Purpose:The International Materials Reviews (IMR) is a widely respected and cited journal, published jointly by ASM International and the Institute of Materials, London. It contains concise, critical reviews, by internationally accepted experts, of the recent literature concerning aspects of materials science and engineering. The purpose of the Committee is to suggest suitable review topics and authors, commission those approved by the Committee, provide technical review of submitted manuscripts, and approve final manuscripts for publication. The International Materials Reviews Committee shall support the ASM Strategic Plan and be accountable and responsible for those strategic actions which fall within the purview of the committee.
Product(s) and Service(s) Awards Policy Committee is responsible for: International Materials Reviews (IMR)
Qualifications of Members:IMR Committee members are key senior people within their field who have a broad network of contacts at the “expert” level. They are widely and well-read in the technical literature and maintain an ongoing awareness of the status of and developments in a variety of technical areas.
Committee Size:22-28 members plus UK Panel editor as ex-officio member
Time Commitment:
Per month time commitment varies from about four hours to upwards of 18 hours, depending on the point in the editorial process of the review(s) being processed by the individual committee member. (Committee members typically have 2-4 reviews in process at any given time.) The committee member will spend several hours initiating each review, and then may follow up on an occasional basis with the author to provide encouragement and support until the review is submitted. At that point, the committee member functions as the key reader, inviting and following-up with reviewers, and then making a technical recommendation on the manuscript to the editor. This process may cycle through a second or third time until the manuscript is accepted for publication.
Term Duration:
3 yrs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Recommend suitable review topics and authors
- Invite authors and commission those manuscripts approved by the Committee
- Maintain contact with commissioned authors to encourage and ensure development of manuscript
- Provide technical review of submitted manuscripts
- Approve final manuscripts for publication
Support of Committee Activities:
ASM Staff Liaison will provide an orientation and information prior to the beginning term date of September 1
st annually. In addition, the Staff Liaison participates and is an active partner in all meetings and activities of the committee.