Journals in Engineering and technology

The Engineering and Technology portfolio includes comprehensive overviews of all major research and practical developments in aerospace and automotive engineering, civil and environmental engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, communications engineering, and more. In-depth coverage, innovative state-of-the-art approaches, and real-world case studies provide valuable, actionable insights for researchers, applied engineers and students. The content in Elsevier's Engineering and Technology books program addresses core issues in industry and society, such as sustainability, the circular economy, AI, and automation.

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Surface and Coatings Technology

ISSN: 0257-8972
5 Year impact factor: 4.9
Impact factor: 5.3

An international journal devoted to the science and application of advanced surface treatments for improvement of material propertiesSurface and Coatings Technology is an international archival journal publishing scientific papers on significant developments in surface and interface engineering to modify and improve the surface properties of materials for protection in demanding contact conditions or aggressive environments, or for enhanced functional performance. Contributions range from original scientific articles concerned with fundamental and applied aspects of research or direct applications of metallic, inorganic, organic and composite coatings, to invited reviews of current technology in specific areas. Papers submitted to this journal are expected to be in line with the following aspects in processes, and properties/performan... Processes: Physical and chemical vapour deposition techniques, thermal and plasma spraying, surface modification by directed energy techniques such as ion, electron and laser beams, thermo-chemical treatment, wet chemical and electrochemical processes such as plating, sol-gel coating, anodization, plasma electrolytic oxidation, etc., but excluding painting.B. Properties/performan... friction performance, wear resistance (e.g., abrasion, erosion, fretting, etc), corrosion and oxidation resistance, thermal protection, diffusion resistance, hydrophilicity/hydro... and properties relevant to smart materials behaviour and enhanced multifunctional performance for environmental, energy and medical applications, but excluding device aspects.Articles must go beyond the technical recipe format and gain substantial new understanding and insight based on detailed characterization of coatings and processes. Experimental papers should provide complete information on the process parameters and an appropriate microstructural characterization. Also, papers which include test data should provide full details of the test equipment and parameters. Such papers should report on the synthesis-characteri... relationships.Manusc... must be written in good English and contain a balanced and up-to-date reference list formatted according to the guide-for-authors.No... to authors: In order to be considered for publication, the Covering Letter with your paper should clearly explain the novelty and originality of your research and its scientific contribution beyond previously published papers. If not, your submission will not be considered for publication and will not be sent out for peer-review.Benefits to authors We also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our Support Center

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Sustainable Cities and Society

ISSN: 2210-6707
5 Year impact factor: 10
Impact factor: 10.5

Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS) is an international journal focusing on fundamental and applied research aimed at designing, understanding, and promoting environmentally sustainable and socially resilient cities. We encourage submission of cross-cutting, multi-disciplinary research in the areas of,Smart cities and resilient environments;Alterna... energy sources, energy distribution, distributed energy generation, and energy demand reduction/management... and improving air quality in built environment and cities (e.g., healthy built environment and air quality management);Energy efficient, low/zero carbon, and green buildings/communitie... change mitigation and adaptation in urban environments;Green infrastructure and BMPs;Environmental Footprint accounting and management;Urban agriculture and forestry;ICT, smart grid and intelligent infrastructure;Urban design/planning, regulations, legislation, certification, economics, and policy;Social aspects, impacts and resiliency of cities;Behavior monitoring, analysis and change within urban communities;Health monitoring and improvement;Nexus issues related to sustainable cities and societies;Smart city governance;Decision Support Systems for trade-off and uncertainty analysis for improved management of cities and society;Big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence applications and case studies;Critical infrastructure protection, including security, privacy, forensics, and reliability issues of cyber-physical systems.Water footprint reduction and urban water distribution, harvesting, treatment, reuse and management;Waste reduction and recycling;Wastewater collection, treatment and recycling;Smart, clean and healthy transportation systems and infrastructure;We support a wide range of methodological and technical approaches including experimental, observational, monitoring and management studies and policy analysis. In addition to fundamental and applied papers, review articles on important developments will be considered.Please follow and tag the journal on one of our Social media accounts if you are sharing a link to your paper on ScienceDirect: Twitter (@SustainableCit8); LinkedIn and WeChat: SCSwechat2022.

