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Highlights a Showcase of Cutting-Edge Research from 2012 New Journal of Physics New Journal of Physics The open access journal for physics www.njp.org Highlights A showcase of cutting-edge research from 2012 New Journal of Physics Submitting to New Journal of Physics New Journal of Physics strives to publish only papers of the highest scientific quality; both in terms of originality and significance. All research results should make substantial advances within a particular subfieldof physics. New Journal of Physics The open access journal for physics As a journal serving the whole physics community, article abstracts, introductions www.njp.org and conclusions should be accessible to the non-specialist, stressing any wider implications of the work. The journal does not have a page-length restriction, and Highlights A showcase of cutting-edge research from 2012 letters as well as longer papers meeting our highest standards will be considered for publication. As an electronic journal that pushes the boundaries of online publication we strongly encourage papers that make use of multimedia in their presentation and are interdisciplinary in their nature. Would you like to be featured in our 2013 Highlights? If you think that your research has what it takes to be published with us, visit njp.org and click on ‘Submit an article’. Geographical distribution of full-text downloads in 2012 N. America 22% France 3% China 17% UK 5% Japan 6% Spain 2% India 3% Africa 1% Republic of Korea 4% Russia 1% Australasia 2% Central and S. America 2% Germany 10% Middle East 2% Italy 2% Rest of Asia 8% Rest of Europe 10% New Journal of Physics Welcome Eberhard Bodenschatz Editor-in-Chief New Journal of Physics (NJP) is now entering its 15th year of publication and remains the highest impact of all ‘gold’ open access journals in general physics, with a 2011 impact factor of 4.177. This is the result of being the pioneer in the open access publishing world. With its continuous improvements and initiatives NJP is attracting the best work in physics. NJP continues to provide researchers with free access to the most cutting edge areas of physics, increasing visibility and ways of disseminating the highest quality research. Although publication standards were increased last year, NJP published more articles than ever before. We are proud to have published more than 100 video abstracts, which were watched almost 50,000 times. Recently, the journal has moved to the most flexible creative commons attribution licence, CC-BY, thereby providing even better visibility for your research. Now you can also use our novel article level metrics to learn about the wider impact of an article beyond traditional citations. The past, current and future success of the journal is due entirely to the fantastic support of authors and readers like you. On behalf of the Institute of Physics and the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellshcaft I would like to thank you for your vital contribution to New Journal of Physics. From the Publisher Elena Belsole Publisher A big thank you to all authors, readers, our Editorial Board and our partners! We had the pleasure of publishing some excellent papers in 2012, which have been read in all continents across the world and have received more than 1.65 million downloads. It has been a busy and exciting year, making it increasingly difficult to select a collection of highlights. This booklet contains only a small fraction of the enlightening and prestigious papers published in NJP. You can find more online at njp.org. Coming up in 2013 we have some exciting new collections planned, a best video abstract prize and we will be preparing for our 15th anniversary. I hope you will find this collection of interest and that you will choose NJP for your next paper. www.njp.org/highlights-2012 3 New Journal of Physics New Journal of Physics Reasons to submit 1 Make an impact NJP has the highest Impact Factor of all gold open access journals in physics: our 2011 Impact Factor is 4.177 (as listed in 2011 Journal Citation reports, Thomson Reuters 2012)® – up 9% on 2010’s score. 2 Be visible As an open access journal, NJP has worldwide visibility across all fields in physics. In 2012, NJP papers were downloaded more than 1.65 million times by readers all around the world. NJP video abstracts were watched more than 48,000 times. 3 Be fast On average authors receive a first decision within 30 days of submitting their article. 