Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering

Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering is an independent, open-access, online periodical journal that contains original scientific research papers and review articles in English. All published articles are subject to a single-blind peer-review process. Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering aims to contribute to science by publishing high-quality original scientific articles within the Research Areas and Subject Categories specified below.

Research Areas/Subject Categories:

Engineering: Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Food Engineering, Geological Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Interdisciplinary Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Petroleum Engineering.
The research areas and subject categories have been revised and restricted to the fields of Engineering listed above. Manuscripts outside these categories will not be accepted as of 01.04.2025.
Submissions on machine learning (ML) must detail some novel aspects of ML used in real-world engineering applications. Manuscripts that do not meet this requirement as of 01.04.2025 will be considered out of scope.
In line with TRDizin and DergiPark suggestions, the research areas and subject categories have been revised and determined as Engineering, Computer Science, Food Science and Technology, and Materials Science. Manuscripts outside these categories will not be accepted as of 06.06.2023. Papers related to categories previously accepted (physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, etc.) but not currently accepted can be sent to 'Hitit Science Journal'.

Language of Publication: English

Content Written in English:

Article Title
Abstract
Author Names
Author Affiliations
Keywords
References
Full Text

Article Submissions:
The submitted articles should be in line with the aim and scope of the journal. Each article should be original, unpublished, not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and approved by all authors regarding its content and submission.

Target Audience:
The target audience includes professionals, experts, researchers, masters and doctoral students, as well as students interested in the subject categories specified in the aim and scope section. The journal aims to contribute to the dissemination of continuous professional development and research culture.

Fee Policy:
The publication of articles and the review and production process in the journal are free of charge. No fees are charged under any title for the articles submitted to or accepted for publication in the journal. Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering does not accept sponsorship or advertisements as part of its publication policies.

Copyright:
The copyright of the works published in the Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering belongs to the authors. The authors allow Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering to publish their submitted intellectual work under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

Originality of Articles:
The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering does not accept previously published works.

Author Guidelines

The following rules should be followed when preparing articles for submission to the Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering:

1) The article should be written in English. The text should be in Microsoft Word document format, single-column format. The Article Template and Copyright Notice Text can be downloaded from the relevant links.

2) The article title should be written in 12-point bold characters. The title should be concise and informative, avoiding abbreviations and formulas as much as possible.

3) The names of the authors, ORCID information, institutional affiliations, RORID information, department names, and email addresses should be provided. It should be clearly stated who will handle the correspondence during the publication process and afterward. In addition to the email address and mailing address, make sure to provide telephone numbers (including country and area codes). The contact information should be kept up to date by the respective author.

4) Requests for author changes are only processed before the article is accepted. Authors should carefully review the list and order of authors before submitting their articles and provide the final author list at the time of original submission. If a change request occurs, the Editor will request (a) the reason for the change in the author list from the responsible author and (b) a confirmation document from all authors accepting the changes.

5) The abstract should briefly state the purpose of the research and the significant findings of the study, and it should not exceed 250 words.

6) Graphic abstracts are optional. Authors should design graphic abstracts using visuals that clearly represent the study described in the article and attract the attention of the readership. Graphic abstracts should be submitted as a separate file in the online submission system. Preferred file types are TIFF, EPS, and PDF files.

7) Keywords (5 to 7) related to the article should be provided.

8) Articles should be divided into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered as 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc.) and 1.2, etc. (the abstract section should not be numbered). Short headings can be given to subsections, and each heading should appear on a separate line.

9) After the abstract, the article structure should be as follows:

Introduction: The objectives of the study should be stated, and sufficient background information should be provided without a detailed literature review or summary of the results.

Materials and Methods: It should provide information that allows the study to be reproducible. Published methods should be referenced, and only relevant modifications should be explained.
Theory/Calculation: It should not repeat the background information of the article discussed in the introduction section but should expand and lay the foundation for subsequent studies. The calculation section should address how to transition from theory to practice.
Results: It should be clear and concise.
Discussion: It should demonstrate the significance of the study's results without repeating them. A combined Results and Discussion section can be used. Extensive quotations and discussion of published literature should be avoided.
Conclusion: The main findings of the study should be presented.
Acknowledgments: Individuals who provided assistance during the research process (language support, proofreading, etc.) are listed here.
Conflict of Interest: Authors declare no conflict of interest (if there is any, it should be stated).
Author Contributions: Author contributions should be specified according to the “CRediT" system. For detailed information, see: https://credit.niso.org/
References: It should be written in 10-point font size according to the Vancouver Citation System; it should be justified.
Appendix: If there are multiple appendices, they should be indicated as A, B, etc. Equations within the appendices should be numbered separately.