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Sustainable Production and Consumption

ISSN: 2352-5509
5 Year impact factor: 10.3
Impact factor: 10.9

Publication of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Official Journal of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering: Part ESustainable production and consumption can be defined as production and use of products and services in a manner that is socially beneficial, economically viable and environmentally benign over their whole life cycle. The journal aims to provide a leading platform for publishing high-quality interdisciplinary papers on research and practice in this emerging field. It looks uniquely at the interactions between technology, consumption and policy to help identify more-sustainable solutions for both production and consumption systems.Papers from engineers, natural and social scientists as well as philosophers are invited and those at the interface between these disciplines are particularly encouraged.All papers should include some elements of life cycle thinking and should clearly demonstrate that they are addressing topics related to sustainable production and consumption. The areas and topics covered by the journal include but are not limited to:Concepts and approachesCircular EconomyClean technology/cleaner productionClimate change mitigationConsumer engagement and communication Corporate social responsibility Eco-efficiencyEcosys... servicesEthical investment and consumptionSustainab... chemistry Industrial ecologyIntra/Interge... equity Life cycle managementLife cycle thinking Life cycle sustainability assessment Producer responsibilityReboun... effectSupply chain management Sustainable business models Sustainable designSustainable lifestylesSustainabl... policiesSustainable procurementSustainab... products and servicesToolsAnalysi... of consumer preferences and attitudes Economic measures and instrumentsIntegrate... product policies Internalisation of environmental and social costsLife cycle assessment Life cycle costing Material flow analysisScenario analysis Social life cycle assessment Stakeholder analysisSustainabili... indicatorsSectorsChe... and buildingsEnergyFinan... Food HealthManufacturingR... and feedstocksRetailTour... Transport and mobilityWasteWaterWh... it is not possible to list all the topics that are out of scope, papers with the main focus on the following topics are out of scope and will be rejected on submission:Barriers, challenges, drivers, motivations, opportunitiesCase studiesDigitalisatio... treatment/emission controlGreenwashingF... modelling and optimisation Multi-criteria decision analysisOrganization... identity, image and reputationPollutionR... assessmentSafetySing... sustainability impacts (e.g. carbon footprint, costs, etc.)Technology developmentTradeUrba... developmentPlease also note the following:The term “green” is not suitable for this journal and, instead, the term “environmental sustainability” should be used.Purely qualitative studies are unlikely to be considered by the journal.There are specific requirements for life cycle assessment (LCA) papers and for consumer survey papers. Please click on these links for further information.For more information on the IChemE journals published in partnership with Elsevier and to find out about some of the top research published in the journals, please see this page: https://www.elsevier...

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Swarm and Evolutionary Computation

ISSN: 2210-6502
5 Year impact factor: 8.4
Impact factor: 8.2

Introduction: To tackle complex real world problems, scientists have been looking into natural processes and creatures - both as model and metaphor - for years. Optimization is at the heart of many natural processes including Darwinian evolution, social group behavior and foraging strategies. Over the last few decades, there has been remarkable growth in the field of nature-inspired search and optimization algorithms. Currently these techniques are applied to a variety of problems, ranging from scientific research to industry and commerce. The two main families of algorithms that primarily constitute this field today are the evolutionary computing methods and the swarm intelligence algorithms. Although both families of algorithms are generally dedicated towards solving search and optimization problems, they are certainly not equivalent, and each has its own distinguishing features. Reinforcing each other's performance makes powerful hybrid algorithms capable of solving many intractable search and optimization problems.About the journal: Swarm and Evolutionary Computation is the first peer-reviewed publication of its kind that aims at reporting the most recent research and developments in the area of nature-inspired intelligent computation based on the principles of swarm and evolutionary algorithms. It publishes advanced, innovative and interdisciplinary research involving the theoretical, experimental and practical aspects of the two paradigms and their hybridizations. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation is committed to timely publication of very high-quality, peer-reviewed, original articles that advance the state-of-the art of all aspects of evolutionary computation and swarm intelligence. Survey papers reviewing the state-of-the-art of timely topics will also be welcomed as well as novel and interesting applications.Topics of Interest: Topics of interest include but are not limited to: Genetic Algorithms, and Genetic Programming, Evolution Strategies, and Evolutionary Programming, Differential Evolution, Artificial Immune Systems, Particle Swarms, Ant Colony, Bacterial Foraging, Artificial Bees, Fireflies Algorithm, Harmony Search, Artificial Life, Digital Organisms, Estimation of Distribution Algorithms, Stochastic Diffusion Search, Quantum Computing, Nano Computing, Membrane Computing, Human-centric Computing, Hybridization of Algorithms, Memetic Computing, Autonomic Computing, Self-organizing systems, Combinatorial, Discrete, Binary, Constrained, Multi-objective, Multi-modal, Dynamic, and Large-scale Optimization.Applica... Furthermore, the journal fosters industrial uptake by publishing interesting and novel applications in fields and industries dealing with challenging search and optimization problems from domains such as (but not limited to): Aerospace, Systems and Control, Robotics, Power Systems, Communication Engineering, Operations Research and Decision Sciences, Financial Services and Engineering, (Management) Information Systems, Business Intelligence, internet computing, Sensors, Image Processing, Computational Chemistry, Manufacturing, Structural and Mechanical Designs, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Mathematical and Computational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain-computer Interfacing, Future Computing Devices, Nonlinear statistical and Applied Physics, and Environmental Modeling and Software.Software publication We invite you to convert your open source software into an additional journal publication in Software Impacts, a multi-disciplinary open access journal. Software Impacts provides a scholarly reference to software that has been used to address a research challenge. The journal disseminates impactful and re-usable scientific software through Original Software Publications which describe the application of the software to research and the published outputs.For more information contact us at: software.impacts@els...

