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Engineering
Print ISSN 2095-8099
Online ISSN 2096-0026
CN 10–1244/N
Engineering is an international open-access journal supervised by the Chinese Academy of Engineering; administered by Center for Strategic Studies, CAE, China, and Higher Education Press, China; published by Engineering Science Press, China; and internationally cooperated with Elsevier. The journal is published monthly in English and the online version is published once a new article is peer-reviewed and accepted. The full text of the English articles should be translated into Chinese after they are officially published, which is convenient for Chinese readers.
Engineering covers the following categories: News & Highlights, Views & Comments, Research. Research focuses on creative, breakthrough, and leading research in the field of engineering. More details about article categories are listed below. Each article submitted to Engineering will be reviewed by at least three reviewers of relevant research fields. The whole peer-review process takes about 12 weeks.
Article Categories
Research Column
Research Articles commonly fall into one of five main categories: a) Reviews; b) Perspective; c) Article; d) Letter; e) Protocols.
a) Reviews
Reviews can be an authoritative overview of a field, a comprehensive literature reviews, or tutorial-style reference materials. They should describe and synthesize recent developments of interdisciplinary significance, outline the important unresolved questions, and highlight future directions. Reviews can up to ~10000 words, including 3~5 keywords, an abstract, an introduction, main body, brief subheadings, an outlook, figures or tables, and references. Reviews are usually invited by the editor, but a topic may be proposed by an author via the editorial office.
Feature Articles (up to ~6000 words) are reviews written by leading scientists within their field and mainly summarize his/her group’s recent work from a personal perspective. They cover many exciting and innovative fields and are of general interest to all researchers in the field.
Recent Patents (up to ~6000 words) should review the most recent and important patents based on the topic covered, including the important details and significance of reported patents.
b) Perspectives
Perspectives (up to ~3000 words) are brief, accessible pieces covering a wide variety of timely topics with some research details. They should highlight recent exciting research and provide new insights.
c) Articles
Full Length Articles (up to ~6000 words, including 3~5 keywords, an abstract, an introduction, main body, brief subheadings, a conclusion, figures or tables, and references.) are original, unpublished primary research. They are expected to discuss hot topics, areas of interest, challenges, and prospects in engineering science and technology (EST) development, and present a major and cutting-edge advance. We encourage engineering breakthroughs and innovations that are of profound economic and social importance, which can arouse widespread concern and follow-up in EST. The papers lay emphasis on the calculation or experiment process are not suitable for Engineering. Extensions of work that has been published previously in short form such as a Letters/Communications are usually acceptable. Additional supplementary materials are encouraged, which can be various types of auxiliary information, including figures and tables, detailed materials and methods, video or audio files, and so on.
d) Letters
Letters (up to ~4000 words) must contain original and highly significant work whose high novelty warrants rapid publication. They should present important new research results of broad significance.
e) Protocols
Protocols aim to publish the protocols being used to answer important research questions. The protocols must have been used to acquire data reported in published papers. Protocols are presented in a “recipe” style providing step-by-step descriptions of procedures in details.
Feature Columns
a) News & Highlights
News & Highlights (600~1500 words) column publishes timely news about the high-profile global engineering/technology issues, with a view to facilitating sci-tech dissemination and information exchange. This column covers major technical breakthroughs in the field of engineering technology, major policy-making, project implementation, and economic developments in engineering technology, or latest developments in other major issues of shared concern among sci-tech, engineering, and the wider communities.
b) Views & Comments
Views & Comments (1000~2000 words) are expected to provide views of the overall role on the EST development, advices of instructive significance for the resolution of grand challenging problems, new ideas of great importance on promoting inter-disciplinary research, or unique thoughts on some major issues of common concern to the science and engineering community and society. All submissions (including invited), requiring clear and specific views without empty comments, will go through a standard peer-review process. Due to the limited volume of the column, the specific point of view that is appropriate to be published in some professional journals won’t be acceptable here.
c) Engineering Achievements
Engineering Achievements (4000~5000 words) publishes major achievements of EST, aims to attract the attention of EST experts and students with the shocking cutting-edge and communicate the value of EST to the public with better understanding. Engineering Achievements are defined as—major engineering projects and industrial plant/equipment, new critical instruments, EST breakthroughs, production models breakthroughs, and etc. It is required that the scientific and engineering support technology or equipment is complete, and the main project has been completed in the past five years. A 3-5 min Video and other supplementary materials are highly recommended. They should be easy-understanding, concise, and eye-catching.
