IIW Technical Output Brochure

S U P P O R T I N G S C I E N C E A N D R E S E A R C H I I W T E C H N I C A L O U T P U T

Participation in IIW Technical WUs strengthens relationships between industrial and academic researchers, opening pathways for project and thesis sponsorship and generating benefits for industry including workforce and economic development. Some of the media pathways utilised to promote the benefits of IIW within the academic structure include: database of articles published, worldwide contribution through free web-content and welding-related technical references, books and e-books technical information and publications including Welding in the World journal supporting teaching, learning and research literature surveys recognition through high quality professional network. IIW events such as the Annual Assembly and International Conference, International Congresses, Welding Research and Collaboration Colloquia as well as IIW associated events, held in locations around the world, provide unique opportunities for learning and teaching. Presentations by IIW experts and forums for the presentation of research outputs and discussion of relevant hot topics promote active technology diffusion and innovation.

WELDING IN THE WORLD

SUPPORTING SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

Welding in the World (WiW) has been the flagship publication of the IIW since 1963, highlighting the best achievements of the global professional and academic welding community. Published in collaboration with Springer, WiW presents selected original research papers reporting on developments in every aspect of materials joining, including welding, brazing, soldering, cutting, thermal spraying and allied joining and fabrication techniques. Its strengths include: indexed in the prestigious Science Citation Index Expanded™ (SCIE) 6 issues per year comprising around 120 papers per year selected through IIW Technical WUs and open submissions all papers peer reviewed by leaders of the international materials joining community and managed by a pre-eminent Editorial Board accessible to academic and research libraries around the world as well as individuals via Springer Link ® publishing. For authors, researchers, and their organisations, publishing in WiW represents valuable recognition and support from an international community of experts. The Impact Factor of the publication, and the number of downloads and citations are constantly increasing, showing growing appreciation of WiW around the world. Springer offers Open Access Publishing in WiW, facilitating authors’ compliance with open access mandates and research funding requirements.

Working Unit members meet at the Annual Assembly and at intermediate meetings in locations around the world

Membership of IIW provides: research forums for sharing culture and business cooperation business opportunities in research, training and qualification identification of research and development targets knowledge exchange and networking innovation and state-of-the-art technologies career enhancement.

TECHNICAL OUTPUT V1.1 October 2018