For Authors and Referees
We know how important it is to authors that peer review and publication are completed with minimal delays. As part of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, we ensure that authors are provided with first-rate service, from rapid peer review on our online manuscript handling system to rapid publication with the new InPress service.
If you have any queries, comments, or would like assistance, please contact the Managing Editor at jautoeng@pepublishing.com.
Author Guide
Papers can be submitted electronically using Editorial Manager™, our online submission and review system (clicking this link opens the system in a new browser). We are committed to providing timely assessment of articles and authors are informed of the publication decision as soon as possible.
Please take a look at the Guide for Authors for information on how to prepare your paper.
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Engineering Open Choice
When an article is accepted for publication, authors are now offered the choice of open access for the article through our new, fee-based, service, Engineering Open Choice (this gives authors the option of having their published research made available free to view by anyone throughout the world).
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Referee Guide
Submissions to the journal are assessed, online, by independent referees who make recommendations on the suitability of the articles for publication (our Guide for Referees provides information on the criteria for recommendation of publication).
We are grateful for the support of all of our referees in helping authors to enhance and develop their papers.
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In Press
Papers accepted for publication are now made available online as uncorrected proofs. Each paper has a DOI and is fully searchable and citable; papers are assigned to an issue upon publication in print. InPress therefore allows the publication of fully citable articles up to 8 weeks or more before publication in a printed journal issue.
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