Finding an appropriate outlet for technical research in sustainability requires balancing theoretical rigor with practical application. The Journal of Ongoing Sustainable Technologies serves this purpose by providing a dedicated platform for peer-reviewed research on environmental technologies, resource management, and clean energy systems.
Hosted on the SciMatic platform, the journal connects engineers, materials scientists, and environmental researchers with editors and practitioners seeking verifiable advancements in sustainable infrastructure.
Core Thematic Scope
The journal focuses on technical interventions designed to mitigate environmental impact across industrial, municipal, and energy sectors. Submissions are categorized into three primary thematic areas:
1. Renewable Energy Solutions
This track covers the design, optimization, and grid integration of clean energy generation. Topics include:
- Photovoltaic systems, novel solar cell architectures, and balance-of-system engineering.
- Onshore and offshore wind turbine aerodynamics, structural mechanics, and drivetrain reliability.
- Hydroelectric power generation, micro-hydro systems, and geothermal extraction techniques.
- Energy storage technologies directly coupled with renewable generation, including battery chemistries, thermal storage, and mechanical systems.
- Grid-edge technology, microgrids, and power electronics facilitating the transition away from fossil-fueled baseload generation.
2. Sustainable Mobility and Transportation
Decarbonizing transit requires interventions at both the vehicle level and the infrastructure scale. This section considers:
- Battery electric vehicles (BEVs), fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), and hybrid propulsion systems.
- Charging infrastructure, smart grid interactions, and fleet charging optimization.
- Public transit electrification and mass transit systems designed to lower per-capita emissions.
- Logistics and freight distribution modeling targeted at reducing fuel consumption across intermodal supply chains.
3. Circular Economy and Resource Management
Research in this domain addresses material lifecycles, industrial ecology, and emissions reduction in manufacturing. Areas of interest include:
- Solid waste recovery, chemical upcycling, and secondary raw material reprocessing.
- Water treatment, industrial wastewater recycling, and desalination technologies with low specific energy consumption.
- Lifecycle assessments (LCA) evaluating the net environmental trade-offs of emerging production methods.
- Remanufacturing protocols and product design strategies that extend operational lifespans.
Target Author Profiles
The journal is structured to accommodate research from several distinct groups within the scientific and engineering communities:
- Applied Academic Researchers: Faculty, postdocs, and research fellows in mechanical, civil, chemical, and electrical engineering departments who require rigorous peer review and indexed visibility for their technical output.
- Graduate Students: Masters and doctoral candidates conducting thesis research in environmental technologies. Researchers drafting multi-chapter dissertations through tools like the SciMatic Thesis Manager can adapt modular chapters into focused journal submissions.
- Industrial R&D Engineers: Technical specialists working on clean-tech deployment who have empirical data on prototype performance, pilot projects, or process modifications that provide practical utility to the wider field.
Methodological and Reporting Standards
The editorial board prioritizes papers that provide complete methodological transparency. Experimental studies must outline calibration procedures, control groups, and statistical error margins. Computational or simulation-based manuscripts must document governing equations, boundary conditions, and validation against physical benchmarks or established datasets.
Authors presenting lifecycle or technoeconomic analyses should disclose functional units, system boundaries, and baseline assumptions. This clarity allows reviewers to evaluate claims objectively and enables other research groups to replicate results.
The Submission and Review Process on SciMatic
Manuscripts are submitted directly through the SciMatic publishing interface. Authors can prepare and monitor submissions using their platform credentials.
Before advancing to external peer review, submissions undergo an automated technical check via the SciMatic AI Review Process. This system verifies manuscript completeness, screening for citation integrity, structure compliance, and preliminary formatting issues. This step reduces administrative delays and ensures that assigned peer reviewers receive clean, fully documented drafts.
Following technical screening, manuscripts enter single- or double-blind peer review handled by subject-matter editors. Authors can track the status of their papers in real time from their account dashboard. All platform fees, open-access processing charges, and related editorial transactions can be settled using either SCI balance or USDT, maintaining flexibility for international research institutions.
