Data-Centric Engineering authors should consult the preparing your materials page - which include LaTeX and Word templates - and submit their papers through the DCE ScholarOne site or by selecting EDS after using the .
Aims and scope
Data-Centric Engineering (DCE) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing at the intersection of data science and all areas of engineering – for example, civil, mechanical, aeronautical, materials, electrical, industrial, chemical. Papers cover the use of data science methods to model systems downstream from the lab in order to build prototypes and engineering solutions that are safer, more resilient, more efficient and fitter for purpose.
Freely available to read, share and distribute, DCE welcomes contributions from industry as well as academia.
The DCE Executive Editorial team - who bring a wealth of expertise in the use of data in different areas of engineering - and the advisory Editorial Board can be seen on this page.
Types of article
DCE publishes the following peer-reviewed article types. Suggested word counts are simply a guide and are not strictly enforced, given that DCE is online-only and open access.
- Research articles using data science methods and models for improving the reliability, resilience, safety, efficiency and usability of engineered systems.
- Translational papers (6,000 words or less) demonstrating the downstream benefits of data-intensive engineering - and the underlying data science principles, techniques and technologies - to wider society, economy, environment, health and way of life. For more detail see this Call for Translational Contributions.
- Data papers that describe in a structured way, with a narrative and accompanying metadata, important and re-usable data sets in open repositories with potential for re-use in engineering research and practice. The Data Availability Statement in the paper should link to the data set. Zenodo is a free-to-use and reliable open data repository based at CERN; this where to share your data page also has advice on open data repositories to use.
- Survey papers providing a detailed, balanced and authoritative current account of the existing literature concerning data-intensive methods in a particular facet of engineering sciences.
- Tutorial reviews providing an introduction and overview of an important topic of relevance to the journal readership. The topic should be of relevance to both students and researchers who are new to the field as well as experts and provide a good introduction to the development of a subject, its current state and indications of future directions the field is expected to take
- Position papers (6,000 words or less) providing an overview of an important issue for this emerging field.
* All or part of the publication costs for these article types may be covered by one of the agreements Cambridge University Press has made to support open access. For authors not covered by an agreement, and without APC funding, please see this journal's open access options for instructions on how to request an APC waiver.
The LaTeX, Overleaf and Word templates provided here can be used to help you prepare articles. All articles should be submitted via the DCE ScholarOne system.
* All or part of the publication costs for these article types may be covered by one of the agreements Cambridge University Press has made to support open access. For authors not covered by an agreement, and without APC funding, please see this journal's open access options for instructions on how to request an APC waiver.
** No APCs are required for these article types.
Peer review process
Articles submitted to DCE are subject to a single-blind peer review process. Research articles are assigned to an Executive Editor who will seek a minimum of two reviews before recommending a decision to the Editor-in-Chief. An article may be rejected without review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that it is inappropriate or of insufficient quality to merit peer review. Non-research articles (perspectives, position papers, translational papers) are reviewed by at least one reviewer, who is independent of the editorial board.
Special collections
Proposals for special collections of articles - for example originating from a workshop, conference or event - are also considered. See the instructions for submitting a special collection proposal.