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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.

  • Reliability Engineering & System Safety

    • ISSN: 0951-8320
    Published by Elsevier in association with the European Safety and Reliability Association, and the Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis DivisionReliability Engineering and System Safety is an international journal devoted to the development and application of methods for the enhancement of the safety and reliability of complex technological systems, like nuclear power plants, chemical plants, hazardous waste facilities, space systems, offshore and maritime systems, transportation systems, constructed infrastructure and manufacturing plants. The journal normally publishes only articles that involve the analysis of substantive problems related to the reliability of complex systems or present techniques and/or theoretical results that have a discernable relationship to the solution of such problems. An important aim is to achieve a balance between academic material and practical applications.The following topics are within the scope of the journal: methods for reliability and probabilistic safety assessment; model and parameter uncertainties; aleatory and epistemic uncertainties, sensitivity analysis, data collection and analysis; engineering judgement and expert opinions; human reliability; test and maintenance policies; models for ageing and life extension; systems analysis of the impact of earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, winds, floods, etc.; codes, standards and safety criteria; operator decision support systems; software reliability; methods and applications of automatic fault detection and diagnosis; dynamic reliability; design and evaluation of man machine systems and human interfaces; design innovation for safety and reliability; safety culture; accident investigation and management. The journal does not normally publish articles that involve fuzzy sets and related non-probabilistic methods unless they contribute significantly to the solution of substantive problems related to the analysis of real systems.The journal will contain contributed material in the form of original research papers, review articles, industrial case studies, safety recommendations, and short communications.
  • Ultrasonics

    • ISSN: 0041-624X
    Ultrasonics is the only internationally established journal which covers the entire spectrum of ultrasound research, technology, and applications. It contains a variety of sections to keep its readers abreast of the state of the art in both fundamental investigations and real-world development related to ultrasonics. The journal actively encourages submissions in emerging and interdisciplinary fields such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, industry 4.0, and data-driven ultrasonics, reflecting the growing importance of these approaches. Ultrasonics publishes papers of exceptional quality and relevance to both academia and industry. Manuscripts in which ultrasonics is the core and not simply an incidental tool or secondary issue are welcomed.In addition to high-quality, original research papers with scientific merit and novelty, as well as review articles, Ultrasonics also regularly features short communications, and special issues dedicated to specific topical subjects, including cutting-edge topics like wearable ultrasonics, ultrasonic metamaterials, and biomedical innovations.The scope of Ultrasonics broadly encompasses:Physics of Ultrasound– Acousto-optics; Ultrasonic visualization and imaging; Acousto-electric devices; SAW; Acoustic microscopy; Acoustic emission (ultrasonic domain); Physical aspects of ultrasonic wave propagation; Laser ultrasonics; Physical acoustics (solids, liquids, and gases); Ultrasound scattering; Modeling of ultrasound waves; Air-coupled ultrasonics; Phononic crystals; Ultrasound in acoustic metamaterials and granular materials; Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy; Terahertz acoustics; Guided waves in surfaces and films; Ultrasound in composites; Acoustofluidics; Ultrasonic flow imaging; Acoustic levitation and particle manipulation; Inverse problems in ultrasonics.Biomedic... Ultrasound– Ultrasonic bio-effects; Ultrasonic characterization of biological media (bone, tissue, cartilage, etc.); Biomedical ultrasound imaging and signal processing; Vascular ultrasound; Ultrasound propagation in biological materials; Elastography; Biomedical ultrasonic instrumentation; Diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical ultrasound; HIFU; Ultrasonic contrast agents; Ultrasonic-guided drug delivery; Acoustofluidics-driv... bioparticle manipulation; Ultrasonic surgical devices; Sonoporation and sonodynamics; Wearable ultrasound devices for healthcare; Minimally invasive ultrasound therapies; Non-linear ultrasonics in biomedical applications.Ultraso... NDT/SHM and Material Characterization– Ultrasonic NDT/NDE; Ultrasonics-based SHM and damage detection; Material characterization using ultrasound; Ultrasound phased arrays; Ultrasonic fatigue; Ultrasound in civil, aerospace, and geological materials.Ultrasound in Industry and High-power Ultrasonics– Industrial applications of ultrasonics; Ultrasonics in Industry 4.0, automation, and robotics; Processes utilizing high power ultrasonics such as welding, wire drawing, filtering, drilling, cutting, cleaning, emulsification, atomization; Process monitoring using ultrasound; Heat generation using ultrasound; Accelerated material characterization by ultrasonic fatigue testing; Ultrasonics in additive manufacturing; Ultrasonic machining and manufacturing.Non-li... Ultrasonics– Non-linear ultrasound; Non-linear elastic waves in solids; Harmonic imaging; Acoustic nonlinearity; Sonoluminescence; Ultrasound cavitation and bubble dynamics; Ultrasonically produced streaming and radiation pressure..Ultrasonic Devices, Transducers, and Systems– Ultrasound sensors, transducers, and sensor networks; Ultrasound calibration; Instruments, devices, and systems for ultrasound research and applications; Ultrasonic motors and actuators; Ultrasonics in control applications; Robotics and automated ultrasonic systems; Ultrasonic-driven smart materials and structures.Underwate... Acoustics and Ultrasonics– Reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, scattering, and reverberation of waves underwater; radiation from vibrating underwater objects; Underwater ultrasound sensing; Underwater ultrasound-related applications in marine engineering.Keywords... Physical ultrasound; ultrasonic wave propagation; biomedical ultrasound; therapeutic ultrasound; ultrasound NDT/SHM; material characterization using ultrasound; ultrasound devices, transducers, and systems; industrial applications of ultrasound; non-linear ultrasonics; bubble dynamics; laser ultrasonics; ultrasound in acoustic metamaterials; acoustofluidics; wearable ultrasound for healthcare; underwater acoustics and ultrasonics; AI-driven ultrasonics research; ultrasound imaging of biological materials; phononic crystals.
  • Automatica