10) Tables should be numbered sequentially according to their appearance in the text. Footnotes should be placed below the table body and indicated with lowercase superscript letters.

11) Ensure consistent font and sizing in figures. Arial or Times New Roman fonts should be used in figures. Figures should be numbered and named using a logical naming convention according to their order in the text. Each figure should be uploaded as a separate file in TIFF, JPEG, EPS, or PDF format (minimum 300 dpi).

12) Ensure that all references cited in the text are included in the reference list (or vice versa). References cited in the abstract should be provided in full.

13) It is the responsibility of the authors to submit the final version of the manuscript in accordance with the writing guidelines before the publication process; manuscripts will not be published unless they are submitted in the appropriate format.

Ethics Committee Approval
Our journal requires that all studies in scientific fields requiring ethics committee approval have obtained the relevant ethics committee decision. In this context, information regarding ethics committee approval (committee name, date, and decision number) must be clearly stated in the article text.
In line with the regulations implemented by Ulakbim TR Index since 2020, studies without ethics committee approval are not considered for publication in our journal.

Studies Requiring Ethics Committee Approval
Studies requiring ethics committee approval in our journal include the following:
• All research conducted using qualitative or quantitative approaches that involve collecting data from participants through methods such as surveys, interviews, focus group studies, observation, and interview techniques.
• Retrospective studies within the framework of the Personal Data Protection Law.
For such studies to be considered for evaluation, the relevant ethics committee approvals must have been obtained and clearly stated in the article text.

Authors' Roles and Responsibilities

CRediT and Authorship Criteria

Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors. If there are individuals who have made minor contributions, such as language editing, they should be acknowledged in the acknowledgments section. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission for publication. Authors are expected to carefully review and provide the definitive list and order of authors during the original submission. The editor will only consider adding, removing, or rearranging authors after the manuscript has been submitted in exceptional cases. All authors should agree to any such additions, removals, or rearrangements. Authors share joint responsibility for the work.

Author contributions should be specified according to the “CRediT" system. For detailed information, see: https://credit.niso.org/

Manuscript Writing

Authors of original research articles should address the subject matter in an original and objective manner. The manuscript should contain sufficient details and references to allow others to reproduce the study. Deceptive or knowingly false statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality

Authors must provide assurance that the manuscript is original, has not been previously published elsewhere, and is not being considered for publication in another language.

Use of Original Sources and Citation

Authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works and, if they have used others' works or words, that this is appropriately cited. Information obtained through personal communication, correspondence, or discussions with third parties should not be used without explicit written permission from the source.

Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the research data supporting their manuscript for editorial review and/or comply with the journal's open data requirements. Authors should be prepared to provide access to such data and to retain such data for a reasonable period of time after publication. Our journal recommends uploading research data to TUBITAK's Aperta Portal if possible.

Multiple and Simultaneous Publications

An author should not publish the same research in multiple journals. Submitting the same manuscript to multiple journals simultaneously is unethical behavior. An author should not submit a previously published article, except in the form of an abstract, for consideration in another journal.

Conflict of Interest

Conflict of interest refers to any financial or other circumstances that may lead a person to be conflicted in their work, compromising their objectivity or providing an unfair advantage to any individual or organization. All sources of financial support and the roles of sponsors in the conduct of the research and preparation of the article should be disclosed. If there is no funding source, this should also be stated. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that need to be disclosed include consultancies, receipt of salary, and grants. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed as early as possible.