Before You Begin
Ethics in Publishing
Publishing responsibilities of authors
The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of work of the author and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior.
Plagiarism detection
Engineering uses CrossCheck to screen for plagiarism.
Engineering is a member of the CrossCheck plagiarism detection initiative. In cases of suspected plagiarism, CrossCheck is available to the editors of Engineering to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts by using the plagiarism detection tool iThenticate. CrossCheck is a multi-publisher initiative allowing screening of published and submitted content for originality. We also embedded the plagiarism detection tool iThenticate into our EVISE submission system, thereby manuscript will be automatically checked by iThenticate when it is submitted successfully.
Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient details and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior are unacceptable.
Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial “opinion” works should be identified as such.
Conflict of interest
All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence their work.
Submission declaration
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
Changes to authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts: Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Manager from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include: (a) the reason that the name should be added or removed, or the author names rearranged and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, fax, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed. Requests that are not sent by the corresponding author will be forwarded by the Journal Manager to the corresponding author, who must follow the procedure as described above. Note that:
(1) Journal Managers will inform the Journal Editors of any such requests and (2) publication of the accepted manuscript in an online issue is suspended until authorship has been agreed.
After the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Any requests to add, delete, or rearrange author names in an article published in an online issue will be followed the same policies as noted above and result in a corrigendum.
Copyright
Copyright is the term used to describe the rights related to the publication and distribution of research. It governs how authors (as well as their employers or funders), publishers and the wider general public can use, publish and distribute articles or books.
In order for Chinese Academy Engineering (CAE) and Higher Education Press (HEP) to publish and disseminate research articles, we need publishing rights. This is determined by a publishing agreement between the author, CAE and HEP. This agreement deals with the transfer or license of the copyright to CAE,HEP and authors retain significant rights to use and share their own published articles.
How copyright works with open access licenses
For CAE proprietary journals, the following steps apply:
· Authors sign a publishing agreement (CC BY) where they will have copyright but grant broad publishing and distribution rights to the publisher, including the right to publish the article on CAE’s online platforms.
· The author chooses an end user license under which readers can use and share the article.
The publisher makes the article available online with the author's choice of end user license.
Role of the funding source
You are requested to identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the paper for publication.
Language (Usage and Editing services)
Please write your text in good English (American spelling).
Submission
Manuscripts can be directly submitted to our manuscript submission and information portal on EVISE (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering/) according to the requirements on it if you have an account for Elsevier, or you have to register one. The status of submitted manuscripts, notification of the Editor’s decision, and requests for revision can also be tracked at this portal.
If you need any further information, please contact us at：engineering@engineering.org.cn. We will do our best to reply as soon as possible.
Additional Information
Tables and figures may be presented with captions within the main body of the manuscript; if so, figures should additionally be uploaded as high resolution files.
Preparation
Use of word processing software
It is important that the file is saved in the native format of the word process or used. The text should be in single-column format. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. In particular, do not use the word processor’s options to justify text or to hyphenate words. However, do use bold face, italics, subscripts, superscripts etc. When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, use only one grid for each individual table and not a grid for each row. If no grid is used, use tabs, not spaces, to align columns. The electronic text should be prepared in a way very similar to that of conventional manuscripts. Note that source files of figures, tables and text graphics will be required whether or not you embed your figures in the text. To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the “spell-check” and “grammar-check” functions of your word processor.
Article Structure
Subdivision - numbered sections
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to “the text”. Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.
Introduction
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
Material and methods
Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.
Theory/Calculation
A Theory section should extend, not repeat, the background to the article already dealt with in the Introduction and lay the foundation for further work. In contrast, a Calculation section represents a practical development from a theoretical basis.
Results
Results should be clear and concise.
Discussion
This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.
Appendices
If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq.(B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.
Essential title page information
Title
Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae if possible.
Author names and affiliations
Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly. Present the authors’ affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author’s name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.
Corresponding author
Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.
Present/permanent address
If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a “Present address” (or “Permanent address”) may be indicated as a footnote to that author’s name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
Abstract
A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Keywords
Authors are invited to submit keywords associated with their paper.
Abbreviations
Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field in a footnote to be placed on the first page of the article. Such abbreviations that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined at their first mentions there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.
Acknowledgements
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).
Nomenclature and Units
Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other quantities are mentioned, please give their equivalent in SI. Authors wishing to present a table of nomenclature should do so on the second page of their manuscript.
