Journal Guide

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The electronic journal urbe provides an academic forum for themes specifically related to urban management but also to the broader field of urban studies.

Vehicle System Dynamics is an international journal, providing a source of information for the vehicle engineer and the applied scientist. The journal emphasizes the theoretical background of research and development problems of all kinds of road, rail and other ground based vehicles. Main topics are: * Dynamics of vehicle systems and their components including suspension, steering, braking, chassis systems, noise-vibration-harshness, power train * Control of motion and forces affecting vehicle behaviour * Computer aided modelling and simulation, validation, parameter identification and testing, driver modelling * Vehicle interactions with the environment including wheel-rail and tyre-ground behaviour * Active Safety Systems including collision and derailment warning, avoidance and mitigation * Intelligent vehicles, guided vehicles, automated traffic systems related to vehicle dynamics, unconventional vehicles All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees. Authors are advised that all papers submitted to Vehicle Dynamic Systems must fit the following criteria: * Address a topic related to both vehicle systems AND dynamics * Relate to the dynamics of the vehicle and its environment * Provide archivable technical information of interest to the vehicle system dynamics community.

The aim of the journal is to publish high quality peer–reviewed papers in the area of vehicular communications. The scope encompasses all types of communications involving vehicles, including vehicle–to–vehicle and vehicle–to–infrastructure. The scope includes (but not limited to) the following topics related to vehicular communications:

• Vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications
• Channel modelling, modulating and coding
• Congestion Control and scalability issues
• Protocol design, testing and verification
• Routing in vehicular networks
• Security issues and countermeasures
• Deployment and field testing
• Reducing energy consumption and enhancing safety of vehicles
• Wireless in–car networks
• Data collection and dissemination methods
• Mobility and handover issues
• Safety and driver assistance applications
• Standardization of protocols

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Virtual and Physical Prototyping is moving to online only in 2011. We welcome authors to submit supplementary data sets, colour images, animation and videos to publish with your articles to enhance the content experience of the journal. Virtual and Physical Prototyping provides an international forum for professionals and academics to exchange novel ideas and disseminate knowledge covering the full range of activities related to the multi-disciplinary area of virtual and rapid prototyping. Areas of focus include but are not limited to: • CAD and 3D data acquisition technologies: fast geometrical modelling schemes, 3D digitising, X-ray tomography, photogrammetry, image-based modelling systems • Virtual environments: virtual engineering and manufacturing, virtual enterprise engineering, Internet-based product development, rapid prototyping simulation and optimisation, new methods for virtual prototyping • Rapid prototyping: advances in rapid prototyping technologies, bio-inspired routes for novel bio-manufacturing strategies, computer modelling of rapid prototyping • Rapid tooling and manufacturing: advances on material removal and addition technologies, research on new rapid prototyping technologies, micromachining, nanofabrication, high speed machine technology, small batch production methods, systems for the direct manufacturing of metallic and ceramic components • Advanced rapid prototyping materials, biomaterials for medical applications • Concurrent engineering: concurrent engineering in virtual environment, frameworks for information sharing, collaborative decision-making in concurrent engineering, concurrent design and manufacture All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees. STAR Taylor & Francis/Routledge are committed to the widest possible dissemination of its journals to non-profit institutions in developing countries. Our STAR initiative offers individual researchers in Africa, South Asia and many parts of South East Asia the opportunity to gain one month's free online access to 1,300 Taylor & Francis journals. For more information, please visit the STAR website. 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 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.