Journal of Rheology
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Journal of Rheology is a peer-reviewed
Peer review
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 scientific journal
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 publishing original (primary) research on all aspects of rheology
Rheology
Rheology is the study of the flow of matter, primarily in the liquid state, but also as 'soft solids' or solids under conditions in which they respond with plastic flow rather than deforming elastically in response to an applied force....

, the study of those properties of materials which determine their response to mechanical force. It is published bimonthly by the Society of Rheology through the American Institute of Physics
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The editor-in-chief of Journal of Rheology is John Brady. According to the Journal Citation Reports
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, the journal has a 2009 impact factor
Impact factor
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 of 2.646.

Publication history

The publication of Journal of Rheology has seen three phases. The journal was first published as Journal of Rheology between 1929 and 1932. In 1933 the journal was subsumed as a section (called Rheology Numbers) of the journal Physics, and then the Journal of Applied Physics
Journal of Applied Physics
The Journal of Applied Physics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 1931 by the American Institute of Physics. Its emphasis is on the understanding of the physics underpinning modern technology....

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From 1957, the Society of Rheology reestablished the journal as a separate publication, initially named Transactions of the Society of Rheology, renamed Journal of Rheology from 1977.

Abstracting and indexing

Journal of Rheology is abstracted and indexed in the following databases:
  • Chemical Abstracts Service
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     – CASSI
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  • Science Citation Index
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     – Web of Science
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  • Engineering Index
  • Applied Mechanics Reviews
    Applied Mechanics Reviews
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  • RAPRA Abstracts
  • Physics Abstracts
  • SPIN

See also

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