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Information for Authors

About the Journal

AJSES is an open-access international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research. To gain insight into the journal's thematic and peer-review guidelines, please refer to its Aims & Scope section. The Open Access property of AJSES ensures that your research becomes freely available online upon publication, facilitating widespread access and enabling readers from diverse backgrounds to explore and cite your work. It is important to note that AJSES exclusively considers manuscripts in English, focusing on original researchers and reviews.

Language

Manuscripts should be crafted in clear and concise English. Authors who are not proficient in idiomatic English are encouraged to seek assistance with manuscript preparation before submission. Reviewers are not anticipated to rectify grammatical errors, and any shortcomings in this regard could potentially impact the scientific content of the paper, leading to delays in acceptance or, in some cases, rejection.

Types of Articles

The journal seeks to publish the following:

  1. Original papers: The original research that focuses on highlighting the results of scientific inquiry in engineering sustainability.
  2. Review articles: Typically limited to fewer than 10,000 words, these articles feature an unstructured abstract and encompass current references. Reviews include meta-analyses and emphasize the instructional significance of the content.

Before Submission

Please ensure that your manuscript adheres to the following criteria:

  1. Your work should be original and not previously published or currently under review by another journal or conference proceedings.
  2. Ensure compliance with all research ethics standards, with a dedicated section on "Ethics Approval" if your work involves human or animal subjects.
  3. The manuscript should demonstrate acceptable English language proficiency, being free of grammatical and spelling errors.
  4. Edit your manuscript according to the AJSES template (Manuscript Template).
  5. Confirm that your figures are of satisfactory quality and uploaded as separate files.
  6. Format your references accurately, numbering them as they appear in the text. Clearly indicate the reference style used.
  7. Only submit manuscripts that meet the aims and scope of the journal; manuscripts of sufficient quality will undergo review.
  8. Ensure that your manuscript adheres to the guidelines specified below for the journal.

Preparation of Manuscripts

Authors are required to submit their manuscripts to the editorial office as Word files (Word 2007 or higher) through the online Manuscript Tracking System. Manuscripts containing mathematical content may also be submitted in LaTeX.

The original manuscript should be formatted with double line spacing, utilizing Times New Roman fonts (12 pt), and fully justified on both the right and left. The text should be presented in a single-column format with justified margins. Authors are encouraged to use boldface, italics, subscripts, and superscripts where applicable.

To minimize errors, it is strongly recommended that authors employ the "spell-check" and "grammar-check" functions of their word processing software. Continuous line numbering must be applied throughout the text, and all manuscript pages should be numbered.

Equations should be created using the equation editor or MathType. Tables should be generated using the table function.

For headings, utilize the decimal system with no more than three levels, such as 1., 2., 2.1, 2.1.1, etc.

Online Submission

Submission of manuscripts should be carried out by one of the manuscript's authors through the online Manuscript Tracking System (MTS), adhering to the instructions provided on the screen. Only Word (.doc, .docx, .rtf) files are acceptable for submission via the MTS, and there is no specified page limit. Submissions from individuals other than the authors will not be considered. The submitting author assumes responsibility for the manuscript throughout the submission and peer review process.

Initial evaluation

The Editorial Office will conduct a thorough review of all submitted manuscripts to ensure proper preparation and adherence to the journal's ethical policies. Additionally, all submissions will undergo screening for potential plagiarism using iThenticate software. Manuscripts that do not align with the journal's ethical standards or fail to meet its criteria will be rejected prior to the peer review process. Incomplete manuscripts not conforming to the recommended style will be returned to authors without undergoing scientific review.

Following these initial assessments, the Editorial Office will seek the guidance of the journal's Editor-in-Chief to evaluate the manuscript's alignment with the journal's scope and its scientific validity. Manuscripts lacking sufficient priority for publication will be promptly declined. It is essential to present your text in clear and proficient English, with American usage accepted. The Editor reserves the right to reject a manuscript based on inadequate language quality, and such decisions will be validated by the Editor-in-Chief at this stage.

