Journals in Physical sciences and engineering
Journals in Physical sciences and engineering
Fuel and Energy Abstracts
Fuel and Energy Abstracts is a bimonthly summary of world literature on all scientific, technical, commercial and environmental aspects of fuel and energy. This is an extensive resource for busy researchers to keep up-to-date with new developments in the energy field. This journal is published in association with the Energy Institute.Each issue of Fuel and Energy Abstracts comprises international publications, special reports, monographs, conference proceedings, surveys and statistical analyses, dealing with all scientific, technical, economic and policy aspects of fuel and energy. Every entry is selected from original sources with bibliographic and reference details, and every issue contains full subject and author indexes.The wide range of areas covered in Fuel and Energy Abstracts includes solid fuels, liquid fuels, gaseous fuels, fuel by-products, nuclear fuels, electrical power supply and utilisation, alternative energy sources, hydrocarbons, steam raising, combustion, engines, process heating, power and incineration, refractories/ceramic... space heating and cooling, heat pumps, environment, fuel science and technology, energy, energy conversion and recycling.- ISSN: 0140-6701
Land Use Policy
The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land UseLand Use Policy is an international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with the social, economic, political, legal, physical and planning aspects of urban and rural land use. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information from the diverse range of disciplines and interest groups which must be combined to formulate effective land use policies. The journal examines issues in geography, agriculture, forestry, irrigation, environmental conservation, housing, urban development and transport in both developed and developing countries through major refereed articles and shorter viewpoint pieces.Land Use Policy aims to provide policy guidance to governments and planners and it is also a valuable teaching resource.- ISSN: 0264-8377
Journal of Manufacturing Systems
Published by SMEThe Journal of Manufacturing Systems publishes state-of-the-art fundamental and applied research in manufacturing at systems level. Manufacturing systems are comprised of products, equipment, people, information, control and support functions for the economical and competitive development to satisfy market and societal needs.The aim of the Journal of Manufacturing Systems is to publish archival scholarly literature with the goal of advancing the state of the art in manufacturing systems and encouraging innovation in developing efficient, robust and sustainable manufacturing systems. Pertinent to the Journal is research that will impact emerging manufacturing systems from the equipment level to the extended enterprise. Challenges are addressed at the systems level within and across various scales including nano, micro and macro-scale manufacturing, as well as within and across broad sectors including aerospace, automotive, energy and medical device manufacturing.The scope of the Journal of Manufacturing Systems includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:Factory and production network design, process planning, assembly planning;Smart sensor networks, real-time monitoring, distributed system control;Human-machin... interaction, human-robot collaborative assembly, operator ergonomics;Virtual and augmented reality in manufacturing;Artifi... intelligence in manufacturing;Design and operation for sustainability, energy efficiency in production;Global and regional production networks, material handling, logistics;Mass customisation and personalisation, complexity management;Cyber-phy... production systems, big data analytics, industrial Internet;Systems issues related to additive and subtractive manufacturing, micro-electromechani... systems.Papers addressing related emerging topics are encouraged, and special-topic issues on emerging topics will be considered. Papers on manufacturing processes (additive, subtractive), modelling and simulation, shop-floor scheduling, diagnosis and prognosis, supply chain management, and resource optimisation, will generally be considered out of scope, as there are other more appropriate journals in these areas. The Journal of Manufacturing Systems is an official journal of Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), in cooperation with the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME (NAMRI/SME).- ISSN: 0278-6125
Acta Astronautica
Sponsored by the International Academy of Astronautics Acta Astronautica, the official journal of the International Academy of Astronautics, considers submissions of original contributions in all fields of basic engineering, life, and social space sciences and of space technology related to:The peaceful scientific exploration of space,Its exploitation for human welfare and progress,Conception, design, development and operation of space-borne and Earth-based systems,In addition to regular issues, the journal publishes select special issues on topics of current interest, such as: microgravity, space station technology, geostationary orbits, and space economics. Other subject areas include satellite technology, space transportation and communications, space energy, power and propulsion, astrodynamics, extraterrestrial intelligence and Earth observations.For more information on the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), visit their home page: http://www.iaaweb.or... Members of the IAA are eligible for a discount on a personal subscription to Acta Astronautica. Please click here to download an order form.- ISSN: 0094-5765
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science
International Journal of Experimental Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, and Fluid MechanicsExperimenta... Thermal and Fluid Science provides a forum for research emphasizing experimental work that enhances fundamental understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics. The journal covers research based on new experimental results or new experimental techniques pertaining to any of the three main research areas or their combination. In addition, the journal covers research in mass transfer, cryogenics, flows with phase transition, multiphase flows, combustion, flows in porous media, particle-laden flows, bioinspired flows, biomedical flows or heat transfer, microfluidics, and turbulence, provided a clear focus on enhancement of fundamental understanding based on experiments is present. Submissions focused on novel experimental techniques should include a robust validation of the results against established techniques or theoretical predictions.Full-len... articles, short communications, letters to the Editor, and discussions of previously published papers can feature in the journal.Reviews are by invitation only; however prospective authors are welcome to send review paper proposals to the Editors-in-Chief.The journal occasionally supplements regular issues with special and topical issues focused on the relevant research themes. Organizers of international conferences are invited to submit a proposal for a special issue.- ISSN: 0894-1777
