Journal Co., Ltd. has decided to organize and publish a special issue entitled "New Advances in Research on Seismic Performance and Toughness Enhancement of Composite Structures" (regular). Experts and scholars are welcome to contribute! 

Special Issue Editor-in-Chief

Professor Ding Faxing

Doctoral supervisor, Deputy Dean of the Department of Building Engineering, Central South University, has received support from the New Century Talent Support Program of the Ministry of Education and the Hunan Province Outstanding Youth Foundation. He also serves as the Standing Committee Member of the China Building Metal Structure Association Testing and Appraisal Reinforcement Branch, director of the Architectural Structure Branch of the China Architecture Society, and Deputy Director of the Hunan Province Prefabricated Building Engineering Technology Research Center. He has led four national and provincial projects, participated in more than ten projects at all levels, published more than 200 scientific research papers, including over 100 SCI-indexed papers and over 60 high-level Chinese papers, co-authored two monographs, authorized 12 national invention patents, obtained three software copyrights, participated in the compilation of two industry standards and three local standards, and led two first prizes of the industry association's Science and Technology Award and contributed to two first prizes of the provincial-level scientific and technological progress (2/8). His pioneering "damage ratio strength theory" has been reported by media outlets such as China Science Net/China Daily/People's Daily/Guangming Daily/People's Forum online and Hunan Media New Hunan client, with a readership of over one million. He was invited to deliver an academic report on "Concrete and Rock Damage Ratio Strength Theory and Application" at the "2022 Engineering Structures Asia-Pacific Series Academic Forum". 

1 Scope of Topics

This special issue mainly includes（but is not limited to）the following related topics:

1) seismic performance, stiffness, load-bearing capacity, and ductility enhancement of composite columns; 

2) seismic performance, stiffness, load-bearing capacity, and ductility enhancement of composite nodes; 

3) seismic performance and toughness enhancement of composite frame structures; 

4) seismic performance and toughness enhancement of composite frame-shell structures. 

2 Requirements on Contributed Article

1) The contribution contents must be true and original. Multiple submissions for one draft and academic misconduct are not allowed; 

2) The contribution shall be prepared in Chinese or English, and should be normative with clear description and certain depth as well as systematic analysis; 

3) The contribution will be accepted after peer assessment, revision and final review; 

4) Submission Deadline: June 30, 2023.

3 Contribution Methods

1) For Special Issue, the contribution must be submitted through the Author Submission System (http://gjig.cbpt.cnki.net) of the "Steel Construction (Chinese and English)" acquisitioning and cataloguing platform. The contributions prepared in Word are named according to the method of "Special Issue on Composite Structures + Title of Article". What should be noted is that the "Title" column in the acquisitioning and cataloguing platform must also be filled in according to the format of "Special Issue on Composite Structures + Title of Article".

2) Format of manuscript: The template of paper can be downloaded from the official website (gjg.ic-mag.com) of "Steel Construction (Chinese and English)" or obtained from the WeChat official account of "Steel Construction".

4 Related Services

1) Green channel is available for expedited processing of manuscript review, and the review process is subject to the relevant management regulations of the "Publishing Work Manual of Industrial Construction"; 

2) For the excellent articles of Special Issue, we will actively carry out publicity and promotion through online and offline distribution channels and WeChat official account; 

3) Contact Information of Editorial Department of "Steel Construction (Chinese and English)":