Journal Guide

Thermochimica Acta publishes original research contributions covering all aspects of thermoanalytical and calorimetric methods and their application to experimental chemistry, physics, biology and engineering. The journal aims to span the whole range from fundamental research to practical application.The journal particularly welcomes papers from newly emerging areas as well as from the traditional strength areas:- New and improved instrumentation and methods- Thermal properties and behavior of materials- Kinetics of thermally stimulated processesEach paper submitted for publication should clearly present:a) Scientific motivation (i.e., why this study is of interest);b) Relevance to the stated scope of Thermochimica Acta (i.e., why thermal methods play a crucial role in the study, or why this study is important for the use and development of thermal methods);c) General significance of the obtained results (i.e., how this study contributes to the advancement of knowledge in the general area of the study). Note that novelty of a study does not necessarily imply general significance of the results.Manuscripts reporting kinetic calculations are expected to follow the ICTAC Kinetics Committee recommendations, Thermochim. Acta 520 (2011) 1-19The journal publishes regular full-length articles, short communications (either novel, unexpected theoretical or experimental results or short reports of collections of new data), and reviews (usually invited by an Editor, but proposals from authors are welcome).

Thinking & Reasoning is an international journal dedicated to the understanding of human thought processes, with particular emphasis on studies on reasoning. Whilst the primary focus is on psychological studies of thinking, contributions are welcome from philosophers, artificial intelligence researchers and other cognitive scientists whose work bears upon the central concerns of the journal. Topics published in the journal include studies of deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, problem solving, decision making, probability judgement, conceptual thinking and the influence of language and culture on thought.Papers will be accepted for publication on the basis of scientific quality, clarity of exposition and contribution to theoretical understanding of human thinking. Contributions may take any of the following forms:Empirical studies using any methodology appropriate to questions addressed, including experimental or observational methods and utilising either quantitative or qualitative analyses.Theoretical contributions pertinent to issues in the empirical study of human thought but not reporting new data.Critical reviews of research literatures which synthesise findings reported by different authors and which derive new insights or permit conclusions which enhance understanding of theoretical issues.Critical discussion of papers published in Thinking & Reasoning and short reports or notes on other relevant issues.Essay-style extended book reviews, for books of unusual interest to the readership. Normally commissioned, but proposals can be sent to the Editor. Peer Review IntegrityAll published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by independent expert referees.Special IssuesIssues devoted to a single topic are occasionally published in this journal; these are sent free to subscribers in that year, and are also available to purchase separately as books for non-subscribers. Click on the titles below for more information and to order.Judgment and Choice: Perspectives on the Work of Daniel KahnemanGuest Editors: David A. Lagnado and Daniel ReadVolume 13, Issue 1 (2007) ISBN 978-1-84169-825-0Development and ReasoningGuest Editors: Henry Markovits and Pierre BarouilletVolume 10, Issue 2 (2004) ISBN 1-84169-979-9Related LinksBrowse books in Thinking, Reasoning & Problem Solving and Cognitive Psychology.View forthcoming conferences in Cognitive Psychology.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 expressed 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.

Topics in Language Disorders, (TLD) is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal that has as its major purposes: (1) bringing together professionals who have a clinical interest in language and its disorders, transcending disciplinary concerns; (2) clarifying the application of theory to practices in the treatment, rehabilitation, and education of individuals with language disorders; and (3) providing relevant information to practicing professionals dealing with the language disabled.Stay up-to-date with the latest innovations and findings in the field, and learn how to apply current state-of-the-art techniques that really get results. TLD provides in-depth articles by respected experts and is a unique resource for timely, dependable information that bridges the gap between theory, research, and everyday practice. The journal offers continuing-education credits with activities that are offered for American Speech-Language-Hearing (ASHA) CEUs.

Topics published in Translational Research in Anatomy include anatomy in all of its aspects, especially those that have application to other scientific disciplines including the health sciences:
• gross anatomy
• neuroanatomy
• histology
• immunohistochemistry
• comparative anatomy
• embryology
• molecular biology
• microscopic anatomy
• forensics
• imaging/radiology
• medical education

Priority will be given to studies that clearly articulate their relevance to the broader aspects of anatomy and how they can impact patient care. Strengthening the ties between morphological research and medicine will foster collaboration between anatomists and physicians. Therefore, Translational Research in Anatomy will serve as a platform for communication and understanding between the disciplines of anatomy and medicine and will aid in the dissemination of anatomical research.

