Journal of Composite Materials
Consistently ranked in the top 10 of the Thomson Scientific JCR, the Journal of Composite Materials publishes peer reviewed, original research papers from internationally renowned composite materials specialists from industry, universities and research organizations, featuring new advances in materials, processing, design, analysis, testing, performance and applications. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
All issues are available online via SAGE Journals.
The Journal of Composite Materials is one of the leading journals of advanced composite materials technology and is ranked number nine by the ISI Journal Citation Report by impact factor for materials science, composites.
Now issued 30 times a year, the journal publishes fully refereed original research papers from internationally renowned composite materials specialists from industry, universities and research organizations, featuring new advances in materials, design, analysis, testing, performance and applications.
Issues of the Journal of Composite Materials collectively provide an encyclopedic resource on all aspects of composite materials science and engineering. Major areas covered include:
Analysis · Bonding · CAD/CAM · Ceramic-matrix composites · Coatings · Damage mechanics · Design of materials and components · Environmental effects · Metal-matrix composites · Modeling · Non-destructive evaluation · Polymer-matrix composites · Processing and manufacturing · Properties and performance ·Prototyping · reinforcement materials · Repair · Testing · Thermoplastic composites
Topics
Topics include theoretical and experimental findings on the physical and structural properties of high performance, multiphase materials. Both phenomenological and mechanistic approaches and their interrelations are emphasized. Fracture, fatigue, structural reliability, and design criteria are given special attention.
Applications of advanced composites are now increasing in military, industrial and consumer products. The Journal of Composite Materials, continues to be the leading medium for composite materials technology transfer.
| Prof Mark Spearing | Southampton University, UK |
| Prof Stephen W Tsai | Stanford University, USA |
| Prof W. I. Lee | Seoul National University, Korea |
| Prof Julie Chen | University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA |
| Dr Catherine Henaff-Gardin | Laboratoire de Mecanique et de Physique des Materiaux, France |
| Prof Suong V. Hoa | Concordia University, Canada |
| Prof Chun-Gon Kim | Korea Advanced Inst of Science & Tech, South Korea |
| Prof Jang-Kyo Kim | Hong Kong Univ of Science & Technology, Hong Kong |
| L Kollár | University of Technology and Economics, Hungary |
| Prof Paul A.Lagacé | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
| Prof Yuri Lapusta | French Institute of Advanced Mechanics - IFMA, France |
| Prof Andrew Long | University of Nottingham, UK |
| Prof Roberta Massabo | University of Genova, Italy |
| Prof Ozden Ochoa | Texas A&M University, USA |
| Dr Toshio Ogasawara | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan |
| Dr Ranga Pitchumani | Virginia Tech, USA |
| Prof A. S. J. Suiker | Delft University of Technology, Netherlands |
| Prof C.T. Sun | Purdue University, USA |
| Prof Michael Sutcliffe | Cambridge University, UK |
| Prof T. E. Tay | National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Dr James P. Thomas | Naval Research Laboratory, USA |
| Prof Akira Todoroki | Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
| Prof Lin Ye | The University of Sydney, Australia |
| Prof Dan Zenkert | Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden |
| Prof Zhong Zhang | National Center for NanoScience and Technology, China |
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