期刊名称：ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Editorial Objectives
Assembly technology is constantly being developed, refined and researched to provide the most cost-effective and efficient solutions to manufacturing problems. Driven by increasing demands for better quality, faster production and minimum running costs, innovations are constantly being devised, tested and deployed throughout the manufacturing world. Assembly Automation aims to keep pace with new developments, making it invaluable to engineers and managers who design and apply automation systems in user industries all over the world.
Editorial Criteria
There are no priority restrictions on the type of papers submitted for review. Examples of types of papers that would be appropriate are:
research papers outlining the latest advances in technology or processes
review papers that provide the reader with an understanding of a specific subject
papers that report theory-into-practice
Coverage
Assembly Automation’s coverage includes (but is not restricted to):
artificial intelligence for assembly
compliant mechanisms
joining technologies
manufacturing control systems
modular assembly systems
parts feeders and parts presentation
rapid prototyping
robot assembly stations
parts feeding
flexible gripping
machine vision
inspection
design for assembly
Topicality
Assembly Automation publishes specially commissioned features and peer reviewed research articles. Each issue has a theme that reflects the most interesting and strategically important research and development activities from around the world. A guest specialist, who is a recognised expert in the subject area, provides a viewpoint that introduces the theme. Because of this focus, a broad understanding of the most interesting and strategically important international activities taking place in the field can be built up, enabling readers to stay at the very forefront of industry developments. In addition to papers relating to the theme, each issue also publishes high quality research articles covering all aspects of assembly technology and automation.
Key Benefits
The journal offers the latest international information and research reports with an emphasis on practical application, so that engineers and managers can gain immediate advantages on their own assembly lines. In addition to keeping you fully informed on research and developments in automated assembly, the journal also publishes current industry and product news, mini features, web sites, patents and book reviews, and an events diary so you know what's going on.
Key Journal Audiences
Academics and researchers, and engineers and managers working in a wide range of manufacturing industries such as domestic appliances, electrical and electronic engineering, food and pharmaceuticals, mechanical.
Indexing and Abstracting Services
Assembly Automation is indexed and abstracted in leading service providers, including:
CSA Technology Research Database
CSA Engineering Research Database
ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering
CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace
Ergonomics Abstracts
Inspec
Recent Advances in Manufacturing Database (RAM)
Thomson Scientifc
Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch®)
Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition
Scopus
Zetoc Electronic Table of Contents
Assembly Automation is available as part of an online subscription to the Emerald Advanced Automation Subject Collection. For more information, please email collections@emeraldinsight.com.
Instructions to Authors
Submission Process
Submissions to Assembly Automation are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts, the online submission and peer review system. Registration and access is available at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aa. Further information and guidance on using ScholarOne Manuscripts is available from the ScholarOne Manuscripts Support Centre at http://msc.emeraldinsight.com.
Registering on ScholarOne Manuscripts
If you have not yet registered with Assembly Automation , please follow the instructions below:
log on to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aa
click on the Create Account link at the top right of the screen
choose a username and password
complete all required fields and then click submit
You are now a registered author for Assembly Automation and will be taken to your own Author Dashboard.
Submitting an article to Assembly Automation using ScholarOne Manuscripts
Please log on to Assembly Automation at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aa with your username and password. This will take you through to the Welcome page. To view the Author Guidelines for this journal, click on the Home Page link in the Resources column.
To submit a manuscript, click on the Author Centre button. Once in the Author Dashboard, full details for the submission process are given. All required fields must be completed before a submission can be submitted.
Manuscript Requirements
As a guide, articles should be between 2,000 and 4,000 words in length. A title of not more than eight words should be provided.
Editorial Objectives
Assembly Automation provides up-to-date coverage of international activities that relate to the automation of assembly operations. Coverage is essentially of a practical nature and designed to be of material benefit to those working in the field. Proven applications are covered together with company news and new product information.
The journal also includes a substantial section reserved for research articles. These articles will reflect the most interesting and strategically important research development activities from around the world.
