Journal Guide

Computer Science – Research and Development (CSRD), formerly Informatik – Forschung und Entwicklung (IFE), is a quarterly international journal that publishes high-quality research and survey papers from the Software Engineering & Systems area and its adjacent disciplines, with inclusion of embedded systems, mobile systems, information systems, algorithm engineering, web engineering, ubiquitous computing, service-oriented architectures, model-driven architectures, process-oriented architectures and related topics. Also, contributions describing research in application areas as e.g. mechanical engineering, medical engineering and medical technology, traffic engineering and environmental technology are welcome. CSRD is oriented towards practical and also industrial applications since many developments in Computer Science, even those of a fundamental nature, are driven by practical considerations. Contributions from industry are very welcome. In general, two kinds of papers are published in CSRD: research papers presenting novel approaches and results, and survey papers summarizing current developments. CSRD continues the tradition of publishing special issues on selected topics in the field of Software Engineering & Systems. All papers are reviewed in a peer-review process. CSRD focuses on publishing in English while still accepting German papers for a transitional period.

Cor et Vasa, the journal of the Czech Society of Cardiology and Czech Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, publishes 6 times a year and covers all aspects of cardiology, angiology, cardiovascular surgery, cardiovascular imaging, pediatric cardiology, hypertension, cardiovascular prevention and some aspects of interventional radiology. It features editorials, review articles and original research as well as preliminary, fast-track and special communications (clinical and experimental).In 2012, Cor et Vasa began to publish short (5000 words) summaries from the European Society of Cardiology guidelines, with each being prepared by leading Czech experts in the field.The regular Cor et Vasa supplement "Kardio" publishes book reviews, abstracts and reports from selected congresses , polls, discussions, polemics, comments, as well as information from the Czech Society of Cardiology, Czech Society for Cardiovascular Surgery and the European Society of Cardiology. It also includes a variety of topical international news items.The journal publishes in two versions with the same content: one of which being the on-line version of Cor et Vasa which is published completely in English, whilst the other printed version is largely in Czech (the manuscripts from the English version are translated into Czech by local experts).

Cultural Studies of Science Education is a peer reviewed journal that provides an interactive platform for researchers working in the multidisciplinary fields of cultural studies and science education. By taking a cultural approach and paying attention to theories from cultural studies, this new journal reflects the current diversity in the study of science education in a variety of contexts, including schools, museums, zoos, laboratories, parks and gardens, aquariums and community development, maintenance and restoration.

This journal

focuses on science education as a cultural, cross-age, cross-class, and cross-disciplinary phenomenon:

publishes articles that have an explicit and appropriate connection with and immersion in cultural studies:

seeks articles that have theory development as an integral aspect of the data presentation:

establishes bridges between science education and social studies of science, public understanding of science, science/technology and human values, and science and literacy:

builds new communities at the interface of currently distinct discourses:

aims to be a catalyst that forges new genres of and for scholarly dissemination:

provides an interactive dialogue that includes the editors, members of the review board, and selected international scholars:

publishes manuscripts that encompass all forms of scholarly activity:

includes research articles, essays, OP-ED, critical, comments, criticisms and letters on emerging issues of significance.

Current Drug Metabolism aims to cover all the latest and outstanding developments in drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, and drug disposition. The journal serves as an international forum for the publication of full-length/mini review, research articles and guest edited issues in drug metabolism. Current Drug Metabolism is an essential journal for academic, clinical, government and pharmaceutical scientists who wish to be kept informed and up-to-date with the most important developments. The journal covers the following general topic areas: pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, and most importantly drug metabolism.
More specifically, in vitro and in vivo drug metabolism of phase I and phase II enzymes or metabolic pathways; drug-drug interactions and enzyme kinetics; pharmacokinetics, pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling, and toxicokinetics; interspecies differences in metabolism or pharmacokinetics, species scaling and extrapolations; drug transporters; target organ toxicity and interindividual variability in drug exposure-response; extrahepatic metabolism; bioactivation, reactive metabolites, and developments for the identification of drug metabolites. Preclinical and clinical reviews describing the drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics of marketed drugs or drug classes.

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology is the journal of the International Association of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (IADMFR) and is dedicated to the closely related fields of oral radiology and head and neck imaging. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology keeps dentists, radiologists and other clinicians abreast of the most important research and developments in oral and maxillofacial radiology.The specialty of orthodontics is rapidly adopting new imaging modalities, particularly cone-beam computed tomography, for the diagnosis and treatment planning of orthodontic patients. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology regularly features papers on this topic and others that will appeal to orthodontists who want to understand and use the latest technology for their patients.Dentomaxillofacial Radiology publishes original research papers, review articles, systematic reviews, short communications and technical reports, covering both the clinical and experimental aspects of oral and maxillofacial imaging. Case reports may also be considered, if they report on very rare cases plus are of extraordinary interest for the readership.Audience: Dentists from all specialties plus anyone with an interest in head and neck imaging.Dentomaxillofacial Radiology is published eight times per year in January, February, March, May, July, September, October and December.

