Special Issues
Special issues are an important component of the ACI Materials and Structural Journals. Special issues serve to highlight timely research topics and emerging trends within these disciplines.
Upcoming Special Issues
Learn more about upcoming special issues through the Call for Papers portal.
Recent Special Issues
Structural Journal—V. 122, No. 3, May 2025, High-Strength Reinforcement
Structural Journal—V. 121, No. 2, Mar. 2024, Advances in Construction Practicies for Additive Construction
Material Journal—V. 121, No. 2, Mar. 2024, Advances in Construction Practicies for Additive Construction
Past Special Issues
2023
2021
2020
2019
How Special Issues Work
Each special issue for the ACI Journals is edited by a Guest Editor. The Guest Editor is a subject matter expert who identifies demand for an issue in a particular area and submits a proposal to the Editorial Board for consideration.
Once a special issue topic is approved by the Editorial Board, the Guest Editor will work with ACI Staff to develop a Call for Papers that is published on the ACI Website and in Concrete International. Once the Call for Papers closes, the Guest Editor will review the submitted abstracts and determine which authors will be invited to submit a manuscript for potential inclusion in the special issue.
All authors invited to submit a manuscript for a special issue will follow the same requirements as outlined in Writing for ACI Journals.
For additional information on publishing special issues, please review our Publishing Special Issues Guide.