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1887-The beginnings of the journalResearch in Microbiology is the direct descendant of the original Pasteur periodical entitled Annales de l'Institut Pasteur, created in 1887 by Emile Duclaux under the patronage of Louis Pasteur. The Editorial Committee included Chamberland, Grancher, Nocard, Roux and Straus, and the first issue began with Louis Pasteur's "Lettre sur la Rage" which clearly defines the spirit of the journal:"You have informed me, my dear Duclaux, that you intend to start a monthly collection of articles entitled "Annales de l'Institut Pasteur". You will be rendering a service that will be appreciated by the ever increasing number of young scientists who are attracted to microbiological studies. In your Annales, our laboratory research will of course occupy a central position, but the work from outside groups that you intend to publish will be a source of competitive stimulation for all of us."That first volume included 53 articles as well as critical reviews and book reviews. From that time on, the Annales appeared regularly every month, without interruption, even during the two world wars. Although the journal has undergone many changes over the past 100 years (in the title, the format, the language) reflecting the evolution in scientific publishing, it has consistently maintained the Pasteur tradition by publishing original reports on all aspects of microbiology.Originally founded as the " Annales de l'Institut Pasteur ", Research in Microbiology has been a leading source of up-to-date information in the field of microbiology for more than a century. It publishes papers based on original research in fundamental and applied biology of bacteria, archaea and lower eukaryotes. It covers all aspects of the microbial taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology, physiology and metabolism, molecular genetics and genomics, as well as the interactions between microbes and interactions of microbes with their environment. Research in Microbiology currently publishes 10 issues a year, including an annual Forum issue, original articles, reviews, and letters to the Editor.Indexed in Medline, Excerpta Medica / EMbase, Science Citation Index, Current Contents (Life Sciences)On-line services:For on-line submission:http://pasteur.fontismedia.com/res/ For full-text articles, abstracts, contents, references: http://www.sciencedirect.com For the journal homepage at Elsevier:http://www.elsevier.com/locate/resmic

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Sustainable computing is a rapidly expanding research area spanning the fields of computer science and engineering, electrical engineering as well as other engineering disciplines. The aim of Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems (SUSCOM) is to publish the myriad research findings related to energy-aware and thermal-aware management of computing resource. Equally important is a spectrum of related research issues such as applications of computing that can have ecological and societal impacts. SUSCOM publishes original and timely research papers and survey articles in current areas of power, energy, temperature, and environment related research areas of current importance to readers. SUSCOM has an editorial board comprising prominent researchers from around the world and selects competitively evaluated peer-reviewed papers.Making computing sustainable - Software systems perspective:• Power-aware software• Code profiling and transformation for power management• Power-aware middleware• Multimedia systems• Scheduling and allocationComputing for sustainability - Use of computing to make the world a sustainable place:• Use of sensors for environmental monitoring• Smart control for eco-friendly buildings• Green Data Centers and Enterprise ComputingRe-inventing algorithms and applications for sustainability:• Theoretical aspect of energy, power, and temperature• Power-aware applications• Resource management to optimize performance and power• Power implications for portable and mobile computing• Algorithms for reduced power, energy and heat for high-performance computingModeling and evaluation of sustainable systems:• Reliability of Power-aware computers• Runtime systems that assist in power saving• Models for collective optimization of power and performance• Monitoring tools for power and performance of parallel and distributed systemsSustainable hardware platforms and devices - Hardware and architecture perspective:• Power aware networking• Real-time systems• Power-efficient architectures• Efficient circuit design for energy harvesting• Power management in memory, disk, storage and other peripheral devices• Configurable and renewable energy• Low power electronics• Embedded systems, ASICs and FPGSs• Power leakage and dissipationPlease submit your article via http://ees.elsevier.com/suscom/

