Scope of Publication

  • Scope of Publication

    Shandong Science is a comprehensive academic journal of natural sciences sponsored by the Shandong Academy of Sciences. It strives to report the latest innovative scientific research results in basic theories and applied research in all major fields of natural science in a timely manner. It is one of the most well-known academic journals in Shandong Province. The international standard serial publication numbers are CN 37-1188/N, ISSN 1002-4026. This journal is a bimonthly publication and will give priority to reporting on National Natural Science Foundation of China projects, key scientific and technological research projects, and projects funded by provincial ministries and commissions.

    Shandong Science now has 13 columns: "Oceanographic Science, Technology and Equipment”, “Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Active Products", "Pharmacology and Toxicology", " Agricultural Microbiology", "New Materials", "Energy and Power", "Biomass Energy". "Biosensor", "Optical Fiber and Photonic Sensing Technology", "Traffic and Transportation", "Environment and Ecology", "Blockchain", and "Intelligence Analysis and Data Management.". The specific scope of each column is as follows:

    1.  Oceanographic Science, Technology and Equipment

    Marine environment monitoring; deep sea and submarine networks; marine engineering equipment, resource exploration and development; ocean remote sensing and telemetry; marine information processing and data analysis; marine internet of things and digital ocean; marine observation instruments and equipment; ocean sensors; marine atmosphere and climate change; polar science, marine geology and marine dynamics; other content related to marine science and technology.

    2.  Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Active Products

    Resources of traditional Chinese medicine; quality control of traditional Chinese medicine; material basis of traditional Chinese medicine; separation and purification technology of natural active products.

    3.  Pharmacology and Toxicology

    Establishment of new animal models; high-throughput, high-content drug screening technology; evaluation of drug activity and toxicity based on zebrafish model; evaluation of toxicology and safety of drugs and foods; research on drug action mechanism; research on disease-related biomarkers; drug-readiness evaluation and prediction models and technologies; new technologies and methods for drug preclinical safety evaluation; applications of systems biology in the process of drug development; environmental and ecotoxicology research; functional evaluation of health foods.

    4.  Agricultural Microbiology

    Agricultural microbial resources; breeding and improvement of fine agricultural microorganism strains; agricultural microbial fermentation technology; agricultural microbial preparation technology; agricultural microbial application technology; basic research on agricultural microorganisms.

    5.  New Materials

    The scientific basic theory of materials; material design, preparation, forming, processing principles, methods, and technologies; calculation and simulation of material forming process; the relationship between material composition, process, structure, and performance; material micro-alloying technology; material surface strengthening technology; experimental testing technology of materials; failure analysis of materials; application of materials; cutting-edge new materials; a review of materials research and development.

    6.  Traffic and Transportation

    Transportation system optimization and simulation; urban evolution and road traffic; intelligent transportation theory and application; traffic safety and control theory.

    7.  Environment and Ecology

    Ecological safety evaluation technology; pollution ecological evaluation model; soil pollution prevention technology; water pollution prevention technology; air pollution prevention technology; noise pollution prevention technology; solid waste treatment and disposal technology; environmental monitoring technology; environmental biotechnology; examples of ecological environment engineering and ecology

    8.  Energy and Power

    Fluid mechanics and transport phenomena; enhanced heat transfer mechanism and technology; utilization of key solar energy technologies; new energy and environmental engineering; combustion science; thermodynamics; refrigeration engineering; thermal energy and power engineering.

    9.  Biomass Energy

    Biomass resources and energy crops; biomass thermochemical conversion technology; biomass biochemical conversion technology; microalgae energy; organic waste disposal; biogas engineering; biomass liquid fuel; biomass forming fuel; bio-based materials and chemicals.

    10.  Biosensor

    Biosensor sensitive components; biosensor molecular electronic devices; new methods, technologies, and devices for high-precision detection of biosensors; biosensor circuit, biosensor integrated circuit, biosensor chip, biocomputer; biosensing network and bionic model; manufacture of biosensors and analysis systems; intelligent control of sensors and fermentation process; phytase detection and production process control; biosensor analysis technology and standards.

    11. Optical Fiber and Photonic Sensing Technology

    Fiber optic materials and production technology; fiber optic sensors; fiber optic and photonic sensing technology applications; fiber lasers; fiber optics and photonic devices; fiber optic sensing systems and models; fiber optic and photon sensing technology signal processing models and algorithms; fiber optic sensing field applications; physical, chemical, and biological sensing in optical fiber and photon sensing technology; application of optical fiber and photon sensing technology in environmental and structural monitoring; optical fiber and photon sensing multiplexing technology.

    12. Blockchain

    Digital currency and payment systems; artificial intelligence and smart contracts; blockchain security; blockchain and edge computing; cross-chain technology and applications; blockchain and supply chain management; blockchain and industry 4.0; blockchain and intelligent manufacturing.

    13. Intelligence Analysis and Data Management
       Information organization and retrieval, information analysis and services, knowledge discovery and data mining, knowledge organization and indexing, knowledge utilization and services, predictive analysis, intelligence analysis and transformation, information measurement and scientific measurement, social network analysis and indicators, etc. Including but not limited to social network analysis, knowledge graph, public opinion monitoring, competitive intelligence analysis, scientific evaluation, etc.


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