About the Journal

The Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering was granted license No. 498/GP-BTTTT on October 17, 2022, by the Ministry of Information and Communications (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) (replacing the old license No. 158/GP-BVHTT dated May 8, 2003); ISSN: 1859-3941.

The journal is included in the list of journals whose publications are scored by the State Council for Professor Titles. The Council for Professor Titles in Water Resources Engineering awards 0-1.0 points; the Council for Professor Titles in Mechanics awards 0-0.5 points; the Council for Professor Titles in Mechanical Engineering awards 0-0.5 points; and the Council for Professor Titles in Transportation awards 0-0.5 points.

* Journal's Mission and Objectives:

- To provide information on the activities of the Water Resources University.

- To publish and introduce in-depth information and research results in the following fields: Water Resources, disaster prevention and mitigation, civil engineering and transportation engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, information technology, chemistry and environment, economics and business administration...

* Target Audience: Management staff, scientists, researchers, lecturers, students, and interested readers.

* Publication Format: Published once a year in December.

GUIDE FOR AUTHORS

(Issued with Decision No. 1371/QĐ-ĐHTL dated August 19, 2015 of Rector of Thuyloi University) 

1. Journal of Water Resources & Environmental Engineering provides a forum for scientific research papers, technology transfer, advanced scientific and technologies, typical management organizational models, ... in the fields of water resources, hydropower, prevention and mitigation of natural disasters and environmental protection of foreign and Vietnamese scientists; written in Vietnamese, or in English. This Journal is on the list of journals whose scores are calculated by the State Council for Professorship. The Journal does not accept published papers in other publications

2. The manuscript should not exceed 8 pages, paper size A4 (210mm x 297mm) including figures, tables, photos and references, as follows:

- Font: Times New Roman (Unicode), font size: 12pt;

- Left margin: 3cm, Right margin: 2cm, Top margin: 2,5cm, Bottom margin: 2,5cm;

- Paper title: Font: Time New Romans, bold upper case letter, font size 14pt;

- Full name of authors, center line below paper title, lower case, bold, size 12pt; the author's address is below the name of each author; Number of authors should not exceed 4 people.

- Each manuscript must include an abstract, keywords in both Vietnamese and English. The title must be translated into Vietnamese and/or English (depending on the writing language). Each abstract must not exceed 200 words in 1 paragraph, 12pt in italic size, providing the most basic content and the main results of the paper. Keywords: need to be specific, list at least 3 words or phrases, located just below abstract, 12pt font size.

- The abstract in Vietnamese is placed below the address of the author, the abstract in English is under the References and vice versa for the paper written in English.

- Manuscript content should be organized in order: Introduction, paper content, conclusions and references. Heading letters is bold, uppercase. Items need to be numbered according to Latin numbers, similar to the numbering method of TCVN according to current standards;

- Titles of tables are above tables, in lower case letter, bold, centered; titles of figures and photos are below figures and photos, in lower case letter, italic, centered. Maps are in accordance with current standards, including map scale and north-south directions; figures and tables are numbered and cited in the text. The figures should be in correct place and clear. Charts or graphs printed in black and white should be clear, not blurred.

- Equations should be typed clearly using the Math Type in Microsoft Office Word; numbered in order and within parenthesis (…) on the right-hand side of the equation that are ≥ 2cm away from the equations.

3. Acknowledgments (if any): Put at the end of the manuscript, before the references.

4. References should be only cited the documents cited in the paper, except the document directly related to the citation, all authors should be included in the names. References written in languages beyond Latin alphabet should be converted to Latin alphabet. References are sorted by language (first Vietnamese and then foreign languages such as English, French, German ...), alphabetically sorted by author's name for Vietnamese, author's family for with foreigners, as follows:

- For books, dissertations and reports: Full name of author or issuing agency, year of publication (in parentheses), title of book, thesis, report (italic), publisher, place of publication.

- For journal papers, papers in a book, conference or seminar proceedings: Full name of author, year of publication (in parentheses), title of paper (in quotes), journal name, book title or proceeding title (italic), volume (without spaces) number (in parentheses) if available, page numbers (hyphen between two numbers). For example: Nguyen Van A (2013), "Experimental research and evaluation ...", Journal of Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, 43 (1), p. 10-15.

- Sources of reference citation are placed in the paper under (author's name - publication year) in parentheses; in case more than 2 authors, just write name (first author and the phrase "nnk." and the year of publication) for Vietnamese papers or the word "et al." for English papers.