Information and Computation
Information and Computation welcomes original papers in all areas of theoretical computer science and computational applications of information theory. Survey articles of exceptional quality will also be considered. Particularly welcome are papers contributing new results in active theoretical areas such asBiological computation and computational biologyComputational complexityComputer theorem-provingConcu... and distributed process theoryCryptographic theoryData base theoryDecision problems in logicDesign and analysis of algorithmsDiscrete optimization and mathematical programmingInductive inference and learning theoryLogic & constraint programmingProgram verification & model checkingProbabilisti... & Quantum computationSemantics of programming languagesSymbolic computation, lambda calculus, and rewriting systemsTypes and typecheckingThis journal has an Open Archive. All published items, including research articles, have unrestricted access and will remain permanently free to read and download 48 months after publication. All papers in the Archive are subject to Elsevier's user license.- ISSN: 0890-5401
Polymer Degradation and Stability
Polymer Degradation and Stability publishes articles which enhance and develop our fundamental understanding of degradation reactions, their control or utilization for sustainability purposes including upcycling or recycling, and material performance optimization via polymer design. These are the major goals of practitioners of the many diverse aspects of modern polymer technology. In addition, PDST seeks comprehensive reviews and guiding opinions in this area of research and polymer applications. For high level impact, PDST focuses on the underlying polymer science and mechanistic understanding as the origin for material ageing, controlled depolymerization (or upcycling opportunities), and how to accomplish maximum performance or improved material lifetime predictions. Favored work for PDST should explain the correlation between the chemical structure and the resulting properties of polymers, paying particular attention to the chemical pathways that describe the decomposition phenomena, result in material weakness, or can be exploited to increase performance and/or reuse. Please note that PDST is not the journal of choice for material testing, screening studies of comparative performance evaluations, or the simple reporting of thermal decomposition observations.Deterio... reactions occur during processing, when polymers are subjected to heat, oxygen and mechanical stress, and during the useful life of materials when oxygen and sunlight are the most important degradative initiators. In more specialized applications, degradation may be induced by high energy radiation, ozone, atmospheric pollutants, mechanical stress, biological action, hydrolysis and other influences including combined detrimental environments. The mechanisms of these reactions and stabilization processes must be understood if the technology and application of polymers are to continue to advance. Detailed investigations and in-depth novelty of this kind are therefore a major purpose of the PDST journal.In addition, there are also new developments in polymer technology in which degradation processes are positive for applications. For example, photodegradable plastics are now available, the recycling and upcycling of polymeric products will become increasingly important, degradation and combustion studies are involved in the definition of fire hazards associated with polymeric materials and the microelectronics industry is vitally dependent upon polymer degradation in the manufacture of its circuitry. Another growing area are biobased polymers and how they compare with traditional materials in their degradation features. Polymer properties may also be improved by processes like curing and grafting, the chemistry of which can be closely related to that which causes physical deterioration in other circumstances. Further, the field of network polymers (thermosets) including bond exchange vitrimers or self-healing materials have often intriguing aspects of polymer degradation science embedded in their features. Radiation of various kinds is used to initiate many of these modern technological processes meaning that polymer photochemistry has gained new relevance, and therefore also finds a major place in this journal.The study of all these processes makes extensive use of modern instrumental analytical methods and the various spectrometric, chromatographic, thermal analysis, degradation rate and performance monitoring techniques have been particularly prominent. With the current advances in DFT and molecular modeling, leading all the way to macroscopic 'models' focused on kinetics or spatial dependency, ideally any efforts that consider PDST as a publication medium will clearly demonstrate the outstanding mechanistic questions and how modeling can assist to resolve these. The benefit of modeling should be shown through a clear connection to novelty in degradation pathways or explanations for complex mechanisms and should ultimately close the loop with guidance for new experimental work.Our efforts will bridge between polymer physics, chemistry and materials science coupled with suitable diagnostics. Yet this also means that PDST is not the journal of choice for mostly empirical comparisons of materials performance, engineering testing of material samples or composites, or easy observations of thermally induced pyrolysis, as every polymer will degrade under some conditions. Instead, PDST wishes to assist with the why and how, thereby offering a comprehensive understanding and meaning of polymer degradation processes for better materials or closing the loop towards reuse and sustainability with a reduced carbon footprint. There is clearly a strong linkage between investigations in the various parts of this field. Polymer Degradation and Stability is a selective journal that provides a forum for publications of guiding nature and novelty, broad understanding, and high-level impact in this field.- ISSN: 0141-3910