Error Reporting

When an author discovers a significant error or mistake in their published work, they should immediately notify the journal. It is also the author's responsibility to collaborate with the editor in withdrawing or correcting the article if deemed necessary. If the editor or publisher becomes aware that a published work contains an error from a third party, it is the author's obligation to cooperate with the editor, including providing information, in order to rectify the error.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Publishing Ethics Principles

Publishing ethics can be defined as a self-regulatory mechanism that emphasizes integrity on behalf of authors, reviewers, and publishers. Ethical standards for publication exist to ensure high-quality scientific publications, build public trust in scientific findings, and uphold the credibility of people's ideas.

Honest researchers do not engage in plagiarism.
They do not misrepresent their sources.
They do not conceal objections that cannot be refuted.
They do not distort opposing views.
They do not destroy or hide data.

Peer-reviewed studies are research works that support and implement the scientific method. In this regard, adherence to ethical principles by all parties involved in the publication process (authors, readers, researchers, publishers, reviewers, and editors) is of great importance. The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering adheres to national and international standards in research and publication ethics. It complies with the Press Law, Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works, and the Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive. The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering has adopted the International Ethical Publishing Principles published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA). It also commits to following the decisions of the Turkish Editors Workshop.

Duplicate Publication

Duplicate publication refers to the publication of the same article or substantially similar articles in multiple journals. The editor can reject such articles without review and impose an embargo on the author attempting to re-publish, disclose this situation to the public, or implement these measures together.

Simultaneous Submission of the Same Study to Multiple Journals

Authors cannot submit the same article to multiple journals simultaneously. If the editor becomes aware of simultaneous submission, they can directly return the article without review or discuss this decision with other editors and decide to refuse the authors' submissions for a certain period. They can also inform the institutions to which the authors are affiliated in writing.

Plagiarism Detection for Prevention

Plagiarism is presenting others' ideas, methods, data, practices, writings, figures, or works as one's own without proper citation following scientific rules.

The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering scans all submitted articles to prevent plagiarism. The presence of plagiarism in the submitted works is checked using Turnitin or iThenticate software. The total similarity rate is expected to be less than 20%, and if it comes from a single source, less than 5%. The primary measure of similarity rate is the author's adherence to citation and quotation rules. Even if the similarity rate is 1%, if proper citation and quotation have not been made, plagiarism may still be present. Therefore, authors should be well aware of citation and quotation rules and apply them carefully.

Plagiarism, duplication, ghost authorship/denied authorship, research/data fabrication, article slicing, slicing for publication, copyright infringement, and hiding conflicts of interest are considered unethical behaviors. All articles that do not comply with ethical standards are removed from publication. This includes articles for which inappropriate content is detected after publication.

Plagiarism Action Plan

If plagiarism is detected in the manuscripts submitted to our journal, our journal will act in accordance with the COPE principles. The relevant COPE policy for submitted articles and the COPE Policy for published articles.

Forgery

Forgery is the act of producing data without relying on research, manipulating or altering a presented or published work based on false data, reporting or publishing them, or presenting unperformed research as if it were conducted.

It involves distorting research records and obtained data, presenting unused methods, devices, and materials as if they were used in the research, disregarding data that does not align with the research hypothesis, manipulating data and/or results to fit relevant theories or assumptions, distorting or shaping research findings in accordance with the interests of supported individuals and organizations.

Addressing Research Misconduct Allegations

The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering follows COPE's "Ethics toolkit for a successful editorial office" The journal takes necessary precautions to prevent the publication of articles involving plagiarism, quotation manipulation, data fabrication, data falsification, and other research misconduct. The Editors of the Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering follow COPE guidelines in case they become aware of any research misconduct allegations related to a published article.

Ethics Violation Reports

Readers who notice significant errors or inaccuracies in an article published in the Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering or have any complaints regarding editorial content (plagiarism, duplicate publications, etc.) can submit a notification by sending an email to hjse@hitit.edu.tr. The reports will be welcomed and responded to promptly.

Correction, Retraction, Expression of Concern

If editors identify minor errors that do not affect the findings, interpretations, or conclusions in a published article, they may consider publishing a correction. In cases of major errors/violations that invalidate the findings and conclusions, the article may be retracted. If editors detect an intention by the authors to abuse research or publication or find evidence that the findings are unreliable, they should consider publishing an expression of concern. COPE guidelines are taken into account regarding correction, retraction, or expression of concern.