The journal accepts the following article types:
1. Review articles
2. Original research papers
3. New state-of-the-art methods of research in the field of anatomy including imaging, dissection methods, medical devices and quantitation
4. Education papers (teaching technologies/methods in medical education in anatomy)
5. Commentaries
6. Letters to the Editor
7. Selected conference papers

All papers should be submitted in English and must be original work that is unpublished and not under consideration by another journal. An international Editorial Board and reviewers from the anatomical disciplines guarantee a rapid review of your paper within two to three weeks after submission.

Keywords:
Anatomy, neuroanatomy, developmental, biology, surgery, medicine, health care, histology, embryology, translational research, morphology, imaging, radiology, science, integration, molecular biology, basic science, forensics, MRI, 3D imaging

What is the Transportation Research Procedia?
The Transportation Research Procedia is an open access product focusing entirely on publishing full sets of conference proceedings, enabling fast, world-wide dissemination so that conference delegates can publish their papers in a dedicated online issue on ScienceDirect.

The Transportation Research Procedia will publish papers from conferences with an emphasis in any area of transportation research. Conferences should be relevant to an international audience and cover timely topics.

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How are conferences evaluated for inclusion in the Transportation Research Procedia? Conference proceedings are accepted for publication in the Transportation Research Procedia based on suitability of scope and are required to meet certain quality and ethical criteria, including the assurance that all papers are original work by the authors, will be subject to peer review and that the same paper will not be published elsewhere. Elsevier, the Advisory Editor and the editorial board will evaluate all proposals on the bases of key information related to the conference provided by the organizers, including, but not limited to, the conference website, programme, supporting organization and contact details of the committee and keynote speakers. Elsevier may make contact with members of the committee and keynote speakers to obtain further information about the conference during the evaluation process.

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The Transportation Research Procedia offers a high quality, well respected, global platform for conference papers to be hosted and accessed by an audience of millions of researchers. All proceedings appear online, on ScienceDirect, within 8 weeks of submission to the Publisher of the final manuscripts from the conference organizer and are integrated into the regular search functions of ScienceDirect and are freely available to all readers. The Transportation Research Procedia offers authors and conference organizers a fast and cost effective way to provide maximum exposure for their proceedings papers.

Templates (both LateX and Word) are provided to assist in the publication and the final online papers contain linked references, XML versions and DOI numbers.The Transportation Research Procedia does not have, and is not eligible for, an Impact Factor as it does not publish primary research, full length, peer reviewed articles.

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In addition to the online version there is the possibility, for an additional fee, to request paper copies, CD-ROMs and USB sticks. Moreover, interactive media possibilities such as webcasts and web seminars can be acquired for extra exposure both before and after the conference.

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Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry is devoted to publishing concise and critical overviews of the rapid changes and development in the field of environmental analytical chemistry. The acquisition of good quality chemical data in environmental systems and the sound interpretation of this data is the basis for enhancing our understanding of the environment. TrEAC provides timely coverage of the novel and innovative use of analytical methods for the investigation of environmentally relevant substances and problems. Topics of interest include critical updates on the improvements in environmental analytical chemistry, achievements and challenges of modern techniques and possible future developments in the specific fields, such as sampling methodology, techniques for remote measurements, analytical instrumentation, miniaturization and automation, determination of trace atmospheric constituents of anthropogenic and natural origin, detection and identification of organic pollutants in water, soil and biota, determination and speciation of heavy metals and radionuclides in the environment, environmental references materials; method validation and chemometrics in environmental analysis.The aim of TrEAC is to publish concise reviews covering the latest advances in environmental analytical chemistry. Reviews should comprise about 4000 words and include several figures and tables. Reviews should interpret rather than be comprehensive. References should be limited to about 60. Primary research papers describing the results of the authors' research work are not within the scope of TrEAC. Please note that most articles published in the journal are by invitation of one of the Editors. If you wish to submit a paper to TrEAC and have not been invited by one of the Editors, please submit first a short proposal (max 1 page) to the Editor-in-Chief. All reviews will be subject to peer review and should be submitted through the Elsevier Editorial System.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

AJOL is a web platform for African-published journals. It is a partnership of journals committed to increasing the international profile of Africa's scholarly work and improving access to African-originated knowledge. By joining together as a large group of journals, this service has attained great international recognition, and visibility on the internet.