Teaching Education is an interdisciplinary forum for innovative practices and research in teacher education. Submission of manuscripts from educational researchers, teacher educators and practicing teachers is encouraged. Contributions are invited which address social and cultural, practical and theoretical aspects of teacher education in university-, college-, and school-based contexts.The journal's focus is on the challenges and possibilities of rapid social and cultural change for teacher education and, more broadly, for the transformation of education. These challenges include: the impact of new cultures and globalisation on curriculum and pedagogy; new collaborations and partnerships between universities, schools and other social service agencies; the consequences of new community and family configurations for teachers' work; generational and cultural change in schools and teacher education institutions; new technologies and education; and the impact of higher education policy and funding on teacher education.Manuscripts are considered for four sections: (1) Research and Scholarship: critical and theory-based research, and scholarly reflections and debate on contemporary issues related to teacher education; (2) Course Descriptions: papers that describe innovative approaches in undergraduate and graduate teaching; (3) In the Field: innovative practices in K-12 classrooms linked to collaborations between college/university and schools; (4) Resource Review: annotations or reviews of scholarly works; print, multi-media, and web-based instructional and professional resources for teaching education. Papers should attempt to present research, course descriptions, innovative theoretical and/or practical insights in relevant current literature and debate.Peer Review Policy:All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.Disclaimer for Scientific, Technical and Social Science publications:Taylor & Francis and the School of Education, The University of Queensland makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the Content ) contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and the School of Education, The University of Queensland and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis and the School of Education, The University of Queensland.

The Journal of Economic Education offers original articles on teaching economics. In its pages, leading scholars evaluate innovations in teaching techniques, materials, and programs. Instructors of introductory through graduate level economics will find the journal an indispensable resource for content and pedagogy in a variety of media. The Journal of Economic Education is published quarterly in cooperation with the National Council on Economic Education and the Advisory Committee on Economic Education of the American Economic Association. Manuscripts for the Journal of Economic Education should fall within one of the following categories: * Research in economic education: Original theoretical and empirical studies dealing with the analysis and evaluation of teaching methods, learning attitudes and interests, materials, or processes. * Economic content: Substantive issues, new ideas, and research findings in economics that may influence or can be used in the teaching of economics. * Economic instruction: Innovations in pedagogy, hardware, materials, and methods for treating traditional and newer subjects. Issues involving the way economics is taught are emphasized. * Online: The Online section identifies exemplary material for teaching and learning economics that is interactive or otherwise not conducive to traditional printed-page format. It features noncommercial work by economists and educators who are creating teaching materials using innovative electronic technology. * Features and information: Reports on the status and events that influence academic economists (the labor market, status of women and minorities, and developments within graduate and undergraduate programs). Manuscripts typically will be evaluated by two or more reviewers. Pertinent comments will be brought to the author's attention, but manuscripts will not be returned. Submissions should be clear and concise. Authors should keep in mind that our readers are economists and educators with diverse preparation in economics, statistics, and educational theory. Upon acceptance of a manuscript, authors will receive instructions about submitting a disk. Following the publication of articles in the journal, and as a condition of that publication, authors will be expected to make their data available to those who request it from them. Peer Review Policy: Papers published in this journal have undergone editor review and peer review. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, LLC, 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Venture Capital publishes cutting edge research-based papers from academics and practitioners on all aspects of private equity finance such as:institutional venture capitalinformal venture capitalcorporate venture capitalpublic sector venture capitalcommunity venture capital It also covers all aspects of the venture capital process from investment decision to exit, including studies on:investment patternsinvestment decision-makinginvestment performancerealisation of investment value exit routes (including the relationship with junior capital markets such as NASDAQ, EASDAQ, AIM and Nouvelle March233;).economic impact and public policy The Journal contains:Commissioned review articles of recent books on venture capital and associated topics, and of specific topics in the venture capital fieldSpecial issues devoted to papers on a particular themeInternational coverage, focusing not only on established venture capital markets such as the USA and the European Union, but also on emerging venture capital marketsEmphasis on publishing papers of high academic quality from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives which use a variety of research methods. Submitted papers will normally be reviewed by the editors and two referees. The journal brings together venture capital research undertaken by academics from different disciplines and research conducted from various methodological and philosophical standpoints. It is a forum for communication between academic researchers, venture capital practitioners and policy-makers that raises the knowledge of venture capital activity on a global basis.To achieve this, the journal includes specially commissioned overviews of the state of venture capital activity in various countries as a regular feature, written by industry experts, government officials or academics. A practitioner-academic interface will be developed through the Executive Forum, to which practitioners are invited to contribute.Peer Review PolicyAll articles have undergone anonymous double or triple blind review. DisclaimerTaylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 8220;Content8221;) contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