Math Formulae
Present simple formulae in the line of normal text where possible and use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line for small fractional terms, e.g., X/Y. In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Powers of e are often more conveniently denoted by exp. Number consecutively any equations that have to be displayed separately from the text (if referred to explicitly in the text).
Footnotes
Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. Many word processors build footnotes into the text, and this feature may be used. Should this not be the case, indicate the position of footnotes in the text and present the footnotes themselves separately at the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.
Table footnotes
Indicate each footnote in a table with a superscript lowercase letter.
Artwork
Electronic artwork
General points
· Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork.
· Save text in illustrations as “graphics” or enclose the font.
· Only use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Times, Symbol.
· Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
· Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
· Provide captions to illustrations separately.
· Submit each figure as a separate file.
Formats
If your electronic artwork is created in a Microsoft Office application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) then please supply “as is”.
Please do not:
· Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.
Color artwork
Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (TIFF, EPS) and with the correct resolution.
Figure captions
Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions separately, not attached to the figure. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
Tables
Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.
References
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either “Unpublished results” or “Personal communication” Citation of a reference as “in press” implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
Web references
As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
References in a special issue
Please ensure that the words ‘this issue’ are added to any references in the list (and any citations in the text) to other articles in the same Special Issue.
Reference management software
This journal has standard templates available in key reference management packages EndNote (http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp) and Reference Manager (http://refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp). Using plug-ins to word processing packages, authors only need to select the appropriate journal template when preparing their article and the list of references and citations to these will be formatted according to the journal style which is described below.
References style
Modern data collection on the distribution of income begins in the 1950s with the work of Kuznets [1].
In the 1960s and 1970s, similar methods using inheritance tax records were developed to construct top wealth shares [2, 3].
Inheritance declarations and probate records dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries were also exploited by a growing number of scholars in France, the United States, and the United Kingdom [4-7].
Examples
Reference to a journal publication:
[1] Chen J, Cai R, Ren G, Zhao J, Li H, Guo C, et al. Differences in clinicopathological characteristics and computed tomography findings between signet ring cell carcinoma and nonsignet ring cell carcinoma in early and advanced gastric cancer. Cancer Med 2018;7(4):1160–69.
[2] Barresi V, Reggiani BL, Domati F, Baron L. Prognostic relevance of histopathological features in signet ring cell carcinoma of the colorectum. Virchows Arch 2016;469(3):267–75.
Reference to a book:
[3] Murray PR, Rosenthal KS, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA. Medical microbiology. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2002.
[4] National Lawyer's Guild AIDs Network; National Gay Rights Advocates. AIDS practice manual: a legal and educational guide. 2nd ed. San Francisco: The Network; 1988.
[5] Buettner A, editor. Springer handbook of odor. Wang K, Jiang JX, Feng T, Liu Q, Zhe W, translators. Beijing: Science Press; 2019. Chinese.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
[6] Meltzer PS, Kallioniemi A, Trent JM. Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In: Vogelstein B, Kinzler KW, editors. The genetic basis of human cancer. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002. p. 93–113.
Reference to a proceeding:
[7] Harnden P, Joffe JK, Jones WG, editors. Germ cell tumours V. Proceedings of the 5th Germ Cell Tumour Conference; 2001 Sep 13–15; Leeds, UK. New York: Springer; 2002.
[8] Christensen S, Oppacher F. An analysis of Koza’s computational effort statistic for genetic programming. In: Foster JA, Lutton E, Miller J, Ryan C, Tettamanzi AG, editors. Genetic programming. EuroGP 2002: Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Genetic Programming; 2002 Apr 3–5; Kinsdale, Ireland. Berlin: Springer; 2002. p. 182–91.
Others:
[9] Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Hypertension, insulin, and proinsulin in participants with impaired glucose tolerance. Hypertension 2002;40(5):679–86.
[10] Vallancien G, Emberton M, Harving N, van Moorselaar RJ; Alf-One Study Group. Sexual dysfunction in 1,274 European men suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms. J Urol 2003;169(6):2257–61.
[11] Ellingsen AE, Wilhelmsen I. [Disease anxiety among medical students and law students]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2002;122(8):785–7. Norwegian.
[12] Geraud G, Spierings EL, Keywood C. Tolerability and safety of frovatriptan with short- and long-term use for treatment of migraine and in comparison with sumatriptan. Headache 2002;42 Suppl 2:S93–9.
[13] Tian D, Araki H, Stahl E, Bergelson J, Kreitman M. Signature of balancing selection in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. In press.
