Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces was our featured title in April, download articles and find out how to submit to this journal. Also, the first 2013 issues of Transportation Letters and International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering are now online - view the ToC's here. And, view recent reviews published across the Materials Science & Engineering journals...

Happy reading!
Jen
j.walshaw@maneypublishing.com

First issue
International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

The Journal aims to provide high quality papers on recent research and developments that will be important contributions to the literature and to the profession.

Articles from the first issue of 2013 include:

• Shear strength behavior of
  compacted unsaturated
  residual soil

• Consistency and accuracy 
  of selected FWD
  backcalculation software for
  computing layer modulus of
  airport pavements

• Prediction of boundary zone
  parameters and soil-pile
  separation under horizontal
  and rocking vibrations

• Relationship between shear
  velocity and SPT resistance
  for sandy soils in the Ganga
  basin

> Full the full ToC 

First issue
Transportation Letters

Transportation Letters focuses on analytical and empirical findings, methodological papers, and theoretical and conceptual insights across all areas of transportation research.

Articles from the first issue of 2013 include:

• Automatic network-level
  identification of sight
  distance values from 
  existing datasets

• Speed limit effectiveness in
  short-term rural interstate
  work zones

• Explaining transit ridership:
  What has the evidence
  shown?

• A rental system of electrical
  cars in Amsterdam

> Read the full ToC

Featured title
Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces

Tribology aims to meet the need of both academia and industry in this growing area of research. The journal aims to integrate tribological processes with physical, chemical, biological and electrochemical processes.

> More about the journal

The top 10 papers are available to download from the journal homepage now. These articles are chosen for their quality, high citations, topical content, and collectively they demonstrate the breadth of the journal.

> View top 10 papers

Submitting your paper:
The editors are keen to receive articles on all aspects of tribology research, especially tribocorrosion, lubrication technology and functional tribological surfaces. 

> Submit online

New online platform
Atypon & Maney Publishing

Maney is excited to announce that we have signed an agreement with Atypon® for Literatum™ to power the future of our digital publications. It is anticipated that our new online platform will launch towards the end of 2013, bringing greater functionality and flexibility to the online publication of our journals. We will be working hard throughout the year to ensure a smooth and seamless transfer from ingentaconnect to the new platform with minimal disruption for our customers, and will be communicating regularly with libraries throughout the transition to keep them informed and provide support, ensuring uninterrupted access. After launch, subscribers can expect straightforward access to content and an intuitive user interface for searching and administration.

Follow @ManeyPublishing on Twitter or LinkedIn to keep up with the latest platform news and developments!

> Read the press release

Call for Papers 
IDA Journal of Desalination and Water Reuse

New to Maney in 2013, IDA Journal is published on behalf of the International Desalination Association.

The IDA Journal publishes articles on all aspects of desalination and water reuse, providing professionals with invaluable insights into technologies and practices that help improve current operations and shape future strategies.

The Editor is interested in receiving technical articles on all aspects on desalination and water reuse, including topics that cover:

• Membrane technologies
• Thermal desalination
• Alternative separation
• Alternative energy sources
• Pre- and post-treatment
• Materials
• Energy use and efficiency
• Recycling and reuse 

For more information about this journal, please see the journal homepage.

> Journal homepage

Award Winning Papers

IOM3 Awards for Published Work These awards aim to recognise and encourage the achievements of scientists and technologists in the early stages of their careers in industry or in university or research organisations. 

> IOM3 awards page

Materials Science and Technology Literature Review Prize Encourages critical reviews of the literature by students.

TWI Best Paper Award The paper published in Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, which the Editors judge as making the greatest contribution to the field.

Worshipful Company of Founders publishing prize Awarded biennially to a paper published in the International Journal of Cast Metals Research that makes an outstanding contribution to the assured production of high integrity castings.

To find out more about these awards visit the awards page

> Award winning papers

Recently published
Reviews

The following papers are all review papers, published across a number of journals. All of these reviews are now available online to download free.

Contemporary approaches to reducing weld induced residual stress, H E Coules
Materials Science and Technology 

The Bainite Controversy, 
L C D Fielding
Materials Science and Technology 

Review of Bi2O3 based glasses for electronics and related applications, T Maeder
International Materials Reviews 

Iron-based bulk metallic glasses, 
C Suryanarayana and A Inoue
International Materials Reviews

New Editors

Maney would like to extend a warm welcome to the new editors joining the journal teams this year. These include:

Professor P A S Reed
University of Southampton, UK
Professor of Structural Materials and Head of Engineering Materials & Surface Engineering Research Group
Associate Editor for
Materials Science and Technology 

Professor H Potgeiter
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Head of Division: Analytical Development
Co-Editor for 
Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology

Professor J R McDermid
McMaster University, Canada
Associate Chair (Graduate) Department of Mechanical Engineering
Editor for 
Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly

Brearley Centenary

Harry Brearley Stainless Steel Centenary Conference and Exhibition is part of a series of events taking place in Sheffield this year. The event entitled 'The Development and Application of Stainless Steels' will include an exhibition, a celebrity lecture and centenary dinner.

Find out more about the event online.

> Brearley Conference

Ironmaking & Steelmaking will be our Journal of the Month in June to run in conjunction with the conference. This feature will include free online access to articles published in the journal from 2010 to 2012 as we as features from the Editorial Board, highlighted special issues plus more. If you would like to write a feature for this Journal of the Month please email Jennifer Walshaw.

> Journal homepage