【期刊】【Advanced Engineering Informatics】【 高级工程信息】

1 Aims and scope 目标和范围

The science of supporting knowledge-intensive activities
支持知识密集型活动的科学

Advanced computing methods and related technologies are changing the way engineers interact with the information infrastructure. Explicit knowledge representation formalisms and new reasoning techniques are no longer the sole territory of computer science. For knowledge-intensive tasks in engineering, a new philosophy and body of knowledge called Engineering Informatics is emerging.
先进的计算方法和相关技术正在改变工程师与信息基础架构的交互方式。显性知识表示、形式主义和新的推理技术不再是计算机科学的唯一领域。对于工程中的知识密集型任务，一种新的哲学和知识体系正在出现，称为工程信息学。

Advanced Engineering Informatics solicits research papers with particular emphases both on ‘knowledge’ and ‘engineering applications’. As an international Journal, original papers typically:
Advanced Engineering Informatics征集研究论文，特别强调“知识”和“工程应用”。作为国际期刊，原创论文通常：

• Report progress in the engineering discipline of applying methods of engineering informatics.
• 报告工程信息学方法应用工程学科的进展。
• Have engineering relevance and help provide the scientific base to make engineering decision-making more reliable, spontaneous and creative.
• 具有工程相关性，并帮助提供科学基础，使工程决策更加可靠、自发和创造性。
• Contain novel research that demonstrates the science of supporting knowledge-intensive engineering tasks.
• 包含新的研究，证明支持知识密集型工程任务的科学。
• Validate the generality, power and scalability of new methods through vigorous evaluation, preferably both qualitatively and quantitatively.
• 通过严格的评估（最好是定性和定量）来验证新方法的通用性、功效和可扩展性。

In addition, the Journal welcomes high quality review articles that summarise, compare, and evaluate methodologies and representations that are proposed for the field of engineering informatics. Similarly, summaries and comparisons of full-scale applications are welcomed, particularly those where scientific shortcomings have hindered success. Typically, such papers have expanded literature reviews and discussion of findings that reflect mastery of the current body of knowledge and propose novel additions to contemporary research.
此外，该杂志欢迎高质量的评论文章，这些文章总结、比较和评估为工程信息学领域提出的方法和表示。同样，欢迎对全面应用进行总结和比较，特别是那些因科学缺陷而阻碍成功的应用。通常，这些论文扩大了文献综述和对研究结果的讨论，这些研究反映了对当前知识体系的掌握，并为当代研究提出了新的补充。

Papers missing explicit representation and use of knowledge, such as those describing soft computing techniques, mathematical optimization methods, pattern recognition techniques, and numerical computation methods, do not normally qualify for publication in the Journal. Papers must illustrate contributions using examples of automating and supporting knowledge intensive tasks in artifacts-centered engineering fields such as mechanical, manufacturing, architecture, civil, electrical, transportation, environmental, and chemical engineering. Papers that report application of an established method to a new engineering subdomain will qualify only if they convincingly demonstrate noteworthy new power, generality or scalability in comparison with previously reported validation results. Finally, papers that discuss software engineering issues only are not in the scope of this journal.
缺少明确表示和知识使用的论文，例如描述软计算技术、数学优化方法、模式识别技术和数值计算方法的论文，通常不符合在期刊上发表的条件。论文必须使用以工件为中心的工程领域（如机械、制造、建筑、土木、电气、运输、环境和化学工程）中自动化和支持知识密集型任务的示例来说明贡献。报告将既定方法应用于新工程子领域的论文只有在与先前报告的验证结果相比令人信服地表现出值得注意的新功效、通用性或可扩展性时才有资格。最后，仅讨论软件工程问题的论文不在本期刊的范围内。

Guide for authors 作者指南

Your Paper Your Way
您的论文以您的方式

We now differentiate between the requirements for new and revised submissions. You may choose to submit your manuscript as a single Word or PDF file to be used in the refereeing process. Only when your paper is at the revision stage, will you be requested to put your paper in to a ‘correct format’ for acceptance and provide the items required for the publication of your article.
我们现在区分了新提交和修订提交的要求。您可以选择将您的稿件作为单个 Word 或 PDF 文件提交，以便在审稿过程中使用。只有当你的论文处于修改阶段时，你才会被要求把你的论文放在一个“正确的格式”上，以便被接受，并提供你的文章发表所需的项目。
To find out more, please visit the Preparation section below.
要了解更多信息，请访问下面的“准备”部分。
Types of Paper 纸张类型

