Journal Guide

From 2011, Current Issues in Tourism will feature two new sections - CIT Letters and CIT Reviews. To find out more about these sections, including how to submit material, please click here. Current Issues in Tourism is a new type of tourism journal which encourages in-depth discussion and critique of key questions within the subject. It offers a readable format for extended peer-reviewed papers, commentaries, letters and reviews, all designed to spark off further reader response and debate. It contains both applied and theoretical work that addresses tourism inquiry, method and practice. Lively and rigorous, it welcomes contributions from the broad gamut of subjects which make up the stuff of tourism studies. Current Issues in Tourism is designed to be accessible to both new and experienced researchers and practitioners on a global basis. The principal aims of the journal are to: encourage the full disciplinary and interdisciplinary range of approaches which are available to the study of tourism; bring together researchers from different subject backgrounds for interdisciplinary debate; develop the theoretical base on which the study of tourism is built; provide a basis for the development of critical approaches to the study of tourism; disseminate new approaches, concepts, frameworks and models which may be developed in the study of tourism; promote new research; assist in the creation of new networks of researchers; encourage young researchers. One of the unique features of the journal is a 6-week response period following publication to allow both postal and e-mail comment on papers (CIT Interactive). Each issue contains at least two extended peer-reviewed papers of between 15,000 and 25,000 words in length. There are also Reports, Rejoinders and Commentary (on both current and past papers) of up to 3000 words, plus book review articles of up to 3000 words. Occasional special symposia issues will also be produced focusing on a special topic. Refereeing procedures Every article within the remit of the journal is peer reviewed by a minimum of two experts. Disclaimer Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 'Content') 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.

The Annual Review of Legal Psychology is a multi-discipline scientific and professional journal which accepts original, unpublished articles in Spanish and English. These articles must be related with topics which fall within the area of legal psychology, and include both the legal and the psychological perspectives. Articles must be empirical contributions about basic or applied research within legal psychology. Activities described in the articles published must follow the professional code of ethics and responsibilities. Potential authors should also be aware that although the Annual Review of Legal Psychology makes use of an anonymous revision process, the director of the journal may make a final decision to reject a manuscript, without sending it for revision, in cases where the content of the paper does not fit the field of the journal, or it has not been prepared in accordance with the rules given to potential contributors. All opinions and comments expressed by the authors of articles are their own responsibility, and do not necessarily reflect those of the journal or its publishers.

The Australian Journal of Water Resources (AJWR) aims to support innovative water resources planning and management and the advancement of related professional practice in Australia and its surrounding region by publishing fully refereed technical papers and a range of articles of interest to the profession.All papers to be published in the journal must be of relevance to water resources planning/management and related professional practice.

While it is difficult to clearly define a boundary around the topics covered by the intended scope of AJWR, the Editorial Panel will generally reject a paper if:

• the topic of water resources plays only a very marginal role in the paper
• the paper deals with such a highly specialised area of application and is of such a highly theoretical nature that it would be of interest to only a very small number of readers
• the paper deals with a topic which is more appropriately covered by another Australian journal.

Relevance to target region

The primary target area of AJWR is Australia and its surrounding region, and papers to be published in AJWR should be of direct relevance to this target region. A paper that clearly focuses on issues and applications in countries outside this region will only be accepted for publication if it:

• deals with the issues in a generic fashion and contains significant innovative aspects, thus making the material of the paper relevant to the target region
• draws clear links to important issues or applications in the target region.

Innovative element

All papers must have an innovative element, either in terms of new scientific knowledge, new methods/models/data sources or novel ways of applying established methods. The presence and significance of an innovative element may be difficult to assess in the initial review - unless the lack of an innovative element can be clearly established, the paper will go on to detailed review.