Publication of Studies Based on Surveys and Interviews

The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering adopts the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) "Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors" to ensure ethical assurance in scientific publishing. In this context, the following points should be followed in the submitted works to the journal:

1) For research conducted in all scientific fields that require ethical board approval, the ethical board approval must be obtained, stated in the article, and documented.
2) In research requiring ethical board approval, information about the approval (board name, date, and number) should be provided in the methodology section and it should also be stated that the approval form has been signed on one of the first/last pages of the article.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

The use of artificial intelligence in processes that do not affect the originality of the article, such as literature review or language control, is acceptable in studies submitted to our journal. However, the use of artificial intelligence should be carried out within the framework of ethical rules and should never be used for unethical purposes such as fabricated data and manipulation.
For studies involving the use of artificial intelligence, it is mandatory to inform our journal about this situation at the article submission stage. All responsibility for the use of artificial intelligence lies with the authors themselves.

Special Issue Publication Policy

One special issue can be published annually. The articles submitted for inclusion in the special issue are first subjected to editorial pre-review. Then they are examined for compliance with the journal's writing rules and a similarity check is performed to prevent plagiarism. After these stages, they undergo the peer review process using a single-blind model.

Special Issue 2018
Our special issue titled “Selected Papers from the 21st National Thermal Sciences and Technology Congress” was published on our journal website on 2018/09/07 under the editorship of our Chief Editor Prof. Dr. Ali KILIÇARSLAN. Click here to reach our special issue.

Editorial Confidentiality Obligation

The Editors of the Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering consider all submitted articles as confidential documents, meaning they will not disclose any information about an article to anyone without the authors' permission. The following individuals may have access to the articles during the review process: Editors, Reviewers. The only circumstance in which details about a manuscript can be shared with a third party without the authors' permission is if the editor suspects serious research misconduct.

Scientific Misconduct Allegations and Suspicions

There are various definitions of scientific misconduct. Editors are obligated to take action if they suspect or receive an allegation of misconduct. This responsibility applies to both published and unpublished articles. Editors should not simply reject articles that may indicate potential misconduct; instead, they are obliged to follow ethical claims and adhere to relevant COPE flowcharts in the field. Editors should first request a response from individuals suspected of misconduct, and if unsatisfied with the response, they should request investigations from the institutions to which these individuals are affiliated. Editors should make every reasonable effort to ensure an appropriate investigation is conducted regarding the alleged misconduct.

Complaint Procedure

This procedure applies to complaints regarding the content and/or publication policies under the responsibility of the Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering Journal. Complaints should be sent directly to hjse@hitit.edu.tr via email. The Editor responds to complaints by following the procedures specified in the COPE flowcharts.

Complaints are initially examined confidentially by a relevant member of the editorial team, and an initial response is provided. If the initial response is deemed insufficient, the complainant may request that the complaint be reviewed by a more senior member of the journal.
If the complaint remains unresolved, the complainant may appeal to the Editor-in-Chief.
Complaints should be resolved within two weeks, and the complainant should be provided with a response.

Appeals Process

For articles that are rejected based on a misunderstanding of the scientific content, authors may send an appeal message to the editorial team at hjse@hitit.edu.tr. At this stage, a revised version of the article should not be submitted. After the appeal is evaluated, if it is found to be justified, an invitation may be sent to submit a revised version of the article, and the article will be resubmitted to the external peer review process. The appeal letter should include as much detail as possible. It is generally unsatisfactory for both authors and editors to engage in prolonged discussions regarding rejected articles, so multiple appeals for the same study are not considered.

Conflict of Interests

A conflict of interest refers to any financial or other interests that could lead to a conflict, significantly compromise objectivity, or provide an unfair advantage to any individual or organization. Within this scope, all sources of financial support and the roles of sponsors in the research and manuscript preparation process should be disclosed. If there is no funding source, this should also be indicated. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that need to be disclosed include consultancies, salary payments, and grants. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed as early as possible.

Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering Journal has established a procedure to ensure that articles submitted by its editors, employees, or members of the editorial board are reviewed impartially. Such articles are primarily redirected to other journals. If this is not possible, the author's role in the journal is suspended. Editors should not be involved in decisions regarding articles authored by themselves or their family members. Editors, authors, and reviewers should adhere to the COPE guidelines for disclosing potential conflicts of interest.

