Invited Review Articles Research Articles

G Protein-Coupled Receptors-Receptors With New Tricks Up Their Sleeves.

G Protein-Coupled Receptors-Receptors With New Tricks Up Their Sleeves.

INTRODUCTION TO THE JJAS SPECIAL ISSUE “CELEBRATING THE COUNTRY'S CENTENARY”: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND NUTRITION IN JORDAN

This JJAS special issue on “The Development of Sciences and Technology of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition in Jordan” has been announced soon after the declaration of the official day of the centenary of the founding of the Jordanian state on the 11th of April 2021 (Ahmad, 2021). The issue comprises 13 invited review articles that describe the advancement in basic and applied scientific research in the fields of agriculture, food, and nutrition in a hundred years of the country’s establishment. The development in science and technology of these fields has emerged as a powerful paradigm for Jordan’s next generation of economics, food security, and human health (JIC, 2018).

What's New in Shock, July 2021?

What's New in Shock, July 2021?

JJAS CELEBRATES THE CENTENARY OF THE JORDANIAN STATE

April 11, 2021, declared the official day to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the Jordanian state. The Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences (JJAS) joins the Kingdom's celebrations on this honorable occasion. The JJAS editorial board decided to publish a special issue on the development of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition in a hundred years. This special issue on selected growing specialized fields includes a collection of invited review articles written by eminent professional researchers from our beloved country at the invitation of the JJAS Editorial Board. The special edition is scheduled to be published in JJAS, volume 17, issue 3 three, September 2021.

Optics in Africa: introduction.

Africa has a long history in optics, but decades of turmoil have seen optical science in Africa advance only slowly, punching far below its weight. But a younger generation of scientists hold promise for the brighter future, addressing continental issues with photonics. In this Feature Issue on Optics in Africa we capture some of the exciting optical research from across the continent in 51 research reports, covering both fundamental and applied topics. The issue is supplemented by invited review articles that offer authoritative perspectives on the historical development of key research fields, from early advances in lasers to present-day progress in photonic materials. To encourage the exploration of new research directions, the issue has several tutorial articles that lower the entry barrier for emerging researchers, while highlighting the scope of research on the continent and its international context.

Optics in Africa: introduction

Africa has a long history in optics, but decades of turmoil have seen optical science in Africa advance only slowly, punching far below its weight. But a younger generation of scientists hold promise for the brighter future, addressing continental issues with photonics. In this Feature Issue on Optics in Africa we capture some of the exciting optical research from across the continent in 51 research reports, covering both fundamental and applied topics. The issue is supplemented by invited review articles that offer authoritative perspectives on the historical development of key research fields, from early advances in lasers to present-day progress in photonic materials. To encourage the exploration of new research directions, the issue has several tutorial articles that lower the entry barrier for emerging researchers, while highlighting the scope of research on the continent and its international context.

Recent advances in experimental approaches to immune‐mediated neuropathy

This Editorial introduces the three invited review articles on “Recent advances in experimental approaches to immune‐mediated neuropathy”.

Twenty years of Optics Express: invited review articles.

Editor-in-Chief Andrew M. Weiner announces a series of invited review and perspective articles for Optics Express's 20th Anniversary celebration, and introduces the first three to be published.

Emerging importance of big data in neuroimmunological research

This Editorial introduces the three invited review articles on “Big Data in Neuroimmunology”.

The Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research has been selected for coverage in Emerging Sources Citation Index of Web of Science.

The Clinical Experimental Vaccine Research (CEVR) has been selected for coverage in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) of Web of Science, Thomson Reuters in November 2015. The ESCI was recently launched to include high-quality, peer-reviewed publications of regional importance and in emerging scientific fields, thereby extending the universe of publications in Web of Science [1]. ESCI provides the highly selective indexes for sources under evaluation as part of Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE). Greater discoverability would lead to measurable citations. Using the items in ESCI, readers can measure the contribution of each article and identify potential collaborators in their research fields. Inclusion in the ESCI basically means that CEVR is qualified in the aspect of contents and edition. Standing at the point of ESCI inclusion, CEVR may have more chance to expose informative articles to global researchers and be cited by them, eventually advancing for SCIE. CEVR, the official English journal of the Korean Vaccine Society, was born in July 2012. It is an international, peer reviewed, and open-access journal, aiming to support for communication among the experts in research and development of vaccines, leading to a higher standard in comprehension of the molecular and biological traits of vaccines. Since the beginning in 2012, CEVR published more than 90 valuable articles including 35 original and 37 review articles. On average, about five original and review articles have been published in each issue, respectively. Owing to the contribution of authors, reviewers and editorial board members, CEVR was registered in PubMed Central and PubMed by the date of April 19, 2013, and KoreaMed, and KoreaMed Synapse by date of July 30, 2013 [2]. It has been registered to many other databases including NLM catalog, CAS, ICMJE, EBSCO, and DOAJ also. At this moment, we expect ESCI inclusion to serve as a stepping-stone for CEVR to upgrade its quality and influence. CEVR will continue striving to accomplish its goal of serving as one of the leading international journals focusing on vaccine and vaccination. With respect to epidemiology, vaccine development, clinical trials and basic researches, CEVR will try to publish valuable editorials, novel original articles, practice guidelines, meta-analyses, and invited review articles by renowned scholars. Finally, we appreciate the editorial board members and the Korean Vaccine Society for the contribution and ongoing efforts to improve CEVR.

