About the Journal

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology is an international, multidisciplinary and open access scholarly journal. This journal publishes high quality original research articles describing the latest research and developments in all the fields of engineering and technology. Review and survey papers are also considered for publication in the priority areas mainly by invitation.

Aim and Scope

The journal aims to support academicians, researchers and practitioners with the latest trends and better practices through our published articles in the fields of engineering and technology and serves as a platform for addressing and discussing theoretical and practical knowledge of advancement in but not limited to the following engineering and technology domains: Civil, Agriculture, Food, Irrigation and Water Supply, Environmental, Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Energy, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Systems, Software, Information Technology, Mechatronics, Automotive, Aerospace and Aeronautical, Naval Architecture and Maritime, Telecommunications, Mining, Metallurgy, Petroleum and Gas, Materials, Polymer, Textile, Biotechnology, Biomedical, Industrial, Urban Engineering and Planning; and the applied sciences domain particularly Materials Sciences, Applied Natural Sciences. However, the domains of medical sciences, management sciences, social sciences and the art and design are not covered by this journal.

Priority Areas

The journal prioritizes the following key areas as the existing and emerging trends.

-      Sustainability and SDGs

-      Climate change

-      Water conservation

-      Energy conservation and renewables

-      Waste recycling and reuse

-      High performance materials

-      Smart technologies

-      Smart grid

-      Additive manufacturing

-      Industry 4.0

-      Automation and control

-      Internet of Things

-      Cloud Computing

-      Data Sciences

-      Cyber Security

-      Artificial Intelligence

-      Machine Learning

Background

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology was launched by Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro in 1982, by Prof. Mumtaz-ul-Imam as a Chief Editor and Engr. Abdul Aziz Sangi as an Editor. The journal was published only in print form till July 2010 with the ISSN 0254-7821. Then, from October 2010, the journal became an open access journal which is published in print as well as in the electronic form with the e-ISSN 2413-7219. The journal is indexed in the Clarivate Web of Science with an impact factor of 0.6 (JCR Edition 2023) and recognized by HEC Pakistan in the 'X' category.

This journal has zero tolerance against plagiarism. All submitted manuscripts are scanned through an approved Plagiarism detection software. If the similarity index of the text is more than the acceptable threshold then the paper is returned back to the authors. Please refer to the SOP of the journal for further details regarding plagiarism. After plagiarism check, the papers are reviewed under Double Blind Peer Review Process.

There is no last date for submission and acceptance of the manuscripts. Plagiarism checking and review process may take from four weeks to six months depending upon responses from the reviewers and compliance from authors. After satisfactory review, the editorial board accepts the manuscript for publication and acceptance letter is issued to the author(s). All papers are published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

List of Former Chief Editors and Editors

Chief Editors

Editors

S. No.

Name

From

To

S. No.

Name

From

To

1

Prof. Mumtaz-ul-Imam

Jan 1982

Mar 1984

1

Prof.  Abdul Aziz Sangi

Jan 1982

Dec 1983

2

Prof. Abdul Rehman Memon

Mar 1989

Jun 1991

2

Prof. Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput

Dec 1983

Dec 1998

3

Prof. Muhammad Ali Qureshi

Jun 1991

Jun 1994

3

Prof. Abdul Kalique Ansari

Dec 1998

Mar 1999

4

Prof. Hadi Bux Shaikh

Jun 1994

Jun 1995

4

Prof. Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput

Mar 1999

Jun 1999

5

Prof. Mumtaz-ul-Imam

Jun 1995

Mar 1998

5

Prof. Abdul Khalique Ansari

Jun 1999

Jun 2011

6

Prof. Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput

Mar 1998

Mar 1999

6

Prof. Mukhtiar Ali Unar

Mar 2011

Dec 2013

7

Prof Mumtaz-ul-Imam

Mar 1999

Jun 1999

7

Prof. Rasool Bux Mahar

Dec 2013

Dec 2021

8

Prof. Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput

Jun 1999

Oct 2013

 

 

 

 

9

Prof. Mukhtiar Ali Unar

Dec 2013

Dec 2021