Publication Policies

Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering is the publication organ of Hitit University.
Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering is published 4 times a year (March, June, September, December) electronically.
The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering does not accept previously published works.
For research in all disciplines that require ethics committee permission, an ethics committee decision must be obtained and information regarding the decision must be stated in the manuscript text. Our journal does not evaluate studies that do not have an ethics committee decision.
The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering scans all submitted articles to prevent plagiarism. The presence of plagiarism in the submitted works is checked using Turnitin or iThenticate software.
Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering is an independent, open-access, online periodical journal that contains original scientific research papers and review articles in English.
All articles published in Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering are subject to a single-blind peer review process.
The publication of articles and the review and production process in the journal are free of charge. No fees are charged under any title for the articles submitted to or accepted for publication in the journal. Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering does not accept sponsorship or advertisements as part of its publication policies.
The copyright of the works published in the Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering belongs to the authors. The authors allow Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering to publish their submitted intellectual work under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
The Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering commits to keeping all of its articles open access under the CC-BY-NC Creative Commons license and storing the full-text content in archival platforms and on the website https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/hjse.

Price Policy

In the Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering, the publication of articles and the execution of article processes are not subject to any fee.
According to the publication policies of Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering, the journal does not accept sponsorship or advertising.
No fee is charged from the author or institution under any name.
All expenses of the Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering are covered by Hitit University.

Indexes

Citation Indexes

	TR Dizin

Other Indexes

	DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
	EBSCO - Applied Science & Technology Source Ultimate
	Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory
	EBSCO Central & Eastern European Academic Source

Journal Boards

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Dr. Ali KILIÇARSLAN HİTİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Ali Kılıçarslan, 1989 yılında Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Gaziantep Yerleşkesi Makine Mühendisliği bölümünden mezun olmuştur. İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi'nden 1994 yılında Makine Mühendisliği Yüksek Lisans ve 2000 yılında Makine Mühendisliği Doktora dereceleri ile mezun olmuştur. Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering Dergisi'nin Baş Editörlük görevini üstlenmektedir. Hitit Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü'nde, öğretim üyesi (Prof. Dr.), İleri Termodinamik, Isıl Sistemlerin Enerji ve Ekserji Analizi, Termodinamik, Soğutma ve İklimlendirme konularında dersler vermektedir. Araştırma alanları; ısıl sistemler, soğutucu akışkanlar ve soğutma sistemleri, iklimlendirme sistemleri, ısıtma sistemleri, alternatif ve yenilenebilir enerji sistemleri, gaz yakıtlı darbeli yanma, kojenerasyon ve trijenerasyon sistemleri, gaz ve buhar çevrimleri, deneysel ve teorik analizler termodinamik çevrimlerdir. Prof. Dr. Ali Kılıçarslan,danışman olarak 12 Yüksek Lisans ve 1 Doktora tez yürütmüşür. Uluslararası dergi ve konferanslarda 50 bilimsel makalesi, ulusal dergi ve konferanslarda ise 26 bilimsel makalesi yayımlanmıştır. 2008-2017 yılları arasında Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Müdürü olarak görev yapmıştır. 2015-2021 yılları arasında Mühendislik Fakültesi Dekanlığı ve Makine Mühendisliği Bölüm Başkanlığı görevlerini yürütmüştür.

Energy, Thermal Power Systems, Renewable Energy Resources , Mechanical Engineering, Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage (Excl. Chemical and Electrical)

Associate Editors

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Öncü AKYILDIZ HITIT UNIVERSITY

Dr. Öncü Akyıldız is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the Hitit University. He completed his Ph.D. at the Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey, with his dissertation on modeling and computer simulation of microstructural evolution in polycrystalline thin films for microelectronics exposed to severe operating conditions. Dr. Akyıldız won the best dissertation awards in 2004 and 2011 by METU. After that, he joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan as a postdoctoral visiting scholar, where he worked on modeling and computer simulation of microstructural evolution in phase separating positive electrodes for secondary lithium-ion batteries. His research interests cover the diffusion-controlled movement of solid surfaces and interfaces, computational thermodynamics, kinetics, and mechanics in materials modeling and simulation applied to directed energy deposition additive manufacturing.

