University of Thi-Qar Journal for Engineering Sciences

Publishing Conditions & Author Guidelines

UTJES publishes original research and review articles across all engineering disciplines under the conditions set out below. Please read carefully before submitting.

Templates & Submission Tools

• Manuscript template — MS Word (.docx)  |  LaTeX
• Complete the Declaration Form and upload it together with your article.
• New to the system? Watch how to make a submission.
• References must be managed in Mendeley and Endnote, formatted in IEEE style, and include DOI links.

Types of Papers

Papers must be original, unpublished elsewhere without Editor-in-Chief approval, and become the copyright of the Journal upon acceptance.

✅ Language, Originality & Plagiarism

• Manuscripts must be in clear, grammatically correct English; non-native speakers should have their text checked by an English-speaking colleague.
• Work must be original. Check for plagiarism (e.g., Turnitin) before submission.
• Acceptable similarity index: < 20% — Pass  |  > 20% — Reject

Authorship Criteria

All listed authors must meet all three conditions:

1. Substantial contribution to conception/design or data analysis/interpretation;
2. Drafting or critically revising the article;
3. Final approval of the version to be published.

Funding acquisition, data collection alone, or general supervision do not qualify for authorship. Editors may request a description of each author's contribution.

Title Page

• Title: concise, sentence case (capitalize only the first word).
• Authors & affiliations: last name first + initials; affiliations marked with numbered superscripts and given as full postal addresses.

Manuscript Formatting

• Single-spaced, 10 pt Times New Roman (or equivalent), 4 cm (1.5 in) margins on all sides, with continuous line numbers.
• Section headings bold (not underlined); subsection headings italicized on their own line.
• Structure: Abstract (purpose, results, conclusions) → Keywords (5–7) → Introduction → Materials and Methods → Results → Discussion (may combine with Results) → Conclusion → Acknowledgement (minimal).

Tables, Figures & References

• Tables and figures numbered consecutively; table captions above, figure captions below. Photos ≥ 300 dpi. Max 10 combined.
• Footnotes kept to a minimum, marked with superscript numbers.
• In-text citation: one author — name & year; two authors — both names & year; three or more — first author "et al." & year. Reference list arranged alphabetically; journal names spelled in full.
• Do not use "&" for "and". No appendices, abbreviation lists, or supplementary material in the published version.

Questions? Contact us at utjeng@jutq.edu.iq. Corresponding authors receive a PDF copy of the final manuscript.