Powder Technology
An International Journal on the Science and Technology of Wet and Dry Particulate SystemsPowder Technology is an International Journal on the Science and Technology of Wet and Dry Particulate Systems. Powder Technology publishes papers on all aspects of the formation of particles and their characterisation and on the study of systems containing particulate solids. No limitation is imposed on the size of the particles, which may range from nanometre scale, as in pigments or aerosols, to that of mined or quarried materials. The following list of topics is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to indicate typical subjects which fall within the scope of the journal's interests:Formation and synthesis of particles by precipitation and other methods.Modification of particles by agglomeration, coating, comminution and attrition.Characteri... of the size, shape, surface area, pore structure and strength of particles and agglomerates (including the origins and effects of inter particle forces).Packing, failure, flow and permeability of assemblies of particles.Particle-p... interactions and suspension rheology.Handling and processing operations such as slurry flow, fluidization, pneumatic conveying.Interactio... between particles and their environment, including delivery of particulate products to the body.Applications of particle technology in production of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, foods, pigments, structural, and functional materials and in environmental and energy related matters.For materials-oriented contributions we are looking for articles revealing the effect of particle/powder characteristics (size, morphology and composition, in that order) on material performance or functionality and, ideally, comparison to any industrial standard.Submissions will usually be overseen according to the following breakdown of specialties:L.S. Fan (The Ohio State University, USA) Fluidization, particulates and multiphase flows, particulates reaction engineering, modeling, measurements, and industrial processes and applicationsA. Teleki (Uppsala University, Sweden) Aerosols, nanoparticles, agglomeration, and functional material synthesis and applicationsC.Y. Wu (University of Surrey, UK) Particle characterization, particle mechanics, powder processing and handling, modeling and simulationA.B. Yu (Great Bay University, China) Granular dynamics and particle-fluid flow, particulate/granular systems and bulk solids handling, particle packing and structural analysis, comminution and attrition, material synthesis, process engineering and industrial applicationsA. Park (University of California Los Angeles, USA) Applications of particle technology in production of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, foods, pigments, structural, and functional materials and in environmental and energy related matters- ISSN: 0032-5910
Fungal Ecology
Published by Elsevier on behalf of The British Mycological SocietyFungal Ecology publishes investigations into all aspects of fungal ecology, including the following (not exclusive): population dynamics; adaptation; evolution; role in ecosystem functioning, nutrient cycling, decomposition, carbon allocation; ecophysiology; intra- and inter-specific mycelial interactions, fungus-plant (pathogens, mycorrhizas, lichens, endophytes), fungus-invertebrate and fungus-microbe interaction; genomics and (evolutionary) genetics; conservation and biodiversity; remote sensing; bioremediation and biodegradation; quantitative and computational aspects - modelling, indicators, complexity, informatics. The usual prerequisites for publication will be originality, clarity, and significance as relevant to a better understanding of the ecology of fungi.- ISSN: 1754-5048
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
JPPA publishes the results of fundamental studies on all aspects of chemical phenomena induced by interactions between light and molecules/matter of all kinds.All systems capable of being described at the molecular or integrated multimolecular level are appropriate for the journal. This includes all molecular chemical species as well as biomolecular, supramolecular, polymer and other macromolecular systems, as well as solid state photochemistry. In addition, the journal publishes studies of semiconductor and other photoactive organic and inorganic materials, photocatalysis (organic, inorganic, supramolecular and superconductor).The scope includes condensed and gas phase photochemistry, as well as synchrotron radiation chemistry. A broad range of processes and techniques in photochemistry are covered such as light induced energy, electron and proton transfer; nonlinear photochemical behavior; mechanistic investigation of photochemical reactions and identification of the products of photochemical reactions; quantum yield determinations and measurements of rate constants for primary and secondary photochemical processes; steady-state and time-resolved emission, ultrafast spectroscopic methods, single molecule spectroscopy, time resolved X-ray diffraction, luminescence microscopy, and scattering spectroscopy applied to photochemistry. Papers in emerging and applied areas such as luminescent sensors, electroluminescence, solar energy conversion, atmospheric photochemistry, environmental remediation, and related photocatalytic chemistry are also welcome.JPPA publishes Regular Articles, Invited Feature Articles, and Short Notes. Regular Articles allow for a complete overview of research results. Specialist researchers will be occasionally invited by Editors to write Invited Feature Articles. Alternatively, proposals for Invited Feature Articles may be submitted by e-mail to one of the Editors for consideration. Invited Feature Articles are intended to present an overview of the author's recent work in relation to other published research in the field, and are not intended to be a comprehensive overview of a particular sub-discipline. Short Notes are 2-page papers with relevant new results, data or technical reports that are important to the photochemistry community.Papers that are only minor extensions of previous work or contain mainly descriptions of the synthesis of molecules or materials without a detailed photochemistry study will not be accepted for publication.Prospect... authors of review articles are kindly advised to consult the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews and follow manuscript preparation instructions as described athttps://www.elsevi...- ISSN: 1010-6030
