Journals in Physical sciences and engineering
Journals in Physical sciences and engineering
- ISSN: 0264-8172
Marine Geoscience and Energy ResourcesÂ
Marine and Petroleum Geology is the international forum for all areas covering marine and petroleum geology. The journal aims to advance the environmentally sustainable exploration and utilization of natural resources of petroleum and gas hydrate. Science and engineering advancement in the form of using geological formations for safe storage of various gases to help achieve net-zero carbon goals is particularly welcomed. Rapid monthly publication allows early communication of papers or short communication to the geoscience community.Marine and Petroleum Geology is essential reading for geologists, geophysicists and explorationists in academia, government, and industry working in the following areas: marine geology; basin analysis and evaluation; organic geochemistry; reserve/resource estimation; seismic stratigraphy; thermal models of basic evolution; sedimentary geology; continental margins; geophysical interpretation; structural geology/tectonics; formation evaluation techniques; well logging.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. NB, for journal-specific requirements please consult the Policies and Guidelines section of the journal website https://www.scienced... This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy)
- ISSN: 0951-8320
Reliability Engineering & System Safety
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.
- ISSN: 1386-1425
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (SAA) is an interdisciplinary journal which spans from basic to applied aspects of optical spectroscopy in chemistry, medicine, biology, and materials science. The journal publishes original scientific papers that feature high-quality spectroscopic data and analysis. From the broad range of optical spectroscopies, the emphasis is on electronic, vibrational or rotational spectra of molecules, rather than on spectroscopy based on magnetic moments. Criteria for publication in SAA are novelty, uniqueness, and outstanding quality. Routine applications of spectroscopic techniques and computational methods are not appropriate. Topics of particular interest of Spectrochimica Acta Part A include, but are not limited to:Spectroscopy and dynamics of bioanalytical, biomedical, environmental, and atmospheric sciences,Novel experimental techniques or instrumentation for molecular spectroscopy,Novel theoretical and computational methods,Novel applications in photochemistry and photobiology,Novel interpretational approaches as well as advances in data analysis based on electronic or vibrational spectroscopy.In case you would like to propose yourself as a reviewer for Spectrochimica Acta A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy (SAA) use our reviewer recognition platform. There you can create an entry on the page "My Elsevier Reviews Profile". This will create a standard, Elsevier-wide way of recording and acknowledging your efforts.In order for your application to become a reviewer to be considered by the editorial team of Spectrochimica Acta A, please fill out the online form at: https://www.reviewer...
- ISSN: 0305-1978
Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
Biochemical Systematics and Ecology is devoted to the publication of original papers and reviews, both submitted and invited, in two subject areas: I) the application of biochemistry to problems relating to systematic biology of organisms (biochemical systematics); II) the role of biochemistry in interactions between organisms or between an organism and its environment (biochemical ecology).In the Biochemical Systematics subject area, comparative studies of the distribution of (secondary) metabolites within a wider taxon (e.g. genus or family) are welcome. Comparative studies, encompassing multiple accessions of each of the taxa within their distribution are particularly encouraged. Welcome are also studies combining classical chemosystematic studies (such as comparative HPLC-MS or GC-MS investigations) with (macro-) molecular phylogenetic studies. Studies that involve the comparative use of compounds to help differentiate among species such as adulterants or substitutes that illustrate the applied use of chemosystematics are welcome. In contrast, studies solely employing macromolecular phylogenetic techniques (gene sequences, RAPD studies etc.) will be considered out of scope. Discouraged are manuscripts that report known or new compounds from a single source taxon without addressing a systematic hypothesis. Also considered out of scope are studies using outdated and hard to reproduce macromolecular techniques such as RAPDs in combination with standard chemosystematic techniques such as GC-FID and GC-MS.In the Biochemical Ecology subject area, studies addressing the role compounds play in the ecology of the organisms producing them are invited. Moreover, manuscripts that address hypothesis associated with the influence of factors such as altitude, geography, and seasonal variation on the expression of primary and secondary metabolites are encouraged.Research papers should generally represent a complete investigation and not preliminary data. Preliminary reports will only be considered where findings are of sufficient interest to justify rapid publication. New Source Reports will only be considered in cases where a significant chemosystematic or ecological finding is reported. New Source Reports have to be written in a standard format (Example).
- ISSN: 0008-6215
Carbohydrate Research
An International Journal of Molecular GlycoscienceCarbohyd... Research publishes reports of original research in the following areas of carbohydrate science: action of enzymes, analytical chemistry, biochemistry (biosynthesis, degradation, structural and functional biochemistry, conformation, molecular recognition, enzyme mechanisms, carbohydrate-process... enzymes, including glycosidases and glycosyltransferases... chemical synthesis, isolation of natural products, physicochemical studies, reactions and their mechanisms, the study of structures and stereochemistry, and technological aspects.Papers on polysaccharides should have a "molecular" component; that is a paper on new or modified polysaccharides should include structural information and characterization in addition to the usual studies of rheological properties and the like. A paper on a new, naturally occurring polysaccharide should include structural information, defining monosaccharide components and linkage sequence.Papers devoted wholly or partly to X-ray crystallographic studies, or to computational aspects (molecular mechanics or molecular orbital calculations, simulations via molecular dynamics), will be considered if they meet certain criteria. For computational papers the requirements are that the methods used be specified in sufficient detail to permit replication of the results, and that the conclusions be shown to have relevance to experimental observations - the authors' own data or data from the literature. Specific directions for the presentation of X-ray data are given below under Results and "discussion".