[14] Alvarez R. Near optimal neural network estimator for spectral X-ray photon counting data with pileup. 2017. arXiv:1702.01006v1.
[15] Pagedas AC, inventor; Ancel Surgical R&D Inc., assignee. Flexible endoscopic grasping and cutting device and positioning tool assembly. United States patent US 20020103498. 2002 Aug 1.
[16] EN 1993-1-5: Eurocode 3—Design of steel structures—Part 1–5: Plated structural elements. European standard. Brussels: European Committee for Standardization; 2006.
[17] Lim X. The kilogram is dead. Long live the kilogram [Internet]. New York City: The New York Times; 2018 Nov 16 [cited 2019 Feb 26]. Available from: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/science/kilogram-physics-measurement.html.
[18] eatright.org [Internet]. Chicago: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; c2016 [cited 2016 Dec 27]. Available from: https://www.eatright.org/.
Note 1 References
Citation in text
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either “Unpublished results” or “Personal communication” Citation of a reference as “in press” implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
Web references
As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
References in a special issue
Please ensure that the words ‘this issue’ are added to any references in the list (and any citations in the text) to other articles in the same Special Issue.
Reference management software
This journal has standard templates available in key reference management packages End Note (http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp) and Reference Manager (http://refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp). Using plug-ins to word processing packages, authors only need to select the appropriate journal template when preparing their article and the list of references and citations to these will be formatted according to the journal style which is described below.
References style
The number of the references in the text should be cited in the square brackets (i.e. [ ]). Grouped references should be separated by “,” (two or inconsecutive references) or connected by “–” (no less than three and consecutive references), e.g., [1,2], [1–5], or [1–3,5]. Such as:
Modern data collection on the distribution of income begins in the 1950s with the work of Kuznets [1].
In the 1960s and 1970s, similar methods using inheritance tax records were developed to construct top wealth shares [2,3].
Inheritance declarations and probate records dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries were also exploited by a growing number of scholars in France, the United States, and the United Kingdom [4–7].
Journal abbreviations source
Journal names should be abbreviated according
Index Medicus journal abbreviations: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html;
List of title word abbreviations: http://www.issn.org/2-22661-LTWAonline.php;
CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service): http://www.cas.org/sent.html.
Submission checklist
The following list will be useful during the final checking of an article prior to sending it to the journal for review. Please consult this Guide for Authors for further details of any item.
Ensure that the following items are present:
One Author designated as corresponding Author:
· E-mail address
· Full postal address
· Telephone and fax numbers
All necessary files have been uploaded:
· Keywords
· All figure captions
· All tables (including title, description, footnotes)
Further considerations:
· Manuscript has been “spellchecked” and “grammar-checked”
· References are in the correct format for this journal
· All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa
· Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Web)
· Color figures are clearly marked as being intended for color reproduction on the Web (free of charge) and in print or to be reproduced in color on the Web (free of charge) and in black-and-white in print
· If only color on the Web is required, black and white versions of the figures are also supplied for printing purposes
After Acceptance
Use of the Digital Object Identifier
The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) may be used to cite and link to electronic documents. The DOI consists of a unique alpha-numeric character string which is assigned to a document by the publisher upon the initial electronic publication. The assigned DOI never changes. Therefore, it is an ideal medium for citing a document, particularly ‘Articles in press’ because they have not yet received their full bibliographic information. The correct format for citing a DOI is shown as follows (example taken from a document in the journal Physics Letters B): doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2010.09.059
When you use the DOI to create URL hyperlinks to documents on the web, they are guaranteed never to change.
Proofs
One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author (if we do not have an e-mail address then paper proofs will be sent by post) or, a link will be provided in the e-mail so that authors can download the files themselves.
If you do not wish to use the PDF annotations function, you may list the corrections (including replies to the Query Form) and return them to CAE in an e-mail. Please list your corrections quoting line number. If, for any reason, this is not possible, then mark the corrections and any other comments (including replies to the Query Form) on a printout of your proof and return by fax, or scan the pages and e-mail, or by post. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage with permission from the Editor. We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately– please let us have all your corrections within 72 hours. It is important to ensure that all corrections are sent back to us in one communication: please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
Latest announcements are as following:
Call for papers for the Special Issue on “COVID-19”
Topics
A new era of electricity is dawning that combines decarbonization of the grid with the extensive electrification of all sectors of society. A grid as smart as the Internet is needed to harness the full potential of renewables, accommodate technology disruptions, embrace the rise of prosumers, and seamlessly integrate microgrids. Papers are invited on all topics related to Smart Grid and Energy Internet with the following focus:
• Overview of global or regional development of Smart Grid and Energy Internet
• Breakthrough in a specific area of Smart Grid and Energy Internet research
• Challenges, problems, and science and technology forecast of Smart Grid and Energy Internet
• Technical, economical, environmental and societal assessment of trial or demonstration projects
Paper Submission
All submitted papers must be clearly written in excellent English and contain only original work, which has not been published by or is currently under review for any other journals or conferences. A detailed submission guideline is available as “Guidelines for Authors” at: http://www.engineering.org.cn/en/journal/eng/authors
All manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through Editorial Manager (EM): https://www.editorialmanager.com/eng/default.aspx
Authors must select “SI: Smart Grid and Energy Internet” when they reach the “Article Type Selection” step in the submission process.
