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KONA Powder and Particle Journal
KONA Powder and Particle Journal
Print edition: ISSN 0288-4534 Online edition: ISSN 2187-5537
Diamond Open Access FREE for Reading & Publication
History | Editorial Board | Submission |
Instructions to Authors | Journal and Ethics Policies | Data Repository Information |
The KONA journal (currently called “KONA Powder and Particle Journal”) was first published as an open-
Dr. Makio Naito received Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from Nagoya University, Japan in 1987. He joined Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Nagoya, Japan in 1993, and was the Vice Director from 2000 to 2002. Then, he became a professor at the Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI), Osaka University, Japan in 2002. He focused on the studies on innovative powder and nanoparticle processing to develop advanced materials. He served the Director of Smart Processing Research Center, JWRI from 2007 to 2010, and also served the Vice Director of JWRI from 2009 to 2010. He was the President of The Society of Powder Technology, Japan from 2015 to 2019. He has also served a director of Hosokawa Micron Corp. from 2005 to 2014. He has authored or coauthored more than 300 refereed journal papers and more than 120 review articles. He has contributed to 81 books, edited 28 books and holds more than 80 patents. He has received several prestigious awards including Richard M. Fulrath Award (2002) and Samuel Geijsbeek PACRIM International Award (2021) from The American Ceramic Society (ACerS). He is a Fellow of the ACerS, and serves on the ACerS Board of Directors from 2020. He is a Professional Academy Member of the World Academy of Ceramics, and has served on the Academy’s Advisory Board since 2018.
X.S. Cai | (Univ. of Shanghai for Sci. & Tech., China) |
T. Charinpanitkul | (Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand) |
Y.F. Chen | (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) |
H.K. Choi | (Changwon National Univ., Korea) |
M. Fuji | (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan) |
H.P. Kuo | (National Taiwan Univ., Taiwan) |
J.H. Li | (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) |
H. Makino | (CRIEPI, Japan) |
S. Matsusaka | (Kyoto Univ., Japan) |
T. Ogi | (Hiroshima Univ., Japan) |
Y. Otani | (Kanazawa Univ., Japan) |
Y. Sakka | (NIMS, Japan) |
Y.-S. Shen | (Univ. of New South Wales, Australia) |
Y. Shirakawa | (Doshisha Univ., Japan) |
H. Tsujimoto | (Hosokawa Micron Corp., Japan) |
S. Watano | (Osaka Metropolitan Univ., Japan) |
H. Yamamoto | (Aichi Gakuin Univ., Japan) |
T. Yokoyama | (Hosokawa Powder Tech. Foundation, Japan) |
S. Mukaigawara |
(Hosokawa Powder Tech. Foundation, Japan) |
L. Cui | (Hosokawa Micron Corp., Japan) |
Dr.- Ing. Arno Kwade worked 9 years as a process engineer in leading industrial positions after finishing his doctorate under supervision of Prof Joerg Schwedes in 1996. In 2005, he was appointed as Professor and Director of the Institute for Particle Technology (iPAT) at Braunschweig University of Technology. His research focus lies on developing deep knowledge, process-structure-property relationships and numerical simulations for processes in which particles are mechanically stressed and formulated, from milling and mechanochemical synthesis over mixing and powder handling and characterization to production of drug products and battery electrodes. Today he is Chairman of the interdisciplinary research centres Battery LabFactory Braunschweig (BLB) and Centre of Pharmaceutical Engineering (PVZ). He is leading the German and European (EFCE) working parties on comminution and classification, has authored or coauthored more than 400 refereed journal papers and review articles, and received awards like the Lower Saxony Science Award and Hans Rumpf medal.
D. Barletta |
(Univ. of Salerno, Italy) |
G. Biskos | (The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus) |
A. Mainza
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(Univ. of Cape Town, South Africa) |
M.G. Rasteiro | (Univ. Coimbra, Portugal) |
D.L. Schott | (Delft Univ. of Technology, the Netherlands) |
R. Smith | (The Univ. of Sheffield, UK) |
S. Sander | (KONA Europe e.V., Germany) |
M. Dittrich | (KONA Europe e.V., Germany) |
Dr. Brij M. Moudgil is a Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. His current research interests are in particulate materials based systems for enhanced performance in bioimaging, nanomedicine, photocatalytic degradation of hazardous microbes, polymer and surfactant adsorption, dispersion and aggregation of fine particles and nanotoxicity. Dr. Moudgil received his B.E from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India and his M.S and Eng.Sc.D degrees from Columbia University, New York. He has published more than 400 technical papers and has been awarded 14 patents. He is a member of the U.S National Academy of Engineering.
A.J. Hickey | (Univ. of North Carolina, USA) |
A. Misra
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(Univ. of Kansas, USA) |
A.D. Rosato | (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA) |
L.M. Tavares | (UFRJ, Brazil) |
W.-N. Wang
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(Virginia Commonwealth Univ., USA) |
Q. Zhang | (Univ. of Manitoba, Canada) |
Secretariat
C.C. Huang | (Hosokawa Micron Intl. Inc., USA) |
KONA publishes papers in the broad field of powder science and technology, ranging from fundamental principles to practical applications. Papers describing technological experience and critical reviews of existing knowledge in special areas are also welcome.
Submitted papers are published only when they are judged by the Editor to contribute to the progress of powder science and technology and approved by one of the three Editorial Committees. Papers submitted to KONA should not have been previously published.