Animal and cellular models of human disease

In this eighteenth (2016) Annual Review Issue of The Journal of Pathology, we present a collection of 19 invited review articles that cover different aspects of cellular and animal models of disease. These include genetically-engineered models, chemically-induced models, naturally-occurring models, and combinations thereof, with the focus on recent methodological and conceptual developments across a wide range of human diseases.

Major advances in physiology: celebrating a centenary of contributions by women. Introduction.

Major advances in physiology: celebrating a centenary of contributions by women. Introduction.

Introduction for the Integrated Photonics: Challenges and Perspectives feature

We give an introduction for the background and motivation of the Integrated Photonics: Challenges and Perspectives feature. A very brief summary for the five invited review articles collected in this feature issue is also given.

25TH ANNIVERSARY ADVANCED MATERIALS

25TH ANNIVERSARY ADVANCED MATERIALS

Invited Contributions of 2013

Firstly I would like to introduce myself as new Associate Editor of Journal of Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (JIMTW). I will contribute by handling invited review articles and special issues in coordination with the Guest Editors and the Editor in Chief. The year 2013 represents an extraordinary period for this Journal. For the first time JIMTW overcame the impact factor barrier of one, reaching 1.12 as a consequence of the increasing quality of the authors contributions, the efforts of the Editorial Board, the Editorial Review Board and generally speaking the entire terahertz community that supports it. An aspect that has also contributed to the improvement of the Journal’s impact is that it has become a natural repository of review articles which have at its time become standard references in their particular topics. Therefore we encourage authors to contact members of the editorial board, and particularly myself (via e-mail or personally during conferences) to discuss possible reviews or topical issues for inclusion in the current or future volumes. I take this opportunity to summarize all the invited reviews contained in volume 34 (2013). We can find thirteen invited review articles in total of which six were part of the special issue on “Quantum Cascade Lasers”, five more were part of the special issue on “Anisotropy in the Terahertz Band” and two more were part of regular issues. All of these articles are summarized below. Special issue: Quantum Cascade Lasers

ULTRASONOGRAPHY: a new beginning with international open access.

During the last decades, along with the great strides in diagnostic medicine and intervention, ultrasound technology has grown and global standards in research publication have been raised. After many zealous discussions and debates on the present and future academic rigor and global status of the Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (KSUM), the Board of Directors of KSUM decided to convert our 32-year-old domestic journal, the Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine, to an international publication. For better accessibility, our renewed journal, Ultrasonography, is now being published in English and with open access, that is, with the full text of all articles freely available online. Online access to the text from past issues of the journal is also available to maintain a record of valuable research from the past. Ultrasonography is primarily dedicated to original research encompassing all of the subspecialties of ultrasound in medicine. Along with original papers, the journal also contains invited review articles about current technological or clinical issues, pictorial essays presenting intuitive educational materials, and a few select case reports having an important impact on patient management. Ultrasonography will also serve as a medium for cooperation among physicians and specialists worldwide focusing on various ultrasound technology and disease problems. We have established the Editorial Board, comprising an international group of outstanding scientists, to meet global standards in the process of peer reviewing submitted papers as well as collaborating across borders. We will try to complete the review process and inform authors of the status of their manuscripts within four to six weeks of submission. I believe that Ultrasonography will grow and will be widely noted in the near future. We envision having many distinguished papers from around the world published in our journal devoted to advances in the field of ultrasound in medicine. On behalf of all the members of the Editorial Board and publication staff, I look forward to receiving a strong range of submissions and contributions from international researchers as well as the members of the KSUM.

Anisotropy in the Terahertz Band

Day after day, anisotropic properties of materials are finding new applications. Many consumer technologies based on them are currently available, particularly at optical, near-infrared and ultraviolet frequencies. Liquid crystals are the base of an enormous quantity of display devices present in our everyday life ranging from small wrist watches to large television screens, the circular dichroism exhibited by a number of proteins and nucleic acids is providing new information about their molecular structure and biological function, Pockels cells are being used as high speed modulators in optical fiber telecommunications among many other applications. The availability of new technologies to access the terahertz band opened the possibility to study anisotropic properties of materials in the far-infrared which have attracted considerable attention over the last decade owing to their enormous scientific and technological potential. This special issue contains five invited review articles that cover the most important aspects of the study of anisotropic properties of materials in the terahertz band. The articles included in the issue, enumerated below, represent an up-to-date overview of advances in this field.

