Overview
A clear path from submission to publication
Your manuscript goes through a transparent and rigorous process, from initial submission
to publication. This guide explains the key requirements and provides resources to help you
prepare a high-quality submission.
The Publication Process
From manuscript to impact
Your research journey with YTUP in five simple steps.
Before You Submit
A quick checklist
Please ensure the following before submission to avoid delays.
Manuscript Preparation
Helpful resources
Use the resources below to prepare and format your manuscript.
Pre-submission Checks
Before you submit, in detail
A few checks now prevent delays later. Before you open the submission portal, confirm the following:
- Scope check. Read the journal’s Aims & Scope page. YTUP publishes original research, review articles, and brief communications in engineering and applied sciences. If your topic sits at the edge of scope, email the editorial office with a title and 150-word abstract before investing time in a full submission.
- Ethical declarations. Every submission must be accompanied by a signed authorship and ethics declaration confirming that the work is original, has not been published elsewhere, and conforms to the journal’s policies on data fabrication, image manipulation, and plagiarism. Research involving human participants or animals requires an institutional ethics approval reference.
- ORCID iDs. The corresponding author must hold a valid ORCID iD, entered during account registration. Co-authors are strongly encouraged to provide theirs as well. ORCID iDs are embedded in the published metadata and facilitate accurate indexing and credit attribution.
- Co-author agreement. Ensure every named author has read the final manuscript, agreed to the author order, and consented to submission. Disputes about authorship after submission are costly for everyone; resolve them before the manuscript is uploaded.
Submission Requirements
Files, names and required artifacts
File formats and sizes
- Manuscript file: PDF or DOCX, maximum 20 MB. Figures embedded in the document are acceptable for review; high-resolution source files (TIFF, EPS, or PDF) will be requested at the production stage.
- Supplementary materials: PDF, XLSX, or CSV, maximum 50 MB per file. Archive bundles (.zip) are accepted for data sets and code.
- Figures (standalone): TIFF (300 dpi minimum) or vector PDF. JPEG is accepted for photographs only, not for charts or diagrams.
Naming conventions
Name your main manuscript file manuscript.pdf or manuscript.docx. Figures should follow the convention fig01.tiff, fig02.tiff, and so on. Avoid spaces, accented characters, or version suffixes in file names.
Required artifacts
- Cover letter (required): one page addressing the editor. State the article type, confirm the manuscript is not under consideration elsewhere, summarise the scientific contribution in 3–5 sentences, and optionally suggest or exclude reviewers.
- Authorship and ethics declaration (required): a signed statement available as a template in your author dashboard. All co-authors must be listed and must have agreed to the declaration content.
- Response letter (required for revised submissions only): a point-by-point response to every reviewer and editor comment, uploaded alongside the revised manuscript. Number each response to match the corresponding comment number in the decision letter.
Review Timeline
What to expect, and when
Durations below are targets, not guarantees. Reviewer availability and manuscript complexity can extend any stage.
Initial integrity check
The editorial system scans for formatting compliance and runs a plagiarism check. Manuscripts that fail are returned to the author before reaching an editor.
Editor assignment
The Editor-in-Chief assigns the submission to a qualified handling editor based on topic and workload.
Peer review
Two or more independent experts evaluate the manuscript. This is typically the longest stage and depends entirely on reviewer availability.
Editorial decision
The handling editor assesses the reports and records a recommendation. The role authorized by the journal’s decision policy issues the decision letter; for JTEN, final acceptance and rejection are reserved for the Editor-in-Chief.
Revision window
For minor or major revision decisions, authors have this window to revise and resubmit. Extensions can be requested through the editorial office.
Production
Copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, and author proof approval before final publication.
Decision Categories
The four editorial decisions
Every manuscript receives one of four editorial decisions. The decision letter explains the outcome and, where applicable, lists the specific changes required.
The manuscript is accepted as submitted or with only minor editorial corrections that do not require re-review. No further review round occurs. The manuscript proceeds directly to production.
The manuscript requires limited, clearly specified changes — typically clarifications, additional citations, or small adjustments to figures or tables. After the responses are reconciled, the revised version may be accepted without another review round by the editor authorized under the journal’s final-decision policy; for JTEN, that acceptance is issued by the Editor-in-Chief.
Substantial revisions are required: additional experiments, significant restructuring, or a materially rewritten section. The revised manuscript is sent back to the original reviewers, who issue a further recommendation. A major revision is not a rejection; it reflects that the work has merit worth developing.
The manuscript does not meet the journal’s standards for originality, methodology, or scope, and revision cannot be expected to remedy the fundamental issues identified. Authors may submit a new manuscript addressing a different study to the journal in the future.
After Acceptance
From acceptance to publication
Once the editor issues an acceptance decision, the manuscript moves to the production team. The following stages happen in order:
- Copyediting. A professional editor checks grammar, spelling, punctuation, and adherence to journal style. Minor clarifications may be introduced; substantive content is not changed without author approval.
- Typesetting. The copyedited text is laid out in the journal’s house template. Figures are reproduced at publication quality; tables are reformatted to journal style.
- Proofreading. A proofreader checks the typeset proof against the accepted manuscript to catch typesetting errors. This is an internal step; authors are not involved.
- Author proof approval. A PDF proof is emailed to the corresponding author for final review. Authors have 72 hours to approve or flag errors. Only corrections of typesetting errors are permissible at this stage; new content cannot be introduced.
- Publication. After approval, the article is assigned a DOI, uploaded to the journal platform, and submitted for indexing in applicable databases. The corresponding author receives a publication notification with the live URL.
Open Access & Charges
Licensing, fees and common questions
The answers below state the licence every YTUP article carries and the charges that apply after acceptance.
Yes. Contact the editorial office at any point before a final decision is issued. If the manuscript has already entered peer review, we ask that you state a reason; reviewers have invested time and a courtesy notice is appropriate. Withdrawals after acceptance are handled case by case and may be noted in the journal’s records.