Journal of Laser Applications delivers enhanced online content.
Press Release Summary:
LIA is making its official publication, Journal of Laser Applications (JLA), online-only journal complete with new features aimed at more diverse readership. Hosted on AIP Publishing's Scitation online platform, JLA will feature 8 topic sections, peer-review process, and website design that will facilitate access to interactive content. Readers will find full-text HTML rendering, featuring inline reference links and ability to enlarge tables and figures by clicking on them.
Original Press Release:
Journal of Laser Applications Goes Online with More Functions, Bigger Audience
ORLANDO, Florida - The Laser Institute of America is making its official publication, Journal of Laser Applications (JLA), an online-only journal, complete with new features for a broader audience. JLA is hosted on AIP Publishing's robust Scitation online platform, providing the journal with greater functionality and the ability to leverage a wide range of valuable discoverability features.
The new JLA, which will remain free for LIA members, will feature eight topic sections, a faster peer-review process and a more functional website (http://jla.aip.org) that will make content easier to access and more interactive.
"We evaluated proposals from a commercial publisher and our current, not-for-profit publisher, and concluded that a new agreement with our current publisher, AIP Publishing, is in the best interest of our authors, members and our society," says LIA Executive Director Peter Baker. "AIP Publishing is mounting a marketing campaign to significantly increase the number of institutional libraries subscribing to JLA. This will ensure greater readership for authors and, in time, improved financial performance for our society."
The journal will feature sections overseen by Editor-in-chief Reinhart Poprawe of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology in Aachen, Germany, and eight section editors focusing on:
Readers will find full-text HTML rendering featuring inline reference links and the ability to enlarge tables and figures by clicking on them. Among the new features are enhanced search functions with more options and better controls to explore returned content with more useful ways.
Meantime, JLA contributors will find that AIP Publishing's Peer x-Press On-line Manuscript Submission and Peer Review system will facilitate review and improve time to publication.
The JLA serves as the major international forum for exchanging ideas and information in disciplines that apply laser technology. Internationally known authors deliver the latest results of their research worldwide, dealing with the diverse, practical applications of photonic technology. It will continue to be published four times a year. Nonmembers who wish to subscribe can call AIP Publishing at (800) 344-6902 or (516) 576-2700. To review the many benefits of becoming an LIA member or to join, visit http://www.lia.org/membership.
About LIA
Laser Institute of America (LIA) is the professional society for laser applications and safety serving the industrial, educational, medical, research and government communities throughout the world since 1968. LIA is the secretariat and publisher of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z136 series of laser safety standards. For more information, visit www.LIA.org.
The international society for laser applications and safety