Welcome to Editorial Manager® for KONA Online Paper Submission and Peer Review System Manuscript: The following files are recommended to use for the preparation of the paper. Combined Word Template and Instructions (updated August 2023) (DOC, 790KB) Endnote Style(within Endnote-reference management software) arranged for KONA journal is recommended to use for the preparation of the paper. KONA_Powder_Part_J.ens (updated January 2024) (ENS, 16 KB) Citation Style Language styles(supported by all reference management software written in CSL, such as Mendeley, and Zotero, Papers, and many others) arranged for KONA journal are recommended to use for the preparation of the paper. kona-powder-and-particle-journal.csl (updated January 2019) (CSL, 7 KB) |
Asian/Oceanian Editorial Secretariat
Mr. S. Mukaigawara, Dr. T. Yokoyama and Dr. L. Cui
Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation
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European/African Editorial Secretariat
Dr. S. Sander and Ms. S. Wilk
KONA Europe e.V.
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D - 86199 Augsburg, Germany
American Editorial Secretariat
Dr. C.C. Huang
Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems
10 Chatham Road, Summit NJ 07901 USA
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KONA is published annually. The publication date is around January 10th.
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KONA Powder and Particle Journal upholds the highest standards of research and publishing practice. Its comprehensive policies cover the main responsibilities of the journal’s authors, reviewers, editors, and publisher, Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation.
KONA Powder and Particle Journal welcomes manuscript submissions from authors anywhere in the world.
Submission to the journal implies that all authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript, have agreed to its submission, and have the right to publish their work.
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The journal uses single-blind peer reviews for invited articles and double-blind peer reviews for contributed papers.
When a manuscript is submitted to the journal, it is assigned to the Editor, who performs initial screening. Manuscripts that do not fit the journal’s scope or are deemed unsuitable for publication are rejected without review. The remaining manuscripts are assigned to one or two reviewers for assessment. Reviewers are selected based on their expertise, reputation, and previous experience as peer reviewers. The deadline for submission of reviewers’ reports is within 1 month.
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The Editor then makes a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief on the manuscript’s suitability for publication. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for making the final decision with each manuscript.
The members of the Editorial Committee act in advisory roles, providing feedback as reviewers and making suggestions to improve the journal. In cases where the Editor-in-Chief is an author of a manuscript submitted to the journal, a member of the Editorial Committee is responsible for making the final decision about the manuscript’s suitability for publication.
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KONA Powder and Particle Journal has granted the journal’s Editorial Board complete and sole responsibility for all editorial decisions. KONA Powder and Particle Journal will not become involved in editorial decisions, except in cases of a fundamental breakdown of the editorial process.
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The journal maintains confidentiality with all unpublished manuscripts. Editors will not do the following:
A conflict of interest exists when there are actual, perceived, or potential circumstances that could influence an editor’s ability to act impartially when assessing a manuscript. Such circumstances might include having a personal or professional relationship with an author, working on the same topic as or in direct competition with an author, or having a financial stake in the work or its publication.
Members of the journal’s Editorial Board undertake to declare any conflicts of interest when handling manuscripts. An editor who declares a conflict of interest is unassigned from the manuscript in question and replaced by a new editor.
The journal recognizes the importance of maintaining the integrity of published literature.
A published article that contains an error may be corrected through the publication of an erratum. Errata describe errors that could significantly affect the scientific integrity of a published article, the reputation of its authors, or the journal itself. Authors who wish to correct a published article should contact the editor who handled their manuscript or the Editorial Office and provide full details of the error and their requested changes. In cases where coauthors disagree over a correction, the Editor-in-Chief may consult the Editorial Board or external peer reviewers for advice. If a correction is published, any dissenting authors will be noted in the text.
A published article that contains invalid or unreliable results or conclusions, has been published elsewhere, or has infringed codes of conduct (covering research or publication ethics) may be retracted. Individuals who believe that a published article should be retracted should contact the journal’s Editorial Office with full details of their concerns. The Editor-in-Chief will investigate further and contact the authors of the published article for their response. In cases where coauthors disagree with a retraction, the Editor-in-Chief may consult the Editorial Board or external peer reviewers for advice. If a retraction is made and published, any dissenting authors will be noted in the text.
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Any member of the journal’s Editorial Board who is an author of a submitted manuscript is automatically excluded from the peer-review process. Within the journal’s online manuscript submission and tracking system, they will be able to see their manuscript as an author but not as an editor, thereby maintaining the confidentiality of the peer review.
A manuscript authored by an editor of KONA Powder and Particle Journal will be subjected to the same high standards of peer review and editorial decision making as any manuscript submitted to the journal.
The journal will respond to allegations of ethical breaches by following its own policies and, where possible, the guidelines of the Committee of Publication Ethics.
The journal maintains confidentiality with all unpublished manuscripts. By submitting their manuscript to the journal, the authors warrant that they will keep all correspondence about their manuscript (from the Editorial Office, editors, and reviewers) strictly confidential.
As part of their responsibilities, reviewers agree to maintain confidentiality with unpublished manuscripts at all times. By accepting the invitation to review a manuscript, reviewers agree not to do the following:
A conflict of interest exists where there are actual, perceived, or potential circumstances that could influence a reviewer’s ability to assess a manuscript impartially. Such circumstances might include having a personal or professional relationship with an author, working on the same topic as or in direct competition with an author, having a financial stake in the work or its publication, or having seen earlier versions of the manuscript.
Editors try to avoid conflicts of interest when inviting reviewers, but it is not always possible to identify potential bias. Reviewers are asked to declare any conflicts of interest to the Editor, who will determine the appropriate course of action.
In order to promote open data discoverability and use of research outputs, this journal encourages authors to submit the data files supporting your manuscript work, which can be deposited in the journal’s J-STAGE Data* site <https://jstagedata.jst.go.jp/kona> after acceptance of the paper through the peer-review process.
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