Frontiers in Micromachines in Japan

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to publish the current trends and research results of outstanding and promising young Japanese investigators working on micromachines. The Special Issue welcomes reviews, original research articles, and communications in the field of micromachines, and provides young investigators from universities and research institutions in Japan an opportunity to present their latest research results. The "Excellent Papers Award"*, selected by the award committee, which is organized by the editorial office of Micromachines and the guest editors, will be granted to an excellent paper published in this Special Issue.

The contributions to this Special Issue will highlight the current frontiers in the extensive fields of micro-/nano-sciences, devices, and applications.

We are looking forward to receiving your submissions!

*This will be awarded to a paper that the first or the corresponding author is a young researcher whose Ph. D. degree is obtained within 15 years. This award will provide two free vouchers for MDPI journal publications.

Prof. Dr. Ryuji Kawano
Prof. Dr. Kosuke Ino
Prof. Dr. Masahiro Takinoue
Prof. Dr. Daisuke Kiriya
Prof. Dr. Hiroaki Onoe
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Micromachines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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