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Articles submitted to the journal should be original contributions and should not be under consideration for any other publication at the same time. Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify CETeam and the publisher against any breach of such warranty. For ease of dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, papers and contributions become the legal copyright of the CETeam, publisher or both unless otherwise agreed.

Articles may be of a theoretical nature, be based on practical experience, report a case study in real-life situation or report experimental results. The prime requirement for acceptance of an article will not be its form but rather that it:

1. makes a significant original contribution to the CE field;
2. is directly relevant to the management of product development process or systems;
3. contains elements which have general application to time-compression, quality improvements and cost reductions;
4. is within the scope of the journal coverage;
5. has not been published previously except in very limited circulation.

If it is felt that a contribution, though technical in nature, will be of broad interest, it may be published under a "technical paper" heading. A paper can be considered for publication as a "research note" if it reports work-in-progress on research, which has not yet reached a stage where there are any final results or conclusions. Its value will be judged by the extent to which it contributes to a debate on the research problem, methodology, techniques of data analysis, etc.

Each paper is reviewed by the managing editor and, if it is judged suitable for this publication, it is then sent to three referees for double blind peer review. Based on their recommendations, the managing editor then decides whether the paper should be accepted as is, revised or rejected.

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