Although typically more academic in content than other articles in the journal, emphasis will be placed as much on fundamental concepts and application potential as rigorous academic analysis. This will ensure that the research articles remain accessible to all subscribers regardless of their particular areas of expertise.
The reviewing process
All feature articles are reviewed by the Editor for general suitability for publication. Research articles are reviewed by the Editor for general suitability; the Editor then works closely with the author before they are sent for double-blind peer review.
The editor may make use of iThenticate software for checking the originality of submissions received.
Copyright
Articles submitted to the journal should not have been published before in their current or substantially similar form, or be under consideration for publication with another journal. Please see Emerald's originality guidelines for details. Use this in conjunction with the points below about references, before submission i.e. always attribute clearly using either indented text or quote marks as well as making use of the preferred Harvard style of formatting. Authors submitting articles for publication warrant that the work is not an infringement of any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher against any breach of such warranty. For ease of dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, papers and contributions become the legal copyright of the publisher unless otherwise agreed.
The editor may make use of iThenticate software for checking the originality of submissions received. Please see our press release for further details.
Permissions
Prior to article submission, authors should clear permission to use any content that has not been created by them. Failure to do so may lead to lengthy delays in publication. Emerald is unable to publish any article which has permissions pending. The rights Emerald require are:
Non-exclusive rights to reproduce the material in the article or book chapter.
Print and electronic rights.
Worldwide English language rights.
To use the material for the life of the work (i.e. there should be no time restrictions on the re-use of material e.g. a one-year licence).
When reproducing tables, figures or excerpts (of more than 400 words) from another source, it is expected that:
Authors obtain the necessary written permission in advance from any third party owners of copyright for the use in print and electronic formats of any of their text, illustrations, graphics, or other material, in their manuscript. Permission must also be cleared for any minor adaptations of any work not created by them.
If an author adapts significantly any material, the author must inform the copyright holder of the original work.
Authors obtain any proof of consent statements
Authors must always acknowledge the source in figure captions and refer to the source in the reference list.
Authors should not assume that any content which is freely available on the web is free to use. Authors should check the website for details of the copyright holder to seek permission for re-use.
Emerald is a member of the STM Association and participates in the reciprocal free exchange of material with other STM members. This may mean that in some cases, authors do not need to clear permission for re-use of content. If so, please highlight this upon submission. Authors should check the STM website to find participating publishers and follow STM's permissions guidelines.
Emerald Literati Network Editing Service
The Emerald Literati Network can recommend, via our Editing Service, a number of freelance copy editors, all themselves experienced authors, to contributors who wish to improve the standard of English in their paper before submission. This is particularly useful for those whose first language is not English.
Manuscript requirements
As a guide, articles should be between 2000 and 4000 words in length.
A title of not more than eight words should be provided.
A brief autobiographical note should be supplied including:
Full name
Affiliation
E-mail address
Full international contact details
Brief professional biography.
NB This information should be provided on a separate sheet and authors should not be identified anywhere else in the article.
Authors must supply a structured abstract set out under 4-7 sub-headings (see our "How to... write an abstract" guide for practical help and guidance):
Purpose (mandatory)
Design/methodology/approach (mandatory)
Findings (mandatory)
Research limitations/implications (if applicable)
Practical implications (if applicable)
Social implications (if applicable)
Originality/value (mandatory).
Maximum is 250 words in total.
Please provide up to six keywords which encapsulate the principal topics of the paper.
Categorize your paper under one of these classifications:
Research paper
Viewpoint
Technical paper
Conceptual paper
Case study
Literature review
General review.
Headings must be short, with a clear indication of the distinction between the hierarchy of headings. The preferred format is for headings to be presented in bold format, with consecutive numbering.
Notes or Endnotes should be used only if absolutely necessary and must be identified in the text by consecutive numbers, enclosed in square brackets and listed at the end of the article.