Submission Declaration and Verification

When submitting an article, it is understood that the described work has not been previously published (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture, or an academic thesis), is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and its publication is approved by all authors as well as tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was conducted. Furthermore, if accepted, the article will not be published elsewhere in the same form, whether in English or any other language, including electronically, without the written consent of the copyright holder. As a measure to ensure originality, all manuscripts submitted to AJSES undergo screening using Crossref Similarity Check Powered by iThenticate to identify any instances of plagiarized content.

Article structure

The manuscript should be compiled in the following order:

  1. Title page
  2. Abstract, Keywords
  3. Introduction
  4. Material and methods (Experimental or Methodology or Patients and methods)
  5. Results
  6. Discussion (Results and discussion can be combined in one section)
  7. Conclusion
  8. Acknowledgment(s)
  9. Funds (Fund statement can be combined with Acknowledgment)
  10. Conflicts of Interest
  11. References
  12. Tables and Figures are placed within the manuscript.
  13. Supplementary material, if available.

Title page

The title page should include the following in English and Arabic:

  1. Title: The title should be brief, concise, and descriptive. It should not contain any ‎literature references or compound numbers or non-standardized abbreviations. It should be ‎centered, typed in Times New Roman 14 point and boldface.‎
  2. Authors and affiliations: Supply given names, middle initials, and family names for ‎complete identification. They should be centered beneath the title and typed in Times New ‎Roman 11-point, non-italic, and boldface. Use superscript lowercase letters to indicate ‎different affiliations, which should be as detailed as possible and must include department, ‎faculty/college, University, the city with zip code or P.O. Box and country. The primary ‎affiliation for each author should be the institution where most of their work was done. if an ‎author has subsequently moved, the current address may additionally be stated. Addresses ‎will not be updated after the publication of the article.‎
    3. ‎
  3. Corresponding author: Should be indicated with an asterisk, and contact details (Tel., fax, ‎and e-mail address) should be placed in a footnote. If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the ‎corresponding author.‎
    Title, Authors, and affiliations in Arabic should be provided in the same order as mentioned ‎above on a separate page in the same file.‎
    Short running title (running head) with 80 characters as maximum.‎

Abstract

The abstract should be self-contained, citation-free, and should not exceed 300 words. The ‎abstract should briefly describe the purpose of the study, how the investigation was ‎performed, the most important results, and the principal conclusions that were drawn from ‎the results, respectively. Nonstandard or uncommon abbreviations should be defined at first ‎mention within the abstract. The abstract should be typed in Times New Roman, 9-point, ‎non-italic and non-boldface.‎

Keywords

Authors are asked to provide (4 to 6) keywords, separated with semicolons, and should be ‎typed in Times New Roman, 10-point, non-italic and non-boldface.‎

Introduction

This section should be succinct, with no subheadings. The author(s) should strive to define ‎the significance of the work and the justification for its publication. Any background ‎discussion should be brief and restricted to pertinent material.

Material and methods (Experimental or Methodology or Patients and methods)‎

This part should contain sufficient detail that would enable all procedures to be repeated. It ‎can be divided into subsections if several methods are described. Authors should be as ‎concise as possible in experimental descriptions. The experimental section must contain all ‎of the information necessary to guarantee reproducibility. Previously published methods ‎should be indicated by a reference and only relevant modifications should be described. All ‎vendor details, including company, city, and country, should be mentioned for chemicals, ‎reagents, strains, etc. For statistical analysis, please state the appropriate test(s) in addition to ‎a hypothesized p-value or significant level (for example 0.05).‎

Results and Discussion

They should be combined. The study results should be clear and concise. Restrict the use of ‎tables and figures to depict data that is essential to the message and interpretation of the ‎study. The results should be presented in a logical sequence in the text, tables and ‎illustrations. The discussion should explore the significance of the results of the work, not ‎repeat them. Include in the discussion the implications of the findings and their limitations, ‎how the findings fit into the context of other relevant work, and directions for future ‎research.‎

Conclusion(s)‎

The main conclusion(s) of the study should be presented in a short conclusion statement ‎highlighting the goals of the study and its importance. State new hypotheses when ‎warranted. Include recommendations when appropriate.‎

Acknowledgment(s)‎

All acknowledgments (if any) should be included at the very end of the manuscript before ‎the references. Anyone who made a contribution to the research or manuscript, but who is ‎not a listed author, should be acknowledged (with their permission).‎

