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JOM: The Member Journal of TMS
Published monthly by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), JOM is a technical journal devoted to exploring the many aspects of materials science and engineering.
JOM reports scholarly work that explores the state-of-the-art processing, fabrication, design, and application of metals, ceramics, plastics, composites, and other materials. In pursuing this goal, JOM strives to balance the interests of the laboratory and the marketplace by reporting academic, industrial, and government-sponsored work from around the world.
Written for academic and industrial audiences alike, the journal is distributed to all members of TMS as well as nonmember subscribers; as a result, more than 10,000 individual readers see the journal each monthly. Additionally, the journal reaches more than 3,000 institutions and libraries. The readership consists of scientific, engineering, and management professionals and students from the manufacturing, processing, research, and academic sectors of the international materials community.
EDITORIAL INFORMATION
Editorial Scope:
The editorial scope includes archival-quality technical papers, general overviews, economic outlooks, developments in engineering education, articles on professional concerns, archaeotechnology papers, research and business updates, meetings announcements, interviews, opinion pieces, conference and literature reviews, software coverage, and news about TMS. Each issue thoroughly explores at least two technical topics by presenting three to six articles on each subject. In this way, JOM provides well-rounded coverage of an array of materials-related subjects, from minerals characterization and developments in extraction to the production of advanced electronic materials and the performance of tomorrow's aerospace structural components.
The Editorial Process:
To facilitate a wide scope of coverage, JOM uses a
Technical Emphasis Calendar, which is assembled by the editorial staff in consultation with the JOM
Advisory Committee. Each issue of JOM focuses on one theme comprising two or three technical topics, with each topic being sponsored by one or more technical committees. The editor or advisor acquires a prospective manuscript, both review it and consider the merit and compatibility of the paper with the proposed technical emphasis topic. Usually, this process takes about a month.
Submitting a Paper for Publication:
Authors should upload their manuscripts using Springer’s Editorial Manager system. Anyone wishing to publish in
JOM should follow the guidelines established in the JOM Author's Guide, which features detailed information
on communication, manuscript preparation, and publication procedure. Manuscripts are scheduled for publication according to the Technical Emphasis Calendar.
ABOUT JOM
From 1949 through 1988, the journal was named Journal of Metals. With materials systems becoming commonplace and with the journal frequently covering composites, plastics, and other materials, a name change was clearly in order. Thus, a decision was made to institutionalize the shorthand version (JOM) instead of totally confusing the technical community by adopting a new name such as Journal of Materials, Journal of Engineered Materials, or some such variation on a rather limited theme. Note: The name of the journal is pronounced as three separate letters (J-O-M) rather than a single-syllable word ("JOM").
Who Produces JOM?
JOM (ISSN 1047-4838) is published monthly by Springer Sciences & Business Media, LLC (Springer) 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013 in cooperation with The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). Editorial Offices: JOM, 184 Thorn Hill Road, Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086; fax (724) 776-3770; telephone (724) 776-9000.
Disclaimer:
The opinions and statements expressed in JOM are those of the authors only and are not necessarily those of TMS or the editorial staff. No confirmations or endorsements are intended or implied.
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