Special Issue Editors-in-Chief
Yu, Yixin, Tianjin University, China
Special Issue Editorial Board
Wu, Felix, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Han, Yingduo, Tsinghua university, China
Djilali, Ned, University of Victoria, Canada
Guo, Jianbo, China Electric Power Research Institute, China
Wu, Jianzhong, Cardiff University, UK
Liu, Yanli, Tianjin University, China
The problems and challenges caused by emerging contaminants in environment have gained great international concern in both developed and developing countries over the last decades, which have been the main driving forces for the rapid development of the control science and technology.
The special issue “Emerging Contaminants Control: Science and Technology” of Engineering welcomes submissions on the leading-edge technologies and the latest breakthroughs on the control of emerging contaminants.
Topics of interest:
This issue will publish original research papers, reviews, perspectives, and comments including but not limited to the following fields:
• Analytical method and occurrence in multiple environment of emerging contaminants
• Toxic effects and ecological risks of emerging contaminants
• Environmental behavior and degradation mechanism of emerging contaminants
• Alternative product/technology of emerging contaminants
• Disposal technology of waste containing emerging contaminants
Paper Length:
Research Article: 6000 words;
Review: 6000–8000 words;
Perspectives: 3000 words;
Views & Comments: 2000 words.
Guest editors:
Editorial Board of the Special Issue:
Special Issue Editors-in-Chief
Jiuhui Qu, Tsinghua University, China
Michael R. Hoffmann, California Institute of Technology, USA
Executive Editor-in-Chief
Gang Yu, Beijing Normal University, China
Special Issue Editorial Board
Heidelore Fiedler, Örebro Universitet, Sweden
Gan Zhang, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Guangguo Ying, South China Normal University, China
Huijuan Liu, Tsinghua University, China
Lee M. Blaney, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA
Stephan Köster, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
Yang Yang, Clarkson University, USA
Zhimin Qiang, Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Manuscript submission information:
You are invited to submit your manuscripts through the Editorial Manager (EM) System: https://www.editorialmanager.com/eng/default1.aspx
Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript, and select the article type of “SI: Emerging Contam Control” when submitting your manuscript online.
Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage here: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/engineering/2095-8099/guide-for-authors
The submission portal will be available on 11-August-2022;
The deadline for submission: 31-March-2023;
The deadline for acceptance: 31-May-2023.
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Agricultural Sensors
Paper Submission open date: 13 July 2023
Deadline for Paper Submission: 31 January 2024
Engineering is an international peer-reviewed academic journal sponsored by Chinese Academy of Engineering. The journal is published on a monthly basis in English. Online versions are available through http://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering/.
Topic:
Agricultural sensors, as the source of information in smart agriculture, are the core technology of smart agriculture and play a vital role in acquiring information and intelligent control, which is essential in promoting agricultural development. This special issue is aimed at agricultural sensors, gathering the latest research work in this area. The special issue focuses on five major themes, including agricultural environment sensors, animal and plant sensors, agricultural product quality and safety sensors, and miniaturization and chipization of agricultural sensors.
Topics of interest:
This issue will publish original research papers, reviews, meta-analysis, perspectives, and views & comments including but not limited to the following fields:
l Sensitive materials for agricultural sensors
l New sensing mechanisms for agricultural objects
l Intelligent signal processing of agricultural sensors
l Agricultural wireless sensor networks
Paper Length:
Research Article: up to ~6000 words;
Review: 5000–8000 words;
Perspectives: up to ~3000 words;
Views & Comments: up to ~2000 words, with less than five figures or tables and less than 15 references.
