Contents:
Sections 1-8: iNEER Papers – General Guidelines
Section 9: Paper for iNEER Special Volume – Special Guidelines
iNEER Board of Editors
iNEER Board
1. The main goal of iNEER being the promotion of international cooperation, papers intended for iNEER publications and conferences, while dealing with innovations in engineering education and research, should emphasize the potential of the presented models and approaches for adoption and evaluation by others, and that can be further developed through international collaboration. International cooperation allows for the sharing of unique research capabilities resident in other lands and the infusion of new ideas and methods, thereby expanding the quality and productivity of research and education endeavors, and hence increasing the potential for further innovative pursuits.
2. We welcome papers and presentations that deal with the integration of research and education, and that can help create international linkages in order to effect mutual advancement. We welcome papers that can enhance international understanding through information dissemination in engineering education and research. Information of a commercial nature, or that contains slanderous messages, will not be accepted.
3. To promote useful information exchange and mutual progress through partnerships, papers reporting education innovations should always contain the results of implementation and outcomes assessment. Appropriate topics may include, but not limited to, advances in engineering education through integration with high quality laboratory research programs; innovations that couple student learning with the computational methods used in industry; and new imaginative approaches making use of modern teaching and learning approaches such as mentoring, team-based and experiential learning, computer simulation, and distance learning.
4. Also appropriate are descriptions of innovative industry-university cooperation, programs to enhance recruitment and retention, cultural and gender diversity, as well as unique models of international cooperation that have impacted university education.
5. We welcome authors from all nationalities, cultures and heritage within the worldwide iNEER community. We regret that, owing to the limitation of resources, iNEER cannot provide language translation services. The adoption of a common medium of communication is necessary, and that is English. As a courtesy to readers around the world, it is incumbent upon authors from non-English speaking countries to ensure that they submit written materials in English that meet a certain minimum standard of intelligibility. If necessary, have your abstracts and papers carefully checked by experts of the English language, before forwarding to iNEER. We appreciate your assistance and cooperation.
6. iNEER meetings and publications should not be used as forums for routine announcements. Prospective authors should ask themselves these questions: Will what I have to say be of interest to the international community? How can I make it interesting? It is advisable to steer away from straightforward reporting of improvement and upgrading or implementation of programs and curriculum materials of a routine nature.
7. CONTENTS AND STRUCTURE OF AN iNEER PAPER
To ensure a uniform high standard of publication, we encourage all authors to pay special attention to the following areas when preparing their manuscripts:
a. Contents: Please pay attention to clarity of objectives, basis of theory, conclusions drawn, demonstration of your understanding of the subject matter; etc.
b. Degree of Novelty or Originality: Explain what is new in what you are reporting, clearly discussing the new ideas involved, and the innovative contributions. Be sure to compare your approaches with existing approaches elsewhere. In general, citations should include not only your own papers or papers from your institution or country, but any relevant international publications. Where applicable, references should be made to advances reported in national and international archival journals including iNEER special volumes; and to papers published in proceedings of conferences, including ICEE conferences.
c. Structure of Paper: Please pay attention to general layout; use and proper numbering of figures/diagrams; etc.
d. Quality of Text: In the case of non-native speakers of English, checking of English by language expert is important. Check the clarity of your expression, and the consistency, readability; numbering of quotations and references, etc.
e. General: Check the correctness of text, applicability of the items included, the overall professional quality of the paper, and the scope covered. When presenting new approaches, ideas or programs, be sure to discuss your implementation experience and results, including feedback, evaluation and assessment, with details on problems encountered and overcome.
8. PAPERS FOR iNEER-SPONSORED CONFERENCES
Guidelines for manuscript format are given on the website of the individual conference. All papers submitted for iNEER-sponsored conferences and meetings are subject to peer review.
9. iNEER SPECIAL VOLUMES: THE INNOVATIONS SERIES THAT HIGHLIGHTS WORLDWIDE PROGRESS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Beginning in 2002, iNEER is publishing a series of annual Special Volumes each highlighting recent innovations in research and education around the world. The front materials of previous Special Volumes, including the Table of Contents and Preface of each of the 2002, 2003 and 2004 books, are accessible at:
http://www.ineer.org/iNEERPapers/Welcome.htm
Each Special Volume is a hardcover book published by iNEER through the work of an international Board of Editors. The Board announces the solicitation of papers approximately 6 months in advance of the date of publication of each of special volume, and welcomes papers from all members of the iNEER community. Authors submitting papers to iNEER-sponsored conferences are encouraged to also submit their papers to the Board of Editors of the Special Volume. Papers for Special Volumes, however, must follow closely the guidelines given herein.
