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Engineering Future Sustainability is a pioneering journal at the intersection of engineering and sustainable development. Recognizing the critical role that natural resources play in human commerce, daily life, and existence, we are dedicated to the cause of ensuring their longevity through sustainable engineering practices. We understand that any neglect of sustainability could risk the depletion of these resources, posing grave consequences for our world.

Our journal emphasizes the design and execution of projects that protect and conserve natural resources. We advocate for sustainable engineering practices that are not only economical but also supportive of both natural and human ecosystems. We believe that engineers have the potential to act as key players in such sustainable initiatives.

At Engineering Future Sustainability, we consider sustainable engineering to be the process of developing or managing systems that ensure the sustainable use of energy and resources. This implies utilization at a rate that neither compromises the environment nor the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Our scope extends to all aspects of design, including structural design and temporary works, which can greatly influence the overall sustainability of a structure. We view the sustainability of a structure through multiple lenses – the embodied energy of structural materials, durability, design flexibility, optimality, and deconstruction, among others.

We take pride in providing a platform for the exchange of the latest ideas from professionals and scholars in the field. Our journal is a dynamic space that progressively illustrates the methodologies for designing a sustainable future. We champion engineering projects and products that meet current demands without endangering the future's ability to fulfill its needs.

Until now, the engineering field's contributions to sustainability have primarily focused on minimizing the negative impacts of development on the environment and improving resource use efficiency. Engineering Future Sustainability is dedicated to shifting this perspective, focusing on how to engineer sustainability for the future.

We believe that solutions, projects, and products developed to address current problems must be designed with a clear vision of their environmental impact and efficient resource use, always considering the wellbeing of future generations. To achieve this, we encourage collaboration between engineering scholars and professionals, and our journal serves as a shared platform to unite these efforts.

If you share our commitment to engineering a sustainable future, we invite you to contribute your expertise and innovative ideas to our journal. Together, we can make a significant impact and ensure the health of our environment and its inhabitants for generations to come.

In the face of escalating needs for eco-friendly solutions and sustainability, Engineering Future Sustainability stands as a beacon for institutions and scholars worldwide. We encourage the creation of sustainable engineering solutions that coexist harmoniously with the environment. Our primary aim is to provide a swift and efficient platform for the dissemination of cutting-edge advancements in the fields of Engineering and the Built Environment.

We welcome and value contributions in the form of original research papers and insightful review articles. As an international, multidisciplinary, scholarly, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, we publish comprehensive peer-reviewed articles as well as concise pieces, spanning a wide range of subjects. Our core focus lies in the exploration and practical application of sustainability concepts in engineering planning, design, and practice. We are dedicated to unraveling and addressing the manifold challenges and issues related to sustainable development.

In accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, we accept articles pertaining to a myriad of sustainability facets including water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, resilient infrastructure, sustainable industrialization, sustainable cities and communities, sustainable consumption and production patterns, climate change mitigation, and the conservation and sustainability of oceans, seas, and marine resources.

Our coverage spans a wide array of topics, such as:

Energy

Air Quality

Sustainability

Concrete Structures

Temporary Works

Climate Change

Greenhouse Gases

Ozone Layer Protection

Solar Energy Utilization

Liquid Gas and Compressed Natural Gas Utilization

Natural Water Resources and Rain Water Storage

Reduction of Heat and Smoke Emissions

Wastewater Reprocessing

Waste Material Reprocessing

Horticulture and Natural Resources - Trees, Forests, Survival

Vertical Building Strategies for Crop Land Utilization

Application of AI in Civil and Built Environment to Achieve Sustainability

Traffic Management to Reduce Overburden on Roads

Natural Food Utilization with Minimal Cooking and Oil Usage

Wildlife Survival, including Marine Life

And many more... Join us in our mission to engineer a future that aligns with the principles of sustainability. By contributing your research and ideas to our journal, you become part of a global movement striving to make a significant difference. Together, we can help shape a sustainable future.

The Engineering Future Sustainability journal accepts research articles, systematic literature reviews, surveys, theory and applied research related manuscripts for peer review.

The Author Submission system related guidelines are as follows:

1. Manuscript files must be ".doc(x)" compatible with Microsoft Word. LaTeX can be used to submit manuscripts with a lot of math.
2. The format for the manuscript should be double columns, single spacing. Both a Microsoft Word or LaTex file and a PDF file must be submitted.
3. All submissions must be accompanied by a PDF of the complete, submitted version, which includes all figures and tables.
4. Section titles should be formatted in Headings 3 when using Microsoft Word. 
5. Equations should be editable by the editor and not appear in picture format. If you are using Microsoft Word, please use either the Microsoft Equation Editor or the MathType add-on.
6. All figures should appear in a standard image format (such as .jpg, .png, .tif, etc.) rather than embedded as Microsoft Word graphs and charts. Figures should also include an Alt Text description where possible for accessibility.
7. Before submission, author lists should be carefully evaluated. An ORCID ID must be linked to the account of the corresponding author. Both the source file (a Word or LaTex document) and the manuscript PDF document should contain a complete author list.
8. Before submitting, the article should be carefully checked for good grammar.
9. All research papers need to be properly referenced. Avoid plagiarism at all costs.
10. The piece of writing must be original and contribute to the body of knowledge already known about the topic matter.
11. Experiments, statistics, and other analyses must be carried out to a high level of technical proficiency and sufficiently reported. The data must be used to support the conclusions and be presented clearly.
12. Along with APA, MLA, and Chicago, Harvard style is one of the most widely used formatting types for academic writings. Although we prefer the Harvard referencing style, other recognized styles are also appropriate.

Contributing authors should download the following Word document template for their submissions to Engineering Future Sustainability journal.

The following requirements must be met for an article to be accepted for publication in Engineering Future Sustainability journal.

The manuscript must be original and contribute to the body of knowledge already known about the topic matter. Even if no novel information or ideas are given, original reviews and surveys are accepted.

The article must be presented clearly and in proper grammar and standard English. It must contain pertinent references to previously published publications in the related field.

The Engineering Future Sustainability journal operates a single-blind peer review policy. In this model, the identities of both the reviewers and the authors are concealed from each other in an effort to guard against unintended bias. The handling editor is the only person who knows the identities of all involved. Manuscript files are also routinely stripped of any identifying metadata before they are sent to reviewers. Reviewer feedback is also stripped of identifying details and metadata before being communicated to the author.

All articles go through a comprehensive and robust peer review procedure to guarantee they uphold the publications' well-respected, high standards for originality and technical accuracy.

Since 2022, Engineering Future Sustainability journal has been an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of Open Access :

By "open access" to this literature, we mean its free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. The only constraint on reproduction and distribution, and the only role for copyright in this domain, should be to give authors control over the integrity of their work and the right to be properly acknowledged and cited.

The following licences are allowed:

• CC BY 4.0 - More Information  
  Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Authors who publish with Engineering Future Sustainability journal agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)  that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. If you would prefer to publish your work under an alternative Creative Commons License, please indicate this to the Editor, providing reasons for your request.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

There are no fees for publication in the Engineering Future Sustainability journal - we're free to everyone!

The Engineering Future Sustainability journal aims to publish in issues every six months. On average, the journal’s peer review process may take up to 4 weeks from submission, and sometimes it may be extended to 8 weeks as per the time taken by the peer reviewers. Moreover, for accepted papers, the publication interval depends on how long it takes for the authors to submit the final files after they receive the acceptance notification. The published articles will be available online on the journal website immediately after the procedure completes.

• - No article processing charges (APCs);
• - Fully Open Access;
• - Authors retain rights;
• - Rapid publication;
• - Thorough peer review
  

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