EPILEPSY, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY DISORDERS: A COMPLEX RELATION WITH SIGNIFICANT THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS FOR THE THREE CONDITIONS

Andres M. Kanner is a senior attending physician at the department of Neurology and Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, which...

Profiles in Science for Science Librarians: Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.

Tony Fauci is arguably America's best known clinical investigator and federal medical research administrator. He has authored a torrent of papers in research and professional journals (1,368 as of May 15, 2013) and has appeared well over 100 times on TV news shows explaining aspects of America's fight against autoimmune and infectious diseases, particularly AIDS. The vast majority of today's American medical students and their librarians will also recognize him as editor in chief of the best-selling textbook Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. He has been awarded honorary degrees by thirty-eight universities, including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, and Georgetown. His productivity and visibility have spanned three generations of Americans, and yet his work has probably had an even greater impact far beyond our borders. An analysis of the evolving assortment of journals in which he has been published over the course of his career discloses three major patterns: a progressively higher proportion of more prestigious titles as he tackled bigger and bigger scientific and clinical challenges; an extraordinary output of “big picture” papers (generally one in every twenty of his papers were invited review articles); as well as great willingness to publish in brand-new journals (twenty-six), most of which would go on to be highly successful.

Growing The Plant Genome in 2013

I chose to stick with the title from my last editorial in 2012 because the message is the same: over the past five years we have laid down the foundation for growth of The Plant Genome. This was accomplished by the hard work and support of Elizabeth (Liz) Gebhardt, Managing Editor, the CSSA headquarters staff, the CSSA board, Editor-in-Chiefs Craig Roberts and Charlie Brummer, and our excellent world class Editors. Many thanks to all! I am excited to provide an update on our progress on several initiatives that we believe will fuel journal growth. There are many and they are all important for journal growth. The order of presentation is simply based on presenting the newest initiative first. I hope you will agree that 2013 will be a big year for The Plant Genome. Science Notes. As a result of suggestions from several Associate Editors, The Plant Genome will now publish Science Notes. Short articles (usually 4 printed pages or less) concerned with experimental techniques, database descriptions, method improvements, new analytical equipment, computational tools or other breakthroughs that significantly improve genomic data acquisition and analysis will be accepted for review as Science Notes. Science Notes may also describe novel findings that do not require extensive background or discussion. We'll determine a reduced cost for Science Notes in The Plant Genome and post them in the author instructions and in Manuscript Central in the near future. Achieving an impact factor. The Plant Genome is in its first year of indexing this year in several Thomson Reuters products, including the Journal Citation Index and Web of Science. The impact factor determination is expected later this year. As mentioned before, based on internal tracking, we believe the impact factor will be quite competitive with other similar journals because the quality of our articles is high. This step in the evolution of The Plant Genome is truly foundational for the journal. Full accreditation will likely encourage a broader range of authors to submit their articles, thus increasing article count and so on, fueling more journal growth. Comprehensive indexing. The Plant Genome is now listed in ISSN, the USDA National Agricultural Library, Google Scholar, Chemical Abstracts Service, Web of Science, CAB Abstracts, and ISI Biological Abstracts. Applications are pending for Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, SCOPUS, and EBSCO. A big missing from this list is PubMed. As I mentioned in my previous editorial, based on feedback from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), it was decided to withdraw the application for The Plant Genome with the plan to resubmit once the CSSA upgrades researcher/author ethical statements and policies to conform with NLM standards. Achieving PubMed listing of The Plant Genome will be one of this year's focus areas and will complete this phase of journal growth. Feature issues. Two 2013 feature issues are underway. Along with invited review articles, the aim of feature issues is to draw readership and citations to The Plant Genome. The first feature issue titled “Next Gen Sequencing: Advances and Applications to Crop Improvement” is being edited by Scott Jackson and Todd Michael. The second feature issue on Legume Genomics, which is planned for mid year, will be edited by Rajeev Varshney, Henry Nguyen and Manish Roorkiwal. Special thanks to these special feature editors for their efforts; both feature issues are poised to draw attention to the journal. While we have made great progress in laying the foundation for growing The Plant Genome, we need more submissions. As before, we will be sending out frequent communications to increase awareness of The Plant Genome and to seek submissions. Share these with colleagues. Sign up for our Table of Contents alerts and pass them along to colleagues (https://www.crops.org/publications/add-alerts/new-content; log in or create an account to sign up). As demonstrated by establishing Science Notes in The Plant Genome, we are receptive to all ideas for increasing the scope and content of the journal and we'd appreciate hearing your ideas. And finally, we look forward to the day this year when The Plant Genome receives an impact factor. Please consider submitting an article to The Plant Genome to help build on a strong foundation.