- ISSN: 0039-9140
Talanta
Talanta provides a forum for the publication of original research papers, short communications, and critical reviews in all branches of pure and applied analytical chemistry. Papers are evaluated based on established guidelines, including the fundamental nature of the study, scientific novelty, substantial improvement or advantage over existing analytical techniques or methods, and demonstrated analytical applicability. Original research papers on fundamental analytical studies, and on novel sensor and instrumentation developments, are encouraged. Novel or significantly improved analytical chemistry applications in areas such as clinical and biological chemistry (including omics platforms), environmental and industrial monitoring and analysis, geochemistry, materials science, and engineering are welcome. For details on editorial criteria, please refer to the Guide for Authors CRITERIA section.Journal sectionsAtomic spectrometric methodsThis section includes articles reporting on novel analytical research employing atomic spectroscopy (e.g., AAS, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, XRF, LIBS), including but not limited to new techniques, instrumentation and applications.Molecul... spectrometric methods (bioanalytical applications), including optical sensors and new reagents/probesThis section welcomes studies employing molecular spectroscopy for the analysis of bioanalytes. It includes research on the design and application of optical sensors, molecular probes, and novel reagents for selective and sensitive detection in biological and biomedical contexts.Molecular spectrometric methods (non-bioanalytical applications), including optical sensors and new reagents/probesThis section includes articles describing applications of molecular spectroscopy for the analysis of analytes not classified as bioanalytes. It includes research on the design and application of optical sensors, molecular probes, and novel reagents for selective and sensitive detection in non-biological and non-biomedical contexts.Separation methods (bioanalytical applications)This section welcomes articles describing the determination of bioanalytes based on novel and high-performance methods for their separation and preconcentration involving among others the use of new sorbents or procedures design in solid phase extraction or chromatographic separation, new membranes and/or membrane-based procedures for membrane separation (and preconcentration), novel solvents for high performance extraction, and other novel sample pretreatment protocols involving separation processes.Separation methods (non-bioanalytical applications)This section includes articles describing the determination of analytes not classified as bioanalytes involving novel and high-performance methods for their separation and preconcentration based among others on the use of new sorbents or procedures design in solid phase extraction or chromatographic separation, new membranes and/or membrane-based procedures for membrane separation (and preconcentration), novel solvents for high performance extraction, and other novel sample pretreatment protocols involving separation processes.Electroche... methods, including electrochemical sensorsThis section focuses on the development of sensor for chemical and biochemical analysis and novel analysis methods based on electroanalytical techniques such as amperometry, voltammetry, potentiometry, conductometry, and coulometry among others. Methods based on impedance measurements and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) for spatio-temporal monitoring of analytes are also welcome. The newly developed sensors should be amenable to miniaturization.Flow analysis and microfluidics methodsThis section welcomes articles describing novel flow analysis or microfluidics methods or/and instrumentation for the analysis of analytes of environmental, industrial or clinical interest.Methods not included in the above sectionsTalanta is the companion title to the open access journal Talanta Open.The name Talanta derives from the Greek word ταλαντα, used by Homer to mean a pair of scales. Such a balance was used for measuring talents or gold coins. See Talanta, 35(5)(1988) I-V for details. The symbol for the journal is a Greek balance taken from one of the Hope Vases.
- ISSN: 0924-2031
Vibrational Spectroscopy
Vibrational Spectroscopy provides a vehicle for the publication of original research which covers infrared, near-infrared and Raman spectroscopies. VIBSPEC publishes papers dealing with developments in applications, theory, techniques and instrumentation.The topics covered by the journal include: Sampling techniques,Vibration... spectroscopy coupled with separation techniques,Instrumen... (Fourier transform, conventional and laser based),Data manipulation,Spectra... correlation and group frequencies.The application areas covered include: Analytical chemistry,Bio-organi... and bio-inorganic chemistry,Catalysis,... science,Industrial chemistry,Materials science,Physical chemistry,Polymer science,Process control,Specialized problem solving.VIBSPEC provides its readership with a concise picture of the state of the art of vibrational spectroscopy on a regular basis. In order to achieve this goal, VIBSPEC publishes review articles, research papers and short communications.