Each Figure (charts, diagrams, line drawings and photographic images) should be supplied separately (i.e. not within the article itself). Figures should be of clear quality, numbered consecutively with arabic numerals, and may be supplied in colour to facilitate their appearance in colour on the online database.
Figures created in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Illustrator and Freehand should be saved in their native formats.
Electronic figures created in other applications should be copied from the origination software and pasted into a blank MS Word document or saved and imported into a MS Word document by choosing "Insert" from the menu bar, "Picture" from the dropdown menu and selecting "From File..." to select the image to be imported.
For figures which cannot be supplied in MS Word, acceptable standard image formats are: .pdf, .ai, .wmf and .eps. If you are unable to supply graphics in these formats then please ensure they are .tif, .jpeg (.jpg) , or .bmp at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. To prepare screenshots, simultaneously press the "Alt" and "Print screen" keys on the keyboard, open a blank Microsoft Word document and simultaneously press "Ctrl" and "V" to paste the image. (Capture all the contents/windows on the computer screen to paste into MS Word, by simultaneously pressing "Ctrl" and "Print screen".)
For photographic images should be saved as .tif or .jpeg (.jpg) files at a resolution of at least 300dpi and at least 10cm wide. Digital camera settings should be set at the highest possible resolution/quality.
In the text of the paper the preferred position of all tables and figures should be indicated by typing on a separate line the words "Take in Figure (No.)".
Tables should be typed and included as part of the manuscript. They should not be submitted as graphic elements. Supply succinct and clear captions for all tables and figures. Ensure that any superscripts or asterisks are shown next to the relevant items and have corresponding explanations displayed as footnotes to the table or figure.
References to other publications must be in Harvard style and carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency. This is very important in an electronic environment because it enables your readers to exploit the Reference Linking facility on the database and link back to the works you have cited through CrossRef.
You should cite publications in the text: (Adams, 2006) using the first named author's name or (Adams and Brown, 2006) citing both names of two, or (Adams et al., 2006), when there are three or more authors. At the end of the paper a reference list in alphabetical order should be supplied:
For books: Surname, Initials (year), Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication.
e.g. Harrow, R. (2005), No Place to Hide, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.
For book chapters: Surname, Initials (year), "Chapter title", Editor's Surname, Initials (Ed.), Title of Book, Publisher, Place of publication, pages.
e.g. Calabrese, F.A. (2005), "The early pathways: theory to practice – a continuum", in Stankosky, M. (Ed.), Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management, Elsevier, New York, NY, pp. 15-20.
For journals: Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", Journal Name, volume, number, pages.
e.g. Capizzi, M.T. and Ferguson, R. (2005), "Loyalty trends for the twenty-first century", Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 72-80.
For published conference proceedings: Surname, Initials (year of publication), "Title of paper", in Surname, Initials (Ed.), Title of published proceeding which may include place and date(s) held, Publisher, Place of publication, Page numbers.
eg Jakkilinki, R., Georgievski, M. and Sharda, N. (2007), "Connecting destinations with an ontology-based e-tourism planner", in Information and communication technologies in tourism 2007 proceedings of the international conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007, Springer-Verlag, Vienna, pp. 12-32.
For unpublished conference proceedings: Surname, Initials (year), "Title of paper", paper presented at Name of Conference, date of conference, place of conference, available at: URL if freely available on the internet (accessed date).
eg Aumueller, D. (2005), "Semantic authoring and retrieval within a wiki", paper presented at the European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC), 29 May-1 June, Heraklion, Crete, available at: http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/file/aumueller05wiksar.pdf (accessed 20 February 2007).
For working papers: Surname, Initials (year), "Title of article", working paper [number if available], Institution or organization, Place of organization, date.
e.g. Moizer, P. (2003), "How published academic research can inform policy decisions: the case of mandatory rotation of audit appointments", working paper, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, 28 March.
For encyclopedia entries (with no author or editor): Title of Encyclopedia (year) "Title of entry", volume, edition, Title of Encyclopedia, Publisher, Place of publication, pages.
e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica (1926) "Psychology of culture contact", Vol. 1, 13th ed., Encyclopaedia Britannica, London and New York, NY, pp. 765-71.
