Submissions

Author Guidelines

Kindly use this template to facilitate the formatting of your paper - JCEST Template

Manuscript style

A. General

The article must be in English and typed in a single column with single line spacing in a Microsoft Word format file (.doc or .docx) with all the figures and tables embedded in the text.

All text must be set in Times New Roman. Please apply the following font sizes and styles:

• Main body text: 11-point font.

• Headings: 12-point font, bold, UPPERCASE, and numbered consecutively (e.g., 1.0 INTRODUCTION).

• Subheadings: 11-point font, Title Case (e.g., 2.1 Materials and Methods).

• Sub-subheadings (or lower): 11-point font, italicized, and sentence case (e.g., 2.1.1 Compressive load measurement).

The first page of the manuscript should comprise:

(1) a title that represents the content of the paper (16-point Times New Roman, CAPITAL, and bold letters);

(2) all author names (12-point Times New Roman) and contact details (11-point Times New Roman) of author(s), i.e., full affiliations with addresses. Furthermore, identify the corresponding author by an asterisk (*) with extra information, e.g., telephone number, fax number, and E-mail address;

(3) a self-contained abstract of a maximum of 300 words (11-point Times New Roman) with no reference to figures, tables, equations, or bibliographic references; and

(4) a maximum of 6 keywords (10-point Times New Roman) separated by commas after the abstract.

The main body of the manuscript should be logically arranged and should include the following core sections:

(1) Introduction: Provide adequate background, clearly state the research problem or objectives, and outline the significance and scope of the study.

(2) Materials and Methods: Detail the experimental procedures, materials, data collection, and analytical or computational techniques used, providing sufficient clarity so the work can be reproduced.

(3) Results and Discussion: Present the findings clearly and concisely, utilizing figures and tables where appropriate. Discuss the significance of the results, interpret the data, and compare them with relevant existing literature.

(4) Conclusion: Summarize the primary outcomes of the study, highlight their practical or theoretical implications, and suggest potential directions for future research. This section should not simply reiterate the abstract.

The manuscript should not exceed 10,000 words.

B. Tables and figures

The captions for Tables and Figures should be formatted using a 10-point font size.

Tables and figures should be consecutively numbered and referred to in the text in the following manner, e.g., Figure 1(c), Figures 1 and 2, Figures 1(b)-(d), Table 1, Tables 3-4, etc.

Tables should be in editable text (i.e., not as images) and have captions placed immediately above the tables.

Figures should be suitably referred to in the text with captions placed immediately below them.

C. Units and mathematical expressions

All scientific units must follow the Système International (SI) format.

The mathematical expressions should be consecutively numbered and referred to in the text in the following manner, e.g., Equation (1), Equations (2)-(5), etc.

Mathematical expressions must be entered using the equation function given in Microsoft Word 2007 or newer versions. Non-editable images of equations are not acceptable.

D. Conflicts of Interest

A conflict of interest is any financial or non-financial, professional or personal relationship that may inappropriately affect the research design, conduct, or reporting. Declaring conflicts of interest is a key part of open research publishing and helps readers take potentially influential factors into account. All authors must declare any relevant interests from three years prior to the start of research and writing. Interests after that time must also be declared if they might still constitute potential biases.

Financial competing interests that require disclosure include: employment with organisations that have a financial stake in the research outcome; stock ownership or options in such organisations; consultation fees; speaking honoraria; paid expert testimony; royalties; and patents whose value could be influenced by the publication of the findings. Non-financial competing interests include unpaid leadership roles in relevant organisations, personal or professional relationships that may affect the work, and strongly held personal beliefs related to the manuscript's subject. These obligations also apply to the authors' immediate family members. Authors with editorial or advisory roles at JCEST must inform the editorial office before submitting and include a recusal statement in the Conflicts of Interest section, confirming they are fully detached from the manuscript's peer review process.

E. Declaration of Generative AI Use

Journal of Civil Engineering, Science and Technology (JCEST) recognizes the fast-developing world of generative AI tools in academic writing and research. Although we understand that such technologies are helpful in preparing manuscripts, they require clear guidelines to maintain academic integrity, honesty, and responsibility.

This disclosure policy on AI will be enforced by JCEST starting with publications released in 2027 and later. The AI disclosure statement must be added to a special section entitled "Declaration of Generative AI Use", which should come after the Conflict of Interest section but before the References.

