Instructions for Authors - Journal of Zhengzhou University (Engineering Science)

The Journal of Zhengzhou University (Engineering Science) aims to track the frontiers of engineering science both domestically and internationally, focusing on new theories, achievements, and technologies in the field of engineering science, promoting the transformation and application of engineering technology achievements, and serving the development of national engineering science and the progress of engineering technology. It publishes innovative academic papers on research, development, and applications in the field of engineering science. The target readership includes faculty and students of higher education institutions, researchers, and engineering technicians. This journal mainly publishes research papers in 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 engineering science fields.

2. Requirements for Manuscripts
　　（1）Structure　All research article formats generally contain the following sections: title, authors, affiliations, abstract, keywords, Chinese Library Classification (CLC) Code, Document Code, funding sources, introduction, main body, results, references, etc.
　　（2）Author Details　A manuscript should include the first author’s full name, gender, birth year, professional titles (position), degree, main research area, and email address. It is advisable to provide a contact phone number and a detailed corresponding address.
　　（3）Title　The Chinese title should not exceed 22 Chinese characters in general and may include a subtitle if necessary.
　　（4）Abstract　The Chinese abstract should be 400 words, fully reflecting the content of the paper. The main idea, methods used, and main results of the paper shall be included. The abstract should highlight the research focus and innovation of the paper, excluding genertic statements and self-evaluation. Formulas, diagrams, serial numbers of references, and contents in the introduction should not appear in abstract. For the convenience of international scholars, an information-rich English abstract, independent of the Chinese abstract, may be written and should be grammatically correct. The English writing standards of Ei-indexed journals can be used as a reference.
　　（5）Keywords　We encourage authors to include 3-8 keywords. These keywords should accurately reflect the main content.
　　（6）Introduction　An effective introduction includes the following elements: ① a brief historical background of the issue; ② a description of the aim and approaches/technical skills framed in the context; ③ an indication of the novelties and problems to be solved.
　　（7）Results　This section should convey information about findings, possible future research directions, or application prospects. Contents from the references should be avoided.
　　（8）References　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 citing foreign-language references, the authors of foreign language literature should be recorded as surname first, given name last. All letters of the surname 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）Figures & Table　The titles of all figures and tables should be bilingual. Figures and tables are usually placed within the main text, following the words referring to them. Headings of figures should be placed beneath the figures while headings of tables should be placed above. The headings should be both in Chinese and English. Please refer to the Chinese version of guidelines of manuscript for detail instructions（http://gxb.zzu.edu.cn/Corp/5032.aspx).

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 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/en/). 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" 、"Author Contribution Statement"　and　"Conflict of Interest 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. Peer Review & Editing
　　（1）Review Process
　　All manuscripts submitted to the journal will be reviewed by double anonymous peer review. After submission, the editorial office will conduct a preliminary review of the manuscript. The editorial office will reject the manuscripts which are insufficient in originality, having serious scientific or technical mistakes, lacking valuable information, or not in the scope of the journal. Manuscripts which have passed the preliminary review will be anonymously sent to two or more peer reviewers. Authors must revise the manuscript according to the reviewers‘ comment and submit the revised version in time. The Editor-in-Chief will conduct the final round of review and the editorial office shall impartially select manuscripts on the basis of academic quality and the review comment.
　　（2） Policy on Academic Misconduct
　　To prevent academic misconduct, the journal editorial department uses the "Scientific Journal Academic Misconduct Document Inspection System" (AMLC) developed by CNKI to detect research papers. The journal editorial committee will discuss and determine whether there is an academic misconduct and what is the punishment. Should forgery of data, multiple submission or plagiarism be found, the manuscript will be rejected immediately and the journal will not accept submission from the authors involved in two years. An announcement shall be published and the institutes of the authors shall be notified. All consequences shall be borne by authors. For other types of academic misconduct, such as improper attribution and failure to disclose conflicts of interest, once verified, the case will be handled according to national standards and international guidelines, depending on the specific circumstances.
　　（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 1980. 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 "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/.