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The journal is an international and interdisciplinary forum for research and debate in the rapidly developing - and converging - fields of retailing and services studies. It focuses particularly on consumer behaviour and on policy and managerial decisions, encouraging contributions both from practitioners in the forefront of new developments in retailing and services, and from academics across a wide range of relevant disciplines. The Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services covers:• The distribution and selling of goods• The retailing of professional services such as health and law• The retailing of consumer services such as transportation, tourism, leisure, and personal financial services.For employers and course providers, it also addresses issues of education and training.In addition to the main refereed articles and detailed case studies, the journal features short viewpoint pieces and state-of-the-art surveys, book and software reviews, and a calendar of events.Index bound in last issue of calendar year.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.com

Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation publishes significant and original work in areas of statistics which are related to or dependent upon the computer.Fields covered include computer algorithms related to probability or statistics, studies in statistical inference by means of simulation techniques, and implementation of interactive statistical systems.2009 5-year Impact Factor: 0.517169; 2010 Thomson Reuters, 2009 Journal Citation Reports174; All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert 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.

Policy and Society is a leading international journal that publishes original and innovative research addressing policy theory and practice at the local, national and international level. It seeks to explore the policy contexts that shape policy processes, the intersection between policy and politics, and the political, social, and economic manifestation of these on policy and society.The Journal welcomes submissions that deal with policy processes and contexts from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective.The journal publishes themed issues, not individual papers. Issues consist of an introductory review article (approximately 6 - 8,000 words) and 6 - 8 articles (approximately 6,000 - 8,000 words). Each issue is normally overseen by a special guest editor. All submissions to Policy and Society are blind peer reviewed.How to Submit a Proposal for a Themed IssueProposals should be approximately 3-4 pages in length and address each of the following criteria:1. The title of the proposed themed issue2. Statement of policy subject to be explored3. Statement on the significance of this area to public policy research4. Statement on the rationale for the proposed Journal issue.5. A list of the proposed articles and abstracts6. A list of the names of potential contributorsFor proposal submissions and related enquiries, please contact: Policy-and-Society@nus.edu.sg

Science & Global Security is an international journal for peer-reviewed scientific and technical studies relating to arms control, disarmament, and nonproliferation policy. Its goals are to help create a common understanding of the technical basis for new policy initiatives and to provide an archival source for further works of scholarship and policy analysis. Articles in the past few years have included technical studies on the characteristics and verification of centrifuge uranium enrichment, the monitoring of containers to detect nuclear material, the risks of accidental launch of ballistic missiles, Russia's nuclear icebreaker fleet, advances in seismic monitoring of underground nuclear weapon tests, and the characteristics and proliferation resistance of new nuclear reactor concepts and fuel cycles. The articles published in the journal are written so that their essential conclusions can be understood by non-specialists, while containing enough technical detail so that results can be checked and reproduced by technical analysts. Beyond providing a basis for policy, the journal publishes review articles and tutorial material suitable for university courses.Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and outside refereeing, most often by two anonymous referees.Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Indian Heart Journal (IHJ) is the official journal of Cardiological Society of India and accepts articles for publication from across the globe. IHJ is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal and aims to publish work of the highest quality from all sub-specialties of cardiology- clinical and non-clinical including cardiovascular medicine and surgery. The journal invites original work, case reports and review articles (by invitation) for publication.

The Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (JACMP) is an applied journal, which publishes papers that will help clinical medical physicists perform their responsibilities more effectively and efficiently for the increased benefit of the patient. The journal was established in 2000 and is an open access journal published quarterly.

The official journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition The Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN) is a peer-reviewed journal that covers various aspects of sports nutrition, supplementation, exercise metabolism, and/or scientific policies related to sports nutrition. The journal is designed to keep members of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and the public up to date on the latest advances in sport nutrition.

The scope of the Netherlands Heart Journal is to contribute to the national and international literature by publishing scientific papers in the field of cardiovascular medicine. It also provides a platform for Continuing Medical Education for cardiologists and those in training for the speciality of cardiology in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands Heart Journal is made available to cardiologists, cardiologists in training, cardiopulmonary surgeons, cardiopulmonary surgeons in training, internists and paediatric cardiologists. The journal is the official journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology.

