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Subject: New name for colour journal: Coloration Technology (formerly
JSDC)
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:08:13 -0000
From: Editorial <editorial@SDC.ORG.UK>

Coloration Technology: JSDC Relaunched

One of the oldest and most widely recognised scientific journals on
colour
science and technology has been relaunched for 2001 with a new title and
new
format. For 116 years the Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists
(JSDC) has been published containing chiefly peer-reviewed papers
dealing
with subjects such as dyes and pigments, dyeing theory and practice,
colour
physics and a host of related topics. As of this year, it will be
retitled
Coloration Technology and the first issue will be published this month.
Commenting on this change, the editor of Coloration Technology Carmel
McNamara said, 'The Society's decision to consolidate publication of
news
and feature articles in a new members' quarterly magazine has enabled us
to
re-establish our journal as one of the leading publications for
peer-reviewed papers on colour science and technology. We felt that a
change
of name was necessary to reflect this.
'In addition it highlights two other recent developments. The first was
the
setting up of an International Editorial Panel to assess contributions
and
advise on journal policy. More recently we have appointed an academic
editor
to help us develop in a way that should be more attractive to authors of
high-quality scientific papers, and hence improve the quality of the
publication as a whole.'
Another recent development is an accelerated publication procedure that
offers authors the opportunity of having papers published by the Society
more quickly than was possible in the past.
The new academic editor is Dr David Hinks, a graduate of the University
of
Leeds and currently a faculty member at the North Carolina State
University
(NCSU). Dr Hinks has interests in a wide range of colour-related topics
and
has been a member of the International Editorial Panel since its
inception.
Coloration Technology is published six times a year. It contains full
research papers and abstracts, together with occasional book reviews.
Enquiries regarding subscriptions are welcomed and should be sent to the
offices of the Society (details below). Individual articles are
available
for purchase via the Society's website.
More details visit:  <www.sdc.org.uk> www.sdc.org.uk

ENDS

Notes for editors, authors and librarians
For more information, contact:
Editorial office, SDC, PO Box 244, Perkin House, 82 Grattan Rd, Bradford
BD1
2JB, UK
Email:  <mailto:editorial@sdc.org.uk> editorial@sdc.org.uk        Tel:
+44
(0)1274 725138  Fax: +44 (0)1274 392888

1) The first issue of Coloration Technology (ISSN 1472-3581) runs on
consecutively from the last issue of the Journal of the Society of Dyers
and
Colourists (ISSN 0037-9859) published in December 2000. Thus issues of
Coloration Technology published in 2001 form volume number 117.
2) The change of name of this learned journal in no way affects the
journal
citations. To ensure correct citation of articles published in
Coloration
Technology, the abbreviation Color. Technol. should be used.
3) Manuscript submissions are welcomed covering all areas of coloration.
A
detailed listing of the subjects covered in Coloration Technology can be
found on the Society's website.
4) The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) is the only international
professional society specialising in colour in all its manifestations.
It
was founded in 1884, and was granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation in
1963. The SDC is a registered charity and its aims and objectives are
'to
advance the science of colour'. The publications department aims to
communicate and publish scientific papers, information and textbooks
related
to colour.