Guide for Authors – Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences

Quick Guidelines

Before Start:

Please read Author’s Guidelines or read the following quick guidelines

Please Also Read Double-Blind Peer Review Guidelines

Important points:

-The manuscript one column

-The manuscript includes

Title in English & Arabic language.
Abstract in English & Arabic language.
Keywords in the English language.
Address (affiliation) for all authors.
Email and ORCID for all authors.
All references are in English and some may be written in Roman script.
All references must be arranged according to TJES references style (not APA style).

Text

The manuscript should be 1.5-spaced using A4 paper.
All margins (top, bottom, left, and right) should be 25 mm.
Use a normal Georgia font of 12 points for the text.
For textual emphasis use italic types all that must be in one column.
Use the functions table of your word processing program, not spreadsheets, to make tables. Tables are referred to in the text by “Table n” (capital T).
Place any figure legends or tables in the mentioned text.
Using the Blue color for Table, Eq. (no.), Fig. n, Figs. n1-n3 or n1,n5, and Ref [no.] .
All figures and tables must be placed inside the manuscript (not at the end of the manuscript).
Figures are referred to in the text by “Fig.n” (capital F).
All figures and tables must be put in the preferred location in the body of the manuscript.
Using the figure wrap text format in the text as In line with the text.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The College of Engineering, Tikrit University publishes TIKRIT JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES (TJES) for the dissemination of original research in ENGINEERING Sciences. The journal’s aims are to disseminate the latest development and achievements in scientific research to the world’s community. To ensure quality, the submission of manuscripts to TJES shall be subjected to peer review by an international board of distinguished reviewers. The journal published 4-issues/a year and in English to strengthen the international exchange of academic research. The journal provides a forum for high-quality research communications and addresses all aspects of experimental observations based on theory and applications. The journal welcomes contributions from all who wish to report on new developments and the latest findings in engineering.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

The author(s) guarantee(s) that the manuscript has not been submitted for publication to any other journal and it will not be published elsewhere in any language without the consent of the copyright owner, Engineering College, Tikrit University, that the rights of third parties will not be violated, neither Engineering College, Tikrit University nor the publisher will be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation. Authors wishing to include figures or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.

Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts through online submission at https://tj-es.com/submitarticle/. The electronic manuscript shall be prepared in accordance with the “Manuscript Preparation Guide.”

EDITORIAL PROCEDURE

Papers must present scientific results that are essentially new. They have to be written in English using either American or British spelling throughout. All manuscripts are subject to peer review. Authors should submit their manuscripts to the Editorial Office online to facilitate even quicker and more efficient processing. Manuscripts that are returned to the authors for revision should be sent back within the deadlines; otherwise, they will be considered withdrawn. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned to the authors. Papers that didn’t conform to the journal norms may be returned to the authors for revision before being considered for publication. The author is responsible for the accuracy of the references.

TYPES OF MANUSCRIPTS

TJES publishes original research articles, review articles, and technical notes, that adds significantly to the body of knowledge concerning science and engineering.

The Journal accepts 5 types of articles that are defined as follows:

1-Research Articles: A research article is a regular article that aims to present new findings. Manuscripts of Full-length Original Articles should include an abstract (Purpose, Methods, Results, and main Conclusion), Introduction, Experimental Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgment, and References. Figures, and Tables. Graphics, images, and diagrams should be submitted in a high-quality original format.

2-Review Articles: A review article is an article that aims to present comprehensively already existing findings. Review articles are intended to provide an updated perspective on a certain subject that could be relevant to the readership of the journal. Review articles should include an abstract…….etc., and new findings.

3-Technical Notes: A note is an article (regular or short) that aims to present rather new findings. Technical notes do not exceed four printed pages (including figures and tables). They are the appropriate form for new findings, original preliminary results, comments on papers published in the journal, or important new records. A Technical Note should not include an abstract. Technical notes will be reviewed as normal papers.

4-Selected Conference articles: Upon an agreement with the conference committee, selected papers may be published by the Journal in a special or regular issue. In this case, the editor will appoint in collaboration with the conference committee guest editors.

5-Erratum: a correction of a published text. As a general rule, publishers issue an erratum for a production error (i.e., an error introduced during the publishing process) and a corrigendum for an author’s error. It is usually bound into the back of a book, but for a single error, a slip of paper detailing a corrigendum may be bound in before or after the page on which the error appears. An erratum may also be issued shortly after its original text is published.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

TJES publishes original research articles, review articles, and technical notes, that adds significantly to the body of knowledge concerning science and engineering.

The Journal accepts 5 types of articles that are defined as follows:

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Manuscripts should be submitted using the Online Manuscript Submission and tracking system (OJS system). The manuscript must be prepared using Microsoft Word. A PDF file derived from Word can be used at the initial submission beside the Word file. However, the source files (MS Word file) of the revised manuscripts are required, PDF files are no anymore accepted at this stage.

A Cover Letter should be submitted as a separate file, to clarify how the article will contribute to scientific knowledge. A Letter containing the authors’ Point-by-Point responses to reviewers’ comments is mandatory and should be submitted as a separate file along with the revised manuscripts.

SPECIFIC GUIDELINES

Article Title

The title is CAPITALIZED AND SET IN BOLDFACE (Georgia 22 point bold).

Author’s Name and Affiliation

The author’s name(s) follows the title and is left on the page (Georgia 12 point). Last names should be spelled out in full and succeeded by the author’s initials. The author’s affiliation, complete mailing address, and e-mail address (all in font size 10 point, Georgia), ORCID, and phone number are provided immediately below the author’s name.

The maximum length of the abstract is 350 words. No literature references should be contained in the abstract. The abstract should briefly state the objective and approach and give a succinct summary of results and major conclusions should be drawn in one paragraph and a single column. Emphasis should be on what was found, not what was done.

