Journal Guide

Conflict Management and Peace Science is a peer-reviewed journal published five times a year. CMPS contains scientific papers on topics such as: international conflict; arms races; the effect of international trade on political interactions; foreign policy decision making; international mediation; and game theoretic approaches to conflict and cooperation.

International Relations is an explicitly pluralist peer-reviewed journal, favouring variety in both subject-matter and method. IR welcomes articles from all perspectives and on all subjects pertaining to international relations including law, economics, ethics, strategy, philosophy, culture, and the environment, in addition to more mainstream conceptual work and policy analysis.

Diatom Research is the journal of the International Society for Diatom Research. The journal is published quarterly, in March, June, September and December, and welcomes manuscripts on any aspect of diatom biology. In addition to full-length papers, short notes and reviews of recent literature are published which need not contain all the sections required for full-length papers; we see these as being necessary to record information which is of interest but which cannot be followed up in detail. Discursive 8220;Opinion8221; papers are encouraged which would not necessarily follow the normal lay-out. If extremely long papers are to be offered, the author(s) should contact the editors first to discuss any problems. Book reviews, obituaries and meeting reports can be published. All papers will be subject to critical review by the editors and referees, as appropriate to their content. Papers will be accepted in English only.

The CANCER site is a full-text, electronic implementation of CANCER , an Interdisciplinary International Journal of the American Cancer Society, and CANCER CYTOPATHOLOGY. The print and online versions of the journal are published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The site offers access to current issues since 1997 of CANCER including CANCER CYTOPATHOLOGY in HTML format, with embedded links to figures and tables, as well as CrossRef™ links, which take users to cited articles that may have been published by a different publisher. There is unrestricted access to tables of contents, abstracts, and general information about CANCER and CANCER CYTOPATHOLOGY, as well as to other Wiley journals. The full-text is available to all subscribers following registration . The CANCER CYTOPATHOLOGY section targets these areas:

The History of Economics Review (HER) is a peer-reviewed journal. After an initial screening by the editors, submissions are sent to two referees. Anonymity of authors and referees is preserved. Papers, comments and book reviews written by established international scholars and early career academics appear in HER. Although it is the journal of the History of Economic Thought Society of Australia (HETSA), submissions are invited from across the full range of the history of economic thought regardless of geography or era. The current Editorial Board is drawn from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Europe and the US.

HETSA aims to foster the development, understanding and appreciation of the history of economic ideas. In addition to the Society’s journal, there is an annual conference. For more information about the benefits of membership, please visit the website: www.hetsa.org.au

Motor Control, the official journal of the International Society of Motor Control, is designed to provide a multidisciplinary forum for the exchange of scientific information on the control of human movement across the lifespan, including issues related to motor disorders.Motor Control encourages submission of papers from a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to, biomechanics, kinesiology, neurophysiology, neuroscience, psychology, physical medicine, and rehabilitation. The journal will publish a wide variety of types of research papers including clinical experimental, modeling, and theoretical studies. To be considered for publication, papers should clearly demonstrate a contribution to the understanding of control of movement.In addition to publishing research papers, Motor Control will publish review articles, quick communications, commentaries, target articles, and book reviews. When warranted, an entire issue may be devoted to a specific topic within the area of motor control.

The CC-BY 4.0 license is only available for full and short research papers with selection of 1. the fee-based Open Access option and 2. the ACM Permission and Release Form (non-exclusive publishing license).

ACM brings together computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources, and address the field's challenges. As the world’s largest computing society, ACM strengthens the profession's collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking.

Founded at the dawn of the computer age, ACM’s reach extends to every part of the globe, with more than half of its 100,000 members residing outside the U.S.  Its growing membership has led to Councils in Europe, India, and China, fostering networking opportunities that strengthen ties within and across countries and technical communities.  Their actions enhance ACM’s ability to raise awareness of computing’s important technical, educational, and social issues around the world.

Journal of Chemical Ecology is devoted to promoting an ecological understanding of the origin, function, and significance of natural chemicals that mediate interactions within and between organisms. Such relationships, often adaptively important, comprise the oldest of communication systems in terrestrial and aquatic environments. The strong interdisciplinary association that has developed between chemists and biologists has accelerated our understanding of these interactions in nature. Scientific contributions, including review articles, original research papers, rapid communications, and Letters to the Editor are welcome from either members or nonmembers of the International Society of Chemical Ecology. Manuscripts must be in English. They may include substantive observations of interactions in nature, the elucidation of the chemical compounds involved, the mechanisms of their production and reception, and the translation of such basic information into survey and control protocols. To be considered for peer

The aim of JPEM is to diffuse speedily new medical information by publishing clinical investigations in pediatric endocrinology and basic research with relevance to clinical pediatric endocrinology and metabolism from all over the world. JPEM is the only international journal dedicated exclusively to endocrinology in the neonatal, pediatric and adolescent age groups. JPEM is a high quality journal dedicated to pediatric endocrinology in its broadest sense, which is needed at this time of rapid expansion of the field of endocrinology. JPEM includes the following sections: reviews, original research, patient reports, short communications, letters to the editor (including comments on published papers), book reviews, meetings calendar, noticeboard for pediatric societies. JPEM publishes supplements of proceedings and abstracts of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes society meetings.