Aims and Scope:The journal offers a platform for reporting studies of innovations and socio-economic transitions to enhance an environmentally sustainable economy and thus solve structural resource scarcity and environmental problems, notably related to fossil energy use and climate change. This involves attention for technological, organizational, economic, institutional and political innovations as well as economy-wide and sector changes, such as in the areas of energy, transport, agriculture and water management. The journal aims to tackle the most difficult questions, dealing with social, economic, behavioral-psychological and political barriers and opportunities as well as their complex interaction. The journal is multidisciplinary in spirit and methodologically open, and invites contributions from a broad range of disciplines within the social, environmental and innovation sciences.Specific research areas covered include:Theoretical analysis, formal modeling, empirical studies, policy discussion and a critical survey of relevant literature. Practical cases may address transitions in specific sectors, cities or regions. Articles on historical transitions not specifically related to environment and sustainability are welcome if they include a section with unique lessons for sustainability transitions. A non-exhaustive list of keywords and themes is as follows: behavior in line with bounded rationality, development theories, diffusion of innovations, environmental regulation, formal modeling, geography of innovations, historical transitions, increasing returns to scale and path dependence, innovation policy, institutional barriers, international cooperation and coordination, learning-by-doing, learning curves, lock-in, new governance, niche markets, optimal technological diversity, regime analysis, social and political power, strategic niche management, rebound effect, recombinant innovation, sector structure, social learning, transition experiments, technological regimes, transition pathways/mechanisms, vested interests, visions of the future.Potential contributions to EIST:All submissions to Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions are reviewed using the general criteria of quality, originality, precision, importance of topic and insights, clarity of exposition, and fit to the journal's aims and scope. Several categories of articles are welcome.Analysis: Research articles devoted to theoretical, modeling, experimental, historical and empirical-quantitative analysis of important questions in the field. The journal also accepts qualitative case study research (historical, institutional, geographical, organizational, etc.). Furthermore, it is open to studies opposing different views and explaining fundamental differences in long-standing debates (such as on growth, the role of price instruments and the role of voluntary action). Evaluated by two or three outside reviewers. Maximum 8000 words.Surveys: Articles that review, critically examine and interpret important general subject areas within the wider scope of the journal. Evaluated by two or three outside reviewers. Maximum 10,000 words.Policy briefings:As the theme of environmental innovation and sustainability transitions is high on the agenda of many countries, the EU, and international organizations like the IEA, OECD, the UN and the World Bank, it makes sense to devote some space in the journal for policy briefings, in which new insights and ideas are translated to a broader audience. This will enlarge the potential readership of the journal. At the same time, current trends in environmental, innovation and transition policies worldwide can be commented upon. Evaluated by the editors and one outside reviewer. Maximum 2000 words.News, Views and Commentary:Topical and timely short pieces. May include editorials, letters to the editor and news items. Evaluated by the editors and/or one outside reviewer at the editors' discretion. Maximum 1,000 words.Book Reviews:Reviews of recent books in the field, with the possibility of comparing books addressing similar topics. Reviewed by the editors. Maximum 1,000 words.Special issues:The journal is open to special issues addressing exciting themes, as long as these consist of very coherent and high-quality contributions. Please contact the editor-in-chief.

JAMA Internal Medicine (formerly the Archives of Internal Medicine) is an international peer-reviewed journal providing innovative and clinically relevant research for practitioners in general internal medicine and internal medicine subspecialties. We strive to publish articles that are stimulating to read, educate and inform readers with the most up-to-date research, and lead to positive change in our health care systems and the way we deliver patient care. JAMA Internal Medicine is a member of The JAMA Network family of journals, which includes JAMA and 11 specialty journals. JAMA Internal Medicine receives regular attention from major media, including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters Health, and US News and World Report, as well as social media outlets around the world. Articles published in JAMA Internal Medicine have led to actions by the FDA and congressional hearings on matters of patient safety that have put into place better measures to protect the public.

The journal is published online every week on Mondays, followed by a complete print/online issue published every month. The journal receives over 6 million online visits annually, with over 6 million article views and downloads. Without any author fees, all research articles are made free access online 12 months after publication on the JAMA website. All articles are made free access on an html app called The JAMA Network Reader on the day of publication. In addition, the online version is freely available or nearly so to institutions in developing countries through the World Health Organization's HINARI program.

The Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology is an international journal that contains original research papers, rapid communications, mini-reviews, and book reviews, all focusing on the molecular mechanisms of action and detoxication of exogenous and endogenous chemicals and toxic agents. The scope includes effects on the organism at all stages of development, on organ systems, tissues, and cells as well as on enzymes, receptors, hormones, and genes. The biochemical and molecular aspects of uptake, transport, storage, excretion, lactivation and detoxication of drugs, agricultural, industrial and environmental chemicals, natural products and food additives are all subjects suitable for publication. Of particular interest are aspects of molecular biology related to biochemical toxicology. These include studies of the expression of genes related to detoxication and activation enzymes, toxicants with modes of action involving effects on nucleic acids, gene expression and protein synthesis, and the toxicity of products derived from biotechnology. Given the rapid development of the field of toxicology during the last few decades and the fundamental importance of biochemical mechanisms in all aspects of toxicology the Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology is of interest, not only to active investigators in the field but to many other scientists. These include other biochemists, molecular biologists, and toxicologists involved in industrial and contract research and testing laboratories, and those involved in legal and regulatory work related to toxic chemicals. The Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology is published bimonthly with one volume of 6 issues per calendar year.

Journal of College and Character is a professional journal that examines how colleges and universities impact the moral and civic engagement of students. The journal publishes scholarly articles and applied research on issues concerning ethics, values,character development, and spiritual growth in the higher education setting. In addition to its primary emphasis on peer reviewed articles, the journal publishes ongoing columns on current topics relating to the journal's mission as well as invited articles by leading scholars in the field of higher education and character development.

Published quarterly, the journal encourages the submission of manuscripts from around the world and from a wide range of academic and professional fields, including higher education, student affairs, psychology, religion, sociology, business, social work, philosophy, law, and education.

Journal of College and Character, sponsored by NASPA - Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education,  is co-edited by Jon C. Dalton and Pamela C. Crosby. Dalton, a leader in the field of higher education and student affairs, is professor emeritus of higher education and former director of the Hardee Center for Leadership and Ethics in Higher Education at The Florida State University.  Crosby is a Milken National Award Educator, former associate editor of American Journal of Theology and Philosophy, and past chief editor of Character Clearinghouse.

The journal audience includes faculty, administrators, graduate students, and practitioners in student services and campus ministry, as well as others engaged in research and practice in moral education in colleges and universities.

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JCC publishes the following types of articles:

• Peer Reviewed
• Invited Featured
• Best Practices
• Opinions and Perspectives

JCC also publishes these regular columns:

• From the Editors
• Civic Engagement on Campus
• Ethical Issues on Campus
• International Perspectives  
• Spirituality on Campus
• What They're Reading

The purpose of the journal is also to stimulate international dialog among academics, industry participants, traders, investors, and policymakers with mutual interests in commodity markets. The mandate for the journal is to present ongoing work within commodity economics and finance. Topics can be related to financialization of commodity markets; pricing, hedging, and risk analysis of commodity derivatives; risk premia in commodity markets; real option analysis for commodity project investment and production; portfolio allocation including commodities; forecasting in commodity markets; corporate finance for commodity-exposed corporations; econometric/statistical analysis of commodity markets; organization of commodity markets; regulation of commodity markets; local and global commodity trading; and commodity supply chains. Commodity markets in this context are energy markets (including renewables), metal markets, mineral markets, agricultural markets, livestock and fish markets, markets for weather derivatives, emission markets, shipping markets, water, and related markets. This interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary journal will cover all commodity markets and is thus relevant for a broad audience. Commodity markets are not only of academic interest but also highly relevant for many practitioners, including asset managers, industrial managers, investment bankers, risk managers, and also policymakers in governments, central banks, and supranational institutions.

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization is an international journal whose main goals are to promote solutions of excellence for both imaging and visualization of biomedical data, and establish links among researchers, clinicians, the medical technology sector and end-users.

The journal provides a comprehensive forum for discussion of the current state-of-the-art in the scientific fields related to imaging and visualization, including, but not limited to:

• Applications of Imaging and Visualization
• Computational Bio- imaging and Visualization
• Computer Aided Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy and Treatment
• Data Processing and Analysis
• Devices for Imaging and Visualization
• Grid and High Performance Computing for Imaging and Visualization
• Human Perception in Imaging and Visualization
• Image Processing and Analysis
• Image-based Geometric Modelling
• Imaging and Visualization in Biomechanics
• Imaging and Visualization in Biomedical Engineering
• Medical Clinics
• Medical Imaging and Visualization
• Multi-modal Imaging and Visualization
• Multiscale Imaging and Visualization
• Scientific Visualization
• Software Development for Imaging and Visualization
• Telemedicine Systems and Applications
• Virtual Reality
• Visual Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

The journal welcomes contributions covering theories, methodologies, devices and applications of imaging and visualization and assures a fast publishing process of original research manuscripts, position manuscripts expressing stimulating viewpoints and philosophies, survey manuscripts, technical notes and short communications, in regular and special issues.