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality (CJHS), published since 1992, is the scholarly, peer reviewed journal of the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN). The journal publishes articles from a variety of disciplines related to the study of human sexuality. The journal prioritizes the publication of scholarship addressing the sexuality and sexual and reproductive health of Canadians. However, articles from other countries are also welcomed.

Recognised as one of the leading journals in its fieldOne of the longest established immunology journalsImpact factor 3.674Wide trans-continental representation in authors. editors and reviewersRapid publication with thorough peer-reviewNo page charges for authors#r#r#r#r#r Immunologypublishes papers on fundamental aspects of immunology including:#r#r#r#r#rCellular immunologyInnate immunityMolecular immunologyAntigen presentationLymphocyte migrationImmunogeneticsImaging at the molecular. cellular or whole animal levelProtein crystallographyPlasmon resonanceIn silico modelingKnockout and knock-in studies#r#r#r#r#rOriginal articles describing mechanistic insights to the immune system are particularly welcome.The journal also publishes commissioned review articles on subjects of topical interest to immunologists. The editors are also prepared to consider unsolicited review suggestions in the form of submitted Abstracts.Immunologyis essential reading for workers in all areas of immunological research.#r#r#r#r#r #r#r#r#r#rAims and Scope#r#r#r#r#rRecognised as one of the leading journals in its fieldOne of the longest established immunology journalsImpact factor 3.398Wide trans-continental representation in authors. editors and reviewers#r#r#r#r#r Immunologypublishes papers on fundamental aspects of immunology including:#r#r#r#r#rCellular immunologyInnate immunityMolecular immunologyAntigen presentationLymphocyte migrationImmunogeneticsImaging at the molecular. cellular or whole animal levelProtein crystallographyPlasmon resonanceIn silico modelingKnockout and knock-in studies#r#r#r#r#rOriginal articles describing mechanistic insights to the immune system are particularly welcome.#r#r#r#r#rThe journal also publishes commissioned review articles on subjects of topical interest to immunologists. The editors are also prepared to consider unsolicited review suggestions in the form of submitted Abstracts.#r#r#r#r#rImmunologyis essential reading for workers in all areas of immunological research.#r#r#r#r#rFree Access in the Developing World#r#r#r#r#rFree online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through theHINARIinitiative with the World Health Organization (WHO). and theAGORAinitiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).#r#r#r#r#rOnlineOpen#r#r#r#r#rAuthors of articles in this journal can now choose to make their articles open access and available free for all readers through the payment of an author fee.Read more.#r#r#r#r#rReadership#r#r#r#r#rImmunologyprovides a sound advertising medium for related laboratory and pharmaceutical products. See Aims and Scope for more details. The readership includes research workers. university and college lecturers and clinical researchers (approx 80%); and laboratory technicians (20%).

