Peer Review Process

The Emerging Trends in Engineering and Sustainability (ETES) journal follows a structured and rigorous peer-review process to ensure the quality, relevance, and integrity of all published research.

 

The workflow is outlined as follows:

  1. Submission of Manuscript: Authors submit their manuscripts via the ETES online submission system.
  2. Preliminary Screening and Plagiarism Check:

Upon submission, each manuscript undergoes a preliminary screening to assess compliance with submission guidelines and journal scope. A plagiarism check is conducted using reliable detection tools.

  • The similarity index must be less than 20%, and
  • No more than 5% similarity should come from a single source.
  • Additionally, artificial intelligence-generated content must be either marked as “*”or 0% to ensure originality.
  1. Initial Review (Editor): The editorial team evaluates the scientific merit, structure, language, and relevance of the manuscript. Manuscripts that meet preliminary criteria are moved forward.
  2. Editorial Decision –Reject or Review:
  • If unsuitable, the manuscript is rejected.
  • If minor issues are found, it may be sent back to the author for revision.
  • Suitable manuscripts proceed to the peer-review stage.
  1. Reviewing Process: The manuscript is assigned to expert reviewers in the field who assess it based on originality, technical soundness, clarity, contribution to knowledge, and overall quality.
  2. Reviewer Decision and Editor’s Assessment:
  • Reviewers provide feedback and recommendations (Accept, Revise, Reject).
  • Based on the reviews, the editor may:
    • Request revisions/resubmission
    • Reject the manuscript
    • Accept the manuscript
  1. Revision and Resubmission:
    • Authors revise the manuscript according to reviewer/editor comments and resubmit.
    • Revised submissions may undergo additional review cycles.
  2. Final Decision and Copyediting:
  • Once accepted, the manuscript undergoes copyediting and formatting.
  • At this stage, a final check for plagiarism and artificial intelligence content is performed to confirm compliance:
    • Plagiarism must still be <20%, with no more than 5% from any one source.
    • AI-generated content should remain at "*" or 0%.
  1. Publication and Archival:

The final, formatted manuscript is published and archived for permanent access.

This peer-review model ensures all submissions are ethically sound, original, and aligned with ETES’s commitment to excellence in engineering and sustainability research.