About the Journal

INTRODUCTION

Otopro Journal is published twice a year, namely May and November by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Surabaya or the State University of Surabaya in collaboration with Badan Kerjasama Teknik Mesin Indonesia (BKS-TM), as a media of information and a forum for the study of mechanical engineering. Contains scientific papers, summaries of research results, literature reviews and original critical ideas.

JOURNAL INFORMATION

  1. Journal Title (English): Otopro
  2. Initials: JO
  3. Abbreviation: J. Mechanical. Apl.
  4. Frequency: 2 issues per year
  5. DOI: 10.26740/jo
  6. Print ISSN: 1858-411X 
  7. Online ISSN: 2685-7863
  8. Editor in Chief: Dr. A. Grummy Wailanduw, M.T.
  9. Publisher: Universitas Negeri Surabaya in collaboration with Badan Kerjasama Teknik Mesin Indonesia (BKS-TM)
  10. Publication Fees (in general): Free

Focus and Scope

Otopro Journal is published twice a year, namely May and November by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Surabaya or the State University of Surabaya in collaboration with Badan Kerjasama Teknik Mesin Indonesia (BKS-TM),, as a media of information and a forum for the study of mechanical engineering. Contains scientific papers, summaries of research results, literature reviews and original critical ideas. The editor invited researchers, practitioners, and anyone interested in contributing writings that had never been published in other media, writing themes included:

  • Machining
  • Energy Conversion
  • Materials and Metallurgy
  • Manufacturing
  • Mechanical Design
  • Automotive Engineering

Peer Review Process

All articles that publish on Otopro will be selected, read and reviewed in a closed (single-blind peer review) by Reviewers who is an expert in his field. The author does not know who the reviewers is, but the reviewers knows who the author is. Acceptance of the article depends on the correctness of the content, the degree of originality, clarity of description, and compliance with the journal's objectives.

Articles can be accepted without revisions, accepted with minor revisions, accepted with major revisions, or rejected. The results of article reviews by reviewers will be notified to the author via email. The author is given the opportunity to revise his article in accordance with the recommendations of reviewers (and editors) no later than 8 weeks after email notification.

To prevent plagiarism, all articles submitted will be authenticated by using turnitin and / or iThenticate anti-plagiarism software.

The entire peer review process until the publication of articles is free of charge (no article processing and submission charges). All articles published on Otopro are open access following the Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International.  The full license can be seen here.

 

Publication Frequency

Otopro Journal is published twice a year, namely May and November by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, FT-UNESA, as a media of information and a forum for the study of Mechanical Engineering issues. Otopro journals are published periodically (twice a year) with a minimum of 6 articles each time.

Open Access Policy

This journal 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.

Reference Management

All articles submitted to the Otopro Journal must use reference management software such as Mendeley, or EndNote, or Zotero with IEEE citation style.

Plagiarism policy

All articles sent to the Otopro journal must be the original work of an author who is free of plagiarism from any party. The level of similarity index is less than 20%. The article sent has never been published in any media and / or is not currently being or will be submitted for publication in any media. The author is fully responsible for the authenticity of the text sent. All forms of severe plagiarism violations will be banned by the author related to sending articles in the Otopro Journal for 3 years.

Journal History

This journal was first printed in November 2006. Starting in the May 2017 edition (Volume 12 No. 2 May 2017) switched to electronic journals but did not yet have an E-ISSN. Data availability on Google Scholar starts at volume 12 no 2 in 2017 due to changes in the journal page. Previously the journal page was https://journal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/jurnal_otopro changed to https://journal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/jo. In August 2019 it was officially registered electronically and carried out OJS management with a new look, layout and template.

In July 24, 2024, Otopro has collaborated with BKSTM regarding the submission of manuscripts, editorial processes, and the assignment of peer reviewers. Proof of cooperation can be seen at link

Starting from the May 2026 edition, Otopro will use English version.

 

Announcements

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Vol 21 No 1 Nov 2025
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Published: 2025-11-20

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