Announcements

Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X, impact factor 2.426) is launching a new Section “Engineering and Technology” which will cover the following topics:

-Micro/nanofabrication and manufacturing: deposition, lithography, patterning, etching, surface micromachining, bulk micromachining, laser fabrication, biofabrication, 3D printing, self-assembly, etc.;

-Design and optimization principles of micro- and nanosystems;

-Micro/nanosystems and advanced technologies for engineering applications: resources engineering, civil engineering, advanced manufacturing engineering, environmental engineering, bioengineering, electronic systems (including electrical circuits and devices, transistors, capacitors, inductors, resistors, diodes, insulators, and conductors), engineering, etc.

The following Special Issues of this section are currently open for submissions:

• Future Wearable and Implants (Deadline: 30 August 2020)
• 3D Printing of MEMS Technology (Deadline: 31 August 2020)
• Networks-On-Chip Again on the Rise: From Emerging Applications to Emerging Technologies (Deadline: 18 October 2020)
• Micro/Nanodevices and Their Tribology (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
• Optofluidic Microlasers (Deadline: 31 October 2020)
• Miniature Optoelectronic Resonators and Oscillators (Deadline: 31 December 2020)
• Soft Tooling—Polymer Additive Manufacturing Applied to Injection Moulding Process Chains (Deadline: 15 February 2021)
• MEMS Force Sensor (Deadline: 15 March 2021)
• Metal Oxide Gas Sensors: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 15 July 2021)

Micromachines is a peer-reviewed open access journal on the science and technology of small structures, devices, and systems, published monthly online by MDPI.

Benefits of publishing in Micromachines:

-Impact Factor 2.426 (2018 Journal Citation [email protected])

-Rapid Publication: Manuscripts are peer-reviewed, and a first decision provided to authors approximately 13.5 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 1.9 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2019)

-Coverage by Leading Indexing Services: SCIE—Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics), Compendex (EI), PubMed (NLM), Scopus (Elsevier)

-Open Access: Unlimited and free access for readers

-No Copyright Constraints: Retain copyright of your work and free use of your article

-No Space Constraints, No Extra Space or Color Charges: No restriction on the length of the papers, number of figures, or use of color

-Discounts for Exceptional and Professional Service: The article processing charge (APC) for each accepted paper is 1600 CHF. You may be entitled to a discount if you have previously received a discount code.

If you are interested in publishing a paper, please feel free to contact us ([email protected]) or you may submit your paper directly here. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

We look forward to collaborating with you.