Ecohydrology is an international journal publishing original scientific and review papers that aim to improve understanding of processes at the interface between ecology and hydrology and associated applications related to environmental management. Ecohydrology seeks to increase interdisciplinary insights by placing particular emphasis on interactions and associated feedbacks in both space and time between ecological systems and the hydrological cycle. Research contributions are solicited from disciplines focusing on the physical, ecological, biological, biogeochemical, geomorphological, drainage basin, mathematical and methodological aspects of ecohydrology. Research in both terrestrial and aquatic systems is of interest provided it explicitly links ecological systems and the hydrologic cycle; research such as aquatic ecological, channel engineering, or ecological or hydrological modelling is less appropriate for the journal unless it specifically addresses the criteria above. Manuscripts describing individual case studies are of interest in cases where broader insights are discussed beyond site- and species-specific results. The Journal also publishes research on new instrumentation and techniques if they describe truly new and significant advances in methodology that can be broadly applied to the ecohydrological understanding and management of environmental systems. Occasional special issues will be published that cover themes emergent from conferences, ecological and hydrological science societies and key research topics. Ecohydrology welcomes the submission of comment/reply on previously published papers. Such submissions should preferably be in the form of a short paper not exceeding 2000 words and relate to papers previously published in the Journal. All papers for Ecohydrology should be prepared in accordance with the notes for contributors.

Ecological Complexity is an international journal devoted to the publication of high quality, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of biocomplexity in the environment, theoretical ecology, and special issues on topics of current interest. The scope of the journal is wide and interdisciplinary with an integrated and quantitative approach. The journal particularly encourages submission of papers that integrate natural and social processes at appropriately broad spatio-temporal scales.Ecological Complexity will publish research into the following areas:• All aspects of biocomplexity in the environment and theoretical ecology• Ecosystems and biospheres as complex adaptive systems• Self-organization of spatially extended ecosystems• Emergent properties and structures of complex ecosystems• Ecological pattern formation in space and time• The role of biophysical constraints and evolutionary attractors on species assemblages• Ecological scaling (scale invariance, scale covariance and across scale dynamics), allometry, and hierarchy theory• Ecological topology and networks• Studies towards an ecology of complex systems• Complex systems approaches for the study of dynamic human-environment interactions• Using knowledge of nonlinear phenomena to better guide policy development for adaptation strategies and mitigation to environmental change• New tools and methods for studying ecological complexityThe papers that should appear in this journal are characterized by:• Biocomplexity related to the environment and vice versa• Inter disciplinarity (e.g. biology, ecology, environmental science, mathematics, modelling)• Integration of natural and social processes (esp. over time)Related LinksEnvironmental Contents Alert

Environmental Pollution is an international journal that seeks to publish papers that report results from original, novel research that addresses significant environmental pollution issues and problems and contribute new knowledge to science.The editors encourage high quality papers where the pollutants are clearly defined and measured and can be directly related to biological, ecological, and human health effects. This includes air, water, and soil pollution and climate change. New techniques for the study and measurement of pollutants are also encouraged. Papers, such as meta analyses, that report findings from re-examination and interpretation of existing data are welcome Modeling papers are also welcome Critical review papers are also of interest as are letters to the editor.The editors discourage papers that describe results from routine surveys and monitoring programs that are primarily of local interest. Also discouraged are papers about reductionist toxicology, sewage, waste and wastewater management, agronomy, biomonitoring , remediation, bioremeditation, phytoremediation, and general air, water and soil quality. Descriptions of a well-known legacy chemical in yet another new location are also discouraged.The editors welcome the following contributions:Full research papers Results from completed investigationsReview papersIn-depth critical reviews of special subjectsCommentariesOpinions, concerns, questions about papers in the journal or current scientific issues, invited or unsolicitedLetters to the EditorTo raise issues or concerns about papers in the journal and initiate correspondence with the authors of those papers

