Journal Guide

This journal is the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain and publishes original research on the nature, mechanisms and treatment of pain. The journal provides a forum for the dissemination of research in the basic and clinical sciences of multidisciplinary interest.Editor-in-Chief: Allan I. Basbaum Learn moreElectronic usageAn increasing number of readers access the journal online via ScienceDirect, one of the world's most advanced web delivery systems for scientific, technical and medical information.Average monthly article downloads for this journal: 80,097* Figure is an average based on full text articles downloaded monthly via ScienceDirect between July 2008 and June 2009.

Pediatric Infectious Disease is an international, peer-reviewed research publication covering all aspects of infections in the pediatric age group. The journal aims to educate the readers on the entire spectrum of pediatric infectious diseases and provides a useful guide to the practitioners in dealing with infectious diseases in children in their day to day clinical practice. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Immunization Update, Notes from lab, Case files, Reading the Shadows, Short Communication and Case Reports etc. The journal also publishes research and latest updates in immunization practices and laboratory methods. The articles like The Big Picture, Review articles and Case Reports make the journal a powerful educative tool. Reading the Shadows is a radiology quiz which encourages the reader to read the radio images correctly and think of possible differential diagnosis when encountered with such images in daily practice. Letters to editor and short communication provide a platform for discussion and expression of the views and personal experiences of readers.

More than 40 years in publication through 2007, the monthly Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal is devoted to scientific and technical research on the creation of new drugs and the improvement of manufacturing technology of drugs and intermediates. International contributors cover the entire spectrum of new drug research, including methods of synthesis; results of pharmacological, toxicological, and biochemical studies; investigation of structure - activity relationships in prediction of new compounds; methods and technical facilities used; and problems associated with the development of ecologically safe and economically feasible methods of industrial production. In addition, analytical reviews of international literature in the field report on recent developments around the world. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal is a translation of the peer-reviewed Russian journal Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal.

The journal features analysis of individual, business, and government decisions and actions that affect consumers' interests in the marketplace. Contributions from the social and behavioral sciences, consumer sciences, education, communication, social work, business, law, public administration and public policy are welcomed. Research articles, practical applications, and policy commentary all have a place in the journal while remaining clearly distinguished from one another. Research on issues of topical relevance to consumer markets may be of empirical or conceptual design. Insights of extraordinary significance from practice are published in the Applications section of the journal. The Commentary section is devoted to articles that present evidence-based perspectives on issues of importance to consumers.

International Journal of Pharmacology is a peer-reviewed well indexed scientific journal dedicated to publish the significant research findings in all areas of pharmacology and related disciplines. Scope of the journal covers: behavioral pharmacology, neuro-pharmacology and analgesia, cardiovascular pharmacology, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and urogenital pharmacology, endocrine pharmacology, immune-pharmacology and inflammation and molecular and cellular pharmacology. International Journal of Pharmacology now accepting new submissions. Submit your best paper via online submission system.

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.

Bioconjugate Chemistry invites original contributions on all research at the interface between synthetic and biological materials. The journal intends to provide a forum for presentation of research relevant to all aspects of bioconjugates, including the preparation, properties, and applications of biomolecular conjugates.

The mission of the journal is to communicate to advances in fields including:

• Therapeutic delivery
• Imaging
• Bionanotechnology
• Synthetic biology

Buildings & Cities is an international, open access, peer-reviewed academic journal publishing high-quality research and analysis on the interplay between the different scales of the built environment: buildings, blocks, neighbourhoods, cities, building stocks and infrastructures. The journal focuses on built environment policy, practices and outcomes and the range of human development, economic, environmental, political, social and technological issues occurring over the full life cycle in urban, suburban and rural contexts. It provides a platform for insights that can help improve the built environment.
Buildings & Cities aims to make research accessible and relevant to academics, policymakers, practitioners, clients, and occupants.

The Bulletin of Materials Science is a bi-monthly journal publishing original research articles, review articles and rapid communications in all areas of materials science. From time to time, the journal also offers important Conference and Symposia Proceedings which are of interest to materials scientists. The Bulletin accords high importance to the quality of articles published and keeps to a minimum the processing time of papers submitted for publication. The Bulletin is published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the Materials Research Society of India and the Indian National Science Academy.