Dynamic Games and Applications is devoted to the development of all classes of dynamic games, namely, differential games, discrete-time dynamic games, evolutionary games, repeated and stochastic games, and their applications in all fields, including:* biology:* computer science:* ecology:* economics:* engineering:* management science:* operations research:* political science:* psychology. DGAA seeks original research that makes significant methodological, conceptual, algorithmic, or empirical contributions to various disciplines. DGAA also considers work in static game theory and dynamic optimization provided that authors establish a clear, potential link to dynamic games. DGAA publishes regular papers, technical notes, survey articles, and case studies.All submissions should be original in nature. During the peer review process, to promote scientific honesty and high standards, submitted manuscripts go through one or more revision stages leading up to acceptance or rejection.  Each paper is reviewed by at least two experts in the field.

Economic Modelling fills a major gap in the economics literature, providing a single source of both theoretical and applied papers on economic modelling. The journal's prime objective is to provide an international review of the state-of-the-art in economic modelling.Economic Modelling publishes the complete versions of many large-scale models of industrially advanced economies which have been developed for policy analysis. Examples are the Bank of England Model and the US Federal Reserve Board Model which had hitherto been unpublished. As individual models are revised and updated, the journal publishes subsequent papers dealing with these revisions, so keeping its readers as up to date as possible.The main subject areas covered include: national macroeconomic models (for both advanced and less developed countries), growth models, optimization models, planning models, international trade models, interaction of national and regional economies, general equilibrium modelling of national economies, modelling structural adjustments, sensitivity of econometric models to alternative macroeconomics policies.Months of publication: January, April, July and October.Index bound in last issue of calendar year.Recent Special Issue: Financial liberalization and housing market dynamics.

The journal provides an effective way to publish research and review articles, short communications and technical notes, Video material, animation sequences and 3D are also accepted to support and enhance articles. The articles will be examined by a scientific committee and anonymous evaluators and published every two months in HTML and PDF formats (January 15th , March 15th, May 15th, July 15th, September 15th, November 15th).

The following areas are covered in the Journal:
• Animal Biotechnology
• Bioethics
• Biofilms
• Bioinformatics
• Biopolicies of International Cooperation
• Biosafety
• Biotechnology Industry
• Biotechnology of Human Disorders
• Chemical Engineering
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Food Biotechnology
• Marine Biotechnology
• Medical Biotechnology
• Microbial Biotechnology
• Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Plant Biotechnology
• Process Biotechnology
• Process Chemistry and Technology

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology is a http://publicationethics.org/members/peerjfull Member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (http://publicationethics.org/COPE).

Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy is a peer-reviewed, international, interdisciplinary journal of science and technology that serves as a forum for the reporting and investigation of economic and political trends and issues relating to the use of fossil fuels and alternate fuel sources. Energy Sources, Part B will carry articles related to the continuing increases in worldwide energy costs and diminishing accessibility of fossil energy resources, and the economic impact of energy use on the environment. In addition to petroleum-related articles (that also includes articles related to heavy oil), the economic and political aspects of the development and use of coal, geothermal energy, natural gas, nuclear energy, ocean thermal gradients, oil shale, organic waste, solar energy, tar, sand, and wind will be covered. Full-length articles and invited review papers reporting on the economic and developmental state of the art in extraction and conversion of energy sources, as well as on their impact on the environment are welcome. Energy Sources, Part B will also publish selected proceedings from a conference or a collection of papers dealing with a single topic.

Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology provides a comprehensive review of current clinical practice and thinking within the specialty of haematology.All chapters are commissioned and written by an international team of practising clinicians with the Guest Editors for each issue drawn from a pool of renowned experts and opinion leaders. Reference is made to:• The latest original research• Cochrane Reviews• Audits and confidential enquiries• National and international conferences• National and international guidelines• Personal communicationsAll chapters take the form of practical, evidence-based reviews that seek to address key clinical issues of diagnosis, treatment and patient management.Each issue follows a problem-orientated approach that focuses on the key questions to be addressed, clearly defining what is known and not known. Management will be described in practical terms so that it can be applied to the individual patient.Boxed and bulleted Learning Objectives and Practice Points are features within each chapter and will highlight the core and essential knowledge that will help the physician to provide the best care to their patients.The series' objective is to provide a continuous update for the busy clinician and researcher.