Each issue of Ultrasound Quarterly brings together outstanding original articles that not only review new diagnostic information obtained by recent technological advances but also clarify well-established or controversial subjects. In addition to informative discussions on the applied aspects of ultrasound, the journal also presents pertinent scientific material. Photographs, tables, graphs, and diagrams supporting and clarifying key points supplement the articles presented.Up to 16 AMA Category 1 CME credit hours are available annually. Please visit our Website at www.LWW.com/cmeinfo for complete information about CME activity.

For 30 years, Urologic Clinics of North America has provided important clinical updates on the entire spectrum of urology. Each quarterly issue (February, May, August, and November) focuses on a specific topic, with review articles written by leading experts in the field. Topics include adult and pediatric clinical urology, as well as surgical oncology, radiology, pathology, erectile dysfunction, infertility, incontinence, transplantation, endourology, andrology, female urology, reconstructive surgery, and medical oncology. In addition, you can also purchase a CME subscription that offers up to 60 AMA Category 1 credits per year.

Vacuum is an international rapid publications journal with a focus on short communication. All papers are peer-reviewed, with the review process for short communication geared towards very fast turnaround times. The journal also published full research papers, thematic issues and selected papers from leading conferences.A report in Vacuum should represent a major advance in an area that involves a controlled environment at pressures of one atmosphere or below.The scope of the journal includes:1. Vacuum; original developments in vacuum pumping and instrumentation, vacuum measurement, vacuum gas dynamics, gas-surface interactions, surface treatment for UHV applications and low outgassing, vacuum melting and sintering. Technology and solutions for large-scale facilities (e.g., particle accelerators and fusion devices). New instrumentation ( e.g., detectors and electron microscopes). 2. Plasma science; advances in PVD, CVD, plasma-assisted CVD, ion sources, deposition processes and analysis.3. Surface science; surface engineering, surface chemistry, surface analysis, crystal growth, ion-surface interactions and etching, nanometer-scale processing, surface modification.4. Materials science; novel functional or structural materials. Metals, ceramics, and polymers. Experiments, simulations, and modelling for understanding structure-property relationships. Thin films and coatings. Nanostructures and ion implantation.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

1. Vision Research is a journal devoted to the functional aspects of human, vertebrate and invertebrate vision and publishes experimental and observational studies, reviews, and theoretical papers firmly based upon the current facts of visual science. Vision Research also accepts experimental studies in which clinical material has been used to address an issue of basic research interest, or where basic research methods have been used to address an issue of clinical importance, or where basic research may have, as yet unapplied, clinical relevance, as far as mechanisms of function or dysfunction of the visual system are concerned. The words clinical and vision sciences should be interpreted in the broadest sense, as represented by the areas of expertise of the members of the Editorial Board. Papers reporting detailed investigations are encouraged and authors should be advised to include enough background material in the introduction of their papers so that they are comprehensible to the non-specialist. The purpose of theoretical papers is to give a higher sense of order to the facts as they are presently known, or to point to new observations which can be verified experimentally. Papers dealing with questions in the history of visual science should lay stress upon the history of ideas in this field. Vision Research has always welcomed the broadest interpretation of visual science.2. Vision Research also welcomes mini reviews. A mini review is not intended to be a comprehensive history of the subject, but rather a survey of recent developments in fast-growing and active areas of vision research covering only the last few years.3. Letters to the Editor: If in response to a published article a letter to the Editor is received, this letter will be sent out for review and at the same time be forwarded to the author(s) tackled. If the letter is accepted, the author(s) of the initial paper will be invited to write a reply within a short period of time, and the reviewers of the letter will be asked to review the reply.4. Obituaries: Vision Research has a restrictive Obituary policy. Obituaries should be submitted to the appropriate Section Editor and the Chairman, and should not exceed a length of one printed page including photograph.5. Special non-recurrent symposia may be published in Vision Research. Symposium organizers are requested to contact the Chairman. The decision is made by the Editorial Board of Vision Research at the annual meeting during ARVO.6. Sponsored Articles: Vision Research offers authors the option to sponsor non-subscriber access to their articles on Elsevier's electronic publishing platforms. For more information please view our Sponsored Articles page.

