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Author Guidelines

Summary

FJES is a gold-open-access, peer-reviewed outlet for cross-disciplinary research spanning engineering and applied sciences. The journal follows COPE best practice on ethics, ICMJE authorship rules, and publishes under a CC BY 4.0 licence while charging no APCs at present. Manuscripts must be original, ethically sound, and formatted exactly as described below to enable rapid handling through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. Publication EthicsICMJECreative Commons

1 Aims, Scope & Article Types

FJES welcomes fundamental or applied studies in civil, mechanical, electrical, computer, materials, environmental, and allied sciences when an engineering dimension is clear. Acceptable formats include Full Articles (≤ 8 000 words), Reviews (≤ 10 000 words), Case Studies/Technical Notes (≤ 4 000 words), Short Communications (≤ 2 500 words), and Perspectives (≤ 3 000 words). Lengthier submissions must justify scope to the editors.

2 Editorial Procedure & Peer Review

  • Single-blind peer review keeps reviewers anonymous, with at least two independent experts evaluating scientific merit.

  • A handling editor synthesises reports and issues one of four decisions: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, Reject. Average first-decision time is 4–6 weeks; authors normally return revisions within 30 days.

  • Guest-edited special issues follow identical review workflows; guest editors cannot handle their own papers.

3 Ethical Responsibilities

3.1 Research Integrity

The journal follows COPE flow-charts for plagiarism, fabrication, redundant publication and other misconduct. Publication Ethics

3.2 Authorship

All listed authors must satisfy the four ICMJE criteria (substantial contribution; drafting/revising; final approval; accountability). Any change in author list post-submission requires written consent from all co-authors. ICMJE

3.3 Plagiarism & Text Recycling

Similarity-checking software screens every submission; overlaps are handled per COPE guidance. Publication Ethics

3.4 Conflicts of Interest & Funding

Declare all financial or non-financial competing interests and complete funding information (funder name, grant number, funder role) in the Statements & Declarations section.

3.5 Human/Animal Subjects

Studies involving humans, animals, or sensitive data must cite ethical-committee approval and confirm informed consent was obtained.

3.6 AI & Large-Language Models

Generative-AI tools cannot be credited as authors; any use must be transparently described in the Methods, with responsibility resting on human contributors. NatureWIRED

4 Open-Access Policy & Copyright

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence, permitting worldwide distribution, adaptation and commercial use with proper attribution. Authors retain copyright. Creative Commons

5 Publication Fees

FJES currently levies minimal Article Processing Charges (APCs). If fees are revised later, waiver schemes for low-income regions and unfunded research will be announced on the journal website.

6 Manuscript Components & Formatting

6.1  Title Page and Main Text

Article title; full author names, affiliations and ORCID-iDs; corresponding-author e-mail; acknowledgements; funding; conflicts of interest.

Organise as: Abstract (150–250 words) + 4–6 keywords; Introduction; Materials & Methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusions; Statements & Declarations; References. 

6.2 Layout

Download the template: Fusion Journal Manuscript Template 

7 Data Availability & Reproducibility

Authors are encouraged to deposit underlying datasets in trusted repositories such as Zenodo or Figshare and cite the DOI in a Data Availability statement. Proprietary restrictions must be justified. Zenodo

8 Submission via OJS

  1. Register or log in at fusionesj.com → Submissions → New submission.

  2. Complete online metadata and upload:

    •  Manuscript

    • Figures/tables (separate files if >10 MB)

    • Supplementary material

    • Cover letter (optionally suggesting 2–3 impartial reviewers with institutional e-mails). PKP

9 Post-Acceptance Production

Accepted papers proceed to typesetting; authors receive proofs for minor corrections (typographical errors only). Final versions are published online first with DOI and later collated into issues.

10 Corrections & Retractions

Substantial post-publication errors are handled per COPE Retraction Guidelines, using erratum, corrigendum, expression of concern or retraction as appropriate. Publication Ethics

11 Contact

Editorial Office – Fusion Journal of Engineering & Sciences
✉ admin@fusionesj.com 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • ✅ All authors meet ICMJE criteria and approve the final version.
    ✅ Manuscript is original, not under review elsewhere.
    ✅ Figures ≥ 300 dpi, tables editable, permissions obtained.
    ✅ Funding, ethics, and conflicts fully disclosed.

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Copyright Notice

Authors who submit to Fusion Journal of Engineering & Sciences (FJES) agree to the following terms:

  1. Author Copyright – Copyright remains with the author(s).

  2. Licence to Publish – Authors grant FJES a non-exclusive right to publish the work, archive it, and identify itself as the original publisher.

  3. Open-Access Licence – Upon publication the article will be released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. This permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

  4. Third-Party Material – Authors must obtain written permission for any copyrighted content not covered by fair-dealing or fair-use exceptions and include appropriate credit lines.

  5. Warranty – By pressing “Submit,” authors confirm that the manuscript is original, does not infringe any existing copyright or other rights, and is not under consideration elsewhere.

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