VST TECHNICAL GAZETTE Home | Aims & Scopes | impressum | For Authors | ForReviewers | Archive | Papers Submiting | Statements | Contacts TSA Brean ISSN 1330-3851 (Print) ISSN 1848-8339 (Online) UDC 62(05)=163,42=111 Ten. vjesn Impact Factor (2017) 0,686 About the Journal ‘The Journal Tehniski vjesnik — Technical Gazette (TV-TG) established in 1993 with the alm of publishing scientific and professional papers in the area of mechanical, electrical and civil engineering as well as thelr boundary areas. TV-TG welcomes submissions in any ofthe four categories (i) Original Scientite Papers, (i) Preliminary Notes, (i!) Subject Reviews, and (iv) Professional Papers. The submited paper should not have bean previously published elsewhere in the same or similar form and may not simullaneously be submitted to another Journal for Publication, The author isthe only one responsible for the contents, data reliability and all the Statements in the paper. ‘The author warrants thatthe article is original, writen by the stated authoris, had not been publishes before and wil not be submitted anywhere else for publication prior to ‘acceptancelrejecton by the Journal TV-TG, contains no unlawful statements, does not inftinge the rights of others, and that any necessary writen permissions to quote from other sources have ‘been obtained by the authors Papers to be published in the Journal TV-TG, should be writen in British English. The metrology and terminology used in the paper have to meet legal regulations, standards and International ‘System of Units (SI) (Quantities and Units: ISO 80 000 - from Part 1 to Part 14) ‘The author hereby assigns to the Journal TV-TG the copyright in the above article (for U.S. government employees: tothe extent transferable), throughout the world, in any form, in any language, forthe full term of copyright, effective upon acceptance for publication. Editorial Summary= Vv Crossref Similarity Check iThenticate “The manuscript for this Journal should be prepared inline with the submission guidelines of TV- ‘TG. Any manuscript submitted to our Journal must nat have already been published in another Journal or be under consideration by any other Journal. Thus, all papers submited to the Journal ‘must be original contributions and should nat be under consideration for publication in another Journal simultaneously. The manuscripts of papers presented al conferences can be submitted unless they have been published as par of the conference proceedings in a peer reviewed Journal. The authors are required to ensure that no material submitted as part of the manuscript infringes the existing copyrights, or the rights ofa third party. The authors who publish in TV-TG. need to transfer the copyright oftheir work to TV-TG to make it an open-access paper to global readers, ‘TV-TG follows double blind review with respect to contributors and reviewers; however, tis, possible that a reviewer may have seen an earlier version ofthe research inthe form of a ‘conference paper, a paper presented ala research seminar, or a working paper. The Editorial Board is aware of authors’ identity. + Number of Reviewers: Most often two but sometimes more independent reviewers. + Average Time Required for Review: It depends from case to case. As we have already mentioned, most papers will be reviewed by two or more independent reviewers. They may also be read and considered by the members of the Journa's Editorial Board and ultimately by the editor(s) before a decision is rendered. The reviewers are academics ar professionals working inthe field and also writing papers themselves. They offer their ime and their ‘expertise voluntarily in order to assist in the improvement of papers and to encourage new research in ther topic of interest. Delays wil inevitably occur when reviewers are busy. They may have a number of journals sending them papers to be reviewed. Our Journal may also receive high levels of submissions throughout the year. The Editorial Board of our Journal Work tirelessly to ensure that peer review is as timely and rigorous as possible, Waiting times ‘can vary, depending on the subject area. Reviewers’ Comments to Authors: Yes, through the Editor.n-Chiet Uttimate decision-maker: The Editor-in-Chief Payment: For al papers authors willbe asked to pay a publication fee prio tothe paper ‘appearing inthe journal, However, ths fee only to be paid after the paper has been accepted for publishing. The fee is 400 EUR for papers with maximum of 8 pages, 50 EUR for each ‘additional page (+25 % VAT) (according to the decision No. tv-ps-280515-1 of 26 May 2015 ‘shall apply from 1 June 2018 - the conclusion ofthe Journal's Council due to increased costs ‘of publishing) ‘The publication fee covers the costs of translation into the Croatian language title, abstract ‘and keywords), copy-edting, proofreading, final editing and layout, printing, postage and ‘other indirect costs (e.g. icanses for software, CrossRef service, supplies, maintenance of ‘computers and printers, telephone charges, eic.)i al