Assistive Technology Research Series

Aims and Scope

Aims: to widely disseminate and archive assistive technology research summaries through publishing proceedings, monographs, and edited collective works.
To become the primary world-wide source of information in assistive technology research; through publishing state-of-the-science material across all continents.
Scope: assistive technology (AT) is any tool, equipment, system, or service designed to help develop, maintain or improve a person with a disability to function in all aspects of his or her life. Assistive technology helps people of all ages who may have a broad range of disabilities or limitations.
The scope of the Assistive Technology Research Book Series will accept manuscripts and proposals for a wide range of relevant topics. We are interested in assistive technology research to include, but not limited to:
- Design and development of new assistive technologies and the processes to achieve optimal design.
- Research into AT service delivery models, to include innovations and measure of quality assurance.
- Outcomes studies of devices, systems, equipment or services.
- Cross-cutting or fundamental technologies (e.g., robotics, mechatronics, software modeling, rapid prototyping) that will impact assistive technologies.
- Legislative, regulatory, or policy research with assistive technology implications.
- Studies of the usage of assistive technologies, including epidemiological and market studies.
- Educational or training methods or programs studies in assistive technology.
- Impact studies of emerging technologies, methods, policies or practices on assistive technology or people with disabilities.
- Preventative or interventional studies using assistive technology.
- Models for research or technology transfer in assistive technology.
- Cultural, economic, and societal issues in assistive technology.
- Interfaces of assistive technology across disciplines.

The series has been accepted by Scopus. Volumes from 2006 onwards are available in ebook format: www.ebooks.iospress.com.

From volume 36 onwards Assistive Technology Research (ATR) will be merged with the prestigious book series Studies in Health Technology and Informatics (SHTI) to better serve the needs of the related scientific communities. In addition to assistive technology the series will cover health informatics, intelligent home technology, biomedical engineering etc., and be promoted globally. All volumes will be indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, EMCare and Book Citation Index - Science and Thomson Reuters’ Conference Proceedings Citation Index and be available in print as well as ebooks. IOS Press will offer the possibility to publish books Open Access which will further enhance the visibility of the new merged series.