Author Guidelines
The Asian Journal of Engineering and Applied Technology (AJEAT) publishes scholarly work in engineering, applied engineering sciences, and technology. Before submission, authors should confirm that their manuscript is relevant to the journal’s Aims and Scope and complies with the requirements below. Authors should also review the Publication Ethics & Publication Malpractice Statement and the journal’s related author policies.
1. Originality and Prior Publication
Manuscripts submitted to AJEAT must be original and must not be simultaneously under consideration by another journal. Authors must disclose relevant prior publications, preprints, conference abstracts, datasets, or closely related manuscripts where these may affect the assessment of originality or overlap. AJEAT may use plagiarism- or similarity-detection tools as part of editorial screening. See the Publication Ethics & Publication Malpractice Statement for the journal’s broader integrity requirements.
2. Article Types
- Original Research Article - reports original empirical, methodological, or theoretical research.
- Review Article - provides a balanced and up-to-date synthesis of an identified topic or research question and should explain the approach used to identify and synthesise the literature where applicable.
- Case Study - presents a clearly defined case with scholarly or practice-based relevance to the journal’s aims and scope.
3. Peer Review
All submissions undergo an initial editorial assessment. Manuscripts considered suitable for external review are evaluated under AJEAT’s double-blind Peer Review Process and are normally reviewed by at least two independent external reviewers with relevant expertise. Final editorial decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief or an authorised editor.
4. Authorship and Contributorship
All listed authors must have made substantial intellectual contributions to the work, participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript, approved the final version, and accepted accountability for the integrity of the work. Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged separately.
AJEAT supports the CRediT Contributor Roles Taxonomy to provide transparent information on individual contributions. Multiple contributor roles may be assigned to an author where appropriate.
5. Changes to Authorship
Requests to add, remove, or rearrange authors should normally be made before acceptance. The request must include a clear reason and written agreement from all affected authors. Changes after acceptance are considered only in exceptional circumstances and may require a formal correction after publication.
6. Ethical and Transparency Declarations
Authors must provide the declarations relevant to their work, including:
- Acknowledgements, where applicable.
- Author Contributions / CRediT statement.
- Conflict of Interest / Competing Interests statement.
- Funding statement.
- Ethics approval and informed-consent statement, where applicable.
- Data Availability Statement.
- Generative AI disclosure, where applicable, in accordance with the Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy.
7. Ethical Oversight
Research involving human participants, personal or sensitive data, vulnerable groups, animals, or other activities requiring formal ethical oversight must comply with applicable institutional, national, legal, and disciplinary requirements. Where ethics approval or informed consent is required, the manuscript must provide the relevant information.
Where prospective registration is required by the study design, discipline, funder, institution, or applicable reporting standard, authors should provide the registry name and registration identifier.
8. Manuscript Preparation
| Requirement | AJEAT Format |
|---|---|
| Paper size | Letter |
| Margins | 1 inch (2.54 cm) from all sides |
| Columns | Double column |
| Line spacing | 1.0 lines |
| Alignment | Justified |
| Title | Times New Roman, 16 pt, bold, Capitalize Each Word, centre-aligned |
| Author name | 11 pt, Capitalize Each Word |
| Affiliation | 10 pt, Capitalize Each Word |
| 9 pt | |
| Level 1 heading | 10 pt, UPPER CASE |
| Level 2 heading | 10 pt, Capitalize Each Word, italic |
| Level 3 heading | 10 pt, Capitalize Each Word, italic |
| Content | 10 pt, center-align (as currently stated on the live AJEAT page) |
| Text font | Times New Roman, 10 pt |
| References | 8 pt |
The final paper format will be designed by the editorial office of the journal.
Title Page
Provide the manuscript title, complete author names, institutional affiliations, corresponding author’s email address, abstract, and keywords. For double-blind review, follow the submission system instructions for separating identifying information from the anonymised manuscript file.
Abstract and Keywords
Original research articles should normally include an abstract of approximately 150-250 words that clearly presents the purpose, methods or approach, principal findings, and conclusion. Use 3-8 informative keywords. Structured headings may be used where appropriate to the research design.
Main Manuscript
Original research manuscripts should normally include Introduction, Methods or Methodology, Results or Findings, Discussion, Conclusions, and References. Review articles should explain the purpose and scope of the review and, where applicable, the method used to identify, select, and synthesise literature.
Tables, Figures and Supplementary Material
Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively, cited in the text, and provided with clear titles or captions. Images must accurately represent the underlying content and must not be manipulated in a misleading manner. Supplementary files should be clearly labelled.
References
Use APA style consistently throughout the manuscript. Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of references and DOI information where available.
9. Submission Preparation Checklist
- The manuscript is within AJEAT’s aims and scope.
- The submission is original and is not under consideration elsewhere.
- All authors have approved the manuscript and agreed to its submission.
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word format.
- The corresponding author and complete affiliations are identified.
- The anonymised manuscript complies with double-blind peer-review requirements.
- The abstract and keywords are included.
- Tables, figures, captions, and supplementary files are complete and cited in the manuscript.
- References follow APA style and have been checked for accuracy.
- Required authorship, ethics, funding, conflict-of-interest, data-availability, and AI declarations are included.
- The manuscript has been checked for clarity, spelling, grammar, and formatting.
10. Submission and Separate Author Policies
When the manuscript is ready, follow the Submit Manuscript instructions and use the AJEAT OJS Submissions page to log in or register. Fee information is provided on Article Processing Charges & Waivers. Copyright ownership, author reuse, repository rights, and the publication licence are explained in the Copyright & Licensing Policy. Accepted authors should also follow the Copyright Form requirements.
