About the Journal

Aims and Objectives

Nobody can think of the twenty-first century university education devoid of research & publication activities. “Journal of Himalaya College of Engineering” (JHCOE) is the official journal of “Himalaya College of Engineering” (HCOE). The primary aim of this journal is to promote academic research activities among HCOE faculties and students by publishing peer-reviewed scientific research articles based on the research outcomes and establish a culture of scientific research and publication at HCOE. Research articles from other higher academic institutions and professionals inside and outside Nepal are also highly welcome for publication in this journal.

Area and Scope

The Journal of Himalaya College of Engineering primarily focuses on engineering, information technology, architecture, applied science and social sciences disciplines for publication research articles, but not limited to them. Scientific articles from other disciplines are also highly encouraged for publication in the journal.

Publication Language

The official language of the journal is “English”. All the articles and their contents (texts, figures, tables, references etc.) in the given formats are accepted only in the standard US English language.

Publication Frequency

Normally, a single volume of the journal is published by December of each year. The second issue of the volume is also published provided the accepted number of articles is sufficient for the publication.

Open Access

The Journal of Himalaya College of Engineering provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Copyright

The Himalaya College of Engineering is the sole copyright owner of this journal. Commercial uses of the articles published in the journal are strictly prohibited and such cases will be dealt with according to Nepal’s prevailing laws & regulations.

Indexing

The “Journal of Himalaya College of Engineering” (JHCOE) is being indexed in “Nepal Journal Online” (NepJOL) for wide dissemination of the journal contents.

Peer Review Process

Manuscripts prepared according to the authors’ guidelines and submitted to the journal are first screened by the editorial team. The authors may be requested to resubmit the manuscripts in the given formats if the submitted manuscripts are not prepared according to the given guidelines or may be rejected if the manuscripts do not meet the minimum quality criteria in terms of the contents. After the editorial screening, each manuscript without the author’s information on it is assigned to at least one reviewer for blind peer review. The authors are then notified of the reviewers’ feedback and requested to submit revised manuscripts within a deadline. The revised manuscripts are again assigned to relevant editors for verification of the revisions, and the authors are finally notified of the final decisions on the manuscripts.

Publisher

The Journal of Himalaya College of Engineering is published by the Himalaya College of Engineering, Chyasal, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Official Website

The institutional website of the journal is as follows: https://www.hcoe.edu.np/journals

Contact

Research Management Cell (RMC)
Email: research@hcoe.edu.np
Phone: +977-1-9863191402