Instructions for Authors

1. About the Journal

The Journal of Engineering Research and Reviews (JERR) is an international, fully open-access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality scholarly contributions across fundamental, applied, experimental, computational, theoretical, and interdisciplinary areas of engineering.

JERR publishes original research articles, review articles, mini-reviews, short communications, brief reports, case studies, and other scholarly contributions that fall within the journal's scope.

All manuscripts must be written in English and must meet appropriate standards of originality, scientific rigor, methodological soundness, clarity, and research integrity.

2. Submission Requirements

Manuscripts submitted to JERR must satisfy the following conditions:

• The manuscript must be within the scope of the journal.

• The manuscript must be original and must not have been published previously, in whole or in substantial part, except where explicitly permitted under JERR's policies.

• The manuscript must not be under consideration for publication by another journal while it is being considered by JERR.

• All authors must have approved the submitted version and agreed to its submission.

• The corresponding author must have the authority to act on behalf of all authors regarding the submission.

• The manuscript must comply with applicable ethical, legal, copyright, and research-integrity requirements.

• Any relevant funding, conflicts of interest, ethical approvals, data availability, and other required declarations must be disclosed.

• Authors must comply with JERR's Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Policy, Conflict of Interest Policy, Plagiarism Policy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy, and other applicable journal policies.

Submission of a manuscript does not guarantee peer review, acceptance, or publication.

3. Online Submission

JERR accepts manuscripts exclusively through its online submission and editorial management system.

Authors should submit manuscripts through:

eJManager:
https://www.ejmanager.com/my/jerr

The corresponding author must create or use an appropriate account and provide accurate contact and affiliation information.

The online system is used for manuscript submission, editorial processing, peer review, revisions, and communication concerning the manuscript.

Authors are responsible for regularly monitoring the submission system and their registered email address for editorial communications and responding within the requested timeframe.

For questions concerning submission or journal procedures, authors may contact:

Email: info@eldaghayes.com

Technical problems directly related to the eJManager platform may need to be addressed through the support mechanisms provided by eJManager.

4. Peer Review

JERR uses a double-blind peer-review process for manuscripts that pass the initial editorial assessment.

During double-blind peer review:

• the identities of authors are concealed from reviewers; and

• the identities of reviewers are concealed from authors.

Manuscripts are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers, although the number of reviewers may vary depending on the manuscript and editorial circumstances.

The editors may reject a manuscript without external peer review when it is outside the journal's scope, does not meet minimum scientific or editorial standards, presents ethical concerns, or is otherwise unsuitable for consideration.

Peer reviewers provide recommendations to the editors. The final editorial decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or an authorized editor.

Further details are provided in the JERR Peer-Review Policy.

5. Manuscript Types

JERR considers the following manuscript categories:

5.1 Original Research Articles

Reports of original theoretical, experimental, computational, analytical, numerical, field-based, or applied engineering research.

A typical research article should include:

• Title

• Abstract

• Keywords

• Introduction

• Materials and Methods / Methodology

• Results

• Discussion

• Conclusions, where appropriate

• Acknowledgments

• Funding

• Conflict of Interest

• Data Availability, where applicable

• References

The exact structure may be adapted according to the nature of the engineering discipline and study.

5.2 Review Articles

Comprehensive and critical reviews of significant topics within the scope of JERR. Review articles should provide an analytical synthesis of the existing literature rather than merely summarize previously published studies.

Where appropriate, systematic reviews should clearly describe their search strategy, eligibility criteria, study selection, and methods of analysis.

5.3 Mini-Reviews

Focused reviews addressing a specific, emerging, or narrowly defined topic of significant interest to the engineering community.

5.4 Short Communications

Concise reports of significant findings, methodological developments, technical innovations, or preliminary results that warrant rapid communication.

5.5 Brief Reports

Short reports describing smaller studies, focused investigations, technical observations, or specific engineering findings of potential scientific or practical value.

