The Editorial Board of Civil and Geoengineering Letters consists of qualified international scholars who support the journal’s scope, policy, and quality standards. Members of the Editorial Board contribute to the journal by overseeing the peer-review process, advising on editorial policy, and supporting the journal’s academic development. All editorial decisions are made independently based on scientific merit and handled in accordance with COPE guidance, including the COPE Core Practices and COPE Code of Conduct.
Editors-in-Chief
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Haluk Akgün, Ph.D.
Professor, Geotechnology Unit, Department of Geological Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye
hakgun@metu.edu.tr | ORCID | Google Scholar -
Mustafa K. Koçkar, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
mustafakockar@hacettepe.edu.tr | ORCID | Google Scholar
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
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Candan Gökçeoğlu, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Department of Software Development, Faculty of Computer and Information Technologies, Cappadocia University, Nevşehir, Türkiye
candan.gokceoglu@kapadokya.edu.tr | ORCID | Google Scholar
Associate Editors
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Reza Derakhshani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
r.derakhshani@uu.nl | ORCID | Google Scholar -
Hasan Ghasemzadeh, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
ghasemzadeh@kntu.ac.ir | ORCID | Google Scholar
Managing Editor
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Mohammad Azarafza, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
m.azarafza.geotech@gmail.com | ORCID | Google Scholar
Editorial Board
- Antonio Bobet, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafeyette, Indiana, USA
bobet@purdue.edu | ORCID | Google Scholar - Peter M Atkinson, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England, UK
pma@lancaster.ac.uk | ORCID | Google Scholar - Hong-Hu Zhu, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
zhh@nju.edu.cn | ORCID | Google Scholar - Kabir Sadeghi, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus
kabir.sadeghi@neu.edu.tr | ORCID | Google Scholar - Martin Cross, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Engineering Geology and Environment, University of Leeds, England, UK
drmartin.cross58@gmail.com | ORCID| Google Scholar - Tolga Çan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Geological Engineering, Çukurova University, Adana, Türkiye
tolgacan@cu.edu.tr | ORCID | Google Scholar - Masoud Hajialilue Bonab, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
hajialilue@tabrizu.ac.ir | ORCID | Google Scholar - Adil Binal, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Geological Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
adil@hacettepe.edu.tr | ORCID | Google Scholar - Trilok Nath Singh, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Mumbai, India
tnsingh@iitb.ac.in | ORCID | Google Scholar - Mehdi Zare, Ph.D.
Professor, International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), Tehran, Iran
mzare@iiees.ac.ir | ORCID | Google Scholar - Erol Yilmaz, Ph.D.
Professor, Geotechnical Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Türkiye
erol.yilmaz@erdogan.edu.tr | ORCID | Google Scholar - Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf, Ph.D.
Professor, Faculty of Artificial Intelligence and Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
ashraf.ma@mmu.edu.my | ORCID | Google Scholar - Mohammad-Reza Feizi-Derakhshi, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
mfeizi@tabrizu.ac.ir | ORCID | Google Scholar - Akbar Ghazifard, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Geology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
a.ghazifard@sci.ui.ac.ir | ORCID | Google Scholar - Devendra Singh Rawat, Ph.D.
Professor, National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM) of India, Bengaluru, India
devendra76.rawat@gov.in | ORCID | Google Scholar - Jafar Rahnamarad, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Geology, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch, Zahedan, Iran
rahnamarad@iauzah.ac.ir | ORCID | Google Scholar - Abubakar Sulaiman Gezawa, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Information Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming, Fujian, China
20220505@fjsmu.edu.cn | ORCID | Google Scholar - Yanni Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence & Informatic Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
zhangyn@yctu.edu.cn| ORCID - Ebrahim Asghari-Kaljahi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
e-asghari@tabrizu.ac.ir | ORCID | Google Scholar - Kuo Chieh Chao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Asia Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani, Thailand
geoffchao@ait.asia | ORCID | Google Scholar - Fhatuwani Sengani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Geology and Mining, University of Limpopo, South Africa
fhatuwani.sengani@ul.ac.za | ORCID | Google Scholar - Wambugu Naftaly Muriuki, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
wambugunaph@gmail.com | ORCID | Google Scholar - Tümay Kadakci Koca, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Geological Engineering, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Menteşe/Muğla, Türkiye
tkoca@mu.edu.tr | ORCID | Google Scholar - Tariq Siddique, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
tsiddique@myamu.ac.in | ORCID | Google Scholar - Ashutosh Kainthola, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
ashutosh.geo@bhu.ac.in | ORCID | Google Scholar - Ba-Phu Nguyen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
nguyenbaphu@iuh.edu.vn | ORCID | Google Scholar - Nhat-Phi Doan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
doannhatphi@iuh.edu.vn | ORCID | Google Scholar - Vishnu Pandey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Research Centre for Geological Risks, Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
vishnu.pandey@uniroma1.it | ORCID | Google Scholar - Duaa Al-jeznawi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
duaa.a.al-jeznawi@nahrainuniv.edu.iq | ORCID | Google Scholar - Mohsen Heydari Mofrad, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
mohsen.heidary@cv.iut.ac.ir | ORCID | Google Scholar - Sayyed Keivan Hosseini, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
k-hosseini@um.ac.ir | ORCID | Google Scholar - Vikas Yadav, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
vikas28@bhu.ac.in | ORCID | Google Scholar - Amin Tohidi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
a.tohidi@aut.ac.ir | ORCID | Google Scholar - Hassan Heydari Mofrad, Ph.D.
Department of Water and Environmental Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
h.heydarimofrad@mail.sbu.ac.ir | ORCID - Seyed Morteza Davarpanah, Ph.D.
Institute of Mining and Environment Research, University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
seyedmorteza.davarpanah@uqat.ca | ORCID | Google Scholar - Arzu Arslan Kelam, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye
ararzu@metu.edu.tr | ORCID | Google Scholar - Arash Esmatkhah Irani, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Engineering, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
Arash.esm.ir@gmail.com | ORCID | Google Scholar
Technical and Support Team
- Editorial Assistant: Ms Sogand Ajami
- Language and Copy-editing Assistant: Mr. Alireza Khoshbin
- Pre-proof & Formatting Assistant: Mrs. Laleh Mohamadi
- IT & Web Manager: Mr. Musa Bagheri
- Layout & Production Editor: Mr. Ali Ahadi Rad
- Layout & Production Assistant: Ms. Shabnam Ahmadi
To maintain the standards of Civil and Geoengineering Letters, members of the Technical and Support Team are appointed based on the following criteria:
- Qualifications: Postgraduate degree (M.Sc. or higher) in a relevant discipline from an accredited institution.
- Experience: Demonstrated background in academic, editorial, or technical roles in scholarly publishing.
- Ethics: Clear record with no sanctions or breaches of research integrity.
Accordingly, the team is composed of professionals from recognised institutions, ensuring competence, transparency, and credibility in all journal operations.