Advanced Powder Technol., Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 1 – 2 (2000) © VSP and Society of Powder Technology, Japan 2000.
10th Anniversary of Advanced Powder Technology and the Millennium
The first copy of Advanced Powder Technology was published in 1990 as the International Journal of the Society of Powder Technology, Japan (SPTJ), intended not only to promote activities in the field of powder technology world wide, but also to introduce Japanese papers of high quality, and the activities of SPTJ and the Association of Powder Process Industry and Engineering, Japan (APPIE) to nonJapanese researchers. Last year we celebrated the 10th anniversary of this journal. When I took over the position of Editor-in-Chief in 1996, the fundamentals had already been laid by the former Editors, Professors Y. Morikawa and K. Gotoh. Hence, what I had to do was to make the journal more attractive and promote it worldwide. In 1995, the editing system was changed from the editor system to the committee system composed of about 15 Editorial Boards which is a popular system among many Japanese journals. This improved the situation, because many constructive opinions arose within and outside the Committee. One of our trials was to introduce review articles written by active researchers in the field of particle technology. So far, four review articles have been published and two articles are ready to be printed. These articles are: 1. M. Bohnet, O. Gottschalk and M. Morweiser, Modern design of aerocyclones, 8, 137– 161 (1997). 2. K. Darcovich and K. A. Jonasson and C. E. Capes, Developments in the control of fine particulate air emissions, 8, 179– 215 (1997). 3. E. Otto and H. Fissan, Brownian coagulation of submicron particles, 10, 1– 20 (1999). 4. H. Leuenberger, The application of percolation theory in powder technology, 10, 323– 352 (1999). 5. C. Tien, Hydrosol deposition in porous media: the effect of surface interactions, 11 (2000). 6. R. Boerefijn, N. J. Gudde and M. Ghadiri, A review of attrition of fluid cracking catalyst particles, 11 (2000). Other trials were proposed to celebrate not only the 10th anniversary of this journal, but also the Millennium; the foundation of the APT Distinguished Paper
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10th Anniversary of Advanced Powder Technology
Award to encourage contributors, the introduction of abstracts in the monthly Japanese Journal of SPTJ, and the publication of the indices from Volumes 1 through 10. The worldwide distribution of this journal is greatly indebted to the financial support by the Information Center of Particle Technology, Japan (ICPT) which started in 1995. Free copies have been sent to authorities, active researchers, companies and centers in the field of particle technology. This certainly guarantees that the papers published will be recognized by a large number of distinguished people all over the world. I am sure that these efforts and supports have made the journal more popular. The number of original papers submitted from all over the world is increasing greatly, and I am happy to announce that the impact factor of this journal is rising. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Editorial Committee members for their constant efforts and the ICPT for the support, and finally to Ms. T. Tomita, Editorial Assistant, for her enthusiastic contribution, and the staff at VSP. January 1, 2000 KO HIGASHITANI Editor-in-Chief Professor, Kyoto University