4 Benefit from expertise Every submission to NJP undergoes a pre-review assessment from the Editorial Board and our Board Members offer expert advice at every stage of the review process. And that’s not all... Take advantage of the other author benefits that NJP offers: •no article length limits • enhanced HTML formatting, including •author-friendly copyright MathJax, mobile views and improved • increased exposure with video export options abstracts – promoted on njp.org • post-publication publicity through and our YouTube channel press releases, social media and • online article usage and citation monthly news highlights metrics NewJournalofPhysics @NJPhysics 4 www.njp.org/highlights-2012 New Journal of Physics New Journal of Physics Contents Welcome 3 Reasons to submit 4 Optics and imaging 6 Soft matter and biophysics 8 Condensed matter 10 Complex networks and statistical physics 12 Surface science and thin films 14 Quantum physics 16 Featured author: Mario Castro 18 NJP and Physics World 19 Quantum optics and lasers 20 Plasma physics 22 Astrophysics and cosmology 24 High energy particle physics 26 Atomic and molecular physics 28 Nanophysics 30 Frequently asked questions 32 Contact us 34 Editorial Board 35 www.njp.org/highlights-2012 5 New Journal of Physics New Journal of Physics Optics and imaging Once again it has been a fantastic year for New Journal of Physics (NJP) with an increase in submissions from across all fields, new innovations like online article metrics and a burgeoning collection of video abstracts. NJP has been at the forefront of optics and imaging physics, publishing high-quality research papers that have already made an impact in their W Luis Mochan Universidad Nacional community. Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico Editorial Board They include the first experimental verification of 3D invisibility cloaking, reported by D Rainwater et al (New J. Phys. 14 013054) where a plasmonic metamaterial hid a cylinder from microwaves in free space. Their paper garnered attention from the international media. V Smolyaninova et al (2012 New J. Phys. 14 053029) introduced, with an attractive video abstract, the first realization of an entire array of 2D broadband invisibility cloaks operating in the visible frequency range and capable of hiding 20% of an unlimited area. Such cloaks are promising for non-invasive probing, sensing and communication networks. Y G Ma et al (2012 New J. Phys. 14 025001) designed and demonstrated a new imaging system whose resolution is not limited by the wave nature of light. This highlights collection only shows a few of the excellent papers that the journal published in 2012, and demonstrates the breadth of high-quality research that NJP publishes in this area, which is why it is a perfect choice for publishing research in this field. Your work will receive the visibility and the recognition that it deserves, with innovative opportunities to present your data that only an online, open access journal like NJP can offer. RECENT FOCUS ISSUES Perfect Imaging Edited by: Ulf Leonhardt and Juan C Miñano njp.org/perfect-imaging Terahertz Plasmonics Edited by: Marco Rahm, Tahsin Akalin, Ajay Nahata and Mario Sorolla njp.org/plasmonics 6 www.njp.org/highlights-2012 New Journal of Physics New Journal of Physics 22,295 Experimental verification of three-dimensional plasmonic cloaking downloads as of January 2013 in free-space D Rainwater, A Kerkhoff, K Melin, J C Soric, G Moreno and A Alù 2012 New J. Phys. 14 013054 VIDEO ABSTRACT Experimental demonstration of a broadband array of invisibility cloaks in the visible frequency range V N Smolyaninova, I I Smolyaninov and H K Ermer 2012 New J. Phys. 14 053029 Subwavelength imaging with materials of in-principle arbitrarily low index contrast Y G Ma, S Sahebdivan, C K Ong, T Tyc and U Leonhardt 2012 New J. Phys. 14 025001 Circuital model for the spherical geodesic waveguide perfect drain Juan C González, Dejan Grabovicˇkic´, Pablo Benítez and Juan C Miñano 2012 New J. Phys. 14 083033 Photorealistic rendering of a graded negative-index metamaterial magnifier Cheng-Wei Qiu, Alireza Akbarzadeh, Tiancheng Han and Aaron J Danner 2012 New J. Phys. 14 033024 www.njp.org/highlights-2012 7 New Journal of Physics New Journal of Physics Soft matter and biophysics Cell migration and division, as well as organ growth, rely on cell shape changes and morphological rearrangements in tissues. The field is now ripe for physics to provide new approaches and methods to apprehend these complex phenomena. Cécile Sykes Institut Indeed, the identification of molecular players has advanced tremendously in the last Curie, Paris, France decade, laying the groundwork for the application of concepts from soft matter physics Editorial Board (editorial co-authored to the study of biological matter at different length scales from molecules to tissues. by Kévin Carvalho) However, biology is not at equilibrium and biological systems constantly transform chemical energy into mechanical work and, conversely, are able to convert mechanical perturbations into chemical signaling. For physicists, the huge challenge is to include these active properties in theoretical and experimental approaches. In cells, advanced optical tools at the molecular scale allow for visualization of the direct role of locally activated molecules in a physiological context. In a complementary approach, biomimetic systems, which reproduce biological functions in a simplified manner, provide controllable and versatile ways to decipher cellular mechanisms.
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