Editorial Guidelines

ECRL ensures technical excellence and ethical innovation through a rigorous evaluation of all engineering and computing manuscripts.

1. Submission and Initial Evaluation

• Scope: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Civil/Mechanical Engineering, and Data Science.

• Plagiarism: A strict similarity index of <15% is enforced.

• Formatting: Manuscripts must follow IMRAD structure and include technical diagrams and data citations.

• Licensing: Distributed under CC BY-NC 4.0 to support open-source and technical exchange.

2. Peer Review Policy

• Rigor: Double-blind peer review by at least two technical experts in the relevant sub-discipline.

• Review Ethics: Reviewers must maintain strict confidentiality of all intellectual property within submissions.

3. Editorial Decision-Making

• Outcomes: Accept, Revision (Minor/Major), or Reject based on technical validity and originality.

• Appeals: Technical disagreements can be appealed to a specialized member of the board.

4. Ethical Standards

• Technical Integrity: Research must be replicable; authors are encouraged to share datasets and code.

• Authorship: All listed authors must have contributed significantly to the technical design or analysis.

5. Post-Publication Policy

• Updates: Significant technical errors discovered post-publication result in a formal Correction notice.

• Archiving: ECRL content is digitally preserved to ensure the long-term accessibility of technical innovations.