Papers dealing with all aspects of biodiversity are considered for publication in Biodiversity Journal.The mission of the journal is to contribute to the growth and societal relevance of the disciplines of biodiversity through its role in the dissemination of taxonomical, ecological and biogeographical research. To that end, the editorial policy is that the journal seeks to be representative of the disciplines of biodiversity, to be global in scope, and to be inclusive of major traditions and viewpoints within these discipline.Authors are particularly encouraged to submit concise, clearly written papers focused on precisely framed questions. Article formats include provocative Guest Editorials, Featured papers, short Notes and Correspondence, submissions of which are encouraged alongside standard research papers (Original Articles). Featured papers are papers of broad interest (review) or tools for biodiversity studies (Keys, Check List, &c).Biodiversity Journal is a peer-reviewed, open-access, rapidly disseminated journal.Papers are published both online and in the traditional printed format. All papers published in Biodiversity Journal can be freely copied, downloaded, printed and distributed at no charge for the reader.Authors may retain all other rights on their works and are thus encouraged to post the pdf files of published papers on their homepages or elsewhere to expedite distribution. Biodiversity Journal is an essential reading for all environmentalists, biogeographers, ecologists, biologists, botanists and zoologists. Biodiversity Journal is published quaterly (March, June, September, December).

Established in 1946, Biologia publishes high-quality research papers in the fields of microbial, plant and animal sciences. Microbial sciences papers span all aspects of Bacteria, Archaea and microbial Eucarya including biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics. Plant sciences topics include fundamental research in taxonomy, geobotany, genetics and all fields of experimental botany including cellular, whole-plant and community physiology. Zoology coverage includes animal systematics and taxonomy, morphology, ecology and physiology from cellular to molecular level. Each issue offers papers from all the above-mentioned fields of biology, presenting original experimental, methodological or theoretical research. Under Editor-in-Chief F. Hindák, of Bratislava, Slovakia, each section has its own Editorial Board. The journal also publishes invited and some unsolicited review articles, and short and preliminary communications of outstanding importance.

Biologicals provides a modern and multidisciplinary international forum for news, debate, and original research on all aspects of biologicals used in human and veterinary medicine. The journal publishes original papers, reviews, and letters relevant to the development, production, quality control, and standardization of biological derived from both novel and established biotechnologies. Special issues are produced to reflect topics of particular international interest and concern.Three types of papers are welcome: original research reports, short papers, and review articles. The journal will also publish comments and letters to the editor, book reviews, meeting reports and information on regulatory issues.Research Areas IncludeAreas relevant to biologicals for human and veterinary use such as:• Bacterial vaccines• Blood products• Cell biology• Cell culture technology• Cellular immunology• Cytokines and allied mediators• Diagnostics• Downstream processing• Gene transfer and expression• General bacterology• General virology, endogenous and adventitious viruses• Hormones• Immunochemistry• Molecular biology• Monoclonal antibodies• Parasitology• Prion and prion disease• Protein chemistry• Toxins• Toxoids• Viral vaccines

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control aims to provide a cross-disciplinary international forum for the interchange of information on research in the measurement and analysis of signals and images in clinical medicine and the biological sciences. Emphasis is placed on contributions dealing with the practical, applications-led research on the use of methods and devices in clinical diagnosis, patient monitoring and management.Biomedical Signal Processing and Control reflects the main areas in which these methods are being used and developed at the interface of both engineering and clinical science. The scope of the journal is defined to include relevant review papers, technical notes, short communications and letters. Tutorial papers and special issues will also be published.Benefits to authorsWe 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 pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Biopharmaceutics & Drug Dispositionpublishes original review articles, short communications, and reports in biopharmaceutics, drug disposition, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, especially those that have a direct relation to the drug discovery/development and the therapeutic use of drugs. These includes: * animal and human pharmacological studies that focus on therapeutic response. pharmacodynamics, and toxicity related to plasma and tissue concentrations of drugs and their metabolites, * in vitro and in vivo drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, transport, and excretion studies that facilitate investigations related to the use of drugs in man * studies on membrane transport and enzymes, including their regulation and the impact of pharmacogenomics on drug absorption and disposition, * simulation and modeling in drug discovery and development * theoretical treatises * includes themed issues and reviews and exclude manuscripts on * bioavailability studies reporting only on simple PK parameters such as Cmax, tmax and t1/2 without mechanistic interpretation * analytical methods Reports must contain current citation of the literature and convey new information. Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition is one of the top accessed and cited journals in the field, as a result of the high quality papers published in the journal, and is marketed by Wiley Blackwell across the world.

