Journal Guide

Police Practice & Research - Best Paper Award Police Practice and Research is a peer-reviewed journal that presents current and innovative police research as well as operational and administrative practices from around the world. Articles and reports are sought from practitioners, researchers and others interested in developments in policing, analysis of public order, and the state of safety as it affects the quality of life everywhere. Police Practice and Research seeks to bridge the gap in knowledge that exists regarding who the police are, what they do, and how they maintain order, administer laws, and serve their communities. Attention will also be focused on specific organizational information about the police in different countries or regions. There will be periodic special issues devoted to a particular country or continent. A specific goal of the editors is to improve cooperation between those who are active in the field and those who are involved in academic research, as such a relationship is essential for innovative police work. To this end, the editors encourage the submission of articles co-authored by police practitioners and researchers that will highlight a particular subject from both points of view.Peer Review Policy:All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees. 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: ALTEX, edited by the Swiss Society ALTEX Edition is the official journal of CAAT (Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA), EUSAAT (European Society for Alternatives to Animal testing) and T4 (transatlantic think tank of toxicology, Baltimore, Konstanz, Utrecht). ALTEX, issued by the Swiss society ALTEX Edition, is the official journal of ASCCT, the American Society for Cellular and Computational Toxicology, CAAT, the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing at the Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, USA, CAAT-Europe the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing Europe at the University of Konstanz, Germany, EUSAAT, the European Society for Alternatives to Animal Testing, t4, the transatlantic think tank of toxicology (Baltimore, Utrecht, Konstanz) and the Doerenkamp chairs in Germany, India, The Netherlands, Switzerland and USA. ALTEX publishes original articles, short communications, reviews, as well as news and comments, meeting reports and book reviews. ALTEX is devoted to the publication of research on the development and promotion of alternatives to animal experiments according to the 3R concept of Russell and Burch: Replace, Reduce, and Refine. Animal experiments are defined as all experimental procedures involving the use of animals in testing, research and education or to obtain tissues, organs, and other animal-derived products which may cause pain or distress to animals. ALTEX further publishes manuscripts on the bioethics of the complex relationship between humans and animals. Articles published in ALTEX must express a basic concern for the dignity of living creatures and the recognition of animals as our partners. All articles are judged according to stringent scientific standards. Manuscripts submitted to , ALTEX are evaluated by two reviewers. The evaluation takes into account the scientific merit of a manuscript and its contribution to animal welfare and the 3R principle. Please visit www.altex-edition.org for further information. Copyright: Society ALTEX Edition, Kuesnacht, Zurich

Journal of Perinatology provides all members of the perinatal/neonatal health care team with information pertinent to improving maternal, fetal and neonatal care. The scope of the journal reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the subject; its coverage includes maternal and fetal medicine, the neonatal period, and the follow-up of the infant and child. Journal of Perinatology publishes original articles, clinical reviews and research reports which embrace the full scope of the specialty - clinical, professional, political, administrative and educational aspects.

Founded in 1985 and currently in its twenty-second year of publication the SAJHR is the leading South African public law journal, publishing scholarship of the highest standard from Southern Africa and from around the world. The Journal publishes articles, notes and comments and book reviews on topics of relevance to Southern Africa and dealing with human rights, legal philosophy, constitutional and administrative law, freedom of information, law and development and public international law. Submissions taking an interdisciplinary and/or empirical approach to these subjects are particularly encouraged.

The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing: Continuing Competence for the Future is a monthly journal providing original, peer-reviewed articles on continuing nursing education. Directed toward all participants in continuing nursing education and staff development, the Journal provides features including teaching tips, administrative angles, and clinical updates as well as offers contact hours in each issue. The Journal also publishes the Annual Survey of State Boards of Nursing and Selected National Professional Certifying Boards/Associations, which provides our readers with the most current collected information about certification and licensure requirements for continuing education.