5.6 Case Studies

Detailed reports of significant engineering applications, projects, systems, technologies, failures, interventions, or other cases that provide useful technical or scientific lessons.

6. Manuscript Preparation

6.1 General Formatting

Manuscripts should be prepared using Microsoft Word or a compatible word-processing format.

Unless otherwise specified in the manuscript template:

• Use Times New Roman, 12-point font for the main text.

• Use double spacing throughout the manuscript.

• Align the main text to the left.

• Avoid unnecessary tabs and manual spacing.

• Number all pages consecutively, beginning with the title page.

• Add continuous line numbering to facilitate peer review.

• Avoid unnecessary automatic formatting, embedded fields, or complex formatting that may interfere with editorial processing.

• Page numbers may be included in the document.

Authors should use the journal's current manuscript template where one is provided.

7. Manuscript Organization

Unless the article type requires a different structure, manuscripts should generally be arranged in the following order:

1. Title Page

2. Abstract

3. Keywords

4. Main Text

5. Acknowledgments

6. Funding

7. Conflict of Interest

8. Data Availability Statement, where applicable

9. Author Contributions, where applicable

10. References

11. Tables

12. Figure Legends

13. Figures

The journal may modify the order or required sections for particular manuscript types.

8. Title Page

The title page should include:

• Full and concise title of the manuscript;

• Full names of all authors;

• Institutional affiliations of all authors;

• Corresponding author's name;

• Corresponding author's institutional affiliation;

• Corresponding author's email address;

• ORCID iD, where available;

• Any relevant acknowledgments or declarations required by the journal.

To support the double-blind peer-review process, authors should ensure that identifying information is removed from the anonymized manuscript file submitted for review when requested by the submission system.

9. Abstract

An abstract should normally not exceed 350 words, unless otherwise specified for a particular article type.

For Original Research Articles and Short Communications, a structured abstract should generally use the following headings:

• Background

• Aim

• Methods

• Results

• Conclusion

For other manuscript types, the abstract structure may be adapted to the nature of the submission.

The abstract should accurately reflect the content of the manuscript and should not contain unsupported conclusions or information that is not presented in the main article.

10. Keywords

Authors should provide appropriate keywords that accurately represent the subject matter of the manuscript.

Keywords should facilitate indexing and discovery of the published article and should generally avoid unnecessary duplication of words already contained in the title.

11. Main Text

For Original Research Articles, the main text should generally contain:

Introduction

Provide the relevant background, identify the research problem or knowledge gap, and clearly state the objectives or research questions.

Materials and Methods / Methodology

Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be evaluated and, where applicable, reproduced. Describe experimental procedures, computational methods, statistical analyses, software, equipment, datasets, and other relevant methodological information.

Results

Present the findings clearly and objectively. Avoid unnecessary duplication between the text, tables, and figures.

Discussion

Interpret the findings in relation to previous research and explain their scientific, technical, theoretical, or practical significance. Limitations should be acknowledged where appropriate.

Conclusion

Present the principal conclusions and their implications. Conclusions should be supported by the findings presented in the manuscript.

12. Tables

Tables should:

• be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals (Table 1, Table 2, etc.);

• have concise and informative titles;

• be cited in numerical order in the text;

• be understandable without requiring unnecessary reference to the main text;

• define all abbreviations used in the table in an appropriate footnote or legend; and

• avoid unnecessary duplication of information presented in the text or figures.

Each table should normally be provided on a separate page or as a separate editable element in the submission file, according to the journal's submission system requirements.

Statistical notes and footnotes should be clearly identified.

13. Figures and Illustrations

Figures should be of sufficient quality and resolution for publication and should remain legible after reproduction.

Authors should:

• number figures consecutively (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.);

• cite all figures in the text in numerical order;

• provide concise and informative figure legends;

• use clear, readable fonts and labels;

• ensure that symbols, abbreviations, and units are defined where necessary; and

• submit figures in an appropriate electronic format and resolution.

