Themes: This special issue
of AJSTID calls
for original research papers on, but not limited to the broad topics
outlined below:
·
The
theoretical underpinnings of design and engineering
·
The
conceptual instruments for linking D&E and innovation
·
R&D
and D&E in the context of developing countries.
·
Current
applications of engineering design
·
Various
stages of the engineering design process
·
Analysis
of the design of key technologies
·
Engineering
design in the education Curriculum
·
Engineering Design in Indigenous Knowledge
·
Key
players in the D&E and stakeholders: identification and level of
implication
·
Solutions
put up with to solve discussed problems
·
Prospects
for the future development of the engineering design research field
·
The
D&E gap between North and South
·
The
role and importance of Diasporas in bridging the gap: how can they be
mobilised.
Manuscripts should describe original and previously
unpublished results, which are currently not considered for publication in any
other journal. All the manuscripts shall be submitted at http://www.edmgr.com/rajs/default.aspx
and will undergo a peer-review process.
Important
Dates
Paper submission deadline:
15 of January 2017
First
review notification: end of February, 2017
Revisions due: End of April
2017
Second
review notification: End of May 2017
Final
manuscript due: End of June 2017
Tentative
date of publication: January 2017
Guest
Editors
Prof. Mammon Machine (Corresponding
Editor), Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, mammo.muchie@gmail.com
Prof. Abd-el-Kader Djeflat,
The Maghtech Network, University of Lille, France, abdelkader.djeflat@univ-lille1.fr
Dr. Nnamdi Nwulu,
SARChI Post-doc fellow Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa, agbaye2000@gmail.com
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