    • ISSN: 0005-1098
    A journal of IFAC, the International Federation of Automatic Control, Automatica is a leading archival publication in the field of systems and control. The field today encompasses a broad set of areas and topics, and is thriving not only within itself but also in terms of its impact on other fields, such as communications, computers, biology, energy and economics. After being founded in 1963, Automatica became a journal of the IFAC in 1969. Since its inception, Automatica has kept abreast with the evolution of the field over the years, and has emerged as a leading publication driving the trends in the field.Automatica features a characteristic blend of theoretical and applied papers of archival, lasting value, reporting cutting edge research results by authors across the globe. It features articles in distinct categories, including regular, brief and survey papers, technical communiqués, correspondence items, as well as reviews on published books of interest to the readership. It occasionally publishes special issues on emerging new topics or established mature topics of interest to a broad audience.Automatica solicits original high-quality contributions in all the categories listed above, and in all areas of systems and control interpreted in a broad sense and evolving constantly.
  • Ultramicroscopy

    • ISSN: 0304-3991
    An international journal affiliated with MSA, ISEM, SCANDEM, NVEM, SGOEM, SIME-SM, DGE, MSC, ASEM and MSSA, committed to the advancement of new methods, tools and theories in microscopyUltramicro... is an established journal that provides a forum for the publication of original research papers, invited reviews and rapid communications. The scope of Ultramicroscopy is to describe advances in instrumentation, methods and theory related to all modes of microscopical imaging, diffraction and spectroscopy in the life and physical sciences.Electron MicroscopyInstrument... developmentImaging and scattering theoryComputational methodsImage processing and analysisAuthors are encouraged to contact the Editor in Chief directly at angus.kirkland@mater... to discuss Review proposals in the first instance possible, as these are by invitation only.
  • Journal of Terramechanics

    • ISSN: 0022-4898
    The Journal of Terramechanics publishes articles on the interaction between vehicles/machinery and deformable surfaces, such as terrestrial terrain, seabed, and extraterrestrial soils; and on the terramechanics-vehic... impact topics and applications, including modeling and simulation with verification and validation; design and control; and operation and testing with statistical confidence of crewed and uncrewed off-road vehicles of various levels of autonomy, robots, extraterrestrial rovers, and terrain engaging-earth moving machinery, the latter of which implements working with agricultural soil/crop systems, construction equipment, forestry machinery, and tools for extraterrestrial surface exploration.As the publishing organ of the International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS), the journal provides a forum for disseminating the latest scientific and technical information in the field by both members and non-members of ISTVS. The journal presents a cross-section of technical papers, reviews, comments, and discussions, and serves as a medium for recording recent progress in the field.
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems

    • ISSN: 0921-8890
    Affiliated with the Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS) SocietyRobotics and Autonomous Systems will carry articles describing fundamental developments in the field of robotics, with special emphasis on autonomous systems. An important goal of this journal is to extend the state of the art in both symbolic and sensory based robot control and learning in the context of autonomous systems.Robotics and Autonomous Systems will carry articles on the theoretical, computational and experimental aspects of autonomous systems, or modules of such systems.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
  • International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

    • ISSN: 0020-7462
    The International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics provides a specific medium for the dissemination of high-quality research results in the various areas of applied, theoretical, and experimental nonlinear mechanics of solids, structures, and systems, where the phenomena are inherently nonlinear. The journal brings together original results in nonlinear elasticity, dynamics, nonlinear vibrations, wave propagation, rheology, nonlinear mechanics and stability of structures, smart structures, nonlinear vibration control and isolation, fluid-structure interaction systems, stability, biomechanics, micro- and nano-structures, MEMS and NEMS, mechanics of traditional and advanced materials, mechanics of soft materials and soft robots, metamaterials, and other diverse areas, including multi-physics when nonlinear mechanics is relevant. Papers may be analytical, computational, or experimental in nature. Model validation is considered relevant for publication in this journal. Treatments of nonlinear differential equations wherein solutions are emphasized, but mechanical aspects are not adequately relevant, will not be considered for possible publication. Both deterministic and stochastic approaches are fostered. Contributions to both established and emerging fields are encouraged.
  • Materials Letters

