Manuscript preparation

Manuscripts must be prepared using the provided LaTeX templates (package), formatted in the review style, and submitted as a PDF. Each submission must also include a Letter to the Editors (maximum 2 pages), which should:

• briefly outline the context and relevance of the research.
• highlight the novelty of the work compared to the state-of-the-art, including recent publications in the field.
• for review articles, explain why the review is timely, unique, and insightful.
• detail the added value of the methods or experiments presented, specifying their advantages over existing techniques and their potential applications.

The Letter to the Editors must also be written using the provided LaTeX template and submitted as a PDF.

Manuscripts and accompanying letters with poor English quality or numerous typographical errors will be rejected prior to peer review.

 

Article submission

Articles and Letters to the Editors should be submitted via email to Arnaud Deraemaeker at arnaud.deraemaeker@ulb.be. Prior to submission, authors are encouraged to consult with the associate editor specializing in their field before submission (see editorial board) in order to make sure that the paper aligns well with the journal's scope and expectations.

 

Authors are encouraged to deposit all versions of their manuscript in repositories such as arXiv or HAL. Additionally, sharing scripts, data, and experimental results is highly encouraged. Authors can use platforms like Zenodo to create a permanent DOI for their contributions, ensuring accessibility and reproducibility.

 

Open data and code

JSD authors are strongly encouraged to share the data and code associated with their papers. Any data or code related to the paper is welcome. This may include, but is not limited to:

    - experimental data used in the paper,

    - software implementing the methods presented in the paper,

    - input code for (either open-source or proprietary) software related to the results presented in the paper.

Sharing your data allows readers to regenerate the results presented in the paper or apply them in different contexts. This will undoubtedly enhance the visibility of your work and promote its reuse within the scientific community.

The data can be hosted on any long-term hosting service, but authors are encouraged to use
the Zenodo Community of the Journal of Structural Dynamics available at https://zenodo.org/communities/jsdyn/.

Authors may, but are not obligated to, submit their data alongside their contributions. If data is submitted through the JSD Zenodo Community, it will remain confidential and will not be publicly accessible until the paper is accepted. During the review process, reviewers will be granted confidential access to the data and may choose to consider it, at their discretion, in their evaluation. Once the paper is accepted for publication in JSD, the data can be shared publicly.

Submissions to the JSD Zenodo Community are subjected to our curation policy available at https://zenodo.org/communities/jsdyn/curation-policy.

 

Copyright notice

Before submission, authors must ensure compliance with the following:

• Copyright: authors retain copyright for their submission but grant the journal the right of first publication.
• Licensing: if accepted, the article will be published under a CC-BY license without financial compensation (see Creative Commons License).
• Permissions: necessary permissions have been obtained from copyright holders for all materials included in the submission (e.g., figures, tables).