Original Research Papers and Reviews are encouraged.
鼓励原创研究论文和评论。
Submission checklist 提交清单

You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.
您可以使用此列表对您的投稿进行最终检查，然后再将其发送给期刊进行审核。请查看本作者指南中的相关部分，了解更多详情。
Ensure that the following items are present:
确保存在以下项目：

One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
一位作者被指定为通讯作者，联系方式如下：
• E-mail address • 电子邮件地址
• Full postal address
• 完整的邮寄地址

All necessary files have been uploaded:
所有必要的文件都已上传：
Manuscript: 手稿：
• Include keywords • 包括关键字
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• 所有图表（包括相关标题）
• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
• 所有表格（包括标题、描述、脚注）
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
• 确保文本中的所有图形和表格引用都与提供的文件匹配
• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print
• 清楚地指出是否应将颜色用于打印中的任何图形
Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable)
图形摘要/突出显示文件（如适用）
Supplemental files (where applicable)
补充文件（如适用）

Further considerations 其他注意事项
• Manuscript has been ‘spell checked’ and ‘grammar checked’
• 稿件已“拼写检查”和“语法检查”
• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
• 参考文献列表中提到的所有参考文献均在正文中引用，反之亦然
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
• 已获得使用来自其他来源（包括互联网）的受版权保护材料的许可
• A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
• 即使作者没有要声明的竞争利益，也要提供竞争利益声明
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
• 本指南中详述的期刊政策已经过审查
• Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements
• 根据期刊要求提供推荐建议和联系方式

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Before you begin 准备工作
Ethics in publishing 出版伦理

Please see our information on Ethics in publishing.
请参阅我们关于出版道德的信息。

Any such information also needs to be included in the main text of the manuscript before the references.
任何此类信息也需要包含在稿件正文的参考文献之前。
Declaration of competing interest
利益冲突声明

Corresponding authors, on behalf of all the authors of a submission, must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. All authors, including those without competing interests to declare, should provide the relevant information to the corresponding author (which, where relevant, may specify they have nothing to declare). Corresponding authors should then use this tool to create a shared statement and upload to the submission system at the Attach Files step. Please do not convert the .docx template to another file type. Author signatures are not required.
通讯作者必须代表提交的所有作者披露与其他人或组织的任何财务和个人关系，这些关系可能会不恰当地影响（偏见）他们的工作。潜在利益冲突的例子包括雇佣、咨询、股票所有权、酬金、有偿专家证词、专利申请/注册以及赠款或其他资金。所有作者，包括那些没有竞争利益的作者，都应向通讯作者提供相关信息（在相关情况下，通讯作者可以说明他们没有什么可声明的）。然后，通讯作者应使用此工具创建共享声明，并在“附加文件”步骤中上传到提交系统。请不要将 .docx 模板转换为其他文件类型。不需要作者签名。
Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
生成式人工智能在科学写作中的宣言

The below guidance only refers to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process.
以下指南仅涉及写作过程，而不是作为研究过程的一部分，使用人工智能工具从数据中分析和得出见解。
Where authors use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, authors should only use these technologies to improve readability and language. Applying the technology should be done with human oversight and control, and authors should carefully review and edit the result, as AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased. AI and AI-assisted technologies should not be listed as an author or co-author, or be cited as an author. Authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans, as outlined in Elsevier’s AI policy for authors.
如果作者在写作过程中使用生成式人工智能 （AI） 和 AI 辅助技术，作者应仅使用这些技术来提高可读性和语言性。应用该技术应该在人类的监督和控制下完成，作者应该仔细审查和编辑结果，因为人工智能可以生成听起来权威的输出，这些输出可能是不正确的、不完整的或有偏见的。人工智能和人工智能辅助技术不应被列为作者或合著者，也不应被引用为作者。作者身份意味着只能归因于人类并由人类执行的责任和任务，如爱思唯尔的 AI 作者政策中所述。

