ACerS journals

Introduction to “Chemically strengthened glasses” for Glass: Then and Now 

By Jonathon Foreman / March 1, 2022

As part of the IYoG celebrations, ACerS’ “Glass: Then and Now” series is highlighting ACerS journal articles each month that support advancement in glass science and technology. The focus this month is chemically strengthened glasses.

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ACT salutes the Engineering Ceramics Division

By Jonathon Foreman / February 22, 2022

Now in its nineteenth year, the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology publishes more than 200 articles per year from researchers around the globe. For the first two issues of 2022, the editors of ACT, working with guest editors, assembled special compilations dedicated to distinguished members of ACerS’ Engineering Ceramics Division.

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Introduction to “Toughness and mechanical properties” for Glass: Then and Now

By Jonathon Foreman / February 11, 2022

As part of the IYoG celebrations, ACerS’ “Glass: Then and Now” series is highlighting ACerS journal articles each month that support advancement in glass science and technology. The focus this month is toughness and mechanical properties.

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Journal author information: Sharing is caring

By Jonathon Foreman / January 21, 2022

Journal articles must be found to be cited. While writing your papers so that they can be categorized properly by search engines is useful, authors can be even more proactive in getting their manuscripts in front of colleagues, potential collaborators, grant administrators, and search committees through sharing.

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Advanced energy gets cracking and stops the cracking—Jonathon’s top 5 favorite Ceramic Tech Today posts from 2021

By Jonathon Foreman / January 7, 2022

MAX phases, carbon nanotubes, and journal TOC alerts make Jonathon’s list of top five favorite CTT posts from 2021.

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Introduction to “Optical fibers and photonics” for Glass: Then and Now

By Jonathon Foreman / January 5, 2022

As part of the IYoG celebrations, ACerS’ new “Glass: Then and Now” series will highlight ACerS journal articles each month that support advancement in glass science and technology. The focus this month is optical fibers and photonics.

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Journal of the American Ceramic Society announces best papers of 2021

By Jonathon Foreman / January 4, 2022

The editors of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society selected 12 articles from among the more than 600 articles published in 2021 that exemplify excellence for the science of advanced ceramics.

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ACerS Rapid Communication: Getting the word out quickly and scientifically

By Jonathon Foreman / September 24, 2021

Sometimes researchers present discoveries so new and important that they merit short review times. ACerS journals offer the article type “Rapid Communication” to enable rapid decisions and priority of publication while retaining rigorous review.

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Journal impact factors for ACerS journals up in 2020

By Jonathon Foreman / July 23, 2021

The annual Clarivate Journal Citation Report, released late last month, showed increases in the impact factors for all three of ACerS’ traditional journals in 2020. Other highlights from the report are discussed in this CTT.

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The power of good vibrations: Material and process developments for piezoelectric energy harvesting

By Jonathon Foreman / June 25, 2021

The field of piezoelectric energy harvesting looks to convert mechanical motion, notably from vibration sources, directly into electricity. Recent papers in several ACerS journals discuss challenges and research into developing both materials and processes for PEH.

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