    • ISSN: 0167-577X
    Materials Letters is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to rapid communications on the science, applications, and processing of materials.Materials Letters is dedicated to publishing novel, cutting edge reports of broad interest to the materials community. The journal provides a forum for materials scientists and engineers, physicists, and chemists to rapidly communicate on the most important topics in the field of materials.Contributi... include, but are not limited to, a variety of topics such as:Materials - Metals and alloys, amorphous solids, ceramics, composites, polymers, semiconductors, biomaterials and biological materials, advanced materials, metamaterials, high-entropy alloys, nitrides, and oxides.Applications - Structural, opto-electronic, magnetic, biomedical, MEMS, sensors, electronics, smart materials, additive manufacturing, membranes, materials for energy systems, batteries, photocatalysis.Chara... - Analytical, microscopy, scanning probes, nanoscopic, optical, electrical, magnetic, acoustic, spectroscopic, diffraction.Novel Materials - Micro and nanostructures (nanowires, nanotubes, nanoparticles), nanocomposites, thin films, superlattices, quantum dots.Processing - Crystal growth, thin film processing, sol-gel processing, solvo-hydrothermal processing, mechanical processing, assembly, nanocrystalline processing, sustainable/green processing routes.Properties - Mechanical, magnetic, optical, electrical, ferroelectric/piezoe... thermal, interfacial, transport, thermodynamic, photoelectrochemical... photocatalytic, thermoelectric, biological, electrochemical.Synt... - Quenching, solid state, mechano-chemical, solidification, solution synthesis, vapor deposition, high pressure, explosive, MOVPE and LPE epitaxial processes, single crystal growth.Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence - Materials discovery, design of materials and digital materials science.
  • Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

    • ISSN: 0022-5096
    The Journal was founded in 1952 by Rodney Hill, who was its Editor-in-Chief until 1968. It continues to enjoy a pre-eminent position in the field of solid mechanics.The Journal aims to publish research of the highest quality and lasting significance on the mechanics of solids. Its scope is broad, ranging from fundamental mechanics concepts to analysing novel phenomena and applications.Solids are interpreted broadly and include natural and synthetic materials and structures. The approach can be theoretical, experimental, or computational. This research activity sits within engineering science and at the nexus between the allied areas of mathematics, material science, chemistry, biology, and physics.The Journal's main purpose is to foster a scientific understanding of all issues impacting the mechanical response of solid materials and their relations to the underlying microstructure and physical mechanisms. Its content reflects the current state of the discipline in analysis, experimental observation, numerical simulation, and data analysis.Authors are encouraged to consider the significance of their contributions to the field of mechanics and the implications of their results, in addition to describing the details of their work.
  • IFAC Journal of Systems and Control

    • ISSN: 2468-6018
    IFAC Journal of Systems & Control publishes significant, previously unpublished, and high-quality research papers containing generalizable, extensible and transferable innovations across all aspects of the field of control and automation.The Journal has considerable interest in multi-, cross-, and trans- disciplinary research from control and systems theory to their application, including articles where the novelty is in the linkages between and across fields. These works need not be novel in a single focus area, but show significant impact and novelty in the combination and extension across multiple areas. They often explore new areas of theory and/or (especially) application at the boundary of systems and control enabling new viewpoints, insight, high/new impact, and/or techniques.A major requirement for publication is for articles to clearly state:• Novelty and Context: The novelty of the article and/or its novel elements relative to a large field of work and/or its disciplines of application. • Impact and Insight: The potential impact and insight created by the work in the relevant fields • Validation: The clear validation of their results in comparison to other results in the field, and/or experimental test results by the authors and/or other works.Papers should clearly express all these aspects in (each/all of) the Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions sections of the article.Further, the journal requires papers be in a standard format structure of major sections in the order: Abstract – Introduction – Methods – Results – Discussion – Conclusions – References, and no other structure.The journal accepts papers across the entire breadth and depth of both theory and application of control systems and system identification, as defined by IFAC Technical Committees and listed below:• Systems and Signals, Dynamic Systems Modelling, and System Identification • Design Methods in Linear, Nonlinear, Optimal, Robust, Decentralised, and Distributed Control • AI / Machine Learning, Computer Systems, Cognition, and Communication Systems • Mechatronics, Robotics, Human-Machine Systems and Interfaces, and Sensors/Actuators • Cyber-Physical Manufacturing and Human Systems • Power Systems and Distribution, Process Control • Transportation, Aerospace, and Vehicle Systems • Biomedical, Biological, and Ecological Systems • Social Systems, Control Education, Economic and Financial SystemsIn addition, the Journal strongly encourages "vision papers" about IFAC Clusters and Technical Committee (CC/TC) areas, as well as the organization of special issues from IFAC Technical Committee organised symposiums. Finally, the Journal will also invite special issues and reviews in areas of special interest.Authors are strongly encouraged to provide attachments of data files, computer programs, and other links as part of the electronic environment of the papers, but not part of the reviewed work.