Paper Submission
The author instructions and paper submission information can be found at http://engineering.org.cn and https://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering/. As regards the online submission system of Engineering, the authors are invited to follow the link “Submit your Paper”, located in the main page of the Journal website, and submit manuscript to Article Type “SI: Agricultural Sensors” in Engineering.
Editorial Board of the Special Issue:
Special Issue Editors-in-Chief
Chunjiang Zhao, Chinese Academy of Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture, China
M. Jamal Deen, McMaster University, The Academy of Science of the Royal Society of Canada, Canada
Executive Editor-in-Chief
Daming Dong, National Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Equipment for Agriculture, China
Yong He, Zhejiang University, China
Special Issue Editorial Board
Viacheslav Adamchuk, McGill University, Canada
Irshad Hussain, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Daoliang Li, China Agricultural University, China
Ning Wang, Oklahoma State University, USA
Tianyan You, Jiangsu University, China
Naiqian Zhang, Kansas State University, USA
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Subwavelength Optics
Subwavelength optics delves into the study of light at spatial scales smaller than its wavelength, opening up new possibilities for understanding light–matter interactions. Over the past few decades, significant advancements have been made in the field, ranging from fundamental theories and technologies to practical engineering applications.
Since the turn of the century, we have witnessed three waves of revolution in subwavelength optics. The first wave introduced surface plasmon subwavelength optics, harnessing surface plasmons to confine light at a scale well below the diffraction limit. This breakthrough enabled sub-diffraction-limited imaging, waveguiding, and sensing capabilities. The second wave introduced subwavelength flat optics, which leveraged digital gradient phase shifts to redefine Snell's law, a fundamental principle in optics. This innovation gave rise to a myriad of game-changing flat optical devices. The third wave encompasses integrated subwavelength optics, which involves the integration of various optical components onto a single chip, resulting in further miniaturization of optical systems. This approach enables the creation of highly compact optical devices.
This special issue aims at gathering the newest global subwavelength optics research achievements, focusing on the perspectives of fundamental theories, enabling technologies, and engineering applications. Thereby, the special issue will guide and accelerate the research of subwavelength optics worldwide. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Plasmonics
• Optical metamaterials and metasurfaces
• Intelligent design methodologies
• Novel fabrication techniques for subwavelength structures
• Engineering applications enabled by subwavelength optics
Submission Guidelines
Only original manuscripts can be submitted, according to the “Guide for Authors” published on the Engineering website https://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering. In regards to the online submission system of Engineering, the authors are invited to follow the link “Submit your Paper”, located in the main page of the Journal website, and submit manuscript to Article Type “SI: Subwavelength Optics” in Engineering.
Please mention the name of the Special Issue in your cover letter. All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed in accordance with the established policies and procedures of the journal. The final papers will be selected for publication depending on the results of the peer review process and the reviews of the Guest Editors.
Deadline for Paper Submission: March 31, 2024
Guest editors:
Special Issue Editors-in-Chief
Xiangang Luo, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Jinghua Teng, Agency for Science Technology and Research, Singapore
Executive Editor-in-Chief
Mingbo Pu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Special Issue Editorial Board:
Ding Ping Tsai, City University of Hong Kong, China
Stefan Maier, Monash University, Australia
Xiangping Li, Jinan University
Guoxing Zheng, Wuhan University
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Laser Micro/Nano-Manufacturing
Laser micro/nano engineering stands as a fundamental pillar underlying numerous cutting-edge technologies. In recent decades, significant advancements have unfolded in this domain, spanning theoretical foundations, technological progress, and practical engineering applications. The significance of laser micro/nano engineering resides in its unparalleled capacity to manipulate materials at small scales, while maintaining an exceptional degree of precision. This capability empowers the creation of intricate structures critical to modern electronics, communication systems, and healthcare devices, including microchips, sensors, and medical apparatus. Laser-based techniques embody non-contact and non-invasive processes, minimizing potential harm to delicate materials. Consequently, they facilitate swift prototyping, tailored fabrication, and efficient manufacturing, yielding cost reductions and heightened productivity. By stimulating innovation and fostering breakthroughs across diverse industries, laser micro/nano engineering serves as a catalyst for augmented performance, miniaturization, and seamless integration within complex systems.