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Systems & Control Letters

ISSN: 0167-6911
5 Year impact factor: 2.5
Impact factor: 2.1

Founded in 1981 by two of the pre-eminent control theorists, Roger Brockett and Jan Willems, Systems & Control Letters is one of the leading journals in the field of control theory. The aim of the journal is to allow dissemination of relatively concise but highly original contributions whose high initial quality enables a relatively rapid review process. All aspects of the fields of systems and control are covered, especially mathematically-orien... and theoretical papers that have a clear relevance to engineering, physical and biological sciences, and even economics. Application-oriented papers with sophisticated and rigorous mathematical elements are also welcome. Expressly excluded from SCL's scope are the following topics: fractional-order systems, designs employing fuzzy-neural network approximations, all but the most mathematically sophisticated embodiments of sliding-mode control, "dynamic surface control", adaptive control under unknown sign of high-frequency gain (Nussbaum gain algorithms), the so-called "multi-dimensional" systems (discrete-time/discr... systems inspired by image processing), all applications not entailing significant theoretical advances, and all papers with analytical developments not resulting in rigorous "theorem-proof" formulations of the results.Articles published in SCL rarely exceed 8-10 pages in Elsevier's two-column format. However, submission on topics of a technically demanding nature (for example, stochastic control, PDE control, etc.), where even concisely crafted proofs cannot fit into the said page limit, are also welcome, as long as their initial quality is high and permits editorial processing that typically takes no more than two rounds of review. (Initial quality refers to originality, relevance, correctness, clarity of exposition, and comprehensive awareness of literature in the paper's first draft.)Following the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, signed by Elsevier and over 2,000 organizations and 16,000 researchers, authors of submissions to SCL should cite primary literature, in which observations are first reported, rather than limiting themselves to citing surveys and predominantly recent contributions. Additionally, geographically limited perspectives on the literature are not appropriate for submissions to a global journal like SCL. This policy aims for a proper attribution of credit, authors' adequate assessment of their own contributions, and those undertaking follow-up research effort not being misguided regarding the state of the art on a topic to which they will dedicate much time and their career hopes. The editors may reject an article containing such lapses, either after the deficiencies are not corrected to the editors' satisfaction upon being pointed out by editors or reviewers, or immediately upon submission if the deficiencies require a degree of editorial input that is more commonly associated with acting as a coauthor than as an editor or reviewer.Benefits to authors We also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our Support Center

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The Engineering Index Annual

ISSN: 0360-8557

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The Engineering Index Monthly

ISSN: 0742-1974

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Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

ISSN: 0167-8442
5 Year impact factor: 4.6
Impact factor: 5

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics covers both the theoretical, applied, and numerical aspects associated with cracking related phenomena taking place, at a micro-, meso-, and macroscopic level, in materials/components... of any kind.The Journal aims to cover the cracking/mechanical behaviour of materials/components... in those situations involving both time-independent and time-dependent systems of external forces/moments (such as, for instance, quasi-static, impulsive, impact, blasting, creep, contact, and fatigue loading). Since, under the above circumstances, the mechanical behaviour of cracked materials/components... is also affected by the environmental conditions, the Journal considers also those theoretical/experime... research works investigating the effect of external variables such as, for instance, the effect of corrosive environments as well as of high/low-temperature... The Journal also considers technical articles assessing the cracking behaviour of new materials used in modern and alternative applications, i.e., not only strictly related to engineering. Further, the most advanced technological findings in the surface engineering field are seen to strongly influence the cracking/mechanical behaviour of materials. Accordingly, technical articles investigating, both from a theoretical and an experimental point of view, the existing interactions between the above aspects and the material cracking behaviour are considered for publication.The modelling of the phenomena of interest for the Journal can be based on the conventional linear-elastic/elast... fracture mechanics concepts as well as on novel (or emerging) theories. The Journal is keen to publish new/alternative modelling/design approaches, provided that such innovative theories are soundly based on the state-of-the-art knowledge and, when possible, validated through appropriate experimental results. In more general terms, cracks act as stress/strain concentrators. Accordingly, the Journal is very keen to consider for publication also those studies investigating the effect on the mechanical behaviour of materials/components... of different kinds of stress/strain concentrators such as defects, microstructural in-homogeneities, and, above all, notches of any kind. In more detail, one of the new features of Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics is releasing regular issues addressing, in a systematic way, the notch mechanics problem.The increasing computational power of modern computers is strongly encouraging the scientific community to develop novel methodologies suitable for modelling the mechanical behaviour of materials/components... containing any kind of stress/strain concentrators (i.e., not only cracks and notches, but also defects and microstructural in-homogeneities). Accordingly, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics aims to publish, through regular issues fully focussed on computational mechanics, also those technical articles addressing the theoretical/computat... aspects leading to an efficient and accurate modelling of the behaviour, at a micro-, meso-, and macroscopic level, of materials and structures containing stress/strain raisers of any kind.Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics is organised according to the following topical issues:1. Miscellany of technical articles fully meeting this aims and scope; 2. Technical articles investigating the notch mechanics field; 3. Technical articles devoted to the computational mechanics aspects; 4. Themed threads, guest-edited by experts, where the themes of interest could not necessarily be addressed in a single issue: this would create a string of issues showing, over years, the progresses made in a specific area of the fracture/notch/compu... mechanics discipline.

