Journal Guide

Mathematical and Computational Applications (ISSN 2297-8747; ISSN 1300-686X for printed edition) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal on the applications of the mathematical and/or computational techniques published quarterly online by MDPI from Volume 21 Issue 1 (2016). 

Annals of Neurology publishes articles of broad interest with potential for high impact in understanding the mechanisms and treatment of diseases of the human nervous system. All areas of clinical and basic neuroscience, including new technologies, cellular and molecular neurobiology, population sciences, and studies of behavior, addiction, and psychiatric diseases are of interest to the journal. Topics covered include: • ALS • Ataxia • Atrophy • Autism • Basic Neuroscience • Brain Development and Child Neurology • Demyelinating Diseases • Epilepsy • Genetics • Lysosomal Storage Disease • Mitochondrial Dysfunction • Molecular Medicine • Movement Disorders • Multiple Sclerosis • Myopathy • Neurodegenerative Diseases (including Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neuron Disease, and Dementia) • Neuroimmunology • Pain • Sleep Disorders • Seizures • Stroke • Translational Research, and more… Three new sections, NerveCenter, Discoveries in Neuroscience, and Open Forum and one new feature, Medical Hypotheses debuted in Annals of Neurology in 2006. NerveCenter is a lively and topical forum covering a wide variety of timely and important issues in the clinical neurosciences of interest to the clinical and academic audiences of Annals. Topics featured include: • NIH or government news • Changes in academic neurology around the country • New medically important discoveries • Biographies • Interviews • Coverage of educational issues Discoveries in Neuroscience highlights recent and important discoveries in basic neuroscience, and the implications of these findings for the Annals readership. The section will provide a brief synopsis of important publications selected by the editors from the general neuroscience literature. Advances in the understanding of genes, molecules, pathways, and systems that control fundamental nervous system functions will be highlighted, with an emphasis on those that are particularly significant, novel, or relevant to human disease. Open Forum provides a home for letters that respond to published articles in Annals (or elsewhere). Medical Hypotheses, the new feature, provides a forum for novel hypotheses. The editors encourage authors who wish to submit reviews or hypotheses to contact the editorial office in advance of submission. Reviews, currently published as Neurological Progress, have been extremely well received by the readership in the past. The editors plan to increase the number of Neurological Progress articles by striving for at least one overview article of this type each month.

The ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY (A.N.E) is an online only journal that incorporates ongoing advances in the clinical application and technology of traditional and new ECG-based techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients.ANE is the first journal in an evolving subspecialty that incorporates ongoing advances in the clinical application and technology of traditional and new ECG-based techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients. The publication includes topics related to 12-lead, exercise and high-resolution electrocardiography, arrhythmias, ischemia, repolarization phenomena, heart rate variability, circadian rhythms, bioengineering technology, signal-averaged ECGs, T-wave alternans and automatic external defibrillation.ANE publishes peer-reviewed articles of interest to clinicians and researchers in the field of noninvasive electrocardiology. Original research, clinical studies, state-of-the-art reviews, case reports, technical notes, and letters to the editors will be published to meet future demands in this field.

Annals of Nuclear Energy provides an international medium for the communication of original research, ideas and developments in all areas of the field of nuclear energy science and technology. Its scope embraces nuclear fuel reserves, fuel cycles and cost, materials, processing, system and component technology (both fission and fusion), design and optimization, direct conversion of nuclear energy sources, environmental control, reactor physics, heat transfer and fluid dynamics, structural analysis, fuel management, future developments, nuclear fuel and safety, nuclear aerosol, neutron physics, computer technology (both software and hardware), risk assessment, radioactive waste disposal and reactor thermal hydraulics. Papers submitted to Annals need to demonstrate a clear link to nuclear power generation/nuclear engineering. Papers which deal with pure nuclear physics, pure health physics, imaging, or attenuation and shielding properties of concretes and various geological materials are not within the scope of the journal.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

Annals of Nuclear Medicine is an official journal of the Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine. It develops the appropriate application of radioactive substances and stable nuclides in the field of medicine. The journal promotes the exchange of ideas and information and research in nuclear medicine and includes the medical application of radionuclides and related subjects. It presents original articles, case reports, short communications, technical notes, and reviews, letters to the editor.

