1. Publishing Scope

The purpose of the Journal of Zhengzhou University (Engineering Science) is to “prosper science and technology culture, train science and technology personnel, promote the transformation of science and technology into productive forces, and serve the socialist modernization.” The journal mainly publishes academic papers in the fields of computer science and technology, mechanical engineering, automatic control technology, hydraulic engineering, electrical engineering, power engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, and material engineering, as well as interdisciplinary fields.

2. Thesis format requirements

（1） The paper should include: a title, author, author unit, abstract, keywords, Chinese library classification number, document identification code, fund project, introduction, body, conclusion, and references.

（2） Author profile includes: the first author＇s name, gender, year of birth, title, educational background, main research direction, and E-mail. And attach a contact number and detailed mailing address.

（3）The Chinese title generally does not exceed 22 words. If it is necessary to express it in a long way, the form of subtitles can be used.

（4） The Chinese abstract should be 400~500 words, which should be able to separate from the full-text reading without affecting the understanding, directly clarify the main idea of the paper, the methods used, and the main conclusions, highlight the research focus and innovation of the paper, exclude the discussion of common sense content and self-evaluation, avoid formulas, charts and reference serial numbers, and the introduction should not be placed in the abstract. To facilitate the reading of international scholars, English abstracts independent of Chinese abstracts with rich information and correct grammar can be written, and English writing standards of journals included in EI can be referred to.

（5） 3~8 keywords are appropriate, which are professional terms that can accurately express the main content of the paper.

（6） The introduction should briefly review the research history and current situation of the professional field involved in the paper, briefly introduce the relevant research background, clearly state the purpose, innovation points, and problems to be solved, and explain the methods and technical means adopted.

（7） The main research results of the paper should be summarized in the conclusion, and the possible future research direction or application prospect can be simply predicted. The research content in the references should be avoided.

（8） References (unpublished data, reports, documents, etc., should not be included) are recorded under the GB/T-7714-2015, and indexed in the text according to the order of citation [1], [2], [3], etc. When describing a foreign language, the authors of foreign language literature should be recorded as family name first, given name last. All letters of the family name should be capitalized, and the initials of the given name should be capitalized without adding an abbreviation, such as ZHANG Y M; If there are 4 or more authors, only 3 authors are recorded, followed by “etc” or “et al.”.

（9）Chart requirement

① Both figures and tables must have Chinese and English names and serial numbers. The English variables in the figures should be in italic and in 6-point font. Tables should be in three-line format. The width of a single-column figure should not exceed 16 cm, and the width of a double-column figure should not exceed 8 cm.

② Figures generally appear along with the main text. The text referring to the figure should be presented first, and then the figure. The location of the figure in the text should be marked as “See Figure *”. Each figure includes two parts: the Chinese and English figure serial number and the figure title. The figure serial number and the figure title should be centered and typeset below the figure, with a space of one character between them, in the format of: "图1（2，3…）" and “Fig.1（2，3…）”.

③ For illustrations with coordinate systems, both the horizontal and vertical coordinates should have scales, corresponding physical quantities, units, and data. The names of physical quantities in the coordinates and the explanations in the figures are generally marked in Chinese. The figure title should be in 9pt and song font, and the text in the figure is generally in 7.5pt and song font, and can also be in 6.5pt song font as appropriate.

④ The symbols of physical quantities and professional terminology symbols that appear for the first time in the paper should all be accompanied by explanations.

（10）Font requirement

Text with 10.5pt song typeface double column typesetting, specifically can refer to the journal manuscript template. The units of measurement in the document are all legal units of measurement promulgated in the National Standard of the People＇s Republic of China, with italics for variables, black italics for the symbols of matrices, vectors, vectors, and sets, and orthography for the symbols of constants, operation symbols, and units.

3. Matters needing attention

（1）The submitted manuscript must be an original work and have not been published in any official domestic or foreign journals. This journal strictly prohibits simultaneous submission of the manuscript to multiple journals, resubmission of the same content, and submission of the same content in different languages. If any of the above behaviors are found, the manuscript will be immediately rejected. In addition, the author＇s affiliated institution and other journals in the relevant academic field will also be notified. Subsequent submissions from the violating author will not be considered for publication.

（2）This journal only accepts online submissions. Please visit the "Author Login" on the homepage of the journal＇s official website (http://gxb.zzu.edu.cn). If you are a new user, please register your account. Click on "Submit Manuscript" and fill in all the submission information and author information. After submission, the author can check the status of the peer review process in the manuscript submission system at any time.

（3）All manuscripts in this journal are reviewed by double anonymous peer review.

（4）The review period is approximately 90 days. During this period, the author shall not submit the manuscript elsewhere. Some manuscripts may take longer to review. If the author decides to submit the manuscript to another journal or withdraw it, please notify the editorial department before taking any action. If the editorial department decides to accept the manuscript, the author will be notified on time.

（5）The author is responsible for the content of the manuscript. The editorial department has the right to make technical and textual modifications to the manuscript. With the author＇s consent, content modifications can be made.

