Journal Guide

The Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility has as its main aim the publication of original research which bears on either the excitation and contraction of muscle, the analysis of any one of the processes involved therein, or the processes underlying contractility and motility of animal and plant cells. Coverage includes concise theoretical essays which suggest practical approaches for their testing. The journal also publishes full-length Reviews and short News and Views items, Book Reviews, and abstracts from and reports of meetings.

The Journal of Network and Systems Management offers peer-reviewed original research along with surveys and case studies in the fields of network and system management. The journal regularly disseminates significant new information on the telecommunications and computing aspects of these fields, as well as their evolution and emerging integration. This outstanding quarterly covers architecture, analysis, design, software, standards, and migration issues related to the operation, management, and control of distributed systems and communication networks for voice, data, video, and networked computing.

The investigation of basic mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of neurological and psychiatric disorders has deepened our knowledge of these disorders and their treatment. The Journal of Neural Transmission establishes an interface between basic sciences and clinical neurology and psychiatry and acts as a platform for translational research publications in neurosciences and associated clinical fields, thus bridging the gap between basic knowledge and clinical application.The journal is published monthly in three sections: 'Translational Neuroscience', 'Neurology and preclinical neurological studies' and 'Psychiatry and preclinical psychiatric studies'.

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that integrates current, cutting-edge research across a number of disciplines, including neurobiology, genetics, cognitive neuroscience and psychology. The primary focus is on the pathogenesis of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism, Fragile X Syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, Turner Syndrome, 22q Deletion Syndrome, Prader-Willi Angelman Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, Lysosomal Storage Diseases, dyslexia, specific language impairment and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

The international Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics is a mathematical journal devoted to the publication of research papers concerned with the description, solution, and applications of nonlinear problems in physics and mathematics. The main subjects are: * Nonlinear Equations of Mathematical Physics * Quantum Algebras and Integrability * Applications of Lie Group Theory and Lie Algebras * Non-Commutative Geometry * Super Geometry and Super Integrable System * Integrability and Nonintegrability, Painleve Analysis * Spectral Theory and Inverse Spectral Theory * Geometry of Soliton Equations and Applications of Twistor Theory * Deformation and Geometric Quantization * Instanton, Monopoles and Gauge Theory * Differential Geometry and Mathematical Physics.

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is an indispensable guide to good health in the workplace. In-depth, clinically oriented research articles and technical reports keep occupational and environmental medicine physicians up to date on new medical developments in the prevention, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of environmentally induced conditions and work-related injuries and illnesses. Featuring an attractive, neatly illustrated and readable format, the journal is an excellent source for new ideas, concepts, techniques, and procedures that can be readily applied in the industrial or commercial employment setting. In addition, readers can earn CME credit. For more information, visit www.joem.org.

The Journal of Optometry (JO) is the scientific, peer-reviewed publication of the Spanish General Council of Optometry. The readership of JO includes Optometrists, Ophthalmologists and Visual Scientists as well as undergraduate and post-graduate students in these fields.The JO publishes Full-Length Original Articles, Technical Reports, Critical Reviews, Case Reports, Editorials, Letters to Editor and other Authors. Manuscripts must be submitted in the English language irrespective of the native language of the authors. Within each issue, all abstracts will be translated into Spanish by the Editorial Office. Periodically, selected articles from each issue will also be translated into Spanish in order to spread the scientific knowledge and expand the readership of the journal.

The Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC) provides a forum to information technology educators, researchers, and practitioners to advance the practice and understanding of organizational and end user computing. The journal features a major emphasis on how to increase organizational and end user productivity and performance, and how to achieve organizational strategic and competitive advantage. JOEUC publishes full-length research manuscripts, insightful research and practice notes, and case studies from all areas of organizational and end user computing that are selected after a rigorous blind review by experts in the field.

JPP keeps pace with new research on how drug action may be optimized by new technologies, and attention is given to understanding and improving drug interactions in the body. At the same time, the journal maintains its established and well-respected core strengths in areas such as pharmaceutics and drug delivery, experimental and clinical pharmacology, biopharmaceutics and drug disposition, and drugs from natural sources. JPP publishes at least one special issue on a topical theme each year. Abstracting and Indexing Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology is included in the following abstracting and indexing databases:

This international journal publishes original scientific articles, short communications and reviews on all aspects of phytopathology on the population, organism, physiological, biochemical and molecular genetic level. The scope is on plant diseases induced by microbial pathogens, viruses and nematodes. Papers should address phytopathological and epidemiological aspects of plant diseases with regard to their management and control. The journal is eminently suitable for university teachers, researchers in universities, research institutes, and industry as well as for postgraduate and advanced students. The publication language is English. Fields of interest: phytopathology, plant protection.

The Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages (JPCL) aims to provide a forum for the scholarly study of pidgins, creoles, and other contact language varieties, from multi-disciplinary perspectives. The journal places special emphasis on current research devoted to empirical description, theoretical issues, and the broader implications of the study of contact languages for theories of language acquisition and change, and for linguistic theory in general. The editors also encourage contributions that explore the application of linguistic research to language planning, education, and social reform, as well as studies that examine the role of contact languages in the social life and culture, including the literature, of their communities.

This Journal is devoted to the advancement of the science and technology of aerospace propulsion and power through the dissemination of original archival papers contributing to advancements in airbreathing, electric, and advanced propulsion; solid and liquid rockets; fuels and propellants; power generation and conversion for aerospace vehicles; and the application of aerospace science and technology to terrestrial energy devices and systems. It is intended to provide readers of the Journal, with primary interests in propulsion and power, access to papers spanning the range from research through development to applications. Papers in these disciplines and the sciences of combustion, fluid mechanics, and solid mechanics as directly related to propulsion and power are solicited.

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, a journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) publishes scientific contributions in the surfactants and detergents area. This includes the basic and applied science of petrochemical and oleochemical surfactants, the development and performance of surfactants in all applications, as well as the development and manufacture of detergent ingredients and their formulation into finished products. Manuscripts involving performance, test method development, analysis, and the environmental fate of surfactants and detergent ingredients are welcome.

The Journal of Systems Science and Complexity is dedicated to publishing high quality original and innovative papers on theories, methodologies, and applications of systems science and complexity science, as well as insightful survey papers. It encourages fundamental research into complex systems and complexity and fosters cross-disciplinary approaches to elucidate the common themes that arise in natural, artificial, and social systems. Among the topics covered are system optimization and management, complex and control systems, modeling and system biology, information and computer mathematics. The journal places particular emphasis on complex systems.

The Journal of the ACM (JACM) provides coverage of the most significant work going on in computer science, broadly construed. It is a peer-reviewed journal, published six times a year by ACM.We publish original research papers of lasting value in computer science. To be accepted, a paper must be judged to be truly outstanding in its field and to be of interest to a wide audience. We are particularly interested in work at the boundaries, both the boundaries of subdisciplines of computer science and the boundaries between computer science and other fields.

The Journal of the Saudi Heart Association is an English language, peer-reviewed scholarly publication in the area of cardiovascular disease. Journal of the Saudi Heart Association publishes original papers, reviews, case studies and letters on:
• Adult cardiac surgery
• Adult congenital heart disease
• Cardiac imaging
• Cardiac nursing
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Cardiomyopathy
• Congenital heart disease
• Electrophysiological heart disease
• Extracorporeal circulation and cardiac perfusion
• Heart failure
• Hypertensive heart disease
• Ischaemic heart disease
• Pediatric cardiac surgery
• Preventive cardiology
• Rheumatic valvular disease
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association is the official publication of the Saudi Heart Association and is published by King Saud University in collaboration with Elsevier and is edited by an international group of eminent researchers.

The Journal of Thoracic Imaging provides authoritative information on all aspects of the use of imaging techniques in the diagnosis of chest disease. Original articles and analytical reviews published in this timely journal provide the very latest thinking of leading experts concerning the use of conventional chest radiography, tomography, computed tomography, digitized radiography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging, and all other promising techniques of thoracic radiology. Regular features include original, peer-reviewed research articles; 'State-of-the-Art' reviews of particularly timely topics; and exquisitely reproduced illustrations and photographs.

Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), is the primary educational and informational publication for topics relevant to detection, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of thoracic malignancies. JTO emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach, and includes original research (clinical trials and translational or basic research), reviews, and opinion pieces. The audience consists of epidemiologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, thoracic surgeons, pulmonary specialists, radiologists, pathologists, and research scientists with a special interest in thoracic oncology.Published 12 times per year.Journal Website: www.jto.org.

The Journal of Wuhan University of Technology-Mater. Sci. Ed. publishes reviews, full-length papers, and short communications presenting original research in materials science and engineering. The focus is on functional and structural materials, advanced technology for materials synthesis and processing, nanomaterials, composites, and computational material science. All published papers are subjected to peer review, and edited to conform to related international standards. The Journal won the first prize awarded by the Chinese Ministry of Education, ranking it first among all English-version technical journals published in China.

Journal of Zheijang University SCIENCE B - Biomedicine & Biotechnology is an international journal that presents the latest development and achievements in scientific research in China and abroad to the world’s scientific community. JZUS-B covers research in Biomedicine and Biotechnology and Biochemistry and life science subjects such as Plant and Animal Sciences, Environment and Resources. Research articles, reviews and science letters published in ZJUS-B are peer reviewed by an international editorial board of distinguished foreign and Chinese scientists.