Figures must not contain fabricated, misleading, or improperly manipulated information.

Any substantial manipulation or modification of images must comply with the journal's Publication Ethics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) policies.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for copyrighted third-party figures or other visual material when required.

14. References

References should be accurate, complete, and relevant to the manuscript.

References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they first appear in the text.

Reference numbers should be cited in square brackets, for example:

Recent studies have demonstrated this effect [1,2].

References cited only in tables or figures should be numbered according to the point at which the relevant table or figure is first cited in the main text.

Authors should verify all references before submission, including author names, article titles, journal titles, publication year, volume, issue, page range or article number, and DOI where available.

Authors are encouraged to provide DOI identifiers for references whenever available.

Reference Examples

Journal article:

Greenberg P, Cox C, Le Beau MM, Fenaux P, Morel P, Sanz G, et al. International scoring system for evaluating prognosis in myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood. 1997;89(4):2079–2091.

Book:

Last JM. International Health. In: Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine. 14th ed. Connecticut: Appleton & Lange; 1998.

Web resource:

National Bioethics Advisory Commission. Ethical and Policy Issues in International Research: Clinical Trials in Developing Countries. Bethesda, MD; 2001. Available from: https://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/nbac/clinical/Vol1.pdf

Authors should use the journal's current reference-formatting requirements and ensure that all cited sources are appropriately acknowledged.

15. Acknowledgments

Authors should acknowledge individuals who made substantive contributions to the work but do not meet the criteria for authorship.

Individuals should not be listed in the Acknowledgments without their permission where such permission is reasonably required.

Acknowledgments should not be used to conceal contributions that meet the journal's authorship requirements.

16. Funding

Authors must disclose all sources of financial or material support for the research.

The Funding Statement should identify:

• the funding organization;

• grant or award number, where applicable;

• the recipient of the funding, where applicable; and

• the role of the funder in study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, manuscript preparation, or the decision to submit for publication.

If the study received no specific funding, authors should provide an appropriate statement, such as:

Funding: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

17. Conflict of Interest

All authors must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest that could reasonably influence the research or its interpretation.

If no conflicts exist, authors should state:

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Further requirements are provided in the JERR Conflict of Interest Policy.

18. Data Availability

Authors should provide a Data Availability Statement where applicable.

The statement should indicate whether the data supporting the findings are:

• publicly available;

• available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request;

• deposited in a recognized repository; or

• unavailable because of ethical, legal, privacy, confidentiality, or other legitimate restrictions.

Authors should provide repository identifiers or persistent links where applicable.

19. Research Ethics

Authors are responsible for ensuring that their research complies with all applicable ethical and legal requirements.

Where applicable, manuscripts should include information concerning:

• approval by an appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board;

• informed consent;

• animal welfare and relevant institutional or national requirements;

• human participant protection;

• use of personal or confidential information; and

• other relevant ethical considerations.

Where ethical approval is not applicable, authors should state this where appropriate.

20. Originality, Duplicate Publication, and Plagiarism

Manuscripts submitted to JERR must be original and must not be simultaneously under consideration by another journal.

JERR uses iThenticate and other appropriate tools to screen manuscripts for textual similarity.

A similarity score is used as an editorial screening indicator and is not, by itself, conclusive evidence of plagiarism. Editors assess the nature, location, source, and context of identified similarities.

Plagiarism, duplicate publication, redundant publication, inappropriate text recycling, fabrication, falsification, and other forms of publication misconduct will be handled in accordance with JERR's Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Policy and Plagiarism Policy.

21. Artificial Intelligence

Authors may use artificial intelligence tools in accordance with the JERR Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy.

AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of their manuscripts and must verify AI-assisted content, including references, data, calculations, interpretations, figures, and conclusions.

Material use of generative AI or other AI tools in manuscript preparation or research must be disclosed in accordance with the journal's AI Policy.

JERR uses an AI Content Detector powered by Winston as a screening tool where appropriate. AI-detection results are not treated as conclusive evidence of inappropriate AI use.

