A Special Issue on “Space Science for Sustainability” will be published by Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (JASTP)
The fifth meeting on 2017 International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IconSpace2017) is held at Seri Pacific Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 3-5 May 2017. The issue of Space Science for Sustainability will be primarily devoted to space science studies and contain the papers presented at this particular meeting. IconSpace2017 aims to address advances in research on space science and communication by bringing together researchers in the fields of space science, communication technology, and related fields internationally toward sustainable development. All kinds of space science and technology applications are the subject of discussion. Papers on space science-related topics, for example, the formation of global warming from space, religion in space and microorganisms tested in space, are also welcome.
Topics of Interest:
Any topic related to dependability issues will be considered. All aspects of design, theory and realization are of interest. The scope and interest for the special issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
Guest Editors:
Wayan Suparta – wayan@ukm.edu.my (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Mardina Abdullah – mardina@ukm.edu.my (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Mahamod Ismail – mahamod@ukm.edu.my (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Submission Guidelines:
The submitted papers must be written in English and describe original research which is not published nor currently under review by other journals or conferences. Manuscripts and any supplementary material should be submitted through Elsevier Editorial System (EES). The EES website for preparation of manuscript can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-atmospheric-and-solar-terrestrial-physics/1364-6826/guide-for-authors.
To submit for this special issue please use the Article Type – SI: Space Science
All full paper submissions will be peer reviewed according to the journal guidelines.
Important Dates for Full Paper:
First submission: 6 May 2017
Extended deadline for submission: 6 August 2017 7 October 2017
Production process (accepted for publication): 6 November 2017 7 December 2017
Submission guideline:
- The relevant of accepted abstract with the “Space science for sustainability” will be invited to submit a full paper to the Special Issue of the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (JASTP).
- Modified of full paper that was submitted to JPCS or Springer with more than 75% can be submitted to Special Issue of JASTP.
- The paper submitted should be within the scope of the journal. Fail to pay attention to this rule, your paper will be rejected without a review process.
- Author guidelines for preparation of manuscript can be found https://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-atmospheric-and-solar-terrestrial-physics/1364-6826/guide-for-authors.
- The Guest Editors (GE) of Iconspace2017 will not make any decisions on accepted papers. The final decision accepted papers will be made by JASTP Editors. In other words, the full paper submitted to JASTP is not 100% guaranteed to be accepted. For all papers in this SI, it will follow the workflow as shown below which meant Editor-in-Chief (EiC) as the overseeing editor make the final decision.
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