The Journal of Stored Products Research provides an international medium for the publication of both reviews and original results from laboratory and field studies on the preservation and safety of stored products, notably food stocks, covering storage-related problems from the producer through the supply chain to the consumer. Stored products are characterised by having relatively low moisture content and include raw and semi-processed foods, animal feedstuffs, and a range of other durable items, including materials such as clothing or museum artefacts.Manuscripts are welcomed on:• the biology, ecology, physiology, behaviour, taxonomy or genetics of pests and spoilage agents• environmental factors influencing insect life cycles• the physical, chemical or biological control of pests and spoilage agents but excluding routine laboratory screening of candidate plant materials• biochemical or behavioural resistance to control measures• storage biotechnology, pest management and decision support systems• the effects of physical and environmental control procedures on the physical and chemical nature of the stored products• the assessment, prevention and control of losses• regulatory, technological and socio-economic subjects relevant to stored products• improvements in the design and structure of the storage environmentThe Journal of Stored Products Research reflects the worldwide interest in the scientific problems of infestation in stored food and their relevance to food stock security, market access and trade, and the increasing problem of world food distribution.Contact details for submission:Based on your topic, your manuscript will be handled by one of the Editors-in-Chief:Greg Daglish:Chemical control and contaminantFrank Arthur:Biology and EcologyChris Bell:Biological and Physical Control

The Justice System Journal is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original research articles on all aspects of law, courts, court administration, judicial behavior, and the impact of all of these on public and social policy. Open as to methodological approaches, the Justice System Journal aims to use the latest in advanced social science research and analysis to bridge the gap between practicing and academic law, courts and politics communities.

The Justice System Journal invites submission of original articles and research notes that are likely to be of interest to scholars and practitioners in the field of law, courts, and judicial administration, broadly defined. Articles may draw on a variety of research approaches in the social sciences. The journal does not publish articles devoted to extended analysis of legal doctrine such as a law review might publish, although short manuscripts analyzing cases or legal issues are welcome and will be considered for the Legal Notes section. The Justice System Journal was created by the National Center for State Courts located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and it has been published under the auspices of that organization since 1976.

The Justice System Journal features peer-reviewed research articles as well as reviews of important books in law and courts, and analytical research notes on some of the leading cases from state and federal courts. The journal periodically produces special issues that provide analysis of fundamental and timely issues on law and courts from both national and international perspectives.

The Justice System Journal  is ranked in the Law category of the © 2015 Thomson Reuters,  2015 Journal Citations Report®. 

Peer Review Policy: All research submitted to this journal undergo a “double-blind” peer review process by external readers.

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Multiple Sclerosis is an area of ever expanding research and escalating publications. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders is a wide ranging international journal supported by key researchers from all neuroscience domains that focus on MS and associated disease of the central nervous system. The primary aim of this new journal is the rapid publication of high quality original research in the field. Important secondary aims will be timely updates and editorials on important scientific and clinical care advances, controversies in the field, and invited opinion articles from current thought leaders on topical issues. One section of the journal will focus on teaching, written to enhance the practice of community and academic neurologists involved in the care of MS patients. Summaries of key articles written for a lay audience will be provided as an on-line resource.A team of four chief editors is supported by leading section editors who will commission and appraise original and review articles concerning: clinical neurology, neuroimaging, neuropathology, neuroepidemiology, therapeutics, genetics / transcriptomics, experimental models, neuroimmunology, biomarkers, neuropsychology, neurorehabilitation, measurement scales, teaching, neuroethics and lay communication.The journal will publish the following types of articles: Reviews; Original Research Articles; Editorials; Comment; Clinical Trial papers; Letter to the Editors; Case Reports; Book reviews; News. The submission of an on-line summary of selected papers of relevance for lay audience, Teaching Lessons and supporting images and datasets is also encouraged.

Forensic Science Policy & Management is dedicated to improving the effectiveness, efficiency, quality, and operations of forensic science laboratories as well as to the education and training of forensic scientists. In addition, the journal explores the government and institutional policies that affect the practice and management of forensic science.

Articles in the journal will focus on the business of forensic science laboratories, including but not limited to
• Best practices in forensic science and management;
• Policy critiques and recommendations;
• Education and training of scientists and other laboratory staff;
• The economics of forensic science practice;
• Quality control/quality assurance;
• Staffing and other human resource issues;
• Process and efficiency improvements;
• Budgeting and other management issues facing laboratory supervisors;
• Ethical issues;
• The intersection of law and forensic science;

Original research articles, case reviews, position papers, editorials or commentary, book reviews, and letters to the editors are welcome.

Forensic Science Policy & Management: An International Journal does not focus on the science of forensic science, but rather on how scientists, managers, and policy makers practice and use that science. The journal will provide a vital dialogue for exploring both current practice in forensic science and methods for improving and advancing the field so that it can meet rapidly increasing public needs and expectations.

Authors and readers will include scientists, practitioners, laboratory supervisors/directors, and policymakers in academia, government, and forensic science laboratories around the globe.

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single blind and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.

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