Authors should disclose in their manuscript the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by following the instructions below. A statement will appear in the published work. Please note that authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work.
作者应按照以下说明在写作过程中披露人工智能和人工智能辅助技术的使用。声明将出现在已发表的作品中。请注意，作者对作品内容负有最终责任。

Disclosure instructions 披露说明
Authors must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by adding a statement at the end of their manuscript in the core manuscript file, before the References list. The statement should be placed in a new section entitled ‘Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process’.
作者必须在核心稿件文件的稿件末尾，在参考文献列表之前添加声明，披露在写作过程中使用生成式人工智能和人工智能辅助技术的情况。该声明应放在题为“写作过程中的生成式人工智能和人工智能辅助技术的声明”的新章节中。

Statement: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.
声明：在准备本作品期间，作者使用[名称工具/服务]来[REASON]。使用此工具/服务后，作者根据需要审查和编辑内容，并对出版物的内容承担全部责任。

This declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools for checking grammar, spelling, references etc. If there is nothing to disclose, there is no need to add a statement.
本声明不适用于使用基本工具检查语法、拼写、参考文献等。如果没有什么要披露的，就没有必要添加声明。

Submission declaration and verification
提交声明和验证

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture or academic thesis, see ‘Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication’ for more information), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder. To verify compliance, your article may be checked by Crossref Similarity Check and other originality or duplicate checking software.
提交一篇文章意味着所描述的工作以前没有发表过（除了以摘要、已发表的讲座或学术论文的形式，有关更多信息，请参阅“多次、冗余或同时发表”），它没有考虑在其他地方发表，其发表得到了所有作者的批准，并得到了进行工作的主管当局的默示或明确， 并且，如果被接受，未经版权所有者书面同意，不得以相同的形式、英语或任何其他语言（包括电子方式）在其他地方发布。为了验证合规性，您的文章可能会通过Crossref相似性检查和其他原创性或重复性检查软件进行检查。
Preprints 预印本
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier’s sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see ‘Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication’ for more information).
请注意，预印本可以随时随地共享，符合爱思唯尔的共享政策。共享您的预印本，例如在预印本服务器上共享，将不算作先前发表（有关更多信息，请参阅“多次、冗余或并发发表”）。
Preprint posting on SSRN
在 SSRN 上发布预印本

In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service. Preprints provide early registration and dissemination of your research, which facilitates early citations and collaboration.
为了支持开放科学，该期刊为其作者提供免费的预印本发布服务。预印本可以尽早注册和传播您的研究，从而促进早期引用和协作。
During submission to Editorial Manager, you can choose to release your manuscript publicly as a preprint on the preprint server SSRN once it enters peer-review with the journal. Your choice will have no effect on the editorial process or outcome with the journal. Please note that the corresponding author is expected to seek approval from all co-authors before agreeing to release the manuscript publicly on SSRN.
在提交给编辑经理期间，您可以选择在预印本服务器SSRN上以预印本的形式公开发布您的稿件，一旦该稿件进入期刊的同行评审。您的选择不会影响期刊的编辑过程或结果。请注意，通讯作者在同意在SSRN上公开发布稿件之前，应征得所有合著者的批准。

You will be notified via email when your preprint is posted online and a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is assigned. Your preprint will remain globally available free to read whether the journal accepts or rejects your manuscript.
当您的预印本在线发布并分配数字对象标识符 （DOI） 时，您将收到电子邮件通知。无论期刊接受还是拒绝您的稿件，您的预印本都将在全球范围内免费提供，供您阅读。

For more information about posting to SSRN, please consult the SSRN Terms of Use and FAQs.
有关发布到 SSRN 的更多信息，请参阅 SSRN 使用条款和常见问题解答。

Use of inclusive language
使用包容性语言

Inclusive language acknowledges diversity, conveys respect to all people, is sensitive to differences, and promotes equal opportunities. Content should make no assumptions about the beliefs or commitments of any reader; contain nothing which might imply that one individual is superior to another on the grounds of age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability or health condition; and use inclusive language throughout. Authors should ensure that writing is free from bias, stereotypes, slang, reference to dominant culture and/or cultural assumptions. We advise to seek gender neutrality by using plural nouns (“clinicians, patients/clients”) as default/wherever possible to avoid using “he, she,” or “he/she.” We recommend avoiding the use of descriptors that refer to personal attributes such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, disability or health condition unl