Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word or OpenOffice format or other compatible (.doc or .docx file).
- All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa, and DOI for the references have been provided (where available)
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- Names and affiliations of all authors are included in the paper
- Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
- Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
Automation, Electronics & Electrical eng.
In this section we publish research papers which deals with Automation, Electronics and Electrical eng. Interdisciplinary work is also very welcomed, as long as its contribution is potentially related to the above-mentioned field.
Telecommunication & Computer eng.
In this section we publish papers which deal but are not limited to: virtualization and cloud, computer networks, RF and Microwave eng., transmission lines, antenna development, wireless communication, artificial intelligence, Big Data analytics, modelling and simulation. Interdisciplinary work is also very welcomed, as long as its contribution is potentially related to the above-mentioned field.
Biomedical eng. & Biocybernetics
In this section we publish research papers which deal with biomedical engineering and applications:
biomechatronics;
biomedical electronics;
biomechanics;
biomaterials;
biomimetics;
biomedical diagnostics;
biomedical therapy;
biomedical devices;
biocybernetics;
human-machine interaction;
sensors and circuits;
biomedical imaging and medical information systems;
implants and regenerative medicine;
neurotechnology;
clinical engineering;
rehabilitation engineering;
Internet of things.
Interdisciplinary papers relating thematically to the above-mentioned issues are also welcomed.
Transportation & Civil eng.
In this section we publish research papers which deal with: architecture, architectural/building engineering, design, building construction, building materials, building physics, building structures, geotechnics, structural health monitoring (SHM), bridge engineering. Interdisciplinary papers relating thematically to the above-mentioned issues are also welcomed.
Surface, Materials & Mechanical eng
In this section we publish research papers which deals with: mechanical engineering, new manufacturing techniques, materials design, and surface engineering. Interdisciplinary work is also very welcomed, as long as its contribution is potentially related to the above-mentioned field.
Economics & Management Sciences
In this section, we publish theoretical and empirical research articles dealing with broadly understood economic issues, especially those relating to natural resources and the environment. Papers from the following areas are welcome:
- sustainable practices for the production and consumption of resources, goods, services, including the activities of companies, government offices and agencies, non-profit organizations, households;
- various methods of valorizing the impact of human activities on the environment, environmental accounting.
- economics in the face of environmental problems,
- non-market methods of environmental valuation and their applicability;
- management of renewable and non-renewable resources in various production modes;
- the economics of various economic activities.
Interdisciplinary work is also welcome as long as its input is potentially related to the above-mentioned areas.
Minig, Power & Environmental eng.
This section is dedicated to the publication of research papers that deal with mining, energy and the environment in the wider context, and aims to develop and disseminate knowledge on methods, practices and technologies to enhance the development through the sustainable use of natural resources and the transition to a knowledge-based economy. All taking into account the economic, environmental and social pillars of sustainability.
Production eng. & Logistics
This section covers the following main areas of interest:
- Circular economy in logistics nad production
- Clean technology/cleaner production
- Closed loop supply chain management
- Cross-disciplinary and integrated manufacturing systems
- Education/training of next generation workforce
- End-of-life and product take-back issues
- Engineered innovative product/process designs for sustainability
- Environmentally conscious design/manufacturing processes
- Freight transport and logistics
- Green logistics
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
- Interdisciplinary transportation research
- Lean production
- Life cycle management/thinking/sustainability assessment
- Manufacturability issues in sustainable product design
- Materials/energy/resource utilisation factors, waste minimisation/management
- Mobility and transport behavior
- Producer responsibility
- Product design and manufacture for societal impact
- Product design for disassembly, reuse, recovery, recycling, remanufacturing
- Product design for sustainability, lifecycle issues
- Product functionality, serviceability, maintainability, upgradability
- Regional transport systems
- Reverse logistics
- Sustainable products and services
- Sustainable quality systems
- Sustainable transport
- Transport engineering
- Transportation ergonomics and human factors
- Transportation infrastructure
- Transportation planning and policy
- Transportation safety and security
- Transportation system management
- Vehicle ecodesign and technology
- Zero- and near-zero landfill designs for manufacture
Broad Horizons & Visionary
In this section, we publish articles that do not fit into any of the other sections, but still fall within the scope of the SPIES
Copyright Notice
The proprietary copyrights belong to the Opole University of Technology (rights for the collective work) and individual authors (rights for the respective parts of the collective work which have individual significance).
The authors own the copyrights and rights to publish without limitation.
The authors can deposit their works in any repository.
Only articles that have never been disseminated, can be published in Sustainable Production, Instrumentation and Engineering Sciences magazine .
The Opole University of Technology (76 Prószkowska St. , 45-758 Opole) is the personal data controller of the authors who publish their articles in Sustainable Production, Instrumentation and Engineering Sciences, according to the European Parliament and Council Regulation No. 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, relating to the protection of natural persons, with regard to the processing and free movement of personal data (referred to as General Data Protection Regulation – RODO).
The articles in the SPIES journal are covered by CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
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