Materials Engineering, Physical Metallurgy, Computational Material Sciences, Material Characterization, Metals and Alloy Materials

Prof. Dr. Dursun Ali KÖSE Hitit University

Dursun Ali KÖSE was born in Samsun Terme. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Kars Kafkas University, Department of Chemistry, with his thesis titled "Synthesis of Nicotinamide and Diethylnicotinamide Complexes of Acetylsalicylates and Investigation of their Structures". Doctor title: Prof. Dr. He received his thesis title "Preparation and Structure Investigation of Biopotent Boron Compounds with Hydroxy-Functionalized Organic Molecules" at Hacettepe University, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, under the supervision of Birgül KARAN in 2008. Between 2009 and 2010, he worked as Research Assistant at Kafkas University, Department of Chemistry. See Dr. After working as an assistant at Çorum Hitit University, Department of Chemistry. Assoc. Dr. was appointed as. In 2010, for postdoctoral studies, Prof. Dr. It was found in Mike Becket's laboratories at the Bangor/Wales School of Chemistry. He received the title of Associate Professor at Hitit University in 2013 and the title of Professor at the same University in 2018.
Köse has around 140 scientific articles scanned by international indexes, around 90 papers presented at international conferences, and his studies on metal complexes and boron esters of biologically active ligands continue. He also has studies in the fields of Environment and Waste Management and Occupational Health and Safety.

Chemical Sciences, Inorganic Chemistry, Non-Metal Chemistry, Main Group Metal Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, F-Block Chemistry, Transition Metal Chemistry, Inorganic Green Chemistry, Solid State Chemistry, Crystallography, Metal Cluster Chemistry, Metal Organic Frameworks, Inorganic Chemistry (Other), Forensic Chemistry, Water Treatment Processes

Section Editors

Prof. Dr. Cengiz BAYKASOGLU HITIT UNIVERSITY

Finite Element Analysis , Biomechanic, Solid Mechanics, Material Design and Behaviors, Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation

Prof. Dr. Akif AKGÜL HITIT UNIVERSITY

Dr. Akif AKGUL was born in Izmir, Turkiye. Dr. AKGUL received his B.S. degree in Electronics-Computer Education from Kocaeli University in 2009 and in Electrical-Electronics Engineering from Sakarya University in 2013, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Sakarya University in 2011 and 2015, respectively, in Electronics-Computer Education and Electrical-Electronics Engineering. His Ph.D. thesis work was on chaos-based cryptology. He has been to The Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) of Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom in 2015 as a Visiting Researcher. His current research interests include random number generators, cryptology, data hiding, blockchain, IoRT, chaos-based engineering applications. Currently, he is Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hitit University, Turkey, where he has been involved in projects concerning the study of chaos-based applications.

Information and Computing Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems

Prof. Dr. Murat HOŞÖZ KOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Thermal Power Systems, Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage (Excl. Chemical and Electrical), Internal Combustion Engines, Heat Transfer in Automotive

Prof. Dr. Kazim Savaş BAHÇECİ HITIT UNIVERSITY

Food Sciences, Food Chemistry and Food Sensory Science, Food Technology

Board of Editors

Prof. Dr. İrfan KURTBAŞ Hitit Üniversitesi

Experimental Methods in Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer, Fundamental and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics, Energy, Solar Energy Systems, Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage (Excl. Chemical and Electrical)

Prof. Dr. Seyfi ŞEVİK Hitit Üniversitesi

Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics, Energy, Renewable Energy Resources , Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage (Excl. Chemical and Electrical), Food Technology

Prof. Dr. Yuehong SU University of Nottingham

Yuehong Su is a Professor of Thermal Science and Building Technology at the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham. He has over 30 years research experience in heat pump, air conditioning, adsorption/absorption/ejector cooling, desalination, energy efficiency, heat storage, solar concentration, PV/thermal, daylighting, natural ventilation and low carbon buildings. He has worked on a number of projects funded by the EPSRC, EU, Innovate UK, NSFC and industry and has published over 180 papers in refereed journals and conferences. He has been the supervisor/co-supervisor of over 30 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. He teaches Engineering Thermodynamics, Air Conditioning Technology, Daylighting and Solar Architecture Modelling, and he is the Course Director for MSc Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship. Prof Su has recently supervised several Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship projects and jointly managed one FP7 ICARUS project and several EPSRC and Innovate UK projects on sustainable energy technologies.

