Elsevier Announces The Launch Of A New Journal: Journal Of Environmental Chemical Engineering

AMSTERDAM, January 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of a new journal, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (JECE). The new online-only journal is specifically geared towards scientific communities that are highly committed to advancing research in environmental sustainability by bridging two strong fields: engineering and chemistry.

Published four times a year, the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering provides a forum for the publication of original research on the development of creative new solutions to global crises in water research, pollution prevention, waste management, environmental safety, and green chemistry with an emphasis on technologies that are cost-effective and sustainable.

"We are very excited about the launch of JECE. The editorial team and respective colleagues on the advisory board have positioned the journal to highlight topical areas that focus on environmental sustainability -an issue of great global concern," said Lily Khidr PhD, Publisher at Elsevier. "We hope that with the publication of this journal the topic will engage interest and ignite collective responsibility of academics across all fields to explore new ways of keeping our world clean and healthy for future generations."

Throughout 2013 papers published in JECE will be made freely available online in ScienceDirect.

For more information or to submit an article, go to: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jece

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. The company works in partnership with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and close to 20,000 book titles, including major reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include ScienceDirect, Scopus, Reaxys, ClinicalKey and Mosby's Nursing Suite, which enhance the productivity of science and health professionals, and the SciVal suite and MEDai's Pinpoint Review, which help research and health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading provider of professional information solutions in the Science, Medical, Legal and Risk and Business sectors, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

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