Virtual and Physical Prototyping
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Aims & Scope
Virtual and Physical Prototyping is online only. We welcome authors to submit supplementary data sets, colour images, animation and videos to publish with your articles to enhance the content experience of the journal. Virtual and Physical Prototyping provides an international forum for professionals and academics to exchange novel ideas and disseminate knowledge covering the full range of activities related to the multi-disciplinary area of virtual and rapid prototyping. The scope of VPP includes: Design for additive manufacturing: topological optimisation, lightweight, biomimetic design, functionally graded structures, etc. 4D printing: smart materials, shape memory polymers/alloys, deployable structures, etc. Multi-material printing: 3D printing of multiple metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, etc. Hybrid manufacturing: combination of additive and subtractive technologies Functional 3D printing: functional design, functional prototyping, etc. As well as the following topics: CAD and 3D data acquisition technologies Virtual environments and virtual reality Rapid tooling and rapid manufacturing Quality control and AM standards Concurrent engineering Bioprinting and biofabrication Concrete printing Miscellaneous: e-manufacturing/Internet of things, legal perspectives, economics, social and environmental implications, case studies, etc. All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.
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ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisVirtual and Physical Prototyping (acronym: nvpp, abbr: VIRTUAL PHYS. PROTOTYPING, ISSN: 1745-2759) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering, published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 9.80, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.687 (Q1), an H-index of 85.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 44 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,732 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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