Building Technology, Solar Energy Systems

Prof. Dr. Adil BAYKASOĞLU DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY

Prof. Dr. Adil Baykasoglu received his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Mechanical and Industrial Engineering areas in Turkey (Gaziantep) and England (Nottingham). He is presently a full Professor at the Industrial Engineering Department at the Dokuz Eylul University. He has published numerous academic papers, 3 books and edited several conference books on operational research, computational intelligence, engineering management, and manufacturing systems design. He is also an active editor and referee for many scientific journals.

Decision Support and Group Support Systems, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Fuzzy Computation, Evolutionary Computation, Planning and Decision Making, Operations Research, Operations Research İn Mathematics, CAD/CAM Systems, Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Manufacturing Management, Stochastic (Probability ) Process, Manufacturing and Service Systems, Optimization in Manufacturing, Production and Operations Management, Supply Chains

Dr. Jawad AHMAD Edinburgh Napier University

Jawad Ahmad (SMIEEE) is a highly experienced teacher with more than 13 years of teaching and research experience in prestigious institutes. He has conducted teaching and research at renowned institutions such as Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (KSA), Edinburgh Napier University (UK), Glasgow Caledonian University (UK), and Hongik University (South Korea), among others. He has also served as a supervisor for several PhD, MSc, and undergraduate students, providing guidance and support for their dissertations.

He has published in renowned journals including IEEE Transactions, ACM Transactions, Elsevier, and Springer, with over 200 research papers and 7,000 citations (H-Index 50). For several consecutive years, his name has been included in the world's top 2% scientists in Computer Science, as published by Clarivate (a list endorsed by Stanford University, USA).

In 2020, he received the endorsement of the UK exceptional talent candidate ("Emerging Leader") for his pioneering work in the field of Cybersecurity and AI. To date, he has secured research and funding grants of more than £250K in the UK and Norway, among others, as a Principal Investigator (PI) and a Co-Investigator (Co-I). In terms of academic achievements, he has earned a Gold Medal for his outstanding performance in MS and a Bronze Medal for his achievements in BS.

Computer Forensics, Electrical Engineering

Dr. Instructor Alper Tunga CELEBİ Technische Universität Wien

Dr. Celebi is a senior researcher at TU Wien, working on the molecular-scale surface and interface physics related phenomena such as adsorption at interfaces, transport in nanochannels, coatings, adhesion, friction and so forth. He uses computational approaches at different time- and length-scales such as molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, density functional theory, and finite element analysis. He received his PhD in mechanical engineering from Southern Methodist University, USA. His PhD thesis aimed to explore liquid transport in nano-scale confinements using molecular simulations. After his PhD, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Engineering Thermodynamics, TU Delft in Netherlands, focusing on the design, development and characterization of green solvents such as ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents. Then, he joined Applied Interface Physics group in TU Wien as a computational-sub group leader.

Electrochemistry, Transport Properties and Non-Equilibrium Processes, Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering, Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation, Computational Material Sciences