Computational mechanics is an integral and major subject of research in many fields of science and engineering, design and manufacturing. Major established industries such as the automobile, aerospace, atmospheric sciences, chemical, pharmaceutical, petroleum, electronics and communications, as well as emerging industries such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information technology rely on computational mechanics-based capabilities to model and numerically simulate complex systems for the analysis, design, and manufacturing of high-technology products. Rapid advances in computer architecture, hardware, software technology and tools, and numerical and non-numerical algorithms, are making significant contributions to the development of computational models and methods to model materials and analyze and design complex engineering systems.The main aim of International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science & Mechanics (CMES) is to provide a unique interdisciplinary forum to publish papers dealing with mathematical models and computational methods and algorithms for the numerical simulation of natural processes arising in applied science and mechanics. Special emphasis will be placed on both upstream and applied research and on the transfer of technology to the industry in the areas of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, solid and structural mechanics in the disciplines of aerospace, chemical, civil, mechanical, electrical engineering, and computational biology, chemistry, and materials science. Papers dealing with novel computational methods to model current and emerging technologies in microelectromechanical systems, electromagnetics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information technology are encouraged.Through faster dissemination, the International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science & Mechanics (CMES) offers scope for academics, researchers, and engineering professionals to present their research and development works that have potential for applications in several disciplines of engineering. The journal publishes manuscripts dealing primarily with the computational science and mechanics aspects of natural phenomena (for example, mathematical modeling of materials and systems, novel applications, and numerical simulations). Contributions may range from new methods to novel applications of existing methods to gain understanding of the material and/or structural behavior of new and advanced systems. The following is a nonexhaustive list of topics considered to be within the scope of CMES. Computational Science and Engineering: Finite element method, boundary element method, finite difference method, meshless techniques, automated and adaptive analysis methods and engineering design and optimization. Industrial Applications: Aerospace, biological, chemical, civil, mechanical, materials science, electrical engineering, and manufacturing processes. Computational Processes: Algorithms, software technology and tools, high performance computing and parallel and distributed computing, artificial intelligence, scientific visualization and virtual reality - all in the context of simulation of natural and physical phenomena. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Section A: Computer Systems: TheoryThis section contains work concerning research and development in computer systems and the theory of computing in general. Papers relating directly or indirectly to all aspects of these fields are welcome. Of great interest is work in computer systems architectures and organization, computer software and hardware, analysis of algorithms, artificial intelligence, automata, bio-informatics, brain-computer interfaces, calculi, computational complexity, computational aspects of combinatorics and graph theory, computational geometry, computer graphics, computer security, concurrency and parallelism, cryptography, data structures, formal languages, haptics, knowledge discovery, computational logic, networks, novel models of computation such as DNA and quantum computing, randomization, semantics, symbol manipulation and the Internet. The Journal is intended to provide a forum for the expression of new ideas, as well as a place for exposition of these areas of knowledge.Section B: Computational Methods: ApplicationThis section publishes original research work concerning computational and mathematical techniques in the fields of numerical analysis and scientific computing with applications to science and engineering. The section serves the community of researchers in numerical analysis and computational sciences from both academia and industry. Papers that discuss novel theory, analysis and strategies of cutting-edge new numerical techniques for various applied mathematical problems are welcome. Papers that provide significantly improved analysis of existing numerical algorithms are also welcome. Please note that papers developed from conference proceedings or previously published work must contain at least 40% new material. Click here for aims and scope information in Spanish.Click here for aims and scope information in Portuguese.Click here for aims and scope information in Traditional Chinese.Click here for aims and scope information in Simplified Chinese.Click here for aims and scope information in Japanese. INCREASED 2009 5-year Impact Factor: 0.546169; 2010 Thomson Reuters, 2009 Journal Citation Reports174;All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert 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:The journal offers a platform for reporting studies of innovations and socio-economic transitions to enhance an environmentally sustainable economy and thus solve structural resource scarcity and environmental problems, notably related to fossil energy use and climate change. This involves attention for technological, organizational, economic, institutional and political innovations as well as economy-wide and sector changes, such as in the areas of energy, transport, agriculture and water management. The journal aims to tackle the most difficult questions, dealing with social, economic, behavioral-psychological and political barriers and opportunities as well as their complex interaction. The journal is multidisciplinary in spirit and methodologically open, and invites contributions from a broad range of disciplines within the social, environmental and innovation sciences.Specific research areas covered include:Theoretical analysis, formal modeling, empirical studies, policy discussion and a critical survey of relevant literature. Practical cases may address transitions in specific sectors, cities or regions. Articles on historical transitions not specifically related to environment and sustainability are welcome if they include a section with unique lessons for sustainability transitions. A non-exhaustive list of keywords and themes is as follows: behavior in line with bounded rationality, development theories, diffusion of innovations, environmental regulation, formal modeling, geography of innovations, historical transitions, increasing returns to scale and path dependence, innovation policy, institutional barriers, international cooperation and coordination, learning-by-doing, learning curves, lock-in, new governance, niche markets, optimal technological diversity, regime analysis, social and political power, strategic niche management, rebound effect, recombinant innovation, sector structure, social learning, transition experiments, technological regimes, transition pathways/mechanisms, vested interests, visions of the future.Potential contributions to EIST:All submissions to Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions are reviewed using the general criteria of quality, originality, precision, importance of topic and insights, clarity of exposition, and fit to the journal's aims and scope. Several categories of articles are welcome.Analysis: Research articles devoted to theoretical, modeling, experimental, historical and empirical-quantitative analysis of important questions in the field. The journal also accepts qualitative case study research (historical, institutional, geographical, organizational, etc.). Furthermore, it is open to studies opposing different views and explaining fundamental differences in long-standing debates (such as on growth, the role of price instruments and the role of voluntary action). Evaluated by two or three outside reviewers. Maximum 8000 words.Surveys: Articles that review, critically examine and interpret important general subject areas within the wider scope of the journal. Evaluated by two or three outside reviewers. Maximum 10,000 words.Policy briefings:As the theme of environmental innovation and sustainability transitions is high on the agenda of many countries, the EU, and international organizations like the IEA, OECD, the UN and the World Bank, it makes sense to devote some space in the journal for policy briefings, in which new insights and ideas are translated to a broader audience. This will enlarge the potential readership of the journal. At the same time, current trends in environmental, innovation and transition policies worldwide can be commented upon. Evaluated by the editors and one outside reviewer. Maximum 2000 words.News, Views and Commentary:Topical and timely short pieces. May include editorials, letters to the editor and news items. Evaluated by the editors and/or one outside reviewer at the editors' discretion. Maximum 1,000 words.Book Reviews:Reviews of recent books in the field, with the possibility of comparing books addressing similar topics. Reviewed by the editors. Maximum 1,000 words.Special issues:The journal is open to special issues addressing exciting themes, as long as these consist of very coherent and high-quality contributions. Please contact the editor-in-chief.

Alarge body of research in economics, information systems, and marketing has sought to understand sources of price dispersion. Previous empirical work has mainly offered consumer- and/or product-based explanations for this phenomenon. In contrast, our research explores the key role played by vendors' price-format adoption in explaining price dispersion. We empirically analyze over a half-million online and offline prices offered by major U.S. airlines in the top 500 domestic markets. Our study shows that a vendor's price format remains an important source of price dispersion in both channels even after accounting for other factors known to impact dispersion in airline ticket prices. Importantly, this finding is true for both transacted and posted tickets. We document several other interesting empirical findings. First, the lower variance in the prices of "everyday low price" (EDLP) firms serves to reduce the market-level dispersion in prices when such firms are present. Moreover, the price variance of non-EDLP firms in these markets is also lower than in those markets in which EDLP competitors are absent. Second, we also find that dispersion in offered prices increases closer to the departure date, which is consistent with theoretical assertion that price dispersion increases with reservation prices. Finally, we continue to observe dispersion of online prices even after accounting for vendor strategy and other known sources of dispersion, suggesting that the prices are unlikely to converge even in the presence of sophisticated online search mechanisms.

Ongoing developments in mechanical, aeronautical and civil engineering and major changes brought about by advances in instrumentation and associated computing power necessitate the application and integration of techniques involving systems theory, signal processing, control theory and statistics. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (MSSP) provides a forum for the discussion of research covering these disciplines with an emphasis not only on fundamental theoretical advances but also balancing theoretical and experimental demonstration of new methodologies and techniques.MSSP publishes refereed papers of the highest quality reflecting the activities and interests of workers in academic and industrial research and development establishments. Especially sought are papers that include both theoretical and experimental aspects, or that include theoretical material of high relevance to practical applications. Papers showing mainly applications of established approaches will rarely be considered.It is a leader in its field, and the research areas covered include:• Diagnostics of mechanical systems/machines/components• Diagnostics/prognostics/machine learning• Structural dynamics, modal analysis (theoretical and experimental)• Structural health• Sensing/measurements/data acquisition• Signal processing: advances relevant to mechanical systems• System modeling and identification• Uncertainty and robust reliability of mechanical systems• Vibration monitoring and control• Rotor dynamics, rotating machinery• Noise source location and noise cancellation• Dynamic loading and force identification• Inverse problems• Machine and material dynamics, meta materials• Vibro-acoustic modeling, simulation, testing and validation• Automotive research.