5. At the end of the manuscript, clearly state: Full name, academic title, degree, place of work, address, telephone, e-mail and signed by the author (s) confirming the results of the article has not been published.

6. Authors submitting papers must pay a fee according to the operating regulations of the Journal.

7. The Editorial Board only accepts papers which have been clearly formatted with clear figures in according to the above regulations. The editor will not re-send the paper to the author in case the paper is not accepted for publishing. In case the paper must be resubmitted for correction by the author, the date of receipt will be the date of receipt of the completed manuscript.

8. Manuscripts should be sent to the Editorial Board in printed format on A4 paper, attached files to the email.

9. The authors whose papers are published on the Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering are responsible for the information they provide and are free of charge for the two journals that the papers published.

10. All papers in the Journal will be published in full text on the website http://tapchivatuyentap.tlu.edu.vn/

11. For all information you need to know, please contact the following address:

 

JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING,

THUYLOI UNIVERSITY

175 TAY SON - KIM LIEN - HA NOI

Tel: (024) 35638158; Email: tapchitlmt@tlu.edu.vn

PROCEDURES FOR RECEIVING, REVIEWING, AND PUBLISHING ARTICLES
I. Classification of Articles
Articles in the Journal of Environmental Irrigation are classified into two main types:
1. Scientific Articles: These are articles written on the field of environmental irrigation, deemed by the Review Board to be of good quality, with high scientific content, making new contributions to theory, methods, results, etc., and having the potential for practical application or future development. Articles can be written in Vietnamese or English.

2. Scientific Information Articles: These are articles of a scientific informational nature, with content introducing new technologies, reporting news, or advertising.

II. Article Receiving and Preliminary Screening Procedures
1. Receiving Articles
- Authors must format their articles according to the Journal's specific formatting regulations.

- The Secretariat will only accept articles that meet the Journal's specifications and formatting requirements. - Articles must be submitted to the Editorial Board of the journal as a soft copy via email and one printed copy.

- Articles will be classified and assigned a code number by the Editorial Board (according to the journal's specific regulations).

- After receiving the article, the Editorial Board will send an email to the author notifying them of receipt, including: Time of receipt; Article code number; Article title, author's name; Journal contact address.

2. Preliminary screening of article content:
Articles will be forwarded by the Editorial Board to the Editorial Board for preliminary evaluation of quality and scientific content.
Articles that do not meet the criteria will be rejected immediately without further review; the Editorial Board will notify the author of the final result.
Articles that pass the preliminary screening will be forwarded to the peer review process.

III. Peer Review Process:
1. Selecting Reviewers
- Based on the database of expert reviewers inside and outside the University, the Editor-in-Chief and the Deputy Editor-in-Chief will appoint two potential reviewers for the article.

2. Submitting the Request and Article for Peer Review
(a). The Editorial Board contacts, emails, or sends a review request form to the potential reviewers and waits for a response.

If the selected reviewer is unable to perform, the Editorial Board will send the article to another reviewer and repeat step (a) above.

If the reviewer accepts, the Editorial Board sends the article (printed or digital file) to the reviewer.

(b). The article submitted to the reviewer undergoes blind peer review using the Review Form.

3. Reviewer Timeframe:
- The reviewer's timeframe should not exceed two weeks.

- Upon expiration: The Editorial Board needs to contact the reviewer to obtain the Review Form. The Review Form may include the article with the reviewer's direct feedback.

- After receiving the PPB (Preview Document), the Editorial Board needs to email the Reviewer to confirm receipt of the PPB.

IV. After the Review is Complete
1. Notifying and Sending Review Results to the Author
- After receiving all PPB comments, the Editorial Board needs to summarize the content of the comments and send them to the Editorial Board.

- If the article is rejected, move it to section V.

- If the article is accepted, the Editorial Board needs to contact the author, inform them of the result, including the type of article, along with a copy of the comments in the PPB (the part sent to the author), and a copy of the article with the Reviewer's handwritten notes. The author is responsible for the time spent revising the article.

- In case the Reviewer and author cannot agree on the revisions, the article is sent to PB3 for review.

2. Receiving Revised Articles and Author's Feedback
- The documents the Editorial Board receives include:
Response to Review Comments (Preview Comment Response Form)
The revised article based on the review comments.

- The Editorial Board needs to send an email to the author confirming receipt of the documents.
V. Notification of Final Results
The Editorial Board will send an email to the author to confirm the final status of the paper.

+ For papers rejected by the Peer Review: the author will be notified of the rejection.

