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Prepare your manuscript for Engineering Studies.

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Article types

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Readiness requirements

Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.

Abstract length

  • Use a structured abstract.
  • Your abstract should focus on what your research is about, what methods have been used, and what you found out.
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  • The instructions for authors for each journal will give specific guidelines on what’s required here, including whether it should be a structured abstract or graphical abstract, and any word limits.

Keywords

  • Include or confirm the keywords required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • In general, reports should be no longer than 3,000 words, including notes and references.
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  • Authors must include in an endnote stating that parts of the paper were previously published and include the citation.
  • Please use this reference guide when preparing your paper.
  • Where applicable, this should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.
  • In the manuscript, authors must include in an endnote explaining which parts of the article are new and include the citation anywhere parts of the conference papers are being repeated.
  • Examples include but are not limited to: reports on conferences or workshops; reviews of museums/museum exhibits, films, memoirs, or works of fiction; critical notices of key publications, for example from engineering societies, government agencies, national academies, or non-governmental organizations; obituaries and memorials.
  • In-text citations must be endnotes.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.
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Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Group tables at the end of the manuscript.
  • 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).
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
  • Tables and figures Show clearly in your article text where the tables and figures should appear, for example, by writing [Table 1 near here].
  • Figures should be uploaded as separate files.
  • Figures should be saved separately from the text.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • It’s very important that you have been given permission to use any tables or figures you are reproducing from another source before you submit.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word.
  • Check the instructions for authors to see how you should supply tables and figures, whether at the end of the text or in separate files, and follow any guidance given on the submission system.

Funding statement

  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Data availability statement

  • Include or confirm the data availability statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Blinded manuscript

  • Remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, and other direct identifiers from the blinded manuscript file.
  • The PDF should be uploaded as the “Manuscript - with author details”/”Manuscript - anonymous” file.

Cover letter

  • Letter: Provide the claims and editor-specific context for the cover letter; Articlo creates an editable companion without inventing content.
  • Using Third-Party Material in your Paper You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
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  • Review: The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Title page and author information

  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with their email address normally displayed in the article PDF (depending on the journal) and the online article.

Article structure and word limits

  • It must contain at least 80% original, previously unpublished material.
  • Text should be formatted in Microsoft Word or RTF formats, and should appear in Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced.
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  • Incorrect: Engineers who work in corporate environments must balance competing accountabilities to their employers, their profession, the public, and themselves [23].
  • Margins Margins should be at least 2.5cm (1 inch).
  • Reviews run to around 5000 words and should present the books to potential readers, synthesize their arguments, and develop an original argument related to the state of the art in the field of engineering studies.
  • Incorrect: Engineers who work in corporate environments must balance competing accountabilities to their employers, their profession, the public, and themselves (Smith, 2021).
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Review / Editorial: Submissions to Engineering Studies must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office.
  • Researchers in technical communication, technical work, and engineering education research should take special note of the journal’s emphasis on critical analysis.
  • Best practices for conducting systematic literature reviews should be followed.
  • Articles may stand on their own but there should be a coherent theme running through the issue.
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • All submissions should be made online at the Engineering Studies Manuscript Central site.
  • Once a user is logged onto the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre.
  • Please use Word's "Save As" option to save your document as an older (.doc) file type.
  • You will also need to upload your LaTeX source files, which should be uploaded as a single zip file alongside your submission and marked as “LaTeX Source Files”.
  • Queries Should you have any queries, please visit our Author Services website or contact us here.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • Before you submit your article, make sure you’ve checked the instructions for authors for your chosen journal, so you are aware of everything required.
  • Most journals create image descriptions during the production process, but a minority may require authors to provide image descriptions.
  • Review: Running heads and received dates These aren’t required when submitting a manuscript for review.
  • Research manuscripts should consider the following questions: (1) How does this paper enhance critical understanding of engineers or engineering? (2) What are the relationships among the technical and nontechnical dimensions of engineering practices, and how do these relationships change over time and from place to place?
  • Authors should link their work to the humanities and social science literature on engineers and engineering, but manuscripts need not be narrowly focused on engineers per se – practices which engineers share with other cultural actors (e.g., user innovators) are of interest as well, so long as authors draw on the field of engineering studies to cast light on their domain of inquiry and vice versa.
  • New users should first create an account.
  • Review: Research manuscripts require two versions of the manuscript to be submitted: an anonymised version which will be sent to reviewers, and a version containing any author details as the file not for review'.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: European accents (Greek, Hebrew, or Cyrillic letters, or phonetic symbols): choose Times New Roman font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: Asian languages (such as Sanskrit, Korean, Chinese, or Japanese): choose Arial Unicode font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • We will not consider manuscripts that do not follow these instructions.
  • Critical Participation only requires a single non-anonymised version to be uploaded as the main document.
  • If you are at the early stage of your research, you may also need to read how to start writing a journal manuscript.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • Letter: In the cover letter, authors must alert the Editor that parts of the manuscript were previously published and include a detailed explanation of how the article meets the 80% new material threshold.
  • A manuscript previously published in conference proceedings must be substantially changed before Engineering Studies will consider it.
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  • A manuscript previously published in a conference proceedings must be substantially changed before Engineering Studies will consider it.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Manuscript structure

  • Editorial: Scholars interested in editing a special issue should send a 1,500 word proposal and abstracts to the editor-in-chief for discussion by the editorial council.
  • Include endnotes rather than footnotes.
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  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Please remove all self-identifying information from your manuscript, including endnotes that might identify you.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Literature reviews should adhere to the 10,000 word limit.
  • Authors are required to provide a word count with their submission.
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  • Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title; abstract; keywords; main text, with endnotes; appendices; references; tables with captions; figure captions.
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).

Language and text style

  • Please use American spelling style consistently throughout your manuscript.
  • Please use single quotation marks, except where ‘a quotation is “within” a quotation’.
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  • Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fourth-level headings should be in bold italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fifth-level headings should be in italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).
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What your package checks

Paper: 3,000 words
Declarations: Artificial intelligence
Format: Times New Roman

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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