This special issue aims at gathering the newest global research achievements, focusing on the perspectives of fundamental theories, enabling technologies, and engineering applications. Thereby, the special issue will guide and accelerate the research of Laser Micro/Nano-Manufacturing. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Laser fabrication
• Laser surface modification
• Nano-material production
• Ultrafast laser related
• Metasurface/metamaterial
• Advanced nonlinear materials
Submission Guidelines
Only original manuscripts can be submitted, according to the “Guide for Authors” published on the Engineering website https://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering. In regards to the online submission system of Engineering, the authors are invited to follow the link “Submit your Paper”, located in the main page of the Journal website, and submit manuscript to Article Type “SI: Laser Micro/Nano-Manufacturing” in Engineering.
Please mention the name of the Special Issue in your cover letter. All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed in accordance with the established policies and procedures of the journal. The final papers will be selected for publication depending on the results of the peer review process and the reviews of the Guest Editors.
Deadline for Paper Submission: December 31, 2023
Guest editors:
Special Issue Editor-in-Chief
Minghui Hong, Xiamen University, China
Executive Editors-in-Chief
Tun Cao, Dalian University of Technology, China
Lianwei Chen, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Special Issue Editorial Board:
Baohua Jia, RMIT University, Australia
Mohsen Rahmani, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Hongyu Zheng, Shandong University of Technology, China
各位工程科技专家学者：
Engineering期刊学术专题（Engineering Special Program，以下简称“学术专题”），是提升Engineering学术论文质量、建设世界一流工程科技综合性期刊的重要举措。
学术专题包括论文专辑（Engineering Special Issue）和国际学术会议（Engineering Conference）两项任务。论文专辑采用邀稿为主、同步征稿的方式，面向国际组织高水平和具有广泛影响力的论文，组成专辑出版；国际学术会议组织论文专辑相关作者，结合论文专辑组稿工作，围绕学术专题开展前沿研讨交流。论文专辑和国际学术会议两位一体、相辅相成、相互支撑、相互促进。
为进一步做好2024年Engineering期刊学术专题工作，组织一批高水平的学术专题，现面向广大工程科技专家学者，开展2024年学术专题申报工作。有关事项通知如下：
一、专题定位
学术专题要符合Engineering建设世界一流学术期刊、建成工程领域综合性权威期刊的目标和定位，反映全球工程科技研究最前沿，引领工程科技创新发展。
二、专题要求
1.学术专题选取原则：聚焦国际工程科技界研究与开发的前沿、热点难点、争论焦点，具有前瞻性、引领性、综合性、交叉性；能够引起国内外工程科技界的广泛关注和跟进；在全球范围内有一定数量的团队从事该项研究与开发；在国内有高水平研究基础；有利于组建编委会和约稿。
2.学术专题论文专辑要求：采用邀稿方式组织6-10篇研究性文章和6-10篇观点性文章，同时公开征稿，择优录用。
3.学术专题国际学术会议要求：应紧密结合论文专辑组稿组织召开，主要邀请研究性文章邀稿作者围绕稿件内容作主题报告并进行研讨。国际学术会议规模控制在50-100人。
三、专题申报
本次学术专题申报为竞争性申报，申报人应填写《Engineering学术专题申报表》（附件1），Engineering期刊将择优支持不超过20个学术专题，每项经费不超过40万元，学术专题执行周期为1年。
本次学术专题申报截止日期为2024年4月5日。
联系人：刘宇飞，邮箱：liuyf@cae.cn
附件
Engineering期刊专题工作组
2024年3月6日
Manuscripts can be directly submitted to our manuscript submission and information portal on EM (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering/) according to the requirements on it if you have an account for Elsevier, or you have to register one. The status of submitted manuscripts, notification of the Editor’s decision, and requests for revision can also be tracked at this portal.
If you need any further information, please contact us at：engineering@engineering.org.cn. We will do our best to reply as soon as possible.
1. Do I have to know a CAE member to get published in Engineering?
No, the preferred route of submission is through the direct submission track rather than the CAE member contributed track.
A distinguishing feature of Engineering is that Editor-in-Chief and Guest Editor-in-Chief (Or Editorial Office) make the final decision for every paper. Authors may suggest the names of CAE members or Editorial Board Members in fields related to their Direct Submissions, but do not need to have any relationship with a CAE member.
2. Does Engineering publish only Chinese manuscripts?
No, although Engineering is the official journal of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), the journal supported by members of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS), and encourages exceptional submissions from all countries. Engineering welcomes authors, editors, and reviewers from around the globe.
3. Does the reputation of the authors influence the editors?
No, manuscripts across all tracks are evaluated based on the scientific merits of the work, not on who the authors are or where they are from.
4. What are the criteria for publication in Engineering?
Submissions must be:
a. original scientific research of exceptional importance;
b. work that appears to a Editorial Board member to be of particular importance, and intelligible to a broad scientific audience.