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism is a leading international peer-reviewed journal for sharing information on human nutrition, metabolism, and related fields, covering the broad and multidisciplinary nature of science in nutrition and metabolism. The journal focuses on human nutrition and metabolism, and related areas, including experimental studies and basic science that can inform human nutrition science. We welcome manuscripts describing observational and intervention studies as well as basic science reports on the topics of foods, diets and dietary supplements, nutrigenomics and genetics related to metabolism, on energy metabolism, macro- and micronutrients including vitamins and minerals, biofunctional compounds, dietetics, obesity, clinical nutrition, social sciences and health economy as related to nutrition and metabolism, and nutrition policy. Laboratory-based science may include descriptions of relevant experimental models. In addition to original papers, the journal will publish review articles on topical subjects, systematic reviews, short commentaries and viewpoint articles that may address current controversies, short meeting reports, letters to the editor, and announcements/society news. The journal will also publish supplements with proceedings from internationally relevant conferences on nutrition and metabolism.

The Annals of Occupational Hygiene is one of the world's top research journals on hazards and risks to health resulting from work. The journal is particularly interested in recognition, quantification, management, communication, and control of risk. It includes papers on basic mechanisms, human aspects and technology, and on environmental risks to humans when these are linked to risks at work.Topics covered include: * chemical, physical and biological agents * measurement and control * process design * ergonomics * protection * occupational toxicology * epidemiology * assessment and management of risk * education and training There is heavy pressure on space in the journal. We do not normally consider the following types of paper: reports of health effects without corresponding information on causative agents and exposure, unless the effects are unexpected and likely to be of wide interest, or papers on infection control unless the problems are primarily occupational.The journal has a very wide geographical spread, with about 60% of our papers coming from continental Europe or North America. The median time to conduct peer review and give the authors a first decision is less than 7 weeks. Papers are usually published on-line less than 6 weeks after acceptance.The Annals of Occupational Hygiene is published by Oxford University Press for the British Occupational Hygiene Society.

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AOEM) considers original contributions relevant to occupational and environmental medicine and related fields in the form of original articles, review articles, short letters and case reports. Authors based in the Republic of Korea can apply for a discounted article processing charge (APC) of €840 by mentioning the discount code KORAU on the payment page during submission. AOEM is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal that considers original research related to the field of occupational and environmental medicine. AOEM is aimed at clinicians and researchers in the wide-ranging discipline of occupational and environmental medicine. The topics include but not limited to the interactions between work and health, that is, subjects like occupational and environmental epidemiology, toxicology, hygiene, diagnosis & treatment of diseases, management, organization and policy.

Annals of Oncology is devoted to the rapid publication of editorials, reviews, original articles and letters related to oncology, particularly medical oncology. Its character, however, is multidisciplinary, and contributions on clinically-oriented laboratory research, surgery and radiotherapy are assured by the presence of representatives of these disciplines among the Associate Editors and Editorial Board.Annals of Oncology is the official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology. Since 2008 the Journal is also affiliated with the Japanese Society of Medical Oncology. For more information on this collaboration please click here for the original announcement.Annals of Oncology covers the following areas: * Breast cancer * Gastrointestinal tumours * Lung cancer * Urogenital tumours * Hematologic malignancies * Head and neck cancer * Sarcomas * Gynecologic cancer * Quality of life and supportive care * Phase I studies * Phase II studies * Phase III studies * Translational science.

The Annals of Operations Research publishes peer-reviewed original articles dealing with key aspects of operations research, including theory, practice, and computation. The journal publishes full-length research articles, short notes, expositions and surveys, reports on computational studies, and case studies that present new and innovative practical applications. In addition to regular issues, the journal publishes periodic special volumes that focus on defined fields of operations research, ranging from the highly theoretical to the algorithmic and the applied. These volumes have one or more Guest Editors who are responsible for collecting the papers and overseeing the refereeing process.Officially cited as: Ann Oper Res