+ Completed papers will be added to the list awaiting publication, and the author will receive a confirmation letter from the Editorial Board. The order of papers is based on the time the Peer Review accepted them for publication, except in special cases which will be considered separately by the Editor-in-Chief and the Permanent Deputy Editor-in-Chief.

VI. Prepress and Printing Process
1. The Editorial Board will compile a list of the number of papers to be printed and the number of copies to be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief and the Permanent Deputy Editor-in-Chief in the middle of the last month of the quarter. 1. The number of articles per author in a single issue shall not exceed 2 (except in cases where those articles reflect exceptionally outstanding research results).
2. For scientific articles, the header will contain the words "Scientific Article" for Vietnamese articles or "Research Paper" for English articles. For scientific information articles, the header will contain the words "Scientific Information".

3. The Editorial Board sends the published articles to the printing press.
4. The printing press reviews the article format.
5. Final typesetting:
+ If there are minor revisions, the Editorial Board requests the printing press to make the necessary changes.

+ Final typesetting is completed.

VII. Printing and Distribution:
- Printing time: Last week of December.

- Distribution: First week of the first month of the following quarter.

PUBLISHING ETHICS
The Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering (hereinafter referred to as the Journal) is committed to maintaining and promoting the highest ethical standards in scientific publishing. Academic integrity is the core foundation ensuring the value, reliability, and long-term impact of published research.

This Code of Publishing Ethics is based on:

- Current Vietnamese laws and regulations on scientific journalism and publishing;

- The Academic Integrity Regulations of the Water Resources University;

- International best practices in scientific publishing, especially the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

This Code applies to authors, reviewers, editors, and all parties involved in the Journal's publishing activities.

Author's Responsibilities

- Articles submitted to the Journal must be original research, unpublished, and not simultaneously submitted for review to any other journal or publication.

- All forms of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabrication, and data manipulation are strictly prohibited.

- Sources, data, images, and tables used in the article must be cited fully, accurately, and transparently.

- Only individuals with substantial academic contributions to the research may be listed as authors.

- The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring: All co-authors are fully listed; the final version of the manuscript has been read, agreed upon, and approved; and there are no copyright disputes at the time of submission.

- Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest (if any), including financial, professional, or personal conflicts that may affect the research results or their interpretation. All funding and research support must be clearly stated in the article.

- Authors are responsible for retaining original research data and making it available upon request from the Editorial Board for peer review, verification, or ethical considerations. The journal encourages the practice of sharing research data in accordance with legal regulations and scientific standards.

- Upon discovering serious errors in a published article, authors must promptly notify the Editorial Board and cooperate in correcting, revising, or withdrawing the article as required.

Reviewer's Responsibilities

- Reviewers must maintain absolute confidentiality regarding all information related to the submitted manuscript.

- The manuscript content may not be used for personal purposes or transferred to third parties.

- Review comments must be objective, scientific, fair, and constructive, aiming to improve the academic quality of the article.

- Any personal, biased, or unfounded comments will not be accepted.

- Only manuscripts within the relevant professional field will be reviewed.

- Reviewers must refuse to review if there is a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of the review.

Responsibilities of the Editorial Board and Editors

- Decisions on editing and publication are made based on the scientific value, novelty, applicability, and academic quality of the manuscript.

- There shall be no discrimination based on gender, academic title, degree, workplace, nationality, religion, or personal opinions of the author.

- The Editorial Board and Editors are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of information regarding manuscripts, authors, and reviewers throughout the entire article processing process.

- In the event of suspicion or evidence of a violation of publishing ethics, the Editorial Board will conduct a review in accordance with COPE guidelines.

- Actions may include: rejecting the manuscript, withdrawing published articles, publishing a violation notice, or restricting/deciding not to accept submissions from the violating author for a specified period.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use Policy

- AI generation tools (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or similar tools) shall not be listed as authors under any circumstances.

- Authors must publicly disclose their use of AI in the research, writing, editing, translation, data analysis, or image/table creation process.

- This information should be clearly stated in the Acknowledgments or Research Methods section.

- Human authors are fully responsible for the content of the article, including content assisted by AI.

- The use of AI to falsify data, cite false sources, or manipulate research results is strictly prohibited.

- Reviewers are not permitted to use AI-generated content to draft peer reviews without the permission of the Editorial Board and must ensure absolute confidentiality.

- The journal encourages authors, reviewers, and editors to proactively update and enhance their understanding of the ethical implications of AI in scientific publishing.

- This policy will be reviewed and updated periodically to reflect new standards, technologies, and ethical requirements in the field of academic publishing.

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