(For authored entries please refer to book chapter guidelines above.)
For newspaper articles (authored): Surname, Initials (year), "Article title", Newspaper, date, pages.
e.g. Smith, A. (2008), "Money for old rope", Daily News, 21 January, pp. 1, 3-4.
For newspaper articles (non-authored): Newspaper (year), "Article title", date, pages.
e.g. Daily News (2008), "Small change", 2 February, p. 7.
For electronic sources: if available online the full URL should be supplied at the end of the reference, as well as a date that the resource was accessed.
e.g. Castle, B. (2005), "Introduction to web services for remote portlets", available at: http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/ws-wsrp/ (accessed 12 November 2007).
Standalone URLs, i.e. without an author or date, should be included either within parentheses within the main text, or preferably set as a note (roman numeral within square brackets within text followed by the full URL address at the end of the paper).
Submissions Process
Authors should note that proofs are not supplied prior to publication and ensure that the paper submitted is complete and in its final form.
Submissions to Assembly Automation are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts, the online submission and peer review system. Registration and access is available at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aa. Full information and guidance on using ScholarOne Manuscripts is available at the Emerald ScholarOne Manuscripts Support Centre: http://msc.emeraldinsight.com.
Registering on ScholarOne Manuscripts
If you have not yet registered on ScholarOne Manuscripts, please follow the instructions below:
Please log on to: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aa
Click on Create Account
Follow the on-screen instructions, filling in the requested details before proceeding
Your username will be your email address and you have to input a password of at least 8 characters in length and containing two or more numbers
Click Finish and your account has been created.
If you have previously registered with another journal on ScholarOne Manuscripts but wish to submit to Assembly Automation, you will need to create an author account on Assembly Automation to do so. You can use the same username and password.
Submitting an article to Assembly Automation on ScholarOne Manuscripts
Please log on to Assembly Automation at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aa with your username and password. This will take you through to the Welcome page (To consult the Author Guidelines for this journal, click on the Home Page link in the Resources column)
Click on the Author Centre button
Click on the submit a manuscript link which will take you through to the Manuscript Submission page
Complete all fields and browse to upload your article
When all required sections are completed, preview your .pdf proof
Submit your manuscript.
Editorial Board
Editor
Dr Clive Loughlin
17 Old Lane, Low Mill Village, Addingham, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 0SA, UK
CliveLoughlin@engineeringfirst.com
Assistant Editor
Joanne Pransky
JoannePransky@engineeringfirst.com
Associate Editors
Richard Bloss
Robert Bogue
Sheng-Jen "Tony" Hsieh
Yoshihiro Kusuda
Publisher
Harry Colson
hcolson@emeraldinsight.com
Assistant Publisher
Gemma Halder
ghalder@emeraldinsight.com
Editorial Advisory Board
Hojjat Adeli, The Ohio State University, USA
Jiju Antony, Strathclyde Institute for Operations Management, UK
Ernie Appleton, Durham Pipeline Technology, UK
Redha Benhadj-Djilali, Kingston University, UK
Jonathan Corney, University of Strathclyde, UK
Paul Cottingham, University of Wales Newport, UK
Venketesh Dubey, Bournemouth University, UK
Nigel Edmondson, A.P. Møller - Mærsk, Denmark
John Fernie, AWE, UK
Ken Goldberg, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Satyandra Gupta, University of Maryland, USA
Donal Heffernan, University of Limerick, Ireland
Juhani Heilala, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
Yueh-Jaw Lin, The University of Akron, USA
Robert Messler Jr., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Mauro Onori, The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Brett Peters, Texas A & M University, USA
Richard Piggin, Rockwell Automation, UK
Paul Ranky, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
Alan Redford, University of Salford, UK
Paul Taylor, R&T Mechatronics Ltd, UK
Michael Yu Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mike Wilson, British Automation and Robot Association, UK
Ken Young, University of Warwick, UK
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