Journal Guide

Limnology and Oceanography Letters (L&O Letters)  is a platform for communication of the most innovative and trend-setting research in the aquatic sciences. Manuscripts should present high impact, cutting-edge results, discoveries or conceptual developments in any area of limnology and oceanography or its integration. Manuscripts will be selected based on their broad interest to the field, the strength of their empirical and conceptual foundations; their insightful, succinct and elegant conclusions; and their potential to advance knowledge in the aquatic sciences. Submissions must be short-format articles that are concise, highly focused analyses, with few display items.

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods (ISSN 1541-5856) is a companion to ASLO's top-rated journal Limnology and Oceanography, and articles are held to the same high standards. In order to provide the most rapid publication consistent with high standards, Limnology and Oceanography: Methods appears in electronic format only, and the entire submission and review system is online. Articles are posted as soon as they are accepted and formatted for publication.Limnology and Oceanography: Methods will consider manuscripts whose primary focus is methodological, and that deal with problems in the aquatic sciences. Manuscripts may present new measurement equipment, techniques for analyzing observations or samples, methods for understanding and interpreting information, analyses of metadata to examine the effectiveness of approaches, invited and contributed reviews and syntheses, and techniques for communicating and teaching in the aquatic sciences. Exciting features include author updates to their published methods, and both formal and informal discussion of methods described in the journal.

Lipids focuses on excellent orginal articles and communications as well as invited reviews in the general area of lipid research, including chemistry, biochemistry, clinical nutrition, and metabolism.  In addition, Lipids publishes papers establishing novel methods for addressing research questions in the field of lipid research.

Liver International promotes all aspects of the science of hepatology from basic research to applied clinical studies.

Since the first application of liver transplantation in a clinical situation was reported more than twenty years ago, there has been a great deal of growth in this field and more is anticipated. As an official publication of the AASLD and the ILTS , Liver Transplantation delivers current, peer-reviewed articles on surgical techniques, clinical investigations and drug research - the information necessary to keep abreast of this evolving specialty.

The Journal is designed to meet the information requirements of lubricant professionals whose primary concern is the design, formulation, and performance of lubricants and their additives in tribological systems, whichever field of interest - commercial, government, academic, or pure research - they may be involved with.The Journal is an international, refereed journal which aims to publish high-quality research papers, reviews, short communications and letters to the Editor, devoted to all aspects of lubricants and their additives, including synthetic and biodegradable lubricants. The scope includes reporting on the synthesis and/or development of lubricants, their test results compared to results for other lubricants and comparative performance test results in components or equipment.The papers on synthetic lubricants focused on synthetic or biodegradable lubricants and not merely a synthetic additive in a non-synthetic base oil, will be published in the section “Synthetic Lubrication”.TriboTest is a section within the journal which aims to publish high quality papers devoted to all aspects of advancing tribological testing. Reporting of improved techniques for testing, test results evaluation and modelling and simulation techniques that support tribotesting are encouraged. Critical assessments of the effects of test environment, test rig dynamics, accelerated test parameters, and similar, are also of great value.The tribological tests may range from full scale field testing down to lab testing in the nano-scale with objectives ranging from investigating the whole tribological system, down to investigating the influence of a surface treatment, a coating, or the performance of a lubricant additive in the tribological contact. Test evaluation techniques may include microscopy, topographical evaluation, and chemical analysis. This section invites papers on comparative studies of laboratory tests and field tests with respect to mechanisms, performance and ranking, lab test procedures capable of minimising the dependence on full scale field testing, test procedures capable of generating new fundamental understanding of friction and wear processes, at the nano, macro and micro scales, the design, selection and critical evaluation of tribological tests, diagnostic methods and condition monitoring measurement and characterisation of lubrication films, tribofilms and third bodies.

Luminescence provides a forum for the publication of original scientific papers, short communications, technical notes and reviews on fundamental and applied aspects of all forms of luminescence, including bioluminescence, chemiluminescence, electrochemiluminescence, sonoluminescence, triboluminescence, fluorescence, time-resolved fluorescence and phosphorescence. Luminescence publishes papers on instrumentation, mechanistic and synthetic studies, basic biology and biochemistry, assays and analytical methods. Luminescence also publishes details of forthcoming meetings, information on new products, and book reviews. A special feature of the Journal is surveys of the recent literature on selected topics in luminescence.

Macromolecular Bioscience is a leading journal at the intersection of polymer and materials sciences with life science and medicine. Celebrating its 10th birthday in 2010 the journal is ranked among the top 5 biomaterials journals and is listed among the top 10 polymer journals, with a 2009 ISI Impact Factor of 3.108. Macromolecular Bioscience offers an attractive mixture of high-quality Reviews, Feature Articles, Communications, and Full Papers. Macromolecular Bioscience also includes Book Reviews, Essays, and Conference Reports. With average publication times of 4 months and listing in major indices, including Medline, Macromolecular Bioscience is the journal of choice for your best contributions at the intersection of polymer and life sciences.

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics combines the longest tradition in the field of polymer science with the publication of newest results, latest trends, and their critical evaluation. It offers an attractive mixture of high-quality Full Papers, Talents, Trends, and Highlights in all areas of polymer science -from chemistry to physical chemistry and materials science. The journal also includes Book Reviews, Essays, Macromolecular News, and Conference Reports. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics was founded in 1943 by Hermann Staudinger, who received the Nobel Prize in 1953 for his pioneering work in proving the existence of macromolecules. With an again increased 2009 Impact Factor of 2.570, MCP is among the top-10 of journals publishing original research in polymer science, making Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics the journal of choice for your best original research articles. Special Series.

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering is the high-quality polymer science journal dedicated to the design, modification, characterization, and processing of advanced polymeric materials. With a 2009 Impact Factor of 1.742 it is ranked among the top journals publishing original research in polymer science. As stated by Professor Rolf Mulhaupt, member of the Executive Advisory Board, 'Macromolecular Materials and Engineering provides a very effective platform for scientific exchange in the multidisciplinary field of advanced materials research on engineering polymers as well as tailor-made functional polymer systems and new polymer additives'. The journal presents strictly peer-reviewed Feature Articles/Reviews, Full Papers and Communications. It also includes Book Reviews, Essays, Macromolecular News and Conference Reports. Special Issues.

Macromolecular Rapid Communications is one of the most cited journals publishing original research in general macromolecular science, from chemistry and physics of polymers to polymers in materials science and life sciences. The journal ranks #2 among all journals primarily devoted to original research in general polymer science. With a further increased Impact Factor of 4.263 (2009) and average publication times of 3 months from submission to online publication Macromolecular Rapid Communications is your journal of choice for fast publication of high priority results. Special Series.

Macromolecular Reaction Engineering is the only high-quality journal dedicated exclusively to academic and industrial research in the field of polymer reaction engineering. Following last year's excellent first rating, MRE recently could further increase its Impact Factor by 40% to the 2009 value of 1.488. The journal presents strictly peer-reviewed Feature Articles/Reviews, Full Papers and Communications. It also includes Book Reviews, Essays, Macromolecular News and Conference Reports.