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Keywords

The author should provide five to seven keywords that clearly describe the subject matter of the paper and after the abstract for indexing purposes. The keywords must be arranged alphabetically.

Text

Don’t use auto numbering.
The manuscript should be 1.5 space using A4 paper.
The top margin shall be 20 mm.
The bottom margin shall be 15 mm.
The left and right margins shall be 20 mm.
The text shall have both the left and right margins justified.
Papers should be written in clear and concise language and consist of major sections and minor sections.
Use a Georgia font 12 points for all text.
For textual emphasis use italic types all that must be in single columns.
For indents use tab stops or other commands, not the space bar.
Use the table functions of your word processing program, not spreadsheets, to make tables. Tables are referred to in the text by “Table n” (capital T).
Using the Blue color for Table, Eq. (no.), Fig. n, Figs. n1-n3 or n1,n5, and Ref [no.] .
Figures are referred to in the text by “Fig. n. or Figs. n1 and n2 or n1-n4 ” (capital F).

Equations and Mathematical Expressions

Equation numbers should appear in parentheses and must be numbered consecutively. All equation numbers must appear on the right-hand side of the equation and should be referred to within the text. Two different types of styles can be used for equations and mathematical expressions. They are in-line style and display style. In-line equations/expressions are embedded in paragraphs of the text. For example, In-line equations should not be numbered. Equations in display format are separated from the paragraphs of the text. The equation should be flushed to the center of the column. For example:

Fractional powers should be used instead of root signs. A slash (/) should be used instead of a horizontal line for fractions, whenever possible; for example, use 2/3 for two-thirds. Refer to equations in the text as “Eq. (1)” or, if at the beginning of a sentence, as ” Equation (1)“.

Using space before and after equation 6 points.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations should be defined first mentioned in the abstract and again in the main body of the text and used consistently after that. A list of symbols should follow the abstract if such a list is needed. Symbols must be written clearly. The international system of units (SI units) should be used. Essential footnotes to the text should be numbered consecutively and placed at the bottom of the page to which they refer.

Conclusion

A conclusion section must be included and should conclude with the findings of the work. There shall be no discussion about results or analysis in this section.

Acknowledgments

An acknowledgment section may be presented before the conclusion if desired. This section shall be kept brief, acknowledging the support rendered by individuals, departments, and organizations.

References

References should be cited in the text in the forms: [1], [1, 3], [1-6]. They should be listed and numbered in their order of citation in the text, not by name and date.

The list of references should include only works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. ‘‘Personal communications’’ or ‘‘Unpublished data ’’ should only be mentioned in the text if available. The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) can be added at the end of the reference.

References should be numbered in the order in which they appeared in the text and listed in numerical order. References with correct punctuation should be styled as follows:

Citation

Reference citations in the text should be identified by numbers in square brackets. Some examples:

Negotiation research spans many disciplines [3].
This result was later contradicted by Becker and Seligman [5].
This effect has been widely studied [1-3, 7].

Citation

Reference citations in the text should be identified by numbers in square brackets. Some examples:

Negotiation research spans many disciplines [3].
This result was later contradicted by Becker and Seligman [5].
This effect has been widely studied [1-3, 7].

EndNote Style

TJES2018 EndNote style available. If you want to use EndNote Program please click here to download EndNote style file.

Mendeley Style

Mendeley’s style is as follows:

csl.mendeley.com/styles/591710801/Tikrit-Journal-of-Engineering-Sciences

You can see the following video to learn to use and change the citation style by using Mendeley with Ms.Word

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzFHGFnAM2Q

References list

The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list. Examples of different types of references are as follows:

Journal papers

Tahseen TA, Ishak M, Rahman MM. Performance predictions of laminar heat transfer and pressure drop in an in-line flat tube bundle using an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 2014; 50 (1): 85–97.

Books

Strunk JW, White EB. The elements of style. 4th ed., New York: Longman; 2000.

Book Section

Kaviany M. Heat transfer in porous media. In: Rohsenow, WM, Hartnett, JP, Cho, YI, (Eds.), Handbook of Heat Transfer. New York, USA: McGraw-Hill; 1998.

Conference or symposium

Tahseen TA, Gaeid KS, Ajel AR, Mahdi MS. Performance prediction for forced convection in an equilateral triangular channel based on intelligent control. 1st International Conference for Engineering Researches 2017 Mar 1-2; Baghdad, Iraq. Middle Technical University: p. 10-17.

Dissertation or Thesis

Mohammed MM. A hybrid CFD-ANN approach to analysis heat transfer laminar flow across flat-tube banks. M.Sc. or Ph.D. Thesis. Tikrit University; Tikrit, Iraq: 2016.

Report

Davids J, Smith D. Analysis of constant-velocity joints under high torque. HMSO: London; 1996: pp. 1-8.

Web Page

Internet Source: Tahseen TA. How to write and published the impact factor journals. Tikrit University; Tikrit, Iraq. 2018: Available from: http://en.tu.edu.iq/

Patent

Trainham JA, Hoertz PG, Bonino CA, Newman JS. Particulate heat transfer fluid and related system and method. The USA, patent No. US 9651313 B2; 2017: 1-47.

For any further information please visit our journal website at http://www.tj-es.com

or send an email to editor@tj-es.com or lan914@gmail.com or tahseen@tu.edu.iq

Best Regards

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Prof. Dr. Aziz Ibrahim Abdullah, Iraq, editor@tj-es.com

Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences (TJES), ISSN: 1813-162X (Print); 2312-7589 (Online)

©COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TIKRIT UNIVERSITY. THIS IS AN OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL UNDER THE CC BY LICENSE
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, available online at http://www.tj-es.com

Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.25130/tjes.xxxx

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