Everything you need to know for medical librarianship in this extremely relevant journal!This highly acclaimed, peer-reviewed journal is an essential working tool for medical and health sciences librarians. For those professionals who provide reference and public services to health sciences personnel in clinical, educational, or research settings, Medical Reference Services Quarterly covers topics of current interest and practical value in the areas of reference in medicine and related specialties, the biomedical sciences, nursing, and allied health. This exciting and comprehensive resource regularly publishes brief practice-oriented articles relating to medical reference services, with an emphasis on user education, database searching, and electronic information. Two columns feature the Internet and informatics education. The journal extensively examines the areas of information management education, microcomputer applications to libraries, and end-user searching. Research articles in which practical application is analyzed and clearly presented are also included. Medical Reference Services Quarterly has explored such topics as use of the Internet for providing medical information utilization of biomedical databases administration and management of medical reference services continuing education of medical reference librarians and online search analysts clinical medical librarians marketing medical reference services staffing for the medical reference department the informationist and medical reference librarians user education in health sciences libraries legal aspects of medical reference virtual (chat) reference document delivery in health sciences libraries patient education ready reference in health sciences libraries collection management of medical reference electronic and print resources PDAs and the medical library evidence-based medical librarianship use of blogs and RSS feeds by health sciences libraries Peer Review PolicyAll manuscripts submitted to Medical Reference Services Quarterly are peer reviewed using a rigorous, double-blind process; reviewers are assigned based on subject expertise. The Editor accepts or rejects manuscripts based on the recommendation of two peer reviewers.Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

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Launched as an independent journal in 2005 Biology Letters is a primarily online, peer-reviewed journal that publishes short, high-quality articles from across the biological sciences. The scope of Biology Letters is vast - publishing high-quality research in any area of the biological sciences. However, we have particular strengths in the biology, evolution and ecology of whole organisms. We also publish in other areas of biology, such as molecular ecology and evolution, environmental science, and taxonomy and systematics.Articles submitted to Biology Letters benefit from its broad scope and readership, dedicated media promotion and we aim for a turnaround time of within 4 weeks to first decision.The journal is particularly suited to research that requires high visibility due to its novel findings.

Human Studies is a quarterly journal dedicated primarily to advancing the dialogue between philosophy and the human sciences. Coverage addresses the logic of inquiry, methodology, epistemology and foundational issues in the human sciences exemplified by original empirical, theoretical and philosophical investigations. Phenomenological perspectives, broadly defined, are a primary focus. The journal benefits scholars in a variety of fields who seek a forum addressing these issues, in order to bridge the gap between philosophy and the human sciences. The wide-ranging coverage includes contributions from sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, geography, linguistics, semiotics, communication studies, ethnomethodology, political science, and philosophy. Human Studies is the official journal of the Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences.

Methodology is the successor of the two journals Metodologia de las Ciencias del Comportamiento and Methods of Psychological Research-Online (MPR-Online). All issues are still available at http://www.aemcco.org/ and www.dgps.de/fachgruppen/methoden/mpr-online/. Methodology is the official organ of the European Association of Methodology (EAM; www.eam-online.org), a union of methodologists working in different areas of the social and behavioral sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, economics, educational and political sciences). The journal provides a platform for interdisciplinary exchange of methodological research and applications in the different fields, including new methodological approaches, review articles, software information, and instructional papers that can be used in teaching. Three main disciplines are covered: data analysis, research methodology, and psychometrics. The articles published in the journal are not only accessible to methodologists but also to more applied researchers in the various disciplines.

The official journal of the Saudi Society for Geosciences, the Arabian Journal of Geosciences examines the entire range of earth science topics, focused on, but not limited to those that have regional significance to the Middle East and northern Africa. The journal features peer-reviewed original and review articles on such topics as: geology, hydrogeology, earth system science, petroleum sciences, geophysics, seismology and crustal structures, tectonics, sedimentology, palaeontology, metamorphic and igneous petrology, natural hazards, environmental sciences and sustainable development, geoarchaeology, geomorphology, paleo-environment studies, oceanography, atmospheric sciences, GIS and remote sensing, geodesy, mineralogy, volcanology, geochemistry and metallogenesis.

