Advances in Mineral Resources, Geotechnology and Geological Exploration

Ahmad Safuan Bin A Rashid has published 57 journal papers, 20 papers for technical proceedings and 1 book chapter. Out of 57 journals, 25 are indexed in ISI database, 30 are indexed by Scopus and the rest (3 journal papers) are classified as non-indexed refereed journal papers. The total cumulative impact factors that he has contributed to UTM for sustaining research university status were 23.77. Apart from writing, he is actively involved as a manuscript reviewer and has reviewed for more than 30 journals, including the Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering, International Journal of GEOMATE and Geotechnical Testing Journal (ASTM).

Dr. Junwen Zhang is a professor in mining engineering, specializing in the road supporting and mining rock mechanics field at the China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing). Zhang is concurrently a member of the 8th Council of the Youth Committee of the Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, and a member of the Coal Mine System Engineering Committee of the China Coal Society. He has been engaged in research on deep coal mining, mine pressure and ground control. In the journals such as the IJMST, Zhang published 41 papers indexed by SCI/EI (as the first author/ corresponding author, 34 papers were published).