Canadian Journal of School Psychology (CJS) focuses on the theory, research, and practice of psychology in education. It provides an important international forum for school and educational psychologists, behavioral/cognitive psychologists, and other practitioners within educational settings and social services (including prisons and mental health and special education facilities). CJS offers broad-based, multidisciplinary research, reviews, case studies, and media reviews.

Childhood is a major international peer reviewed journal and a forum for research relating to children in global society that spans divisions between geographical regions, disciplines, and social and cultural contexts. Childhood publishes theoretical and empirical articles, reviews and scholarly comments on children's social relations and culture, with an emphasis on their rights and generational position in society.

Current Medical Imaging publishes frontier review articles, original research articles, case reports, drug clinical trial studies and guest edited thematic issues on all the latest advances on medical imaging dedicated to clinical research. All relevant areas are covered by the journal, including advances in the diagnosis, instrumentation and therapeutic applications related to all modern medical imaging techniques. The journal is essential reading for all clinicians and researchers involved in medical imaging and diagnosis.

Current Organocatalysis is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes significant research in all areas of organocatalysis. The journal covers organo homogeneous/heterogeneous catalysis, innovative mechanistic studies and kinetics of organocatalytic processes focusing on practical, theoretical and computational aspects. It also includes potential applications of organocatalysts in the fields of drug discovery, synthesis of novel molecules, synthetic method development, green chemistry and chemoenzymatic reactions. It is the premier source of organocatalysis related information for chemists, biologists and engineers pursuing research in industry and academia.

Eye is the official journal of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists. It aims to provide the practising ophthalmologist with information on the latest clinical and laboratory based research. Whilst principally aimed at the practising clinician, the journal contains material of interest to a wider readership including optometrists, orthoptists, other health care professionals and research workers in all aspects of the field of visual science.

Fundamental and Applied Limnology is an international journal for freshwater research in the widest sense, including problems of marine biology and brackish water research. Papers dealing with ecological topics are especially welcome in association with experimental or physiological studies. All papers published in this journal are subject to peer review.Archiv für Hydrobiologie, now Fundamental and Applied Limnology has been published continuously since 1906. .

Graphs and Combinatorics is an international journal devoted to research concerning all aspects of combinatorial mathematics. In addition to original research papers, the journal also features survey articles from authors invited by the editorial board. When preparing the manuscript, please read the instructions placed in the right column of this page.

IET Energy Systems Integration is a Gold Open Access multi-disciplinary journal that covers the integration of multiple energy systems (e.g. electricity, nature gas, heating, cooling, hydrogen, and low-carbon transport), at various scales (from multinational, national, community scale down to building level) and across the energy supply chain (from energy conversion, transmission, distribution down to consumption). The journal publishes original research findings, the latest perspectives from research projects and technology development, and systematic reviews in the field of energy systems integration.

Interactional Linguistics aims to advance our understanding of this symbiotic relationship between language and social interaction, contributing to a more encompassing comprehension of what language is, in light of its use within the dynamics of social interaction. This fully peer-reviewed journal publishes original research that demonstrates how close scrutiny of linguistic structures as they occur in social interaction can deepen our appreciation of the functional and formal aspects of language, be it within a single language or cross-linguistically. The journal publishes qualitative and quantitative research and welcomes empirical as well as theoretical arguments.

IJAIP fosters the exchange and dissemination of applications and case studies in the area of advanced intelligence paradigms among education and research professionals. The thrust of the journal is to publish papers dealing with the design, development, testing, implementation and management of advanced intelligent systems, and to provide guidelines in the development/management of these systems. IJAIP publishes archival articles and assessments of current trends, providing a medium for exchanging scientific research and technological achievements accomplished by the international community.

The International Journal of Climatology aims to span the well established but rapidly growing field of climatology, through the publication of research papers, major reviews of progress and reviews of new books and reports in the area of climate science. The Journal's main role is to stimulate and report research in climatology, from the expansive fields of the atmospheric, biophysical, engineering and social sciences. Coverage includes: