FINITE ELEMENTS IN ANALYSIS AND DESIGN An International Journal for Innovations in Computational Methodology and Application AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK TABLE OF CONTENTS XXX . • Description p.1 • Audience p.1 • Impact Factor p.2 • Abstracting and Indexing p.2 • Editorial Board p.2 • Guide for Authors p.4 ISSN: 0168-874X DESCRIPTION . The aim of this journal is to provide ideas and information involving the use of the finite element method and its variants, both in scientific inquiry and in professional practice. The scope is intentionally broad, encompassing use of the finite element method in engineering as well as the pure and applied sciences. The emphasis of the journal will be the development and use of numerical procedures to solve practical problems, although contributions relating to the mathematical and theoretical foundations and computer implementation of numerical methods are likewise welcomed. Review articles presenting unbiased and comprehensive reviews of state-of-the-art topics will also be accommodated. All submissions to FINEL will be peer reviewed, and must have archival value to be suitable for publication. Reflecting the aforementioned emphasis on solution of practical problems, numerical demonstration of proposed methodologies will generally be considered a necessary ingredient for papers appearing in FINEL. Conversely, applications of existing finite element techniques to widely studied problems will typically not be favorably considered for publication, except where such presentations are particularly novel or enlightening, either with respect to the results obtained or the method of application used. The journal encompasses any field where numerical solution procedures for initial/boundary value problems are needed to meet design and analysis needs. Although the following list is not exhaustive, contributions are sought in structural mechanics, geomechanics, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, thermal sciences, hydrology, chemical engineering, biomechanics, electrical engineering, aero/astro engineering, and environmental engineering and science. In addition to contributions focused directly on numerical methodologies, submissions dealing with computer-aided engineering methods, parallel computing, optimal design strategies, mesh generation and post processing, code validation, experimental verification, and visualization are also solicited. Related Conferences will be found via the links on the right menu bar under 'Related websites'. AUDIENCE . Theoreticians, code developers, numerical analysts, and practitioners interested in tracking the latest developments in engineering computation. AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 24 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/finel 1 IMPACT FACTOR . 2020: 2.972 © Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports 2021 ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING . ACM Computing Reviews Applied Mechanics Reviews CAD/CAM Abstracts Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Current Contents - Engineering, Computing & Technology Engineering Index Metals Abstracts Science Citation Index Shock and Vibration Digest Zentralblatt MATH Current Contents Scopus Web of Science Research Alert INSPEC EDITORIAL BOARD . Editor-in-Chief John E. Dolbow, Duke University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 121 Hudson Hall, 27708-0287, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America Editorial Board W. Aquino, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States of America F. Armero, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America K.J. Bathe, Adina R & D Inc., Watertown, MA, United States of America M. Bischoff, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany M. Cerrolaza, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain J.A.T. De Freitas, University of Lisbon Higher Technical Institute, Lisboa, Portugal C.A. Felippa, University of Colorado Boulder Ann and HJ Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States of America A. Gil, Swansea University Zienkiewicz Centre for Computational Engineering, Swansea, United Kingdom R. Grandhi, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, United States of America I. Harari, Tel Aviv University Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv, Israel G. Hofstetter, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria G.M. Hulbert, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America A. Ibrahimbegovic, Ecole Normale Superieure Paris-Saclay, Cachan, France A.R. Khoei, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran F. Kikuchi, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan J.H. Kim, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States of America T.A. Laursen, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates S.H. Lo, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China H.A. Mang, TU Wien University, Vienna, Austria S.A. Meguid, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada H.S. Park, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States of America J.-P. Ponthot, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium M. Puso, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States of America T. Rabczuk, Bauhaus University Weimar Institute of Structural Mechanics, Weimar, Germany E. Ramm, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany J.N. Reddy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America H. Schaeffer, Intelligent Synthesis Systems, San Clemente, California, United States of America G.P. Steven, Strand 7 Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Australia N. Sukumar, University of California Davis, Davis, Davis, CA, USA K.Y. Sze, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China K.K. 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