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• We announced the winner of the 1st Cahn Prize on Tuesday evening at the Fall MRS meeting. (November 27th, 2012)
The winning paper was selected by members of the Editorial Board from the monthly selections of the Editors.
The Editors and Publisher are pleased to announce the launch of the Journal of Materials Science Robert W. Cahn Best Paper Prize (the “Cahn Prize”). The Cahn Prize has been named in honor of the Journal’s founding editor, the late Professor Robert Wolfgang Cahn. This annual prize recognizes a truly exceptional original research paper published in the journal in a particular calendar year. The selection process follows that adopted for Sapphire Prize, which was awarded in 2011 to mark the Journal’s 45th anniversary. Each month the Editors select a paper published in that month's issues via a rigorous nomination and voting procedure. The winning paper is then selected from the twelve finalists by a separate panel of distinguished materials scientists. The authors of the winning paper will receive an award of $5,000.
THE 2012 WINNING PAPER October: Room temperature fracture processes of a near-α titanium alloy following elevated temperature exposure by A. L. Pilchak (Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate), W. J. Porter (University of Dayton Research Institute), and R. John (Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate)
Pilchak, L., Porter, W.J. and John, R., J Mater Sci (2012) 47:7235–7253
The winning paper was selected by members of the Editorial Board from the monthly selections of the Editors.
The Editors and Publisher are pleased to announce the launch of the Journal of Materials Science Robert W. Cahn Best Paper Prize (the “Cahn Prize”). The Cahn Prize has been named in honor of the Journal’s founding editor, the late Professor Robert Wolfgang Cahn. This annual prize recognizes a truly exceptional original research paper published in the journal in a particular calendar year. The selection process follows that adopted for Sapphire Prize, which was awarded in 2011 to mark the Journal’s 45th anniversary. Each month the Editors select a paper published in that month's issues via a rigorous nomination and voting procedure. The winning paper is then selected from the twelve finalists by a separate panel of distinguished materials scientists. The authors of the winning paper will receive an award of $5,000.
THE 2012 WINNING PAPER October: Room temperature fracture processes of a near-α titanium alloy following elevated temperature exposure by A. L. Pilchak (Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate), W. J. Porter (University of Dayton Research Institute), and R. John (Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate)
Pilchak, L., Porter, W.J. and John, R., J Mater Sci (2012) 47:7235–7253
• In 2013, we will reintroduce images and diagrams on the cover with our new "Image of the Month".
The selected image will appear on both covers for that month.
The selected image will appear on both covers for that month.
See the web site for information on the Journal of Materials Science Robert W. Cahn Best Paper Prize (the “Cahn Prize”).The Cahn Prize has been named in honor of the Journal’s founding editor, the late Professor Robert Wolfgang Cahn.
This list of important papers relating to the Impact Factor is offered as a guide for those who do not fully understand what this number is telling us.
For example the following IF values represented a similar impact in 1996: Engineering 1.12 Mathematics 1.46 An. Chemistry 3.00 Solid-St. Physics 3.06 Neurosciences 4.54 ref: Glänzel and Moed (2002) |
Impact Factor:
2011: 2.015 2010: 1.855 2009: 1.471 Total number of citations: 2011: 27,995 up 1,640 2010: 26,355 up 2,745 2009: 23,610 up 2,293 Immediacy Index: 2012: >0.50 (est.) 2011: 0.323 2010: 0.371 2009: 0.283 Cited Half Life: 2011: 9.4 years 2010: 9.8 years 2009: ~9.9 years Rejection Rate: 2012: ~83% |
For info on the Journal:
www.springer.com/materials/journal/10853 To see the papers: www.springerlink.com/content/0022-2461 Read the Most Downloaded Articles: Free at.... www.springer.com/materials/journal/10853 and learn about the Finalist Papers for the 2012 Cahn Prize. Papers are now being selected for the 2013 Cahn Prize. |
Editor-in-Chief:
C. Barry Carter University of Connecticut Dept Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Eng., Storrs, CT, USA Deputy Editors-in-Chief: Mark Aindow University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA M. Grant Norton Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA Editors: S. Pamir Alpay University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA Christopher F. Blanford The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK David P. Cann Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA Helen M. Chan Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA Chris Cornelius University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA |
Editors contd:
Stephen J. Eichhorn University of Exeter, Exeter, UK Jan H. Evans-Freeman University of Canterbury, Canterbury, NZ Kevin Jones University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Douglas L. Medlin Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA David Mitlin University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Philip Nash Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA Rees D. Rawlings Emeritus Professor, Imperial College, London, UK Annela Seddon Bristol University, Bristol, UK Brian Sheldon Brown University, Providence, RI Robert J. Young The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK |
On 1st January 2013, Wayne D. Kaplan ends his term as an Editor and joins the Distinguished Advisory Board. Richard Dashwood ends his term as Editor, and Brian Sheldon rejoins the Editors. Annela Seddon of Bristol University becomes our newest 'new' Editor.
Journal of Materials Science awarded the Sapphire Prize for best paper of 2011
Springer and the Editors of the Journal of Materials Science announce the winners of the Sapphire Prize, awarded to the best papers published in the journal during its 2011 Sapphire (45th) Anniversary Year.
The prize included an honorarium of US $10,000 and an honoring reception at the 2011 Fall Materials Research Society meeting which took place on 29 November 2011 in Boston, USA. Springer sponsors Open Access to the winning paper, the three second-prize winners, and all twelve finalist papers. The three second-prize winners received $1,000 U.S. each.
The winners of the first prize are Eli A. Sutter and Peter W. Sutter for their paper Giant carbon solubility in Au nanoparticles.
Sutter E.A. and Sutter, P.W., Journal of Materials Science November 2011, Volume 46, Issue 22, pp 7090-7097.
Springer and the Editors of the Journal of Materials Science announce the winners of the Sapphire Prize, awarded to the best papers published in the journal during its 2011 Sapphire (45th) Anniversary Year.
The prize included an honorarium of US $10,000 and an honoring reception at the 2011 Fall Materials Research Society meeting which took place on 29 November 2011 in Boston, USA. Springer sponsors Open Access to the winning paper, the three second-prize winners, and all twelve finalist papers. The three second-prize winners received $1,000 U.S. each.
The winners of the first prize are Eli A. Sutter and Peter W. Sutter for their paper Giant carbon solubility in Au nanoparticles.
Sutter E.A. and Sutter, P.W., Journal of Materials Science November 2011, Volume 46, Issue 22, pp 7090-7097.