Authors may employ AI and AI-assisted technologies to help prepare their manuscript. Nevertheless, the role of these technologies should remain supportive only, and they should never replace human expertise and analysis. The use of generative AI technologies should always be under human supervision.

Authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the full extent of their submitted work. In agreeing to submit their work to JCEST, authors agree to fulfill the following requirements:

• Accuracy and Verification: Authors must carefully verify the factual accuracy, completeness, and objectivity of all AI-generated outputs, including all references and citations.

• Originality: Authors must properly manage AI-supported outputs to ensure the manuscript reflects their own authentic voice, intellectual insights, data analysis, and contribution to the field.

• Images, Graphics, and Figures: All AI-generated visuals must be factually accurate, original, and properly acknowledged.

• Privacy and IP: Authors must comply with data privacy laws and intellectual property rights when using AI tools.

• Limitations on Authorship: Authors must not credit generative AI tools, language models, or other technologies as an author or co-author, as these tools cannot assume the required legal and ethical responsibilities of authorship.

Authors must disclose the use of generative AI tools in the writing process under the heading "Declaration of Generative AI Use", positioned directly after the "Conflicts of Interest" section and before the "References" section. This policy applies strictly to generative AI. No disclosure is required for basic spelling and grammar checks, reference management, plagiarism detection, or specialized accessibility purposes. If generative AI was utilized, authors may use the following statement template: "Preparation of this article was done using [NAME OF TOOL/SERVICE] for [STATE PURPOSE/TASK]. Having used this tool, the author(s) checked and edited the article where needed. The author(s) take full responsibility and liability for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the published material". If no generative AI tools were used, authors should state "None" under the same heading.

To safeguard the intellectual property rights of our authors and uphold the confidentiality of the peer-review process, JCEST requires that academic editors and peer reviewers refrain from inserting any part of an unpublished manuscript into a generative AI platform. Reviewers and editors are allowed to use such tools only for assistance in language editing of the review report or in conducting general literature searches.

F. Acknowledgement

Authors must include an Acknowledgement section located immediately after all declarations and before the References. This section should recognize individuals, organizations, or funding bodies that provided specific financial, technical, or administrative support. Acknowledgements must be limited to those whose contributions were directly related to the study or preparation of the manuscript but do not meet the criteria for authorship. If no external funding or significant assistance was received, authors must state this.

G. References

All references cited in the main text must also appear in the reference list (and vice versa).

Citations in the main text must be sequentially numbered in square brackets [1] following the order in which they appear. For instance: “... is found [2,3]. Timoshenko and Goodier [4] obtained the analytical solution by …”.

List the references sequentially in square brackets [1] at the end of the paper, corresponding to their order of appearance in the text.

Examples of citation format (following the APA style) for journal [1], conference proceedings [2], and book [3] are demonstrated as follows:

[1] Choi, Y. S., Kim, J. G., & Lee, K. M. (2006). Corrosion behavior of steel bar embedded in fly ash concrete. Corrosion Science, 48(7), 1733-1745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2005.05.019

[2] Marini, L. B., Mannan, M. A., Kueh, A. B. H., Abdullah, A. A., & Abed, F. (2026). Vibration energy harvesting in high-performance geopolymer mortar: A proof-of-concept with piezoelectric integration. In A. B. H. Kueh, L. B. Sihombing, Y. Y. Lee, H. Hardjasaputra, & S. Stürwald (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of EURO ASIA Civil Engineering Forum (Vol. 1, pp. 459–471). Kota Samarahan, Sarawak: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-6895-6_37

[3] Zienkiewicz, O. C., & Taylor, R. L. (2005). The finite element method: Its basis and fundamentals. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Review

JCEST employs a double-blind peer-review process.

After passing the preliminary check by the editors, all submitted papers will go through a rigorous peer-review procedure to judge their novelty and impact.

Following peer review and revision, manuscripts that have satisfactorily addressed all reviewers' comments and received favourable recommendations from at least two expert reviewers may be considered for acceptance. The Editors make the final decision on publication in JCEST, taking into account the reviewers' recommendations and their assessment of the manuscript.

Proof

Galley proofs will be sent to the corresponding author for the correction of typesetting errors.

Major modifications to the original manuscript will not be permitted at this phase.

Proofs must be returned within 48 hours of receipt. Otherwise, they will be considered approved and proceed to production.

Please note that the galley proofs are provided to ensure the accuracy of the content before publication. The final published version may contain formatting changes or adjustments that are not reflected in the galley proof.