Bioresource Technology publishes original articles, review articles, case studies and short communications on the fundamentals, applications and management of bioresource technology.The journal's aim is to advance and disseminate knowledge in all the related areas of biomass, biological waste treatment, bioenergy, biotransformations and bioresource systems analysis, and technologies associated with conversion or production.Topics include:• Biofuels: liquid and gaseous biofuels production, modeling and economics• Bioprocesses and bioproducts: biocatalysis and fermentations• Biomass and feedstocks utilization: bioconversion of agro-industrial residues• Environmental protection: biological waste treatment• Thermochemical conversion of biomass: combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, catalysis.For more details, authors should consult the Subject Classifications in the Guide for Authors.The Journal does not consider articles dealing with crop cultivation, breeding and agronomy, plant extracts and enzymes, composites, marine organisms (except microorganisms and algae for bioprocesses), soil and air pollution, and performance of fuel combustion in engines.Bioresource Technology does not consider part papers.

Blood is a weekly medical journal published by the American Society of Hematology. It was founded by Dr. William Dameshek, the researcher credited with describing the concept of myeloproliferative diseases and participating in the first studies of nitrogen mustard in various blood malignancies, in 1946, and has since been in continuous publication.With 1,364 articles published annually, an impact factor of 10.555, and an Immediacy Index of 2.209, Blood is the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the field. It provides an international forum for the publication of original articles describing basic laboratory, translational, and clinical investigations in hematology. The journal covers all aspects of hematology, including disorders of leukocytes, both benign and malignant, erythrocytes, platelets, hemostatic mechanisms, vascular biology, immunology, and hematologic oncology. All articles undergo a rigorous peer review and are selected on the basis of the originality of the findings, the superior quality of the work described, and the clarity of presentation. Blood is indexed and abstracted by Index Medicus, Excerpta Medica, Current Contents/Life Sciences, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, Science Citation Index, SCISEARCH, Automatic Subject Citation Alert, ISI/BIOMED, and BIOSIS.

The British Journal of Clinical Psychology publishes original research, both empirical and theoretical, on all aspects of clinical psychology:* clinical and abnormal psychology featuring descriptive or experimental studies*aetiology, assessment and treatment of the whole range of psychological disorders irrespective of age group and setting* biological influences on individual behaviour*studies of psychological interventions and treatment on individuals, dyads, families and groupsFor specific submission requirements, please view the Author Guidelines.The Journal is catholic with respect to the range of theories and methods used to answer substantive scientific problems. Studies of samples with no current psychological disorder will only be considered if they have a direct bearing on clinical theory or practice.The following types of paper are invited:* papers reporting original empirical investigations;* theoretical papers, provided that these are sufficiently related to empirical data;* review articles, which need not be exhaustive, but which should give an interpretation of the state of research in a given field and, where appropriate, identify its clinical implications;* Brief Reports and Comments.

The Canadian Journal of Cardiology (CJC) is the official journal of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS). The CJC is a vehicle for the international dissemination of new knowledge in cardiology and cardiovascular science, particularly serving as the major venue for Canadian cardiovascular medicine.The CJC publishes original reports of clinical and basic research relevant to cardiovascular medicine, as well as editorials, review articles, and case reports. Papers on health outcomes, policy research, ethics, medical history, and political issues affecting practice, as well as letters to the editor, are welcomed. The CJC accepts and publishes articles in the English language only. Manuscripts are received with the understanding that they are submitted solely to the Canadian Journal of Cardiology and that none of the material contained in the manuscript has been published previously or is under consideration for publication elsewhere, with the exception of abstracts. Redundant or duplicate publications will not be considered. All statements and opinions are the responsibility of the authors. The CCS reserves copyright on all published material, and reproduction of the material, even by the authors, requires written permission. With submission of a manuscript, a letter of transmittal must indicate that all authors have participated in the research and that they have reviewed and agree with the content of the article.

Cancer Nexus is an open-access, peer-reviewed, international journal that publishes high-quality, innovative research in the field of cancer research from clinicians, biomedical scientists, and bioinformatics engineers around the world. The journal focuses on the cutting-edge diagnosis and treatment and mechanism research in the clinical, basic and translational directions of oncology, and focuses on the cross-application of artificial intelligence in cancer clinical and basic research, aiming to establish a bridge of communication between clinical, laboratory and artificial intelligence. The journal is also interested in novel anti-tumor drugs, especially the rational design, screening and efficacy evaluation of AI-assisted anti-tumor drugs.

Cancer Nexus publishes Original Articles, Viewpoint, Case report, Review and Editorial. The journal will consider manuscripts in various fields of cancer and specific areas of interest, including but not limited to clinical trials of novel anti-cancer therapies, clinical epidemiology of cancer based on big data, AI-assisted translational cancer research, minimally invasive and non-invasive integrated diagnosis and treatment technology, cancer bioinformatics, cancer immunology and tumor vaccine development, tumor gene therapy, tumor targeted therapy, cancer omics research, mechanism research on tumor development, development and metastasis.