Machine Tool & Hydraulics journal editor’s review and single blind peer review process description (including journal submission and editor review process,implementation and effectiveness of single blind peer review system, number and distribution of reviewers)

(1)Submission and editor review process. Each manuscript is subjected to document misconduct detection and preliminary review by the editorial department.The qualified manuscripts are sent to external audit experts for review.

(2)Implementation and Effectiveness of Single blind Peer Review System. Magazine strictly implements single blind peer review system.All manuscripts are reviewed by external audit experts from the same profession and the review process for papers is single blind. If external audit experts agree that the paper is of poor quality, publication is not recommended, and the article is rejected.If external audit experts agree that the paper is of good quality,the article will be sent to the chief editor for the final review.If external audit experts agree to recommend publication after modifications, the authors will be notified of the required modifications, and the revised draft will be reviewed again before entering the final review. The strict implementation of single blind peer review system in the Machine Tool & Hydraulics journal has achieved good results.It has strictly controlled academic issues and avoided sentimental issues, which has ensured the quality of the papers published by the magazine.

(3)The number and distribution of reviewers. Currently, there are three full-time experts available for the first review. In all,100 external audit experts are available from Shanghai Jiaotong University,Xi’an Jiaotong University,Zhejiang University，Wuhan University，Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology，Beijing Institute of Technology,Wuhan University of Technology，Soochow University，Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics，Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, Guangzhou Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Co.,Ltd.