- ISSN: 0731-7085
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
This journal is an international medium directed towards the needs of academic, clinical, government and industrial analysis by publishing original research reports and critical reviews on pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis. It covers the interdisciplinary aspects of analysis in the pharmaceutical, biomedical and clinical sciences, including developments in analytical methodology, instrumentation, computation and interpretation. Submissions on novel applications focusing on drug purity and stability studies, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic monitoring, metabolic profiling; drug-related aspects of analytical biochemistry and forensic toxicology; quality assurance in the pharmaceutical industry are also welcome.Studies from areas of well established and poorly selective methods, such as UV-VIS spectrophotometry (including derivative and multi-wavelength measurements), basic electroanalytical (potentiometric, polarographic and voltammetric) methods, fluorimetry, flow-injection analysis, etc. are accepted for publication in exceptional cases only, if a unique and substantial advantage over presently known systems is demonstrated. The same applies to the assay of simple drug formulations by any kind of methods and the determination of drugs in biological samples based merely on spiked samples. Drug purity/stability studies should contain information on the structure elucidation of the impurities/degradant... dealing with the analytical aspects of traditional folk medicines are acceptable if the results are expected to attract the interest of readers also outside the area of origin, i.e. they have a focus on innovative analytical approaches. Regional differences in the phytochemical content of traditional folk medicine will not be considered. Manuscripts reporting on the analysis of novel phytochemicals will only be considered if their biological activity has been previously published in an international medium. Pharmacokinetic studies of traditional folk medicine will only be considered if only the identified components have been demonstrated to be solely responsible for the pharmacological activity.Bioanalytic... papers (pharmacokinetic, bioequivalence, protein and DNA binding studies) are accepted if the focus is on innovative analytical methodology. Manuscripts describing the pharmacokinetic profile of a single compound will not be considered for review. Pharmacokinetic studies will only be considered if they offer new profiles of a drug(s) and its metabolite(s) or new understandings of the mechanisms in drug disposition or response of existing drugs. Analytical studies on new investigational drugs that are currently in the preclinical phase are only acceptable if their pharmacological activity is well documented in an international medium.Human subjects research must provide ethical approval and should include the name of the approving committee and the name of the institution and reference number where approval was granted. Animal studies must be approved from their Institutions Animal Care and Use Committee or any equivalent ethics committee accompanied by the reference number. For blood sampling procedures in rodents, retro-orbital bleeding will only be considered if a minimum of 7 days is allowed between repeat sampling. Furthermore, in the evaluation of the manuscript the editors reserve the right to determine whether the animal experimental technique is appropriate.In determining the suitability of submitted articles for publication, particular scrutiny will be placed on the degree of novelty and significance of the research and the extent to which it adds to existing knowledge in pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis. In all submissions to the journal, authors must address the question of how their proposed methodology compares with previously reported methods. A substantial body of work cannot be fractionated into different shorter papers.
- ISSN: 0039-128X
Steroids
STEROIDS is an international research journal devoted to studies on all chemical and biological aspects of steroidal moieties. The journal focuses on both experimental and theoretical studies on the biology, chemistry, biosynthesis, metabolism, molecular biology, physiology and pharmacology of steroids and other molecules that target or regulate steroid receptors. Manuscripts presenting clinical research related to steroids, steroid drug development, comparative endocrinology of steroid hormones, investigations on the mechanism of steroid action and steroid chemistry are all appropriate for submission for peer review. STEROIDS publishes both original research and timely reviews. For details concerning the preparation of manuscripts see Instructions to Authors, which is published in each issue of the journal.Please bookmark this URL: https://www.elsevier... 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
- ISSN: 0021-9673
Journal of Chromatography A
Journal of Chromatography A publishes research papers and critical reviews on all aspects of fundamental and applied separation science. The scope includes chromatography and related techniques (e.g. field-flow fractionation, electromigration techniques, hyphenated and other multi-dimensional techniques). Manuscripts on sample preparation methods/techniques and detection techniques, especially mass spectrometry are also considered, principally if they have a substantive chromatographic component. In addition, approaches dealing with the automation and miniaturization of separation techniques, and sample preparation and/or detection in combination with separation techniques are welcomed.Journal of Chromatography A values manuscripts describing fundamental research on all aspects of separation science theory and methodology, instrumental developments and analytical and preparative applications of general interest. In determining the suitability of submitted articles for publication, particular scrutiny is placed on the degree of novelty and significance of the research and the extent it adds to existing knowledge in separation science. Applications should address cutting-edge research questions and present a certain degree of complexity. The journal discourages submissions limited to the analysis of only one or two compounds or those that are straightforward extensions of published methods to new sample matrices. Furthermore, plagiarism and inadvertent lack of citations will be scrutinized extensively, and are a reason for immediate rejection.Journal of Chromatography A applies uniform acceptance criteria to all types of submissions (Full-length Research Papers; Short Communications; Technical Notes; Concept Papers; Review article; Discussions and Tutorials), irrespective of whether these are submitted to Regular Issues, Virtual Special Issues, or Virtual Symposium Special Issues.