22. Authorship

All listed authors must have made substantial contributions to the work and must approve the final version of the manuscript.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that:

• all eligible contributors are appropriately included as authors;

• no individual who meets the authorship criteria is omitted;

• all authors have approved the submitted manuscript; and

• all authors agree to the submission and publication of the work.

Any change in authorship after submission must be justified and approved by all affected authors and handled in accordance with the journal's editorial procedures.

23. Permissions and Copyrighted Material

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material where required.

This includes, where applicable:

• figures;

• photographs;

• tables;

• diagrams;

• datasets;

• substantial text; and

• other third-party material.

Authors must appropriately acknowledge and cite material obtained from other sources.

Published JERR articles are generally distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). The applicable copyright and licensing arrangements are described in the journal's Copyright Policy and License Information.

24. Editorial and Language Standards

Authors are responsible for ensuring that manuscripts are written in clear and understandable English.

The editorial office may make reasonable editorial or copyediting changes to improve clarity, consistency, grammar, formatting, or conformity with journal style, without altering the scientific meaning of the work.

Where substantial clarification is required, authors may be asked to revise the manuscript.

25. Manuscript Processing and Revision

Authors may be asked to revise their manuscripts in response to editorial or peer-review comments.

Revised manuscripts should include:

• a revised version of the manuscript; and

• a clear response to the comments raised by the reviewers and editors.

Authors should indicate where changes have been made, where reasonably practicable.

Failure to submit a revision within the requested timeframe without communicating with the editorial office may result in the manuscript being considered withdrawn or closed.

26. Publication Charges

JERR is a fully open-access journal and may charge an Article Processing Charge (APC) for accepted manuscripts.

The current APC is:

USD 150 per accepted article.

The APC supports publication-related services, which may include:

• DOI registration;

• XML conversion and production;

• online publication;

• typesetting;

• copyediting;

• submission and editorial-management infrastructure; and

• website and publishing services.

The APC is payable only after formal acceptance of the manuscript and does not influence editorial or peer-review decisions.

Authors should not make payment in response to an informal request or before receiving an official acceptance and payment instruction from the journal.

27. Editorial Decision and Publication

The editorial decision is based on the scientific and editorial assessment of the manuscript and the outcome of peer review where applicable.

Possible decisions include:

• Accept;

• Accept subject to minor revision;

• Major revision;

• Reject.

The Editor-in-Chief or designated editor has final responsibility for editorial decisions.

JERR does not guarantee acceptance, a particular publication date, or a specific review duration.

28. Post-Publication Corrections and Retractions

Authors are required to notify the journal promptly if they discover a significant error in their published article.

JERR may publish corrections, clarifications, expressions of concern, or retractions where appropriate.

Post-publication issues are handled according to the journal's Correction and Retraction Policy and Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Policy.

29. Submission Checklist

Before submitting a manuscript, authors should confirm that:

• The manuscript falls within the scope of JERR.

• The manuscript is original and is not under consideration elsewhere.

• All authors have approved the submission.

• The manuscript has been prepared in accordance with the journal's requirements.

• The title, abstract, keywords, tables, figures, and references are complete and accurate.

• Appropriate line numbering has been added.

• Funding information has been disclosed.

• Conflict of interest information has been provided.

• Ethics approval and consent information has been included where applicable.

• Data availability information has been provided where applicable.

• All sources have been appropriately cited.

• Permissions have been obtained for third-party copyrighted material where required.

• Any material use of AI has been disclosed in accordance with the JERR AI Policy.

• The manuscript has been checked for plagiarism and inappropriate text reuse.

• The manuscript has been prepared to support double-blind peer review where required.

30. Contact

For questions concerning manuscript submission, editorial policies, publication charges, or other journal matters, please contact:

Journal of Engineering Research and Reviews (JERR)
Eldaghayes Publisher
Email: info@eldaghayes.com

Online Submission System:
https://www.ejmanager.com/my/jerr