Aim & Scope

Aim

The Journal of Sustainable Technology and Intelligent Engineering aims to advance scientific and engineering knowledge through the publication of original, rigorous, innovative, and ethically responsible research in sustainable technology and intelligent engineering.

The journal seeks to promote the development of technologies and engineering systems capable of improving efficiency, sustainability, reliability, intelligence, resilience, environmental performance, and quality of life.

The journal particularly aims to:

advance sustainable engineering technologies;
promote intelligent and autonomous engineering systems;
support environmentally responsible technological innovation;
encourage integration between artificial intelligence and engineering;
contribute to renewable and sustainable energy development;
promote energy and resource efficiency;
develop intelligent infrastructure and smart systems;
support sustainable industrial transformation;
encourage interdisciplinary engineering research;
improve engineering design, modelling, simulation, and optimization;
advance responsible digital transformation; and
contribute to sustainable development through science and technology.

Scope

The journal welcomes manuscripts in the following areas.

Sustainable Engineering and Technology

Topics include:

sustainable engineering design;
green engineering;
eco-design;
environmentally responsible technology;
low-carbon technologies;
lifecycle engineering;
resource-efficient engineering;
sustainable industrial systems;
sustainable infrastructure;
green technology;
engineering for sustainable development; and
climate-resilient technology.

Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Engineering

Topics include:

artificial intelligence;
machine learning;
deep learning;
neural networks;
reinforcement learning;
computational intelligence;
expert systems;
intelligent decision-support systems;
fuzzy systems;
evolutionary computation;
explainable artificial intelligence;
intelligent optimization;
hybrid intelligent systems; and
AI applications in engineering.

Internet of Things and Smart Systems

Topics include:

Internet of Things;
Industrial Internet of Things;
smart sensors;
wireless sensor networks;
edge computing;
embedded intelligent systems;
cyber-physical systems;
real-time monitoring;
intelligent sensing;
smart devices;
machine-to-machine communication; and
IoT-based engineering applications.

Robotics and Automation

Topics include:

robotics;
industrial robotics;
mobile robots;
autonomous robots;
collaborative robots;
intelligent automation;
autonomous systems;
industrial automation;
intelligent control;
robotic perception;
human-robot interaction;
autonomous vehicles; and
intelligent manufacturing automation.

Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Topics include:

solar energy;
wind energy;
geothermal energy;
hydropower;
bioenergy;
hydrogen technology;
fuel cells;
sustainable power generation;
energy storage;
battery technologies;
smart grids;
microgrids;
distributed energy systems;
renewable-energy integration;
energy management; and
energy efficiency.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Topics include:

electrical power systems;
smart electrical systems;
power electronics;
electrical machines;
intelligent control systems;
electronic systems;
instrumentation;
embedded electronics;
intelligent measurement systems;
energy conversion;
power quality; and
sustainable electronic technologies.

Computer and Software Engineering

Topics include:

software engineering;
intelligent software systems;
sustainable software engineering;
cloud computing;
distributed computing;
high-performance computing;
computer vision;
natural language processing;
data engineering;
intelligent applications;
engineering information systems; and
advanced computing technologies.

Data Science and Engineering Analytics

Topics include:

data science;
big data analytics;
engineering analytics;
predictive analytics;
predictive maintenance;
industrial data analytics;
pattern recognition;
data-driven engineering;
computational modelling;
scientific computing;
decision analytics; and
engineering optimization.

Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0

Topics include:

smart manufacturing;
intelligent factories;
Industry 4.0;
Industry 5.0;
digital manufacturing;
cyber-physical production systems;
digital transformation;
digital twins;
human-centered manufacturing;
flexible manufacturing systems;
intelligent production systems; and
sustainable manufacturing.

Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Topics include:

mechanical systems;
mechatronics;
intelligent mechanical systems;
machine design;
thermal engineering;
fluid engineering;
condition monitoring;
vibration analysis;
intelligent maintenance;
manufacturing systems;
energy-efficient mechanical systems; and
smart mechanical technologies.

Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Topics include:

sustainable construction;
green buildings;
intelligent infrastructure;
smart transportation;
structural health monitoring;
sustainable construction materials;
intelligent transportation systems;
resilient infrastructure;
infrastructure asset management;
smart water systems; and
sustainable urban infrastructure.

Environmental Engineering

Topics include:

environmental technology;
water treatment;
wastewater treatment;
pollution control;
air-quality monitoring;
waste management;
waste-to-energy technology;
environmental sensors;
resource recovery;
environmental remediation;
cleaner production; and
environmental monitoring technologies.

Materials Science and Engineering

Topics include:

sustainable materials;
smart materials;
functional materials;
advanced materials;
nanomaterials;
biomaterials;
recycled materials;
composite materials;
materials characterization;
environmentally friendly materials; and
energy-related materials.

Smart Cities and Sustainable Communities

Topics include:

smart cities;
smart buildings;
intelligent transportation;
urban sensing;
smart mobility;
sustainable urban infrastructure;
intelligent public infrastructure;
urban energy management;
smart environmental monitoring; and
resilient urban systems.

Green Information Technology

Topics include:

green computing;
sustainable computing;
energy-efficient computing;
energy-aware software;
sustainable data centers;
sustainable cloud computing;
low-power computing;
green information systems; and
environmentally responsible digital technology.

Engineering Optimization and Decision Systems

Topics include:

mathematical optimization;
multi-objective optimization;
metaheuristic algorithms;
evolutionary optimization;
engineering decision support;
simulation-based optimization;
operations research;
scheduling optimization;
intelligent optimization; and
resource optimization.

Emerging Engineering Technologies

Topics include:

digital twins;
blockchain applications in engineering;
augmented reality;
virtual reality;
autonomous technology;
advanced sensing;
drone technology;
intelligent healthcare engineering;
human-machine collaboration;
quantum technologies;
precision technologies; and
other emerging engineering technologies.

Technology, Sustainability, and Society

The journal also considers scientifically rigorous studies addressing:

responsible technological innovation;
sustainable technology assessment;
circular economy technology;
engineering ethics;
technology adoption;
sustainable technology policy;
technology and society;
green innovation; and
technology for sustainable development.

Scope Boundary

The broad technological orientation of the journal does not mean that all engineering or information-technology manuscripts are automatically appropriate.

Every manuscript must demonstrate a clear contribution to at least one of the following:

sustainable technology;
intelligent engineering;
engineering innovation;
advanced intelligent systems;
environmentally responsible engineering;
resource or energy efficiency;
smart infrastructure;
intelligent manufacturing;
engineering optimization; or
another closely related technological area within the stated scope.

Purely descriptive manuscripts without an identifiable scientific, technological, engineering, methodological, or sustainability contribution may be rejected during initial editorial screening.

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