Editor Guidelines

Introduction

The International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology (AUSMT) is published by the Chinese Institute of Automation Engineers (CIAE)and Taiwan Smart Living Space Association (SMART LISA).The goal of AUSMT is to advance scientific communication and to maintain an archive of publications for future generations of scientists. All the editors of AUSMT are responsible for thescientific content and other editorial matters.

All the manuscripts of AUSMT are submitted, reviewed, accepted, revised and published on the AUSMT website ( submitted are first screened byManaging Editors and send toappropriate Area AssociateEditors. Area AssociateEditor manages the review and editing of submissions. Area AssociateEditor also plays a key role to communicate with Editors andReviewers.All the editors have the responsibility to make decisions as impartially as is humanly possible during the editorial process.

Editor’s Responsibility

Oversees publishing process

Editor should schedule submission for publication and work with Chief Editor and Managing Editor to plan for quarterly publication. That is, Editor should survey all the achieved percentage of AUSMT scheduled progress and ensure the quality of AUSMT publication.

Oversees editorial process

When the author submitsa manuscript to AUSMT website system, the system will notify Editor by e-mail immediately. Editor should screen and appoint an appropriateArea Associate Editor(according to his or herexpertise) to accomplish the following process. Editor also has the responsibility to ensure those processes are in control ofexecution.

Area Associate Editor’s Responsibility

Initial review

Area Associate Editorevaluates each manuscript to determine if its topic and content is suitable for consideration by AUSMT.Manuscripts that do not meet minimum criteria shouldbe returned to the authors within one week of receipt.

Choosing reviewer

Authors are required to suggest a list of reviewers when they submit a manuscript. When the content of a submission departs from the Area AssociateEditor’s domain of expertise, the Area Associate Editor should seek assistance in obtaining a list of candidate reviewers.

This assistance can include selecting the authors of the submitted papers for reviewer recommendations, choosing possible reviewers among the papers listed in a submission’s reference list, seeking suggestions from colleagues, consulting the AUSMT reviewer list, and consulting the AUSMT Editorial Board. In any case, at least two and preferably three reviewers should be chosen for all submissions.

Review task must be started upon Reviewer’sacceptance and be finished within three weeks.Area Associate Editor should remind every Reviewer to complete review task on time.

Making a decision

Reviewer will provide personal comments after he or she finishes review task. Based on the Reviewer’s comments, Area Associate Editor should make the final decision to decide whether the manuscript is accepted or not. If the manuscript is acceptable, AreaAssociate Editor should schedule it for future publication.If there is a conflict between two Reviewers’ decisions, Area Editor should invite a third reviewer to review the manuscript.

Managingthe editing of submission

After the manuscripts are accepted, Area Associate Editor should make an arrangement to edit the manuscripts, including copyediting, layout editing and proofreading.Area Editor shouldcoordinate with each part of process through AUSMT website system and ensure the quality of publication.

Reviewer’s Responsibility

On-line process

All of the manuscripts of AUSMT are submitted, reviewed and edited on AUSMT website system. Reviewer receives the invitation and connects to the designate review task by the hyperlink in the e-mail which comes from Area Associate Editors of AUSMT.Reviewer is required to decidewhether to accept the mission or not and to followtheinstructions to finish his or her job on AUSMT website system.

Comment on the manuscript

Reviewer should fill a review form after he or sheaccomplishes a review task. Review form of AUSMT is a 10-point scalemeasurement to comment on the manuscripts, including originality, significance of subject, methodology, clarity, soundness of findings, presentation, overall evaluation, comments for the authorand recommendations for Peer Reviewers.Reviewers must be objectively and impartially to comment on the manuscripts.

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