JOURNAL OF ADHESION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology ( JAST) provides a forum for the basic and applied aspects of adhesion, chemistry of adhesives, coatings and sealants, and structure-properties relationships in adhesive joints and deals with applications of adhesion principles in all areas of technology. Progress in adhesion science has slowed in recent years and an innovative approach is necessary to push the subject in to new areas. Our current knowledge is sufficiently advanced to justify deeper research in to those issues that currently lie on the fringes of our understanding, focusing on multidisciplinary research and relationships between structures and properties. To enhance our knowledge of adhesion science, JAST will bridge the gap between the chemistry, mechanics, physics, engineering and joining of materials through accurate and current reporting of worldwide developments in adhesives, coatings and sealants chemistries, surface modification of materials, fracture mechanics and adhesion measurement. Our aim is for JAST to become the journal for the publication of innovative research and reviews, presenting articles to a broad readership interested in adhesion and the joining of all kinds of materials. The scope of JAST is to continue to be at the forefront of adhesion research and development. Issues will contain original articles, reviews and short communications dealing with, but not restricted to, the following areas: surface modifications of materials to improve their adhesion; wood adhesion; pressure sensitive adhesives and tapes; hot melt adhesives; structural adhesion; dental adhesion; adhesion aspects in culture heritage; chemistry and functional adhesives, coatings and sealants; wettability and surface energetics; destructive and non-destructive adhesion measurement; contact mechanics; ageing and durability of adhesive joints; metal adhesion; smart and biomimetic adhesion and adhesives; polymer and composites adhesives; paper and cardboard adhesion; biological and medical adhesion; coupling agents; rubber and elastomer adhesion; mortar, asphalt and bitumen adhesion; and industrial applications in all fields driven by structure-adhesion properties relationships. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.