Plant Disease is the leading international journal for rapid reporting of research on new diseases, epidemics, and methods of disease control. It covers basic and applied research, which focuses on practical aspects of disease diagnosis and treatment. Monthly feature articles summarize current information on specific diseases. The popular Disease Notes section contains brief and timely reports of new diseases, new disease outbreaks, new hosts, and pertinent new observations of plant diseases and pathogens worldwide.The online version of Plant Disease includes interpretive summaries and e-Xtra articles that include supplemental data tables and additional figures and photos as well as color versions of illustrations shown in black and white in the print journals.Plant Disease ranked in the top 10 journals for impact on research and teaching efforts in the crop sciences according to Literature of Crop Science, a project published by Cornell University press. Plant Disease received the Neographics Franklin Award for Excellence in Graphic Design.

Radiography is an international, English language, peer-reviewed journal of radiographic imaging and radiation therapy.Radiography is the official professional journal of the Society and College of Radiographers and is published quarterly by Elsevier Ltd.Radiography aims to publish the highest quality clinical scientific and educational material, on all aspects of radiographic imaging (to include diagnostic radiography, computed tomography, nuclear medicine, sonography and magnetic resonance imaging) and all aspects of radiation therapy (to include patient care, dosimetry, treatment planning, verification, treatment delivery and oncology).Radiography includes original research, novel review articles, technical analyses, evaluations and case studies. In addition it provides a forum for the exchange of information and views on all matters related to the profession of radiography.Radiography promotes excellence in the profession of radiography by its commitment to the publication of original research, encouragement and dissemination of best clinical, scientific and educational practice and support for education.

Color research and application reports on the science, technology, and application of color in business, art, design, education, and industry. It is endorsed by the Inter-Society Color Council, The Colour Group (Great Britain), the Color Science Association of Japan, the Dutch Society for the Study of Color, the Swedish Colour Centre Foundation, Colour Society of Australia, Centre Français de la Coleur, Comite Espanol del Color, Grupo Argentino del Color, and the German Society of Color Science and Application.

Pediatric Radiology informs its readers of new findings and progress in all areas of pediatric imaging and in related fields. This is achieved by a blend of original papers, and reviews describing the present state of knowledge in a particular topic. Contents include advances in technology, methodology, apparatus and auxiliary equipment are presented, and modifications of standard techniques. This is the official journal of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology, the Society for Pediatric Radiology, the Asian and Oceanic Society for Pediatric Radiology, and the Latin American Society of Pediatric Radiology.

About Biological PsychiatryBiological Psychiatry is the official journal of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, whose purpose is to promote excellence in scientific research and education in fields that investigate the nature, causes, mechanisms and treatments of disorders of thought, emotion, or behavior. In accord with this mission, this peer-reviewed, rapid-publication, international journal publishes both basic and clinical contributions from all disciplines and research areas relevant to the pathophysiology and treatment of major psychiatric disorders.The journal publishes novel results of original research which represent an important new lead or significant impact on the field, particularly those addressing genetic and environmental risk factors, neural circuitry and neurochemistry, and important new therapeutic approaches. Reviews and commentaries that focus on topics of current research and interest are also encouraged.Biological Psychiatry is one of the most selective and highly cited journals in the field of psychiatric neuroscience. It is ranked 4th out of 135 Psychiatry titles and 13th out of 251 Neurosciences titles in the 2012 ISI Journal Citations Reports® published by Thomson Reuters. The 2012 Impact Factor score for Biological Psychiatry is 9.247.Biological Psychiatry's acceptance rate is approximately 15%. The average time from submission to first decision is less than 20 days, with an editorial rejection (reject without peer review) decision issued within 5 days. Accepted articles are published online ahead of print in an average of 35 business days, and articles are published in print 3-6 months after acceptance.More information about the journal and the Society of Biological Psychiatry is available through links at the top of this page. In addition to offering the finest reports in psychiatric neuroscience today, we hope to bring the journal's information to you in the most user-friendly and easily accessible manner. Therefore, your feedback is welcome at biol.psych@utsouthwestern.edu.-----No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher or by the Society of Biological Psychiatry for any injury and/or damages to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, or ideas contained in the material herein. No suggested test or procedure should be carried out unless, in the reader's judgment, its risk is justified. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, we recommend the independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages. Discussions, views, and recommendations as to medical procedures, choice of drugs, and drug dosages are the responsibility of the authors.

