Journal Guide

In 1993 the Journal of Occupational Science: Australia was launched by Dr. Ann Wilcock and her colleagues at the University of South Australia and the Auckland Institute of Technology. The stated aim of the journal was to 8220;give voice to the unique experiences, concerns and perspectives of the study of humans as occupational beings8221;. It was 8220;designed to provide opportunities to publish articles of interest to many disciplines such as: anthropologists, ethnologists, ethologists, human geographers, philosophers, psychologists, occupational therapists, sociologists and social biologists8221;.The Journal of Occupational Science will accept discussion papers, qualitative and quantitative research articles of international standard on widely different topics that have a humanistic perspective and contribute to the study of occupation. In this context, occupation refers to all purposeful activities of humans. The following topics are a guide to authors seeking to publish in the journal: Evolutionary perspectives on occupation, such as how human occupation took on personal and cultural meaning, the biological necessity for occupation, or the relationship between occupation, health and species survivalDevelopmental perspectives on occupation such as how engaging in occupation develops human capacities, how infants learn strategies for interacting with the physical and social environment through occupation, or how occupation supports health in older ageThe subjective experience of occupation, including occupation as an expression and experience of spirituality and how attitudes and beliefs influence performanceHow occupation is structured and organised with social groups and cultures, including how this is negotiated within family, peer, work and other groupsThe relationship between occupation and the environment in which it is performed, such as how factors in the physical or human environment influence people's choices about what to do, and how and where to do itThe influence of sociopolitical and historical context on occupationPatterns of occupation across populations, and how and why these change/have changed over timeThe personal and social meanings of occupation, including identity meaningsThe function of occupation in terms of its intended and actual outcomesThe process of engaging in occupation including how intentions for performance are formed and modified, how performance is monitored and modified while the performance is in progressThe relationship between occupation and learning, including factors that help or hinder learning through occupationThe skillfulness of occupational performance, including how skillfulness is perceived and monitored by self and othersThe relationship between occupation and culture, such as occupation as a vehicle to convey cultural meanings or a venue to develop, challenge, modify and/or maintain cultural understandingsPhilosophical perspectives such as occupation as an expression of post-modernism or of cultural ideals such as freedomDiscussion of the field of occupational science, such as its status, development or directions.

The International Journal of Thermal Sciences is a journal devoted to the publication of fundamental studies on the physics of transfer processes in general, with an emphasis on thermal aspects and also applied research on various processes, energy systems and the environment. Articles are published in English and French, and are subject to peer review.The fundamental subjects considered within the scope of the journal are:• Heat and relevant mass transfer at all scales (nano, micro and macro) and in all types of material (heterogeneous, composites, biological,...) and fluid flow• Forced, natural or mixed convection in reactive or non-reactive media• Single or multi–phase fluid flow with or without phase change• Near–and far–field radiative heat transfer• Combined modes of heat transfer in complex systems (for example, plasmas, biological, geological,...)• Multiscale modellingThe applied research topics include:• Heat exchangers, heat pipes, cooling processes• Transport phenomena taking place in industrial processes (chemical, food and agricultural, metallurgical, space and aeronautical, automobile industries)• Nano–and micro–technology for energy, space, biosystems and devices• Heat transport analysis in advanced systems• Impact of energy–related processes on environment, and emerging energy systemsThe study of thermophysical properties of materials and fluids, thermal measurement techniques, inverse methods, and the developments of experimental methods are within the scope of the International Journal of Thermal Sciences which also covers the modelling, and numerical methods applied to thermal transfer.

Ecology and Evolution is the peer reviewed journal for rapid dissemination of research in all areas of ecology, evolution and conservation science. The journal gives priority to quality research reports, theoretical or empirical, that develop our understanding of organisms and their diversity, interactions between them, and the natural environment. Ecology and Evolution gives prompt and equal consideration to papers reporting theoretical, experimental, applied and descriptive work in terrestrial and aquatic environments. The journal will consider submissions across taxa in areas including but not limited to micro and macro ecological and evolutionary processes, characteristics of and interactions between individuals, populations, communities and the environment, physiological responses to environmental change, population genetics and phylogenetics, relatedness and kin selection, life histories, systematics and taxonomy, conservation genetics, extinction, speciation, adaption, behaviour, biodiversity, species abundance, macroecology, population and ecosystem dynamics, and conservation policy. Ecology and Evolution features original research articles, reviews, editorials, and hypotheses. Original research papers must report well-conducted research with conclusions supported by the data presented in the paper. Ecology and Evolution publishes papers submitted directly to the journal and those referred from a select group of prestigious journals published by Wiley-Blackwell. List available here. Ecology and Evolution is a Wiley Open Access journal, one of a new series of peer reviewed titles publishing quality research with speed and efficiency. For further information visit the Wiley Open Access website.

A peer-reviewed journal, Cultural Geographies publishes scholarly research and informed commentaries on the cultural appropriation and politics of nature, environment, place, and space. It welcomes contributions from the growing numbers of scholars and practitioners across the arts, humanities and social and environmental sciences who are interested in these cultural geographies.