Category of Publication

The AJWR Editorial Policy distinguishes between the following categories of publications:

Fully refereed papers (preferred)

• Formal Professional and Scientific Papers – reporting on research, development of new methods or innovative applications of existing methods
• Review Papers – on topics of significant current interest
• Technical Notes – providing practical guidance on application

Other articles and communications (occasional)

• Conference Papers – reprinted keynote papers or orations from Engineers Australia sponsored conferences
• Position Papers – prepared by the National Committee on Water Engineering
• Discussion Papers – exposing issues for feedback by the profession
• Practice Notes – updates to current guidelines (after completed peer review)
• Discussions of published papers
• Occasional Communications – notices of general interest to the profession.

Social Robotics is the study of robots that are able to interact and communicate among themselves, with humans, and with the environment, within the social and cultural structure attached to its role. The journal covers a broad spectrum of topics related to the latest technologies, new research results and developments in the area of social robotics on all levels, from developments in core enabling technologies to system integration, aesthetic design, applications and social implications. It provides a platform for like-minded researchers to present their findings and latest developments in social robotics, covering relevant advances in engineering, computing, arts and social sciences.The journal publishes original, peer reviewed articles and contributions on innovative ideas and concepts, new discoveries and improvements, as well as novel applications, by leading researchers and developers regarding the latest fundamental advances in the core technologies that form the backbone of social robotics, distinguished developmental projects in the area, as well as seminal works in aesthetic design, ethics and philosophy, studies on social impact and influence, pertaining to social robotics.The journal aims to provide an overview of the current state of the social robotics scene, how the field and related technologies are set to evolve in the future, and their impact on society at large. It also provides researchers in diverse fields - from engineering, to the social sciences - and developers in the area a consolidated volume which details the latest developments and act as an international forum for all issues within the editorial focus. Topics of interest for the scientific papers and letters include but are not limited to:·         Affective and cognitive sciences for socially interactive robots·         Human-robot interaction and robot-robot interaction·         Compliance, safety and, compatibility in the design of social robots ''living'' with humans·         Learning, adaptation and evolution of intelligence·         Roboethics in human society·         Social acceptance and impact of robots in the society·         Design philosophies and socially appealing design methodologies·         Socially assistive robotics·         Biomechatronics, neuro-robotics, and biomedical robotics·         Context awareness, expectation and intention understanding·         Human factors and ergonomics in human-robot interactions·         Interaction and collaboration between robots, humans and environments·         Intelligent control and artificial intelligence for social robotics·         Interactive robotic arts·         Knowledge representation, information acquisition, and decision making·         Models of human and animal social behavior as applied to robots·         Multimodal sensor fusion and communication·         Edutainment robotics·         Robotics applications in healthcare and aged care·         Perception and modeling of humans and their behavior·         Socially-aware robot navigation, task and motion planning

Theatre, Dance and Performance Training (TDPT) is a twice-yearly, peer-reviewed journal which acts as a research forum for practitioners, academics, creative artists and pedagogues interested in training in all its complexity and across cultures. The journal is dedicated to revealing the vital and diverse processes of training and their relationship to performance making, including those from the past, from the present, and into the future. This diversity is reflected in the journal's international scope and interdisciplinary form and focus. TDPT acts as an outlet for documenting and analysing primary materials relating to regimes of performer training as well as encouraging discursive contributions in a range of critical and creative formats. It provides a valuable meeting-point for practitioner-researchers wanting to know more about training before, beneath, beyond and within performance.Some key areas of interest for all three sections of the journal include:Training purposes: why train, who trains and what is trained?Training histories: the currency of historic training approaches in the C21stTraining futures: emerging trends and methodologiesInterdisciplinary training/Training interdisciplinarity Derivations, lineages and (false) traditionsDocumentation and training Training places: laboratories, conservatoires, universities, schools, ensemblesTraining the untrainable: intuition, creativity, presence, talentIntercultural trainingThe languages of training and the problems of translationEmbodied knowledge and its disseminationThe politics and ethics of trainingTraining for and with new mediaTraining pedagogies and pedagoguesLifelong or continuing training The editors are currently inviting submissions for three distinct areas of the journal:Articles For the largest section of the journal, submissions are sought in the form of articles, critiques and extended analyses. SourcesMaterials relating to regimes of performer training 8211; workshop transcripts, interviews, new translations or publications of key training documents, practitioner logbooks, academy or laboratory curricula, training methodologies or manifestoes, framed by the author and contextualized for the reader.Training GroundsContributions in a range of shorter, more immediate forms capturing a sudden realization or discovery in training; considered reflections of performance work encountered, reviews of training texts or workshops experienced. For further details on these sections see 'Instructions for Authors'. Disclaimer:Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") 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.

Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics encompasses the following: Linguistics and phonetics of disorders of speech and language Contribution of data from communication disorders to theories of speech production and perception Research on communication disorders in multilingual populations, and in under-researched populations, and languages other than English Pragmatic aspects of speech and language disorders Clinical dialectology and sociolinguistics Childhood, adolescent and adult disorders of communication Linguistics and phonetics of hearing impairment, sign language and lip-reading Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/page/clp/Description.

Recent advances in molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry and biophysics have led to a spectacular increase in the understanding of biological membranes at the molecular level. Molecular Membrane Biology provides a forum for membrane researchers from diverse disciplines who have a primary interest in the study of biomembranes at the molecular level. Molecular Membrane Biology publishes high quality original papers and reviews that serve to advance knowledge and research in all molecular aspects of membrane structure and function including:Receptors and signallingTransporters, pores and channelsSynthesis and structure of membrane proteinsTranslocation and targetingLipid organisation and asymmetryModel membranesMembrane fusion, endocytosis, exocytosis and recyclingCytoskeletal and extracellular interactionsCell adhesion and intercellular interactionsMolecular dynamics and molecular modelling of membranes Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/page/mbc/Description.

Nature Genetics publishes the very highest quality research in genetics. It encompasses genetic and functional genomic studies on human traits and on other model organisms, including mouse, fly, nematode and yeast. Current emphasis is on the genetic basis for common and complex diseases and on the functional mechanism, architecture and evolution of gene networks, studied by experimental perturbation.Integrative genetic topics comprise, but are not limited to:* Genes in the pathology of human disease* Molecular analysis of simple and complex genetic traits* Cancer genetics* Epigenetics* Gene therapy* Developmental genetics* Regulation of gene expression* Strategies and technologies for extracting function from genomic data* Pharmacological genomics* Genome evolution.

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America updates you on the latest surgical techniques for patients with spine, brain, and central nervous system conditions; keeps you up to date on the newest advances; and provides a sound basis for choosing treatment options. Published in January, April, July, and October, each issue focuses on a single topic in neurosurgery and is presented under the direction of an editor who is in the forefront of clinical practice and research. Topics include brain tumors/neuro-oncology, cerebrovascular, movement disorders, neuroimaging, neuroradiology, pain, pediatric neurosurgery, peripheral nerve, pituitary, spine, stroke-related conditions, trauma and critical care, surgical techniques, and the skull base.

Aimed primarily at mathematicians and physicists interested in research on nonlinear phenomena, the journal’s coverage ranges from proofs of important theorems to papers presenting ideas, conjectures and numerical or physical experiments of significant physical and mathematical interest.

For over 50 years, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology (DMCN) has defined the field of paediatric neurology and neurodisability and is one of the world's leading journals in the whole field of paediatrics. DMCN disseminates a range of information worldwide to improve the lives of disabled children and their families. DMCN aims to enhance the care of children by worldwide dissemination of clinical research into the wide range of neurological conditions and disabilities that affect children. The breadth of DMCN includes:

Mission Statement: Ecological Applications is concerned broadly with the applications of ecological science to environmental problems. It publishes papers that develop scientific principles to support environmental decision-making, as well as papers that discuss the application of ecological concepts to environmental issues, policy, and management. Papers may report on experimental tests, actual applications, scientific decision support techniques, economic analyses, social implications of environmental issues, or other relevant topics. Statistical or experimental methods papers that support research and applications are welcome. Papers submitted to Ecological Applications should be accessible to both scholars and practitioners.

Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities focuses on the education and welfare of persons with autism, intellectual disability, and other developmental disabilities. ETADD invites research manuscripts, conceptual/position, and critical review of the literature. Major emphasis is on identification and assessment, educational programming, characteristics, training of instructional personnel, habilitation, prevention, community understanding and provisions, and legislation. Three reviewers evaluate each manuscript anonymously. Criteria for acceptance include the following: relevance, quality, reader interest, applicability, contribution to the field, and economy and smoothness of expression. The review process requires two to four months. Viewpoints expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily conform to positions of the Editors or the Division.

Advanced Materials has been bringing you the latest progress in materials science every week for over 30 years. Read carefully selected, top-quality Reviews, Progress Reports, Communications, and Research News at the cutting edge of the chemistry and physics of functional materials. Advanced Materials topped its previous spectacular performance with a new Impact Factor of 21.95, an increase of 10% on the 2016 value. One key to the success of Advanced Materials is its pronounced interdisciplinarity.

Advanced Therapeutics provides a unique multidisciplinary forum for the best research in the next generation of therapeutics, such as targeted drug delivery, cellular and genetic therapies, personalized medicines and theranostics, as well as pharmacology, toxicology and drug discovery.

• Nanomedicine, including basic, translational and clinical research
• Medicinal chemistry, including discovery and design of (macro)molecular therapeutics
• Personalized and precision medicine, including pharmacogenetics and genomics
• Immunotherapy, including non-specific immunotherapy (interferons and interleukins), monoclonal antibodies, t-cell therapy, oncolytic virus therapy and cancer vaccines
• Therapeutic targeting, including identification and study of key biological macromolecules that influence disease processes, or change in response to pathological conditions
• Cellular mechanisms, including transduction, cellular communication and molecular diagnostics
• Combination therapy, co-administration of multiple drugs through a single system

The American Review of Public Administration (ARPA), peer-reviewed and published bi-monthly, is one of the elite scholarly journals in public administration and public affairs. ARPA focuses on public administration broadly defined, publishing scholarship on all aspects of the field, including such areas as organization and management studies, program and performance evaluation, and budgeting and financial management, network governance, public involvement and public service motivation. Although rooted in U.S. public administration, ARPA also carries research from international and comparative settings.

Analytical Letters is an international medium for the rapid publication of original research papers, accelerated articles, or mini-reviews on important developments in all areas of analytical chemistry, including electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, separations, and spectroscopy. Papers are welcomed that consider fundamental developments, new or improved instrumentation and sensors, and applications of analytical chemistry in all areas that include biological and clinical science, engineering and instrumentation science, environmental chemistry and analysis, geochemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, and physics.

The IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine (CIM) publishes peer-reviewed articles that present emerging novel discoveries, important insights, or tutorial surveys in all areas of computational intelligence design and applications, in keeping with the Field of Interest of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (IEEE/CIS). Additionally, CIM serves as a media of communications between the governing body and its membership of IEEE/CIS. Authors are encouraged to submit papers on applications oriented developments, successful industrial implementations, design tools, technology reviews, computational intelligence education, and applied research.

IEEE CG&A bridges the theory and practice of computer graphics. From specific algorithms to full system implementations, CG&A offers a unique combination of peer-reviewed feature articles and informal departments, including product announcements. Special applications sidebars relate research stories to commercial development. A cover story focuses on creative applications of the technology by an artist or designer. Published six times a year, CG&A is indispensable reading for people working at the leading edge of computer graphics technology and its applications in everything from business to the arts.

In the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, the IEEE Control Systems Society publishes high-quality papers on the theory, design, and applications of control engineering.  Two types of contributions are regularly considered:
1) Papers:  Presentation of significant research, development, or application of control concepts.
2) Technical Notes and Correspondence:  Brief technical notes, comments on published areas or established control topics, corrections to papers and notes published in the Transactions.
In addition, special papers (tutorials, surveys, and perspectives on the theory and applications of control systems topics) are solicited.