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Thermal Advances

ISSN: 3050-4635

An International Journal Devoted to the Advancements of Thermophysics, Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry for Applications in Materials Science and Engineering. Thermal Advances publishes state-of-the-art content dealing with all aspects of Thermal Sciences & Engineering within the fields of physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering, including: Thermophysics, Thermal Analysis & Calorimetry, Thermal Characterization & Testing of Materials and Thermal Applications in Engineering. More specifically, it focuses on: thermal methods of investigation, thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of thermally-induced heterogeneous processes, thermal stability of materials, thermal processing of materials, materials with special thermal & temperature applications (thermal insulating materials, thermal interface materials, thermoelectric materials, caloric materials, high- & low-temperature materials, nanofluids, etc.), thermotechnics, transport phenomena, thermal equipment & systems, thermal management, thermal storage, energy storage & energy transfer, energy conservation & efficiency in useful materials, heat & temperature, sintering, combustion, and conventional & renewable fuels. The journal covers a broad scientific spectrum within the thermal sciences, from fundamental to applied, and from experimental (thermal characterization, fabrication processing & applications) to theoretical (applied mathematics & computations to thermal processes) studies; the attention is mainly directed to the condensed matter (solids, fluids, porous media, surfaces and interfaces). Nevertheless, all classes of materials are of high interest for the journal, if investigated, processed or related to any of type of thermal procedures mentioned above: ceramics, metals & alloys, polymers, organic materials, hybrid & composite materials, etc. Thermal Advances is an international and interdisciplinary scholarly hybrid journal, encouraging the publication of special content - either related to research presented at scientific events (conferences, symposia, workshops) or invited contributions to thematic special issues. The following types of articles are welcomed: Full Length Articles (Research Articles), Review Articles and Editorials.

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Thermal Science and Engineering Progress

ISSN: 2451-9049
5 Year impact factor: 5
Impact factor: 5.1

Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (TSEP) publishes original, high-quality research articles that span activities ranging from fundamental scientific research and discussion of the more controversial thermodynamic theories, to developments in thermal engineering that are in many instances examples of the way scientists and engineers are addressing the challenges facing a growing population, smart cities and global warming, maximising thermodynamic efficiencies and minimising all heat losses. It is intended that these will be of current relevance and interest to industry, academia and other practitioners.It is evident that many specialised journals in thermal and, to some extent, in fluid disciplines tend to focus on topics that can be classified as fundamental in nature, or are `applied? and near-market. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress will bridge the gap between these two areas, allowing authors to make an easy choice, should they or a journal editor feel that their papers are `out of scope? when considering other journals.The range of topics covered by Thermal Science and Engineering Progress addresses the rapid rate of development being made in thermal transfer processes as they affect traditional fields, and important growth in the topical research areas of aerospace, thermal biological and medical systems, additive manufacturing in heat transfer systems/heat exchangers, electronics and nano-technologies, nanofluids in heat transfer processes, renewable energy systems, food production (including agriculture), and the need to minimise man-made thermal impacts on climate change. All papers on nanofluids, must briefly address their environmental impact at the end-of-life.Review articles on appropriate topics for TSEP are encouraged. Before submitting such articles, please contact one of the Editors, or a member of the Editorial Advisory Board with an outline of your proposal and your expertise in the area of your review. This should be done by completing this questionnaire (which includes a note on submission after approval by an Editor).

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