The editors of Engineering Studies are interested in papers that consider the following questions:

The instructions below are specifically directed at authors who wish to submit a manuscript to Engineering Studies. For general information, please visit the Publish With Us section of our website.

 

Engineering Studies considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Engineering Studies, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which Engineering Studies incurs and their papers will not be published.

 

 

1.1   All submissions should be made online at the Engineering Studies Manuscript Central site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre. Papers can be created using a standard program such as MSWord. Figures should be uploaded as separate files. This journal does not accept Microsoft Word 2007 documents. Please use Word's "Save As" option to save your document as an older (.doc) file type.

1.2   Manuscripts submitted to Engineering Studies go through a double-blind peer review process. Please remove all self-identifying information from your manuscript, including footnotes that might identify you.

1.3   Manuscripts submitted or previously published elsewhere will not be considered. A manuscript previously published in a conference proceedings must be substantially changed before Engineering Studies will consider it. The editors will consider special exceptions.

1.4   In general, manuscripts should be no longer than 10,000 words, including notes and references. Authors are required to provide a word count with their submission. The Editors will consider proposals for longer articles, especially for historical and ethnographic accounts. Please contact the Journal with your proposal prior to submitting your manuscript.

1.5   Text should be formatted in Microsoft Word or RTF formats, and should appear in Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced. Include footnotes rather than endnotes. View more detailed formatting guidelines.

1.6   For the purposes of review, illustrations and figures can be included as part of the manuscript in JPEG, TIFF, GIF, or PSD formats. At the point of publication, each illustration must be submitted as a separate file and should be of the highest quality possible (see 2 below). Authors are responsible for securing copyright permissions prior to publication (see 4 below). Note: The editors invite authors to submit images for possible publication on the journal cover.

1.7   Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title; abstract; keywords; main text, with footnotes; appendices; references; tables with captions; figure captions.

1.8   Engineering Studies is an English-language journal. Authors who seek to improve their writing skills in English may consider using the services of SPi, a non-affiliated company that offers Professional Editing Services to authors of journal articles in the areas of science, technology, medicine or the social sciences. SPi specializes in editing and correcting English-language manuscripts written by authors with a primary language other than English. Visit http://www.prof-editing.com for more information about SPi's services and rates.

 

If a manuscript is accepted for publication, authors must follow these guidelines for the submission of illustrations and figures:

 

The Journal has no free colour pages within its annual page allowance. Authors of accepted papers who propose publishing figures in colour in the print version should consult Taylor & Francis at proof stage to agree a financial contribution to colour reproduction costs. Figures that appear in black-and-white in the print version of the Journal will appear in colour in the online edition, assuming colour originals are supplied.

 

 

Contributors are required to secure permission for the reproduction of any figure, table or extensive extract (more than fifty words) from the text of a source that is copyrighted or owned by a party other than Taylor & Francis or the contributor. This applies to direct reproductions as well as 'derivative reproduction', where the contributor has created a new figure or table that derives substantially from a copyrighted source. Authors are themselves responsible for the payment of any permission fees required by the copyright owner. Copies of permission letters should be sent with the manuscript upon submission to the Editors(s).

 

Authors are welcome to submit animations, movie films, sound files or any additional information for online publication.

 

It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis Ltd. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors retain a number of rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found here.

 

Exceptions are made for Government employees whose policies require that copyright cannot be transferred to other parties. We ask that a signed statement to this effect is submitted when returning proofs for accepted papers.

 

Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (http://www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Reprints of articles published in this journal can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk.