Feb 23, 2011

Riviste tecniche nel settore produzione

Production related Journals and some Impact Factors (IFyear)

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IFxxxx: Impact factor (Year) ISI journal
[S]: indexed by Scopus (if not from Elsevier or Springer)
(A)/[1]: references by names/numbers

$ paid publication
G: graphical abstract [mandatory] (optional)
H: highlights [mandatory] (optional)
CV: authors' biography and photo
  • International Journal of Robotics Research - Sage IF2012:2.863 1/21 in Robotics
  • Journal of Engineering Manufacture - Proc IMechE, Part B Professional Engineering Publishing JEM IF2009:0.3 IF2010:0.640 IF2011:0.725
  • Journal of Industrial Technology JIT - ATMAE Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (membership required for submission)
  • International Journal of Manufacturing Research IJMR - Inderscience Publishers Ltd online submission
  • JSME International Journal Series C-Mechanical Systems Machine Elements And Manufacturing 
  • International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture Elsevier IF2009:1.956 IF2011:2.169 [1] [H] (G) CV
  • Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems -98 ==> Robotics and CIM
  • Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing - Elsevier IF2009:1.687 IF2011:1.173 full-text on-line submission [1] [H] (G)
  • International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing - Taylor and Francis IngentaConnect InformaWorld IF2009:0.494 IF2010:0.553
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineering Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME - Freund Publishing IF:~1
  • CIRP Annals - Elsevier IF2012:2.251 IF2011:1.708 IF2009:1.603 [1]
  • CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology - Elsevier [S]
  • CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Systems - ceased
  • International Journal for Manufacturing Science and Technology IJMST - free First 2 Vols - First 4 Vols - No-ISI ceased 2011
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes - Taylor and Francis IF2009:0.968
  • Journal of Materials Processing Technology - Elsevier IF2012:1.953 IF2011:1.783 IF2010:1.2
  • International Journal for Manufacturing Science and Production - Freund No-ISI No-online - same as above?
  • Rapid Prototyping Journal Emerald IF2012:1.000
  • Applied Surface Science - Elsevier IF2011:2.103
  • Industrial Robots - An International Journal - Emerald IF2011:0.603 [S]
  • Journal of Cleaner Production - Elsevier IF2012:3.398 IF2009:1.867
  • Resources, Conservation and Recycling - Elsevier IF2009:1.987
  • International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing - Springer IF2009:1.207 IF2011:1.141 home on line
  • Assembly Automation - Emerald IF2011:0.584
  • International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management  (IJATM)
  • Advanced Materials Research - AMR [S]

Textiles

    • Journal of Industrial Textiles IF2009(No-ISI):~1
    • Journal of the Textile Institute - Taylor and Francis IF2009:0.368
    • Textile Research International - Sage IF2009:1.096

    Machining

    Metrology

    AI and computing in Manufacturing

    Manufacturing systems

    • Institute of Industrial Engineers IIE Transactions - Taylor and Francis IF2009:1.040
    • International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (Int J Flex Manuf Syst) 1988-2007 online ==> Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal  2008-- info online online submission - Springer IF2008:1.044 IF2009:0.903 IF2010:0.200 IF2011:0.250 [S]
    • International Journal of Production Research (IJPR) - EbscoHost Taylor and Francis IF2012:1.460 IF2011:1.115 IF2009:0.803 (A)
    • Production Planning and Control - Taylor and Francis IF2009:0.730 IF2010:0.603 IF2011:0.725 IF2013:0.991 online submission Gupta [1]
    • Systems Engineering - Wiley IF2009:0.578 disk submission Matta
    • Performance Evaluation - Elsevier IF2009:1.560
    • International Journal of Operations & Production Management - Emerald IF2011:1.127
    • Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems (JAMS) - World Scientific Publishing Co. IF2009(No-ISI):0.17 full-text online submission
    • Production & Manufacturing Research - Taylor & Francis open access submit
    • Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME Journal of Manufacturing Systems JMSY - Elsevier IF2012:1.070 IF2011:0.639 IF2009:0.216 on-line submit [1] [H] (G) [CV]

    Quality and production management

    Optics and lasers

    Healthcare

    Design and materials

    • Computer Aided Design (CAD) IF2011:1.234 submit [1] [G] [H]
    • Materials and Design - Elsevier IF2009:1.518
    • Journal of Engineering Design (J Eng Des) - Taylor and Francis IF2009:1.580
    • Design studies - Elsevier IF2009:0.983
    • Applied Ergonomics - Elsevier IF2009:1.105
    • Science and Technology of Advanced Materials - IOPScience (free full-text access) IF2009:2.599
    • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (JMEP) - Springer IF2009:0.592
    Artificial Vision

      Multidisciplinary

      • Computers in Industry - Elsevier IF2009:1.524 IF2011:1.529 [1] CV 
      • Applied Mathematical Modelling (APM) - Elsevier IF2012:1.706 IF2011:1.579 submission [1]
      • Computers and Industrial Engineering - Elsevier IF2009:1.491
      • Engineering Optimization - Taylor and Francis IF2009:0.966
      • Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory - Elsevier IF2009:0.799
      • Engineering Computations - Emerald IF2009:0.651
      • Issues in Science and Technology IF2010:0.479
      • Japan Journal of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (JPN J IND APPL MATH) - Springer IF2009:0.353
      • Journal of Applied Research and Technology JART IF2009:0.061 IF2010:0.220 IF2011:0.145 online submission
      • R & D Magazine IF2009:0.03
      • International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations free full-text
      • ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering  
      • American Journal of Applied Sciences AJAS - Science Publications open access $ [S]
      • American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences AJEAS - Science Publications  open access $ [S]
      • Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology RJASET Maxwell $ [S]
      Search for Impact factors
      • ISI Journal Citation Reports Home JCR-Web 4.5 [paid access]
      • ISI Web Search Journal - JCR-Web 4.5 [paid access]
      • SJR - Journal Search
      • 2012 list from Aitem comparing IF2010 and SJR2011 (about a 20:1 ratio!)
      • Rating in 4 classes of the most relevant manufacturing journals, according to the Italian VQR system 2007-10
      • Elsevier JournalFinder

      Free access multidisciplinary journals (paid publication)

        Oct 9, 2010

        Law study or work in Italy for USA students

        I am an Italian university professor who had the opportunity to do research and teach in engineering several times for 3 to 6 months in USA universities (like Stanford and the MIT) in the last 15 years.
        I have put this unofficial, informal, introductory information upon request from a talented USA teenager, interested to a study/work experience in Italy, so this can be seen as a summary of the Italian University system from a USA perspective. This same information put together having in mind law studies, applies for political sciences, business administration and similar.
        I am gratified that such a good student is willing to study in Italy.

        GETTING AN ITALIAN DEGREE IN LAW OR SIMILAR BY USA STUDENT
        In Italy, right because we have a public system, university fees are low compared to the USA (1500€/y), and lower for low income students, also from abroad. Low-cost meal plans are also offered. For most programs like law, students get a bachelor degree in three years and most of current students proceed to get a master degree in two more (3+2 system).
        No special performance are requested (no restricted number or admission tests), so everybody can attend!

        As for housing a room in a shared apartment costs about 300€/mo in smaller cities and 500€/mo in bigger cities, probably like in the USA.
        There is only one national university system and most reputed universities are located in the centre/north of the country, so she will have many good options and practically no admission problems. Just to mention some, she can study in Florence, Genoa, Venice, Turin, Naples etc.
        All classes are given in Italian, but the student can also enroll after the year has begun (the deadline is beginning of november) and no attendance is required. To get a degree, students only need to take exams. So it is very much up to the student's responsibility.

        There are also some reputed public or private universities with special rules. Like in the USA, some private universities will allow bad students getting their degree by paying high fees.

        Up to now getting a degree is necessary for many public positions in Italy, with no reference to the quality of the university or the student's grade. So it really depends on what she will want to do with this degree.
        If a student is very good or good, he will certainly get a good public or private position in Italy. I do not know how she will be able to do with an Italian degree in the USA or other countries. So this is one point to consider.

        For law studies, a very good option is entering the public Scuola Sant'Anna in Pisa
        but they only offer 5 positions/y in law and she will need to attend in person a test in Italian and on the Italian context (history, society, politics) on different topics. Students here are paid and do not pay fees. Considering the very low chances, housing and trip costs from USA seem excessive.
        In this case she will attend the University of Pisa as a student, but she will be hosted in the school and, more important, she will be able to join the school alumni association, which includes many Italian government and company top managers.

        The other reputed school is Bocconi in Milan (also well know for its MBA) costing between 4 and 10,000€/y depending on income. Living in Milan maybe exceeds the 500€/month for housing and is also very expensive and cahotic, although very modern and active city.
        The good with this school is that she can apply remotely
        so I suggest that she gives a try.
        Bocconi is very reputed internationally so she will have no problem with a 3+2 or a master degree.

        Another option is Luiss in Rome, costing 7,000€/y. Rome is of course a very attractive city. I suggests that she applies to Luiss as well, considering that sitting is not required for most international students:

        Bocconi and Luiss also have very good alumni associations and connections with the job market.

        Essentially all the necessary information (application, dates, fees etc.) are on the respective website.

        WORKING IN ITALY
        If her interest is to work in Italy, more than just studying, then it will not be necessary to do all her university career here. She will only need to attend a Master (we call it so, in Italian) or a graduate school.
        As already explained, we have two university levels (before PhD):
        1. laurea (usually 3 y)
        2. laurea specialistica or laurea magistrale (usually 3+2)
        So there are so-called Masters of 1st and 2nd level.
        In addition to attending a one-year "master", the laurea specialistica (the "+2") is also an option.

        Again, to be enrolled, no tests are required and she can apply after she gets her bachelor in the USA:
        • in any public University or
        • in any of the three Universities mentioned above, with procedures similar to the ones described.

        CONCLUSION
        Entering the Italian university system is easy and inexpensive, but there are several logistics aspects to face, which are not easy for someone coming from outside.

        An Italian degree is a necessary but unfortunately not sufficient condition to find a job.

        Some reputed schools offer better local and international perspectives, but with higher barriers (admission procedures and higher fees).