The International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice (IJCACJ) publishes work on criminal justice using a range of theoretical methodologies and approaches, focuses on applied research, and adopts an explicitly comparative or international approach. Work published in IJCACJ draws on insights from Economics, Sociology, Criminology, Geography, and Organization and Management Studies, applied to a Criminal Justice context.  

IJCACJ publishes work about and from countries in all parts of the world, and has so far included contributions from over 80 countries and five continents, including comparative work theory testing models developed outside of Western democracies and criminal justice systems.

• Environmental and Natural Resource Crime,
• Product Counterfeiting and Crime Prevention,
• Methodological Challenges in International and Comparative Criminology,
• Crime and Justice – The Roma People,
• Wildlife crime and Enforcement,
• Human and Sex Trafficking,
• Violence against Women,
• Country specific coverage such as Japan, Taiwan, etc.,
• Comparative Criminology in the Era of Neoliberal Globalization.

IJCACJ today is one of the best-known, most widely-read, international criminal justice journals. It is the official journal of the American Society for Criminology’s Division of International Criminology, and all members of the Division receive access to the Journal. IJCACJ is published quarterly from Michigan State University’s School of Criminal Justice.

All research articles published in this journal have been subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to double-blind peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.

The Review of World Economics is an official journal of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The journal emphasizes empirical studies in international economics, featuring papers contributed by renowned scholars from around the world. Founded in 1913 under the name of Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, it is the world's first journal focusing on international economics.Among the topics covered are trade and trade policies, international factor movements and international business, international finance, currency systems and exchange rates, monetary and fiscal policies in open economies, economic development, and technological change and growth.Officially cited as: Rev World Econ

Climate services develop and provide science-based and user-specific information relating to past, present and potential future climate. They help society cope with climate variability and change. Climate service users include economic, administrative, political and scientific bodies, within and across sectors and disciplines. Information about climate, climate change, and impacts on natural and human systems as well as mitigation and adaptation strategies is tailored to the specific user requirements.

The journal Climate Services is at the interface between climate research and application, specifically related to climate services. Climate services address all sectors affected by climate, at global, regional and local scale. They connect natural and socio-economic research with practice. Climate Services addresses both researchers in the field of climate service research, and stakeholders and practitioners interested in or already applying climate services. This is reflected in a new climate service article type, which contains a classical scientific part as well as a chapter with easily understandable practical implications for policy makers and practitioners.

The journal covers all topics related to climate services. It directly refers to how climate information can be applied in methodologies and tools for adaptation to climate change. It publishes best practice examples, case studies as well as theories, methods and data analysis with a link (or a potential link) to climate services. Please notice, the journal focuses solely on the use and usability of climate information for adaptation issues.

Topics of interest linking to climate services include:

• Climate modelling
• Climate impact modelling
• Vulnerability and risk assessment
• Development of adaptation and mitigation strategies
• Use of climate services for adaptation
• Prototypes for climate services
• Sectoral and cross-sectoral case studies
• Climate communication strategies
• Climate adaptation governance and institutions
• Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change
• Barriers to climate change adaptation
• Capacity building
• Use of climate information in decision making
• Transdisciplinary stakeholder dialogues
• Evaluation of climate services
• Climate service tools, concepts and infrastructures
• Discussion of current practices (both regarding value creation and value protection - or risks and opportunities) and corresponding recommendations

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Brain and Cognition is a forum for the integration of the neurosciences and cognitive sciences. B&C publishes peer-reviewed research articles, theoretical papers, case histories that address important theoretical issues, and historical articles into the interaction between cognitive function and brain processes. The focus is on rigorous studies of an empirical or theoretical nature and which make an original contribution to our knowledge about the involvement of the nervous system in cognition. Coverage includes, but is not limited to memory, learning, emotion, perception, movement, music or praxis in relationship to brain structure or function. Published articles will typically address issues relating some aspect of cognitive function to its neurological substrates with clear theoretical import, formulating new hypotheses or refuting previously established hypotheses. Clinical papers are welcome if they raise issues of theoretical importance or concern and shed light on the interaction between brain function and cognitive function. We welcome review articles that clearly contribute a new perspective or integration, beyond summarizing the literature in the field; authors of review articles should make explicit where the contribution lies. We also welcome proposals for special issues on aspects of the relation between cognition and the structure and function of the nervous system. Such proposals can be made directly to the Editor-in-Chief from individuals interested in being guest editors for such collections.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