（6）The author does not need to pay a review fee when submitting the manuscript. If the manuscript is accepted, the author should pay the article publication fee. After publication, the editorial department will pay the corresponding remuneration and send two sample issues of the journal.

（7）After the manuscript is received, the author is required to sign the " Copyright Transfer Agreement" and the "Author＇s Statement", transferring the copyright of the article (including the copyright of the online version of the article) to the editorial department of this journal.

4. Submission Agreement

（1） Review process

This journal implements a double-blind peer review system by experts. After submission, the editorial department will conduct a preliminary review first. The editorial department will select manuscripts fairly based on their academic quality. If a manuscript lacks originality, has major flaws, or does not fall within the scope of the journal, it will be directly rejected. Manuscripts that pass the preliminary review will be sent to at least two reviewers. The author is required to revise the manuscript according to the reviewers＇ comments and submit the revised version on time. The final decision on whether to publish the manuscript is made by the chief editor or deputy chief editor. The manuscript must pass the three-review process before it can be officially published.

（2） Policy on Academic Misconduct

To prevent academic misconduct, the editorial department uses the "Academic Misconduct Literature Check System" (AMLC) developed by CNKI to detect plagiarism during the preliminary review. This journal only accepts original articles that have not been published in any other journal. Academic misconduct such as multiple submissions of the same manuscript, duplicate publication, and plagiarism is strictly prohibited. If any academic misconduct is found, the manuscript will be rejected. At the same time, the author＇s affiliated institution and other relevant journals will also be notified. Future submissions from the author will no longer be accepted.

（3）Appeal and Feedback

① Appeal: If the author has objections to the review comments or results, they can submit a written appeal to the editorial department and send it to the journal＇s email address. The author must provide a detailed explanation for each review comment. The editorial department will review the appeal on time and provide feedback to the author. Please note that each manuscript can usually only be appealed once.

② Feedback: If the author or reader has any comments or feedback on the articles published in this journal, or has any opinions on our review process or publication ethics policy, please feel free to send your opinions to our email address. The editorial department will process it as soon as possible and provide appropriate feedback. We welcome readers and authors to actively participate in the supervision and feedback of this journal to jointly create a good academic atmosphere.

（4） Conflict of Interest

① Authors: The author should promise that the submitted paper does not contain any content that infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of others (especially intellectual property rights). In addition, the author should also clearly state that there are no economic and personal relationships with other individuals or organizations that may unduly influence their work. If there are potential conflicts of interest, the author must inform the editorial department with an appropriate statement.

② Reviewers: If a reviewer is unable to provide a review opinion or has a conflict of interest with the author, they should withdraw from the review process.

③ Editors: Editors will review manuscripts only based on their academic value and their relevance to the scope of the journal. If an editor has a conflict of interest, or their relationship has a potential conflict with the article under consideration, they should abstain from making editorial decisions.

（5） Correction and Withdrawal

① Correction: if an unintentional scientific error is found in a published article, but has little impact on the results and conclusions of the article, the editorial department will issue a correction notice in the journal as soon as possible. The notice will detail the modifications made to the original text and indicate the source of the article. The journal will publish a corrected version of the article, stating all the modifications made to the original article and indicating the update date. The early version will also be archived for readers to access. However, when citing the article, only the latest version should be cited.

② Withdrawal: If a major scientific error is found in a published article, resulting in the conclusions and results being unreliable, the journal will withdraw the article. In addition, if the article is suspected of academic misconduct, such as plagiarism or fabrication of data, the editorial department will conduct an investigation and state to the readers, detailing the relevant risks of the article. The investigation results will be announced after the investigation is completed. If the academic misconduct is confirmed, the editorial department will withdraw the article and issue a withdrawal notice.

5. Open Access and copyright

（1）Open access

The Journal of Zhengzhou University (Engineering Science) has been transformed into an open access journal since 2024. All the content of this journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license agreement. All articles are published in open access format under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license agreement. Articles published on the official website (http://gxb.zzu.edu.cn) from 1980 to the present are permanently and freely accessible to readers, allowing users to read, download, copy, print, search, obtain the full-text links of the articles, or use them for other legal purposes.

（2）Copyright Notice

Authors are required to sign the "Article Copyright Transfer Agreement" and voluntarily transfer all the copyrights of the entire paper, as well as the figures, tables, abstracts, or other parts that can be extracted from the paper attached to the paper - including but not limited to the rights of reproduction, distribution, information network communication, performance, translation, compilation, adaptation, etc. worldwide to the Editorial Department of the Journal of Zhengzhou University (Engineering Science). At the same time, the editorial department has the right to license all or part of the above rights to a third party.

（3）Data sharing

Data sharing is conducive to the reproducibility of scientific research. This journal encourages authors to share research data, such as raw data, observation records, experimental results, etc. Authors can also share the software, code, models, algorithms, and other materials used in the research. Authors can upload the shared data or materials to an open storage platform (scientific database) and provide a link at the end of the paper.

6. Contact

Tel: 0371-67781276,67781277

Email: gxb@zzu.edu.cn.

Submission Platform Website: http://gxb.zzu.edu.cn/.