* Biological Abstracts® (Thomson ISI) * BIOSIS Previews® (Thomson ISI) * Biotechnology & Bioengineering Abstracts (CSA/CIG) * Biowizard (Biowizard) * CAB Abstracts® (CABI) * Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA/CIG) * Chemical Abstracts Service/SciFinder (ACS) * CSA Biological Sciences Database (CSA/CIG) * CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database (CSA/CIG) * Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (Elsevier) * Current Contents®/Life Sciences (Thomson ISI) * EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (Elsevier) * Google Scholar * Index Copernicus (IC) * Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) * Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition (Thomson ISI) * PASCAL Database (INIST/CNRS) * Reference Update (Thomson ISI) * Science Citation Index Expanded® (Thomson ISI) * Science Citation Index® (Thomson ISI) * SCOPUS (Elsevier).

The Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal (PRHSJ) is the scientific journal of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus. It was founded in 1982 as a vehicle for the publication of reports on scientific research conducted in-campus, Puerto Rico and abroad. All published work is original and peer-reviewed. The PRHSJ is included in Index Medicus, MEDLINE, SCOPUS, Index Pharmacus, Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch®) and Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition. All papers are published both online and in hard copy. From its beginning, the PRHSJ is being published regularly four times a year. The scope of the journal includes a range of medical, dental, public health, pharmaceutical and biosocial sciences research. The journal publishes full-length articles, brief reports, special articles, reviews, editorials, case reports, clinical images, and letters arising from published material. Manuscript submission and other information regarding the journal are available online at http://prhsj.rcm.upr.edu.

The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences will cover all aspects of remote sensing and its applications and will publish scientific papers in different subject areas such as:1. Remote Sensing and GIS Technology2. Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in:• Geology:Geomorphology — Structure — Hydrogeology — Mineralogy• Engineering Geology• Space Archaeology• Agriculture: Soil Science — Orchards — Desertification• Urban Planning• Image and Signal Processing• Environment• Coastal Research3. Space Sciences including (but not limited to):• Guidance, navigation and control• Space environment, structure & thermal control• Space software & on-board computers• Space communication & ground stations• Electric power & electronics• Space optics• Space mission & strategic missile studies.Articles should be concise, innovative and of interest to a broad spectrum of readers.

"Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment" publishes original papers, research notes, review articles, summaries of books and theses as well as reviews of workshops and conferences in the fields of crop and animal productions and sciences, forest sciences, soil and earth sciences, rural engineering, environment, bioindustries, food technologies, economy and sociology.

Mathematical Sciences is a peer-reviewed open access journal published under the brand SpringerOpen. Mathematical Sciences is an international journal publishing original research articles that demonstrate the interaction between various disciplines of theoretical and applied mathematics. Subject areas include numerical analysis, numerical statistics, optimization, operational research, signal analysis, wavelets, image processing, fuzzy sets, spline, stochastic analysis, integral equation, differential equation, partial differential equation and combinations of the above.

The International Journal of Earth Sciences publishes process-oriented original and review papers on the history of the earth Topic sections: -Dynamics of the Lithosphere -Tectonics and Volcanology -Sedimentology -Evolution of Life -Marine and Continental Ecosystems -Global dynamics of physicochemical cycles - Mineral deposits and Hydrocarbons - Surface processes

Aim and Scope: Statistics and Its Interface is an international statistical journal promoting the interface between statistics and other disciplines including, but not limited to, biomedical sciences, geosciences, computer sciences, engineering, and social and behavioral sciences. The journal publishes high-quality articles in broad areas of statistical science, emphasizing substantive problems, sound statistical models and methods, clear and efficient computational algorithms, and insightful discussions of the motivating problems.

Publication of unpublished works of History and Social Sciences in a historical perspective.