In addition to research reports, Engineering publishes News, Comments, Prospects, Review articles, and Letters. See the“Guidelines for Authors" for details about paper types.
5. What happens to a submitted paper, and who makes the final decision?
The Guest Editorial Board member and Editorial Board member receives initial submissions and is responsible for the final decision about acceptance.
Guest Editors-in-Chief, Associate Editors-in-Chief, and Editors-in-Chief can reject the paper or send the paper to board members or reviewers for review. After review, the Guest Editors-in-Chief makes a recommendation about acceptance to the Associate Editors-in-Chief, and Editors-in-chief. Multiple rounds of review and revision are strongly discouraged.
6. How long is the decision process?
Engineering has a three-tiered review process (Editorial Board member, Guest Editorial Board member, reviewers) and encourages editors and reviewers to provide comments in an expedited fashion.
More than 50% of Direct Submissions are declined by the Editorial Board within the first two weeks of submission. For papers that are sent on to editors or reviewers, the average time to receive an initial decision is 6weeks.
The average time from acceptance to online publication in Early Edition is 14 days.
The average time from submission to online publication is 10 weeks. The average time from submission to print is 14 weeks .
7. How do I submit a paper initially?
Carefully review this FAQ and the Guidelines for Authors. Your initial submission can combine text, tables, figures, and most supporting information (SI) in a single file, preferably in both Word and PDF. Manuscripts can be submitted by two ways shown as follows:
Manuscripts can be directly submitted to our manuscript submission and information portal on EVISE (http://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering/) according to the requirements on it if you have an account for Elsevier, or you have to register one. The status of submitted manuscripts, notification of the Editor’s decision, and requests for revision can also be tracked at this portal.
If you need any further information, please contact us at：engineering@engineering.org.cn. We will do our best to reply as soon as possible.
8. How do I submit a revised paper?
Once you receive your decision letter e-mail from the Editorial Office, you will be able to follow the link provided in the message to access the revised manuscript record. You can also access the record by clicking the manuscript number on your author home page, underneath Revise Manuscript. The files uploaded for your original manuscript will automatically carry over as well as any manuscript information that you have entered. Please note that revisions are required to include production-ready files for both the main and SI sections. Files are required to be uploaded individually for revisions. Revisions are required to include a point-by-point response to the reviewers’ comments and note any other changes made to the manuscript.
9. What does the decision letter mean?
All submissions to Engineering are evaluated by a member of the Editorial Board. In some cases, multiple rounds of review are necessary before an article is accepted. Authors may receive the following different types of decision letters:
The paper is accepted for publication without any additional changes and will be sent to the printer for processing.
The paper must be revised in response to the comments from the editor or reviewers. In this case, the decision on acceptance will be made after the editor and reviewers have evaluated the point-by-point response submitted by the authors.
The majority of revised submissions will be returned to the reviewers, but in some instances we will request additional minor revisions that will not require re review. In these cases the editor or a member of the Editorial Board will evaluate the revision.
For some revisions, the editor will state that a revised paper is unlikely to be accepted. In these cases, it may be worthwhile for the authors to consider resubmission elsewhere.
The paper is rejected for publication. Rejections can occur when the Editorial Board, Guest Editor-in-Chief, or more than 1 reviewer finds the paper not appropriate for publication in Engineering. The decision letter will explicitly state whether a resubmission would be considered. A resubmission must be invited by the Editor-in-Chief or Editorial Board and should be submitted as a new submission. The resubmission must include a Resubmission/Revision Cover Letter which references the original manuscript tracking number and outlines the changes you have made to your manuscript.
10. If my paper was rejected by Engineering should I revise and resubmit it?
Unless your decision letter specifically invites you to revise and resubmit your work, you are strongly advised not to resubmit to Engineering. Many papers are declined because they are not of sufficient general interest for the broad readers of Engineering and may be more appropriate for a specialty journal. Given the high number of submissions, we are unable to give unsolicited resubmissions high priority, and they are not usually successful.
11. Should I appeal?
We understand that this can be frustrating to authors, particularly when papers are rejected without review or when authors disagree with reviewer or editor comments. Authors may appeal decisions on rejected papers by writing to engineering@cae.cn, but we cannot guarantee a quick decision. Please note that decisions made by the Editorial Board regarding the novelty or general interest of a submission are unlikely to be reversed with an appeal. If an appeal is declined, further appeals will not be considered and the paper may not be resubmitted.
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