Sustainable Engineering and Innovation

Generative AI not allowed in writing critical review reports. Model summary

If AI tools are used in the manuscript writing, the authors should declare it in the Materials and Methods or write a declaration at the end of the paper before References. The declaration may state which AI tool was used and the reason. Therefore, the following format of the statement is suggested: “The author(s) used [NAME AI TOOL USED] during preparation of this work to [REASON]. The author(s) …

An individual to be listed as an author on the byline of the published paper must meet the following criteria: Substantial contribution to the conceptualization, design, data acquisition, analysis, and results interpretation. Drafting or reviewing the article for intellectual content Approval of final version for publication Agreement to be accountable to investigate and resolve any question relat…

If any of the authors has any financial and non-financial competing interest, they must be declared in this section. In case of no competing interests, the author may choose to write the following optional statement: "The authors declare that they have no known financial or non-financial competing interests in any material discussed in this paper."

Ethics standards based on COPE code of conduct. Model summary

This declaration is optional. Research involving human or animal subjects may be declared in this section. The statement may include the name of the ethics committee and the reference number (if appropriate), in all manuscripts involving human/animal subjects. That includes data obtained from surveys, observation, medical records, or participation in research. Example of statement “Research ethics…

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.This journal permits and encourages authors to archive Pre-print and Post-print items submitted to the journal in per…

Open access: all content immediately available upon publication. Model summary

This journal provides immediate open access to its content, making the research freely available to the public and supports a greater global exchange of knowledge (all content of the journal is immediately available upon publication to the public).

Single-blind peer review with at least two external reviewers. Model summary

Sustainable Engineering and Innovation (SEI), ISSN 2712-0562 (UDC 62), applies single-blind peer-review process. If the paper reaches minimum quality criteria, follows the scope, and aims of the Journal, fulfills the Editorial policies, it is sent to at least two external reviewers for evaluation. Reviewer selection is up to the editor-in-chief, based on previous experience, competence, and previo…

Authors by submitting their manuscript to SEI declare that their work is original and authored by them, their work submitted to SEI has not been previously published, original ideas, data, findings and materials taken from other sources (including their own published writing) are properly documented and cited, their work does not violate any rights of others, including privacy rights and intellect…

This journal permits and encourages authors to archive Pre-print and Post-print items submitted to the journal in personal websites or institutional repositories per author's choice, while providing bibliographic details that credit its submission/publication in this journal. This includes archiving of submitted version, accepted version, or published version without any embargo.