About this journal
Aims and scope
Particulate Science and Technology, an interdisciplinary journal, publishes papers on both fundamental and applied science and technology related to particles and particle systems in size scales from nanometers to millimeters. The journal's primary focus is to report emerging technologies and advances in different fields of engineering, energy, biomaterials, and pharmaceutical science involving particles, and to bring institutional researchers closer to professionals in industries.
Particulate Science and Technology invites articles reporting original contributions and review papers, in particular critical reviews, that are relevant and timely to the emerging and growing fields of particle and powder technology.
Topics include:
- Particle dynamics - single and multiple particle systems, optical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and electrostatic properties of particles, particle generation, particle size and shape characterization, classification;
- Fluid flow through a packed bed of particles; fluidization, applications of fluidized beds, pneumatic transport of powder, dilute and dense phase transport, atmospheric aerosols, dust transport and deposition;
- Crushing and grinding, slurry flow systems, rheology of slurry, applications to energy industries, slurry viscosity, slurry handling operation;
- Colloids and fine particles - surface properties, interparticle forces, van der Waals, capillary and electrostatic forces, adsorption and desorption properties, surface modification, adhesion and removal forces;
- Separation of particles from gas and liquid - cyclones, filtration of particles, sedimentation, diffusion, impaction, electrostatic precipitation, electrodynamic separation processes, powder coating, plasma coating, sintering, superydrophobic coating;
- Storage and flow of powders, hopper design, shear cell analysis, vibration, wet scrubbers, granulation, drying;
- Mixing and segregation, particle size reduction and size enlargements, particle agglomeration, microencapsulation, dispersion of powders;
- Health effects - lung deposition of inhaled particles, pulmonary delivery of micronized drugs, harmful effects of inhaled pollutants, dissolution process;
- Nanoparticle technology, size, shape, and structures of nanoparticles, synthesis of nanostructures such as nanotubes, core-shell designs, and their characterization, dispensation and coating of nanoparticles, industrial, renewable energy and medical applications;
- Hazard mitigation, particle contamination control, dust hazard mitigation in space exploration, fire and explosion hazards, prevention of dust cloud explosion, powder electrostatics, electrostatic discharge control, safety requirements
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Readership:
Researchers and industrial professionals interested in particle and powder technology, and scientists and engineers concerned with the formation, characterization, and processing of particulate materials.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 59K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 2.3 (2023) Impact Factor
- 2.1 (2023) 5 year IF
- 4.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.767 (2023) SNIP
- 0.386 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 47 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 140 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 16 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 27% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Alexandru S. Biris, Ph.D. – University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR USA
Chinmay Ghoroi
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Manaswita Bose, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Mumbai, INDIA
Lucian Dascalescu, Ph.D. – PPRIME Institute, CNRS - University of Poitiers - ISAE/ENSMA, Angoulême, FRANCE
Vedat Deniz, Ph.D. – Hitit University, Corum, Turkey
Chinmay Ghoroi, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India
Hojae Yi, Ph.D. – The Pennsylvania State University. University Park, PA USA
Caner Ümit Yurteri, Ph.D. – British American Tobacco, Research & Development, Southampton, UK
EDITORIAL BOARD
Kazimierz Adamiak – University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario CANADA
Goodarz Ahmadi – Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY USA
Abhijit Biswas, Ph.D. – University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK USA
Ahmed Busnaina – Northeastern University, Boston, MA USA
Emmanuel Flahaut, Ph.D. – Universite Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex 9- FRANCE
Anthony J. Hickey Ph.D., D.Sc. – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC USA
Haim Kalman Ph.D. – Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, ISRAEL
George E. Klinzing, Ph.D. – University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA USA
Kash Mittal Ph.D. – Director, MST Conferences, Hopewell Junction, NY USA
K. Rajagopal Ph. D. – Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
Cristina M. Sabliov, Ph.D. – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA USA
Steve Trigwell, Ph.D. – ASRC Aerospace, ASRC-24, Kennedy Space Center, FL USA
Abstracting and indexing
Particulate Science and Technology
is indexed/abstracted in: Compendex; Computing, & Technology; CSA Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts; CSA Engineered Materials Abstracts; CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database; CSA Metals Abstracts/METADEX; CSA Pollution Abstracts; Current Contents/Engineering; Science Citation Index Expanded; and SciSearch.
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Open access
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- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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