Journal Guide

The aims of Advances in Physics: X are to demonstrate:

1. the connectivity of Physics, by which we mean the intellectual relationships between one branch of Physics and another, and
   
2. the pervasiveness of Physics, that is, the influence of Physics across (hence the “X”) the boundaries into other disciplines, including chemistry, materials science, engineering, biology and medicine.

Thus the journal will promote the centrality of Physics and physical measurement to modern science and technology, defending the discipline and revealing both its richness and its impact.

The aims of “APX” will be achieved by the Open Access, electronic publication of concise review articles, commissioned from leading experts and made available freely throughout the world.

Advances in Physics: X draws upon the rich heritage of Advances in Physics, founded by Sir Nevill Mott in 1952 as a spin-off from the Philosophical Magazine, which was itself established in 1798 and has been published by Taylor & Francis since 1822.

The series Advances in Polymer Science presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in polymer and biopolymer science. It covers all areas of research in polymer and biopolymer science including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics, material science. The thematic volumes are addressed to scientists, whether at universities or in industry, who wish to keep abreast of the important advances in the covered topics. Advances in Polymer Science enjoys a longstanding tradition and good reputation in its community. Each volume is dedicated to a current topic, and each review critically surveys one aspect of that topic, to place it within the context of the volume. The volumes typically summarize the significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years and discuss them critically, presenting selected examples, explaining and illustrating the important principles, and bringing together many important references of primary literature. On that basis, future research directions in the area can be discussed. Advances in Polymer Science volumes thus are important references for every polymer scientist, as well as for other scientists interested in polymer science - as an introduction to a neighboring field, or as a compilation of detailed information for the specialist. Review articles for the individual volumes are invited by the volume editors. Single contributions can be specially commissioned. Readership: Polymer scientists, or scientists in related fields interested in polymer and biopolymer science, at universities or in industry, graduate students.

• Clinical trial reports and reanalyses.
• Basic science original reports.
• Manuscripts examining health services research, comparative and cost effectiveness research, and systematic reviews.
• Case reports documenting unusual problems and solutions.
• High quality multi and single institutional series, as well as other novel retrospective hypothesis generating series.
• Timely critical reviews on important topics in radiation oncology, such as side effects.
• Articles reporting the natural history of disease and patterns of failure, particularly as they relate to treatment volume delineation.
• Articles on safety and quality in radiation therapy.
• Essays on clinical experience.
• Articles on practice transformation in radiation oncology, in particular:
  • Aspects of health policy that may impact the future practice of radiation oncology.
  • How information technology, such as data analytics and systems innovations, will change radiation oncology practice.
• Articles on imaging as they relate to radiation therapy treatment.

Advances is the sister publication of the http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/03603016International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics and http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/18798500Practical Radiation Oncology. As such, Advances aims to complement the research in those two journals