| about | faq | current issue | archive | conferences | recommend us | contact us |

Frequently Asked Questions

How would I benefit by becoming a µTAS Virtual Journal user?
Does the µTAS Virtual Journal cost anything?
How often is the µTAS Virtual Journal published?
How can I find past issues of the µTAS Virtual Journal?
Can I publish in the µTAS Virtual Journal?
How should I cite articles appearing in the µTAS Virtual Journal?

How would I benefit by becoming a µTAS Virtual Journal user?

µTAS Virtual Journal offers:

• Fortnightly issues providing immediate coverage of the latest research articles concerning miniaturised systems for (bio)chemical synthesis and analysis, Bio-MEMS, Lab-on-a-chip, biochips and microfluidics
• Articles selected by authoritative Editors: Albert van den Berg, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands and Helene Andersson, Silex Microsystems, Järfälla, Sweden
• FREE email alerting service: bringing you the latest table of contents directly to your desktop
• FREE access to article table of contents and abstracts
• FREE access to full-text articles for users at institutes with a ScienceDirect subscription - alternatively, individual articles may be purchased directly online

Does the µTAS Virtual Journal cost anything?

Access to the services and content - including full-text articles - provided by the µTAS Virtual Journal is free when your institute has a ScienceDirect or ScienceDirect Web Editions subscription.

For all other users, everything on the µTAS Virtual Journal web site is free with the exception of full-text article content - individual articles may be purchased online, however, for US$30.00 per article (access is for 24 hours). Simply click on the article you are interested in, and follow the online instructions.

For more information:  http://www.sciencedirect.com

How often is the µTAS Virtual Journal published?

The µTAS Virtual Journal is a published every fortnight.

 Sign up for our alerting service and you will be notified by email as and when an issue is published.

How can I find past issues of the µTAS Virtual Journal?

Click on the archive link and browse by date of issue.

Can I publish in the µTAS Virtual Journal?

Direct manuscript submissions to the µTAS Virtual Journal are not accepted. However, an article may be selected for inclusion in the µTAS Virtual Journal if it falls within its scope and is published in one of the source journals. Authors wishing to submit a manuscript to one of these source journals, please go to:  www.authors.elsevier.com

How should I cite articles appearing in the µTAS Virtual Journal?

When citing an article that has appeared in this virtual journal, the source journal article should be cited - the virtual journal itself should not be cited. For a given virtual journal article, the appropriate full citation for the source journal article appears in the virtual journal table of contents and abstract entry for that article. The article citation information is also found in the source journal resources to which the virtual journal points, including the full text of the article.