高層和特殊建筑的結構設計為結構工程師和承包商提供了高層和特殊建筑的創新結構工程和施工實踐的詳細書面介紹。本文還介紹了新材料或分析方法的應用研究，這些新材料或分析方法可直接惠及高層和特殊建筑設計中的結構工程師。編輯的政策是在設計工程師和研究人員的論文之間保持合理的平衡，以便這本雜志對兩組都有用。這一領域的問題及其解決方案具有國際性，需要對幾個傳統學科的知識，期刊將對此作出反映。該期刊的主要主題是高層和特殊建筑的結構設計和施工。在期刊讀者的語境中，高層建筑的基本定義是高度等于或大于50米（165英尺），或14層或更高的結構。特殊建筑是具有獨特建筑或結構特征的建筑。然而，涉及煙囪、水塔、筒倉、冷卻塔和水池的手稿一般不會考慮審查。該雜志將發表關于新的創新結構體系、材料和分析方法的論文。

The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings provides structural engineers and contractors with a detailed written presentation of innovative structural engineering and construction practices for tall and special buildings. It also presents applied research on new materials or analysis methods that can directly benefit structural engineers involved in the design of tall and special buildings. The editor's policy is to maintain a reasonable balance between papers from design engineers and from research workers so that the Journal will be useful to both groups. The problems in this field and their solutions are international in character and require a knowledge of several traditional disciplines and the Journal will reflect this.The main subject of the Journal is the structural design and construction of tall and special buildings. The basic definition of a tall building, in the context of the Journal audience, is a structure that is equal to or greater than 50 meters (165 feet) in height, or 14 stories or greater. A special building is one with unique architectural or structural characteristics.However, manuscripts dealing with chimneys, water towers, silos, cooling towers, and pools will generally not be considered for review. The journal will present papers on new innovative structural systems, materials and methods of analysis.