This journal is devoted to publishing creative and scholarly economic analyses of a range of issues related to natural resource use in the global marine environment. The journal welcomes conceptual and empirical investigations aimed at addressing real world policy problems, including studies of fisheries, aquaculture, seafood marketing and trade, marine mammals, recreation, pollution, oil and gas, coastal land use, estuaries and watersheds.

Today's businesses have become extremely complex. For a variety of reasons such as globalisation, the pressures of competitive forces have enhanced product changes, supercharged by shortening product and technology development lifecycles. Managing value chains in such a highly dynamic economic environment has become critical for survival and growth of organisations. IJVCM has been established to reflect and explore the issues and developments of value chain technology and management.

Annales Zoologici Fennici publishes original research reports, in-depth reviews, short communications and commentaries on different subjects from the realm of animal science. Although we also publish papers on specific topics (see the list below), our aim is to promote papers which, by using an integrative and cross-discipline approach, provide a picture of the past and present environment, and interactions amongst its components.

The Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, publishing July 2010, aims to provide a perspective on the broad field of chemical (and related) engineering. It will address advances in applied chemistry and biology, with a focus on concepts, old and new materials, and/or processes. The journal will draw from disciplines as diverse as biology, physics, and engineering, with development of chemical products and processes as the unifying theme.

Applied Solar Energy covers main lines of investigations and developments on solar energy conversion and use: photovoltaics, thermophotovoltaics, water heaters, passive solar heating systems, drying of agricultural production, water desalination, solar radiation condensers, operation of Big Solar Oven, combined use of solar energy and traditional energy sources, new semiconductors for solar cells and thermophotovoltaic system photo-cells, engines for autonomous solar stations.

ASCE OPEN is a gold open access, multidisciplinary civil engineering journal that presents an all-encompassing civil engineering perspective on the built and natural environment. ASCE OPEN accepts submissions from across all disciplines of civil engineering and is particularly interested in original interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, or convergence research. Authors are encouraged to submit research that advances practical solutions to global grand challenges, including resilient and sustainable infrastructure, alternative energy sources, clean water and water security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, interdependence between infrastructure sectors, cutting-edge technology applications, and cybersecurity.

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians is a leading English-language journal on the built environment.Published quarterly.Each issue of JSAH offers three to four scholarly articles on American and international topics, reviews of recently-published books, reviews of architecture exhibitions, and a variety of editorials designed to place the discipline of architectural history within a larger intellectual context.Society of Architectural HistoriansSAH is a not-for-profit membership organization and learned society that promotes the study and preservation of the built environment worldwide.

This Journal is devoted to the advancement of the science and technology of thermophysics and heat transfer through the dissemination of original research papers disclosing new technical knowledge and exploratory developments and applications based on new knowledge. The Journal publishes qualified papers that deal with the properties and mechanisms involved in thermal energy transfer and storage in gases, liquids, and solids or combinations thereof. These studies include conductive, convective, and radiative modes alone or in combination and the effects of the environment.

Lakes & Reservoirs: Research and Management is the official publication of the International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC). The Journal aims to promote environmentally sound management of natural and artificial lakes, consistent with sustainable development policies. The Journal publishes international research on the management and conservation of lakes and reservoirs to facilitate the international exchange of results.

In every facet of product innovation, Journal of Product Innovation Management advances management practice by offering both theoretical structures and practical techniques. The Journal is at the cutting edge of academic theory and effective management practice for both the internal and external environment of the organization and offers managers, academics and students innovative, informative and thought-provoking reading.

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology has since 1928 presented current research in environmental, adaptational, and comparative animal physiology and biochemistry. PBZ publishes the results of original investigations in animal physiology and biochemistry at all levels of organization, from the molecular to the organismic, focusing on adaptations to the environment. PBZ covers a wide range of subdisciplines, with a specific emphasis on studies that investigate the ecological and/or evolutionary aspects of physiological and biochemical mechanisms.

The Emergency Medicine Journal is a leading international journal reporting developments and advances in emergency medicine and acute care. It has relevance to all specialties involved in the management of emergencies in the hospital and prehospital environment. Each issue contains editorials, reviews, original research, evidence based reviews, case reports, letters and more.

The International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IJIEOM) is an academic, peer-reviewed journal focused on the diffusion of articles in the field of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. IJIEOM is published on behalf of IEOM Society International.

Nursing Ethics takes a practical approach to this complex subject and relates each topic to the working environment. The articles on ethical and legal issues are written in a comprehensible style and official documents are analysed in a user-friendly way. The international Editorial Board ensures the selection of a wide range of high quality articles of global significance.

The Russian Journal of Marine Biology covers a wide range of research and applied aspects of marine biology as a synthetic science in the study of marine biota and environment. Coverage includes fundamental research on biological processes at molecular, cellular, organism and population levels in marine organisms. The journal also publishes papers dedicated to events in Russian and international marine biological science and the history of biology. It will benefit scientists and specialists at research institutes, universities, and other educational establishments and for laboratory researchers working in fisheries and aquaculture.

This journal is a wide interdisciplinary publication which seeks to further debate and discuss the important concept of sustainable development. The scope of the journal therefore allows for contributions which have a local, national or global focus from a philosophical to a practical perspective. All contributions are refereed with the aim of providing the readership with high quality, original material.