Journal Guide

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.

Current Science, founded in 1932 is published by the Current Science Association in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Sciences. The journal is also intended as a medium for communication and discussion of important issues that concern science and scientific activity. All articles published in Current Science, especially editorials, opinions and commentaries, letters and book reviews, are deemed to reflect the individual views of the authors and not the official points of view, either of the Current Science Association or of the Indian Academy of Sciences.

Published by the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Journal of Biosciences covers all areas of Biology and is India’s premier journal within its scope. It is indexed in Current Contents and other standard Biological and Medical databases. The Journal of Biosciences began in 1934 as the Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Section B). In 1978 it split into Proceedings-Animal Sciences, Proceedings-Plant Sciences and Proceedings-Experimental Biology. Proceedings-Experimental Biology was renamed Journal of Biosciences in 1979; in 1991, it merged with Proceedings-Animal Sciences and Proceedings-Plant Sciences. Articles span a broad range of relevant topics, including, for example, protein classification by surface comparisons; the contribution of bioinformatics to genome and genomics research, and mathematical modelling of spatio-temporal interactions within the cell.

This is the oldest English language journal in genetics. Founded by W. Bateson and R. C. Punnett in 1910, the Journal of Genetics was later edited by J. B. S. Haldane; later, Haldane and his wife, Helen Spurway brought the journal with them to India. After his death in 1964, Mrs. Haldane continued publication of the journal, with Madhav Gadgil and H. Sharat Chandra (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) and Suresh Jayakar (Laboratorio de Genetica Biochimica ed Evoluzionistica, Pavia) as editors, until her own death in 1977. In 1985, with the permission of Haldane’s heirs, the Indian Academy of Sciences resumed publication of the journal. The journal retains its traditional interest in evolutionary research that is of relevance to geneticists, even if not explicitly genetic in nature.

Pramana - Journal of Physics is a monthly research journal in English published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with Indian National Science Academy and Indian Physics Association. The journal presents refereed papers covering current research in Physics, both original contributions - research papers, brief reports or rapid communications - and invited reviews. Pramana also offers special issues devoted to advances in specific areas of Physics and proceedings of select high quality conferences.

An Official Journal of the Indian Academy of Sciences, SADHANA explores all branches of engineering science, including mechanics, computer science, electronics, energy, aerospace technology, materials science, nuclear engineering, systems analysis, and alternative technologies. All papers are published in English. The journal focuses on papers that are relevant to more than one professional group, either because the work is fundamental or because it reflects the best in current technology. The journal also publishes summaries of special projects of interest to engineering scientists. Lastly, the journal offers critical reviews, with an emphasis on subjects of particular interest in India.