Visual Cognition publishes new empirical research that increases theoretical understanding of human visual cognition. Studies may be concerned with any aspect of visual cognition such as object, face, and scene recognition; visual attention and search; short-term and long-term visual memory; visual word recognition and reading; eye movement control and active vision; and visual imagery. The journal is devoted to research at the interface of visual perception and cognition and does not typically publish papers in areas of perception or psychophysics that are covered by the many publication outlets for those topics. The typical study will use behavioral methods, but reports clearly motivated by theoretical issues in visual cognition that use alternative populations or methods such as neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI, ERP, MEG) or modeling (computational or mathematical) are also encouraged.Articles take two forms. Full Articles typically involve multiple experiments and a relatively in-depth discussion of the theoretical implications of the work. There are no length restrictions though authors should strive for brevity. Brief Articles report new and unexpected empirical findings of broad interest and will be favored for novelty of approach or method. Manuscripts submitted as Brief Articles will receive a simple accept or reject disposition in the shortest possible time, and when accepted will receive priority for publication. Brief Articles have a maximum of 3000 words including abstract, notes, captions, and appendices, but excluding bibliography. The bibliography for a Brief Article should not exceed 30 references, and figures and tables should be used sparingly. A word count should be included on the title page.Peer Review IntegrityAll published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by independent expert referees.Special IssuesIssues devoted to a single topic are regularly published in this journal. These are sent free to subscribers in that year, and are also available to purchase separately as books for non-subscribers. Click on the titles below for more information, and to order.Eye Guidance in Natural ScenesGuest Editor: Benjamin TatlerVol 17, Issues 6/7 (September 2009) Hardback 978-1-84872-715-1BindingGuest Editors: James R. Brockmole and Steven FranconeriVol 17, Issues 1/2 (February 2009) Hardback 978-1-84169-865-6Attentional CaptureGuest Editors: Bradley S. Gibson, Charles Folk, Jan Theeuwes, and Alan KingstoneVol 16, Issues 2/3 (April 2008) Hardback 978-1-84169-849-6Visual Search and AttentionGuest Editors: Hermann Muller and Joseph KrummenacherVol 14, Issues 4/5/6/7 (September 2006) Hardback 978-1-84169-806-9 Related LinksBrowse books in Visual Cognition, Visual Perception and Cognitive Psychology. View forthcoming conferences in Cognitive Psychology.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 expressed 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.

Vox Sanguinis reports on important, novel developments in transfusion medicine. Original papers, reviews and international fora are published on all aspects of blood transfusion and tissue transplantation, comprising five main sections:1) Transfusion - Transmitted Disease and its Prevention:*Identification and epidemiology of infectious agents transmissible by blood;*Bacterial contamination of blood components;* Donor recruitment and selection methods;* Pathogen inactivation.2) Blood Component Collection and Production:*Blood collection methods and devices (including apheresis);*Plasma fractionation techniques and plasma derivatives;* Preparation of labile blood components;* Inventory management;*Hematopoietic progenitor cell collection and storage;* Collection and storage of tissues;* Quality management and good manufacturing practice;* Automation and information technology.3) Transfusion Medicine and New Therapies:*Transfusion thresholds and audits;* Haemovigilance;* Clinical trials regarding appropriate haemotherapy;** Non-infectious adverse affects of transfusion;* Therapeutic apheresis;* Support of transplant patients;* Gene therapy and immunotherapy.4) Immunohaematology and Immunogenetics:* Autoimmunity in haematology;* Alloimmunity of blood;* Pre-transfusion testing;* Immunodiagnostics;* Immunobiology;* Complement in immunohaematology;* Blood typing reagents;* Genetic markers of blood cells and serum proteins: polymorphisms and function;* Genetic markers and disease;* Parentage testing and forensic immunohaematology.5) Cellular Therapy:* Cell-based therapies;Stem cell sources;** Stem cell processing and storage;* Stem cell products;* Stem cell plasticity;* Regenerative medicine with cells;* Cellular immunotherapy;* Molecular therapy;* Gene therapy.