Defect and Diffusion Forum - Details

Defect and Diffusion Forum (DDF) (formerly Part A of ''Diffusion and Defect Data'') is designed to publish up-to-date scientific research and applied aspects in the area of formation and dissemination of defects in solid materials, including the phenomena of diffusion.
In addition to the traditional topic of mass diffusion, the journal is open to papers from the area of heat transfer in solids, liquids and gases, materials and substances. All papers are peer-reviewed and edited.

All published materials are archived with PORTICO and CLOCKSS.
Authors retain the right to publish an extended and significantly updated version in another periodical.

Defect and Diffusion Forum (DDF) submission request form.
Papers submitted for publication in DDF cannot be published or sent for publication elsewhere.
Authors retain the right to publish an extended, significantly updated version in another periodical.

Publishing Ethics: Academic Research:
Publishing Ethics: Academic Research Statement can be found following this link.

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement:
Publication Policy and Ethics, and Publication Malpractice Statement can be found here.
Papers submitted in Defect and Diffusion Forum (DDF) cannot be published or sent for publication elsewhere. Multiple submission and redundant publication is prohibited. Authors allowed to preserve pre-prints in arXiv and ChemRxiv and in case of publication of their paper in DDF, authors should update pre-print by linking it to corresponding paper's DoI. Authors retain the right to publish an extended, significantly updated version in another periodical.
Each submitted paper in Defect and Diffusion Forum (DDF) is a subject of obligatory peer-review by at least two independent external reviewers in the area of scientific research.
Detailed peer-review process and peer-review policy can be found here.
Defect and Diffusion Forum (DDF) is fully owned by Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
Defect and Diffusion Forum (DDF) publishes in hybrid model. Publisher's copyrighted papers are published online. The standard copyright agreement can be found here. Authors have optional possibility to publish their papers under the Creative Commons (CC-BY 4.0) license at APC Euro 1450 or at waived institutional rates (see details here). Data sharing and/or reproducibility is done individually in line with copyright agreement or Creative Commons license.
Each submitted paper is a subject of plagiarism check via iThenticate, as well as eligibility with international standards and requirements. All allegations of research misconduct in published papers, including but not limited by plagiarism, authorship, citation manipulation, data falsification, etc., are subject of responsibility of Trans Tech Publications and editors and processed following COPE's guidelines.

All published materials are archived with PORTICO and CLOCKSS.

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Note from the Honorary Editor Emeritus Professor Graeme Murch:
I can thoroughly recommend Defect and Diffusion Forum as the prime place for publication of the research papers in the defect, mass diffusion, or heat transport areas.

Members of Editorial Boards and Associate Editors are invited to submit papers for publication in “Defect and Diffusion Forum” .

Abstracted/Indexed in:
SCOPUS
Ei
Inspec (IET, Institution of Engineering Technology)
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
Google Scholar
GeoRef
ProQuest
Ulrichsweb
EBSCO Discovery Service
Zetoc
Index Copernicus Journals Master List
WorldCat (OCLC)
CEABA
Polymer Library
ESTEC

Please ask for additional information: ddf@scientific.net
Publication schedule: 8 volumes per year