Conflicts of Interest

Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors ‎should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors ‎should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests.‎

References

Text: Indicate references by Arabic numerals in brackets, which run in order of appearance ‎throughout the text (Vancouver style). For instance [4] or [7-10, 13,15]. The actual authors ‎can be referred to, but the reference number(s) must always be given.‎

Figures

Figures and tables should not be submitted in separate files. If the article is accepted, authors ‎will be asked to provide the source files of the figures. Each figure should be supplied in a ‎separate electronic file. All figures should be cited in the manuscript in consecutive order. ‎Figures should be supplied in either vector art formats (Illustrator, EPS, WMF, FreeHand,‎ CorelDraw, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) or bitmap formats (Photoshop, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, etc.).

‎Bitmap images should be of 300 dpi resolution at least unless the resolution is intentionally ‎set to a lower level for scientific reasons. If a bitmap image has labels, the image and labels ‎should be embedded in separate layers. Figures should be referred to as Fig. 1, Figs. 2, 3-5, ‎using Arabic numerals. Ensure that all tables, figures, and schemes are cited in the text in ‎numerical order. Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a,b,c,..etc).‎

Tables

Tables should be cited consecutively in the text. Every table must have a descriptive title ‎and if numerical measurements are given, the units should be included in the column ‎heading. Vertical rules should not be used. Figure and table captions should be 9-point ‎Times New Roman, boldface, and non-italic. Initially capitalize only the first word of the ‎caption. Figure captions are to be below the figures and Table titles are to be fully justified ‎right and left above the table.‎

Funding Statement

Authors must state how the research and publication of their article were funded, by naming ‎financially supporting body(s) (written out in full) followed by associated grant number(s) in ‎square brackets (if applicable), for example: “This work was supported by the Engineering ‎and Physical Sciences Research Council [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy]; the National Science ‎Foundation [grant number zzzz]; and a Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant”. If the ‎research did not receive specific funding but was performed as part of the employment of the ‎authors, please name this employer. If the funder was involved in the manuscript writing, ‎editing, approval, or decision to publish, please declare this.‎

Nomenclature and Units

All measurements and data should be given in SI units where possible, or in other ‎internationally accepted units in parentheses throughout the text. Illustrations and Tables ‎should use conventional units, with conversion factors given in legends or footnotes.‎

Proofs

One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. ‎Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness, and ‎correctness of the text, tables, and figures. We will do our best to get your article published ‎quickly and accurately. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are ‎sent back in one communication within 48 h. proofreading is solely your responsibility. Note ‎that the publisher may proceed with the publication of an article if no response is received.‎

Revised manuscripts

The authors must submit the revised version of their submissions within one month. The revised manuscript should be submitted online using a process similar to the initial submission. However, there is no requirement to submit the "First Page" or "Covering Letter" file with the revised version. When submitting a revision, contributors are asked to include the referees' remarks along with a point-to-point clarification at the beginning of the revised file. Additionally, changes made should be clearly marked, either underlined or in colored text, within the article.

After acceptance

After acceptance, your article will undergo typesetting in the production process. Once the typesetting is complete, you will receive the proofs for review.

Peer Review

The journal upholds the highest standards of peer-review integrity. Upon receipt, each manuscript undergoes an initial evaluation by the editor to determine its suitability for the journal. Manuscripts may be rejected if they lack sufficient originality, exhibit serious scientific flaws, require substantial language improvement, or fall outside the scope of the journal.

Manuscripts deemed suitable by the editor are then sent to a minimum of two external peer reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The review process follows a single-blind model, where the names and information of the reviewers remain confidential to the author. Editors make decisions based on the reviewers' reports, and authors receive these reports along with the editorial decision on their manuscript.

Authors should be aware that even with a positive report, concerns raised by another reviewer could critically undermine the study and lead to the rejection of the manuscript. This ensures a thorough and rigorous evaluation process to maintain the journal's commitment to scholarly excellence.

Supplementary materials

Authors can publish online supplementary files along with their articles or book chapter. Each supplementary file should include an article title, journal name, authors' names, affiliations, and email address of the corresponding author. supplementary files will be published as received from the authors without any conversion, editing, or reforming.

Article Publishing Charge

There is no Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication of the journal on all submissions.