9.1 REVIEW PROCESS FOR PAPERS FOR iNEER SPECIAL VOLUMES
a. Papers submitted for iNEER Special Volumes are reviewed by the iNEER Board of Editors.
b. Peer review comments are provided by reviewers to the editors on a voluntary and advisory basis. Editors will consider all solicited reviews seriously but are not bound by the advice received.
c. Editors may elect to seek advice from the reviewers on some or all of the following areas:
i. Contents (e.g.: clarity of objectives; basis of theory; conclusions drawn; understanding of subject; etc.):
ii. Degree of Novelty or Originality (e.g.: presence of new ideas; innovative contributions; whether bulk of materials has been published elsewhere; etc.):
iii. Structure of Paper (e.g.: general layout; use and proper numbering of figures/diagrams; etc.)
iv. Quality of Text (e.g.: clarity of expression; consistency; readability; number of quotations and references; etc.):
v. Reviewer’s General Opinion and Comments (e.g.: correctness of text; applicability of the items included; quality of paper; scope covered; etc.):
vi. Reviewer’s Summary Recommendation (Please mark “X” on only one item below):
____ Accept Paper
____ Accept Paper if Revised According to Suggestions Given in “Reviewer’s Comments” Above
____ Reject Paper for Reasons Given in “Reviewer’s Comments” Above
d. Review Solicitation
Reviewers for iNEER papers are selected very carefully. Reviewers are selected based on their
interest and past contributions in engineering education and research, using
such sources as personal contacts, authors of past iNEER publications, and
other archival sources. For each paper, 4 or more reviewers are selected. For
the 68 articles submitted for the 2004 Special Volume, at the request of the
Board of Editors, a total of 249 reviewers from 58 countries participated in
the peer review. A list of the reviewers has been posted at:
http://www.ineer.org/iNEERPapers/ReviewerList-sorted.htm
e. Preserving the Integrity of
the Review Process
In order to ensure a high quality peer review process, the identity of
each reviewer will be treated as privileged information used only by the
editors and will not be released to others.
When they are deemed helpful to improving the papers, the review comments
are released to the authors after the identity of each reviewer is removed.
e. Use of e-Mail in Review Solicitation
The following "e-commerce" approach has been adopted by the iNEER Board: For each paper, the editors may elect to send out a single e-mail to all intended reviewers, with each reviewer in blind copy (“bcc”). This process obviates the need by the editors to send out individual e-mails to reviewers, leading to significant time- and cost-saving; at the same time, it also protects the identities of the reviewers selected by the editors.
9.2 FORMAT AND PAGE LENGTH LIMITATIONS
An iNEER
Special Volume is a 7" x 10" (approximately) hardcover book with a 5”
x 7-1/2” text area. We use size 10 Times New Roman font, allowing for about 700
words per printed page excluding graphics or tables.
Authors are
requested, when their papers are ready for submission, to request a sample
paper in MS-Word that should be used as a template into which to copy-and-paste
sections of the new manuscripts. The sample paper may be obtained by writing to
the iNEER Secretariat at: ineer@ineer.org.
9.3 PAGE CHARGES FOR iNEER PUBLICATIONS
Since
iNEER does not charge membership dues, it expects authors to share in the costs
of publication through the payment of page charges. This is consistent with the practice adopted by professional
societies with respect to archival publications. Payment of page charges is not
necessary when a paper is submitted, but it is due prior to completion of final
review and final acceptance of a paper. If a paper is not accepted, iNEER will
return the page charges, minus a small processing fee. Page charges are set at
US$75 per page.
9.4
COPYRIGHT RELEASE
The Transfer of
Copyright Form must be downloaded from the URL: http://www.ineer.org/iNEERPapers/TransferOfCopyrightForm-2005.pdf,
and it must be signed by ALL authors and mailed to iNEER at the time the
manuscript is submitted. Mail signed Form to: iNEER Board of Editors, c/o iNEER
Secretariat, Box 5229, Preston King Station, Arlington, Virginia 22205,
USA.
9.5
CHECKLIST FOR PAPER SUBMISSION
a. Format
the full manuscript as described in Section 9.2 above.
b. Download
Transfer of Copyright Form as described in Paragraph 11 above.
c. Send
the formatted manuscript to the Board of Editors in care of the iNEER
Secretariat, by uploading via the URL: http://www.ineer.org/2005_papers_upload
d. After
uploading is completed, send a confirming e-mail to ineer@ineer.org with the title “2005 Sp Vol
Paper Uploading” on the subject line. In the text box of your e-mail, include
the “AUTHOR’S CERTIFICATION” shown in Section 9.6 by entering the relevant
information, including the two lines at the end, each with a check mark in
front of the underline as shown, signifying your agreement with the respective
statement.
9.6 AUTHOR(S)’ CERTIFICATION
Title of Paper:
Number of 5” x 7-1/2” Text Pages:
Name of Author(s):
E-mail Addresses of Authors:
Name of Corresponding Author:
__X__ We are submitting a paper for possible publication in the 2005 iNEER Special Volume; we will abide by the Editors' decision in the review process and, if necessary, will respond to reviewers’ comments by appropriately modifying our paper, or provide a reasoned rebuttal.
__X__ Our paper has not been published anywhere, and copyright for it has not been assigned to any party, and we have signed and forwarded the iNEER copyright form.
__X__ Prior to final acceptance, we are
prepared to pay total page charges at US$75 per page in accordance with
Paragraph 9.3 above. We understand
that, to ensure a uniform standard and appearance, the iNEER Board of Editors
will be responsible for final formatting, from which the final page count will
be determined.