The ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems publishes cross-disciplinary papers in five methodological areas: 1) deterioration science , 2) assessment technologies , 3) renewal engineering , 4) institutional effectiveness and productivity , and 5) planning, management, and sustainable development. Papers describing research spanning more than one of these areas, or that contributes to engineering excellence in more than one domain within the broad definition of civil systems (transportation, water resources, environmental, etc.) are particularly encouraged.

The infrastructure supporting human activities includes complex and interrelated physical, social, ecological, economic, and technological systems such as transportation; energy production and distribution; water resources management; waste management; facilities supporting urban and rural communities; communications; sustainable resources development; and environmental protection. Increasingly, inter and multi disciplinary expertise is needed to not only design and build these systems, but to manage and sustain them as well. Typical management problems are fraught with uncertain information, multiple and conflicting objectives, and sometimes numerous and conflicting constituencies. Solutions are both complex and cross-disciplinary in nature, and require the thoughtful integration of sound engineering judgement, economic flexibility, and institutional forbearance. Papers considered for publication must (1) contain a clear and well-defined engineering component, and (2) make a contribution to the art and science related to infrastructure systems. Papers considered for publication will undergo ASCE's rigorous peer review.

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