The journal publishes only original materials that have not been previously published. To check for plagiarism, the iThenticate software is used. Plagiarism in scientific works is a serious violation of the ethical standards governing the interaction between authors, reviewers, editors, publishers, and readers, and it contradicts the principles of publication ethics.
The editorial board carefully examines all cases of plagiarism and reserves the right to exclude manuscripts from the review process if violations are detected. Each article is evaluated for originality. If the originality of the text exceeds 85%, the material may be accepted for consideration. If the originality is between 75% and 85%, the article is returned to the authors for revision, with a recommendation to review the citations and submit a corrected version. If the originality of the article is below 75%, the manuscript is not accepted.
The journal also does not allow the use of more than 3% of material from a single source without proper citation.
The percentage of plagiarism is calculated using special software that checks manuscripts both in the local database and on the internet. The resulting report is thoroughly analyzed by the editorial board.
If plagiarism is detected after publication, the editorial team conducts a further investigation and contacts the author to inform them of the incident. If the ethical violation is confirmed, the article will be retracted.
The journal “Machinery & Energetics” publishes original research articles, review articles and technical notes. They have the same structure, but the table below makes easier for authors to choose the category of articles and it shows the difference between these types of articles.
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Empirical article |
Review article |
Technical notes |
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Volume |
from 4000 |
from 4500 words |
3000-3500 words |
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Number of figures |
no more than 12 |
no more than 12 |
no more than 6 |
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Number of scientific sources |
not less than 20 |
not less than 40 |
no more than 12 |
Technical requirements |
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| Article language | English |
| Manuscript file format | MS Word (*.doc, *.docx) |
| Page orientation | Portrait |
| Page format | А4 |
| Volume of the Research article / Review article / Technical notes | from 4000 words / from 4500 words / 3000-3500 words |
| Font | Times New Roman |
| Margins | 2 cm on all sides |
| Line spacing | 1.0 |
| Font size | 12 pt |
| Indentation | 1.0 |
| Alignment | Justified |
| Literature sources | presented in English; when translating literature into English, the use of transliteration is unacceptable |
Tables, figures, graphs, equation
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Article structure |
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| UDC Index | left justification |
| Article title | no more than 12 words; presented in Ukrainian and English; centre justification, uppercase, bold |
| Author’s data | presented in Ukrainian and English: centre justification. The name and surname are prescribed in full |
The following information about the authors must be indicated:
Abstract
The Abstract should be informative (not contain general words), structured (follow the logic of the article presentation), meaningful (clearly formulate the relevance, goal, scientific methods of problem analysis, disclose the main research results, as well as the practical value of the study) and be from 200 to 300 words. The Abstract should not contain abbreviations, footnotes, and references.
Keywords
5-7 words or phrases related to the subject matter do not duplicate the title of the article and do not consist of common words.
Introduction
The section highlights the current state of the problem under study at the global level, analyses the latest research and publications (7-10 works of other researchers) with links to scientific publications over the past 3-5 years. The relevance, purpose, objectives and the novelty of the study are substantiated. References to literature must be submitted in round brackets. One citation should not include more than 3 sources.
Literature Review
This section is optional and should contain the results of research by scientists who analysed certain aspects of the subject matter. Each name of the researcher must be accompanied by a corresponding reference from the list of references.
Materials and Methods
The section describes the main stages of the study and justifies the choice of the methods, techniques, approaches, or actions used to obtain new scientific research results. The strategies and criteria for sampling (if the article contains an empirical part) are explained, the experimental basis of the study is noted. The stated methodology should provide a complete picture of the research progress so that it can be repeated by other scientists with the use of the same materials and methods. The section is required in the structure of a scientific article.
Results and Discussion
The section presents the main material of the study with full justification of the scientific results obtained. Tabular or graphical materials are necessarily accompanied by the results of statistical data processing. Sources are placed under tables and figures. Value judgments should be avoided, as well as the elements of the description of the methodology and direct repetition of the data presented in the tables and graphic material in the text of the article. Numerical results should be rounded in accordance with established rules, taking into account the mean research error, confidence interval or distribution of values. Research results must be sufficiently substantiated, methodologically correct, have novelty and practical value.
The discussion should be based on the interpretation of the research results. The most important scientific facts established are involved in the consideration, taking into account the previous data and analysis, in accordance with the literary sources on the current state of the problem with references to the works of a similar direction of research conducted in other countries.
Conclusions
Conclusions should fully and specifically reflect the results of research, correspond to the purpose and title of the study, word-by-word duplication in the abstract is unacceptable. It is important to indicate the prospects for further research on the selected topic.
Acknowledgements
The section is for expression of gratitude to individuals or organisations for all possible technical assistance, ideas, financial (material) aid, which made the research possible, etc.
If you have no Acknowledgements, state “None”.
Funding
In this section, the authors should indicate all sources of financial support received for the study. In case of absence of financial support, there is a need to indicate "None".
Conflict of Interest
All authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. The existence of a conflict of interest does not preclude publication. If the authors have no conflict of interest to declare, they must also state this at submission and include a statement in the Conflict of Interest section. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to review this policy with all authors and collectively to disclose with the submission ALL pertinent commercial and other relationships. Discovery of the failure to adequately disclose a conflict of interest at submission or during the review process may result in the rejection of a manuscript or other author sanctions.
If you have no conflict of interest, state “None”.
References
References in the text to sources should be indicated in parentheses "()", еxample: (Ivanov, 2023). If you need to indicate a reference within a line, you should indicate the year in "()", for example: "G. Golub (2021) proposes...".
In this case, the names and years of sources in the text should clearly coincide with the data in the list of references. It is not allowed to mention more than 3 sources in one citation.
No more than two works by the same author may be cited in the list of references. Also, no more than two articles from the same journal/collection of articles, etc. may be included.
The list of references should be in English (transliteration is not allowed), references arranged in alphabetical order, and formatted according to APA 6th Referencing Style (2010).