Author Guidelines

PASTECH (Proceedings of Automotive Science and Technology) is a peer-reviewed proceedings series publishing conference/symposium papers in automotive engineering and mobility technologies. PASTECH is published by the Automotive Engineers Association of Turkey (Türkiye Otomotiv Mühendisleri Derneği).

Template: Mandatory manuscript template PASTECH Word Template.

Publication Frequency and Language

• Frequency: One issue per year
• Languages: Turkish and English

Mandatory language rule:

• For full-text papers written in Turkish, authors must also provide:
  English Title + Abstract + Keywords (mandatory)
• For full-text papers written in English, Turkish title/abstract/keywords are not required.

Scope of Submissions

PASTECH accepts:

• Original research proceeding papers (experimental / numerical / analytical / data-driven)
• Applied engineering studies and industrial case studies
• Comparative assessments and method/algorithm contributions

Note: The scope is not limited to the items listed above; accepted categories may also be announced based on the relevant event and editorial policy.

Submission Requirements

• Submissions must be original, not previously published, and not under review elsewhere.
• All authors must approve the submission and the final version.
• Where applicable, required ethics approvals/permissions for human/animal data must be obtained and stated in the manuscript.
• Conflicts of interest and funding information (if any) must be clearly disclosed.

Template and Formatting

• Manuscripts must be prepared using the PASTECH Word Template.
• Do not change the template’s font, size, line spacing, or margins.
• Manuscripts must follow a single-column layout.
• Sections and subsections must be numbered (e.g., 1., 1.1., 2., 2.1.).

Note: Detailed formatting and writing rules (headings, author information, figure/table placement, equation style, etc.) are defined step-by-step within the template file.

Abstract and Keywords

• Abstract length: 200–300 words
• Keywords: At least four, alphabetical order, comma-separated

Figures, Tables, and Equations

• Figures must be at least 300 dpi.
• Black-and-white or color figures are acceptable.
• Every figure and table must be cited in the text.
• Equations must be numbered consecutively and cited as Eq. (1), etc.

Citations and References

• In-text citations must use numbered square brackets: [1], [1, 2–5]
• References must follow Vancouver style, including DOIs wherever available.
• Reference lists relying on non-scholarly or inaccessible sources (webpages, blogs, commercial product pages, manuals, datasheets, etc.) are not accepted.

References should be listed at the end of the paper in font 9. They should be numbered consecutively and referred in square brackets. While referring a journal paper, volume, number, page numbers and year must be given. From 2021, the reference list should be prepared using the Vancouver referencing style. Attention!: Article citations should demonstrate the integration of the published work in the scholarly community and surrounding research field. Articles reporting lists of references citing non scholarly documents, such as, webpages, blogs, commercial products, manuals of any device or software as well as references that cannot be accessed, are not acceptable.

[1] Setiyo M, Waluyo B. Mixer with Secondary Venturi: An Invention for the First-Generation LPG Kits. Int J Automot Sci Technol. 2019;3(1):21–26.

[2] Can Ö, Öztürk E, Solmaz H, Aksoy F, Çinar C, Yücesu HS. Combined effects of soybean biodiesel fuel addition and EGR application on the combustion and exhaust emissions in a diesel engine. Appl Therm Eng. 2016;95:115–124.

[3] Sezer İ. A review study on the using of diethyl ether in diesel engines: Effects on CO emissions. Int J Automot Sci Technol. 2019;3(1):6–20.

[4] İlker Ö, Kul BS, Ciniviz M. A Comparative Study of Ethanol and Methanol Addition Effects on Engine Performance , Combustion and Emissions in the SI Engine. Int J Automot Sci Technol. 2020;4(2):59–69.

[5] Solouk A, Shakiba-Herfeh M, Kannan K, Solmaz H, Dice P, Bidarvatan M, et al. Fuel Economy Benefits of Integrating a Multi- Mode Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) Engine in a Series Extended Range Electric Powertrain. In: SAE Technical Papers. 2016.

[6] Gupta HN. Fundamentals of internal combustion engines. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.; 2012.

Final Checklist

Before submission, authors are recommended to:

• Check full compliance with the template
• Verify language and terminology (TR/EN)
• Ensure figure/axis text readability (especially at 300 dpi)
• Confirm all figures/tables are cited in the text
• Ensure references are accessible, DOI-complete, and Vancouver-compliant

Conflict of Interest, Acknowledgement, CRediT taxonomy

Authors must declare that there is no conflict of interest in the study.


Authors should fill the "Acknowledgement" section to thank their funders.


Authors must present CRediT taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/leap.1210]) when there are two or more authors.


The corresponding author is expected to present CRediT details that provide the opportunity to share an accurate and detailed description of the authors' contributions to the published article.

The role(s) of all authors must be listed, using 14 relevant categories in CRediT taxonomy.

Authors may have contributed in multiple roles.

This information must be provided after the authors' short bios.

The roles of authors may be classified as the followings, but not limited to:

Conceptualization: Ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims.

Data curation: Management activities to annotate, clean, maintain, and organize research data, including software code where necessary for interpreting the data itself, for initial use and later re-use.

Formal analysis: Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data.

Funding acquisition: Acquisition of financial support for the project leading to this publication.

Investigation: Conducting the research and investigation process, specifically performing experiments or collecting data/evidence.

Methodology: Development or design of methodology; creation of models.

Project administration: Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution.

Resources: Provision of study materials, reagents, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources, or other analysis tools.

Software: Programming, software development, design and implementation of computer programs, supporting algorithms, and testing of existing code components.

Supervision: Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution, including mentorship external to the core team.

Validation: Verification, either as part of the activity or separately, of the overall replication/reproducibility of results, experiments, and other research outputs.

Visualization: Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of the published work, specifically visualization and data presentation.

Writing – original draft: Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft, including substantive translation.

Writing – review & editing: Preparation, creation, and/or presentation of the published work by members of the original research group, specifically critical review, commentary, or revision, including pre- or post-publication stages.

The corresponding author may use the following example to state author contributions as authorship credits:

Hamit Solmaz: Conceptualization, Supervision, H. Serdar Yücesu: Conceptualization, Writing-original draft, Validation, Alper Calam: Data curation, Formal analysis, Emre Yılmaz: Writing-original draft, writing-review&editing, software.

Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/leap.1210