Prof. Dr. Bülent KABAK HİTİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ

Food Safety, Traceability, Certification and Authenticity, Food Microbiology

Prof. Dr. Ali ELKAMEL Khalifa University

Ali Elkamel is Professor of Chemical Engineering at Khalifa University and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. Prior to this, he served for more than 22 years at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where he is now a Professor Emeritus. Before joining Waterloo, he held positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kuwait University, Procter & Gamble, and Purdue University (as a Postdoctoral Fellow). Prof. Elkamel holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering and BSc in Mathematics from Colorado School of Mines, MSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder, and PhD in Chemical Engineering (Process Systems Engineering Specialization) from Purdue University – West Lafayette, Indiana. His specific research interests are in computer-aided modeling, optimization and simulation with applications to energy production planning, carbon management, sustainable operations and product design. Professor Elkamel is currently focusing on research projects related to energy systems, integration of renewable energy in process operations and energy conversion systems, and the utilization of data analytics (Digitalization), machine learning, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve process and enterprise-wide efficiency and profitability. Prof. Elkamel activities include teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, supervising post doctorate and research associates, advising graduate/undergraduate students and participation in both university and professional societal activities. Professor Elkamel is also engaged in initiating and leading academic and industrial teams, establishing international and regional research collaboration programs with industrial partners, national laboratories and international research institutes.
Prof. Elkamel has supervised over 75 Master students, 50 PhD students (20 of whom are in academia), and more than 35 post-doctoral fellows/research associates. All his trainees have obtained good jobs in the chemical process industry and in academia. He has been funded for several research projects from government and industry. Among his accomplishments are the Research Excellence Award, the Excellence in Graduate Supervision Award, the Outstanding Faculty Award, the Best teacher award, and the IEOM (Industrial Engineering and Operations Management) Outstanding Service and Distinguished Educator Award. He has more than 475 journal articles, 195 proceedings, and 55 book chapters, and has been an invited speaker on numerous occasions at academic institutions throughout the world and at national and international conferences. Additionally, he is the co-author of seven books, including:
• Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technologies (Springer)
• Planning of Refinery and Petrochemical Operations (Wiley)
• Chemical Product Design, Formulation, and Optimization (Wiley)
• Environmentally Conscious Fossil Energy Production (Wiley)
• Electric Vehicles in Energy Systems (Springer)
Beyond his academic contributions, Prof. Elkamel has played a key role in leading research collaborations with industrial partners, national laboratories, and international research institutes. His expertise in process systems engineering and sustainability continues to shape advancements in energy and chemical engineering.

Air Pollution Modelling and Control, Biomass Energy Systems, Environmental and Sustainable Processes, Chemical Engineering Design, Metallization and Optimation, Process Control and Simulation

Prof. Dr. Mohamad RASUL Central Queensland University

Mohammad G. Rasul, PhD (He/his)

Professor in Mechanical Engineering (Clean Energy)

School of Engineering and Technology

Founder, Clean Energy Academy, CQUniversity

Leader, Fuel and Energy Research Group, CQUniversity

Leader, Biofuels and Waste Valorisation Program, Centre for Hydrogen and Renewable Energy, CQUniversity

Editor, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Section Editor: Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (Elsevier)

Editorial Board, Energies (MDPI)

Member, Mechanical College Board, Engineers Australia

Renewable Energy Resources

Prof. Dr. Metin GÜRÜ GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Energy, Geothermal Energy Systems, Construction Materials, Chemical and Thermal Processes in Energy and Combustion, Materials Science and Technologies, Chemical Engineering (Other)

Prof. Dr. İbrahim SÖNMEZ HİTİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ

Electrometallurgy, Hydrometallurgy, Mineral Processing/Beneficiation, Pyrometallurgy, Chemical-Biological Recovery Techniques and Ore Dressing

Prof. Dr. Vedat DENİZ HİTİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Chemical-Biological Recovery Techniques and Ore Dressing , Coal, Occupational Health and Safety in Mines, Metalic Mines, Geological Sciences and Engineering

Production Team

Res. Assist. Ömer Faruk TOZLU HİTİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Analog Electronics and Interfaces, Electronics, Microelectronics, Numerical Design, Semiconductors

Res. Assist. Hayati TÖRE Hitit University

Hayati TÖRE graduated from Mechanical Engineering of Hitit University in 2012 (Çorum, Turkey). He received her M.Sc. degree from Hitit University Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences in 2015. He is currently a Research Assistant at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Hitit University, which he joined in 2019. In his master’s thesis, he studied "An experimental investigation of a heat pump operating in the cooling mode for different refrigerants". Currently, he is a Ph.D. student at Hitit University.His research interests are HVAC(heating, ventilating and air conditioning) Systems and Phase change in Condensation Phenomena.

Experimental Methods in Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer, Computational Methods in Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (Incl. Computational Fluid Dynamics), Renewable Energy Resources , Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage (Excl. Chemical and Electrical)