Call for papers: AI Empowered Distributed Applications under RFID, W SN and IoT (Deadline: May 30, 2025)
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Aims & Scope
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Editorial Board
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Author Guidelines
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Call for Papers
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Aims & Scope
International Journal of RF Technologies: Research & Applications will establish a forum for exchanging information and research results regarding RF technology deployment, data analytics, and business value creation.
For technology deployment, articles should focus on how to deploy the technology to ultimately create business value. Potential technologies that will be covered in the Journal include Radio frequency identification (RFID), Real time location sensing (RTLS), Near-field communication (NFC), RF-based sensors, RF applications in the IoT, RF applications in Industry 4.0 environments and RF applications in smart buildings.
For data analytics, the journal will publish articles that focus on how and where to capture the data (e.g. real-time, at the device, on the server etc.), present approaches for finding patterns in the data which may reveal process anomalies or areas for improvement, and examine the development and use of software related to RF technologies.
Ultimately, all articles should have a clear link to the creation of business value. Business value is taken in its broadest context as the management, operational or supporting set of linked activities that create value by transforming an input into a more valuable output. It can thus be transferred to different industries or different business functions, including retail, aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, public administration and logistics providers, among others.
Although grounded on solid scientific backgrounds, the journal will only publish innovative and challenging papers that have a clear applicability to the business world and are focused on driving business value.
Both original papers and review articles are welcomed. All papers will be peer-reviewed.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-chief
Antonio Rizzi, Prof. Ph.D.
RFID Lab
University of Parma
Italy
E-mail: antonio.rizzi@unipr.it
Associate Editors
Bahar Aliakbarian
Axia Institute - Michigan State University
Midland, MI, USA
Eleonora Bottani
University of Parma
Italy
Dursun Delen
Oklahoma State University
USA
Bill Hardgrave
Auburn University
Selwyn Piramuthu
University of Florida
Mincong Tang
Beijing Jiaotong University
Dieter Uckelmann
University of Stuttgard
Editorial Board
John Acken
Oklahoma State University
John Aloysius
University of Arkansas
Massimo Bertolini
The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Modena, Italy
Chin-Ling Chen
Chaoyang University of Technology
Samuel Fosso Wamba
TBS Education, Toulouse, France
Angappa Gunasekaran
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Gaurav Kapoor
CSTEP
Bangalore
Farhad Moeeni
Arkansas State University
Asil Oztekin
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Alexander Pflaum
Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg
Fred Riggins
North Dakota State University
Rinaldo Rinaldi
University of Florence
Agusti Solanas
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Tarragona
Alp Üstündağ
Istanbul Technical University
Turkey
Ismail Uysal
University of South Florida
USA
Giuseppe Vignali
University of Parma
Italy
Andrea Volpi
University of Parma
Italy
Wei Zhou
ESCP Europe
Paris, France
Author Guidelines
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT
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Colour figures
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PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Organization of the paper and style of presentation
Manuscripts must be written in English. Authors whose native language is not English are advised to consult a professional English language editing service or a native English speaker prior to submission.
Manuscripts should be prepared with wide margins and double spacing throughout, including the abstract, footnotes and references. Every page of the manuscript, including the title page, references, tables, etc., should be numbered. However, in the text no reference should be made to page numbers; if necessary, one may refer to sections. Try to avoid the excessive use of italics and bold face.
Manuscripts should be organized in the following order:
- Title page
- Body of text (divided by subheadings)
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Tables
- Figure captions
- Figures
Headings and subheadings should be numbered and typed on a separate line, without indentation.
SI units should be used, i.e., the units based on the metre, kilogramme, second, etc.
Title page
The title page should provide the following information:
- Title (should be clear, descriptive and not too long)
- Name(s) of author(s); please indicate who is the corresponding author
- Full affiliation(s)
- Present address of author(s), if different from affiliation
- Complete address of corresponding author, including tel. no., fax no. and e-mail address
- Abstract; should be clear, descriptive, self-explanatory and not longer than 200 words, it should also be suitable for publication in abstracting services
- Keywords
Tables
Number as Table 1, Table 2 etc, and refer to all of them in the text.
Each table should be provided on a separate page of the manuscript. Tables should not be included in the text.
Each table should have a brief and self-explanatory title.
Column headings should be brief, but sufficiently explanatory. Standard abbreviations of units of measurement should be added between parentheses.
Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Leave some extra space between the columns instead.
Any explanations essential to the understanding of the table should be given in footnotes at the bottom of the table.
REFERENCES
Authors are requested to use the APA (American Psychological Association) citation style. APA in-text citations should include the author's last name followed by the year of publication. All publications cited in the text should be presented in an alphabetical list of references at the end of the manuscript. Submitted articles can be listed as (author(s), unpublished data). See their website for more information. Authors are responsible for checking the accuracy of all references. Manuscripts will not be considered if they do not conform to the APA citation guidelines.
References must be listed alphabetically in APA style:
Anderson, A. K. (2005). Affective influences on the attentional dynamics supporting awareness. Journal of
Experimental Psychology: General, 154, 258–281.
Anderson, A. K., Christoff, K., Panitz, D., De Rosa, E., & Gabrieli, J. D. E. (2003). Neural correlates of
the automatic processing of threat facial signals.Journal of Neuroscience, 23, 5627–5633.
Armony, J. L., & Dolan, R. J. (2002). Modulation of spatial attention by fear-conditioned stimuli: An event-related
fMRI study.Neuropsychologia, 40, 817–826.
Beck, A. T., Epstein, N., Brown, G., & Steer, R. A. (1988). An inventory for measuring clinical anxiety:
Psychometric properties.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56,893–897.
Calvo, M. G., & Lang, P. J. (2004). Gaze patterns when looking at emotional pictures: Motivationally
biased attention.Motivation and Emotion, 28, 221–243.
Carretie, L., Hinojosa, J. A., Martin-Loeches, M., Mecado, F., & Tapia, M. (2004). Automatic attention
to emotional stimuli: Neural correlates.Human Brain Mapping, 22, 290–299.
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PROOFS AND PRE-PRESS
The corresponding author will receive a PDF proof and is asked to check this proof carefully (the publisher will execute a cursory check only). Corrections other than printer's errors, however, should be avoided. Costs arising from such corrections will be charged to the authors.
The corrected proof is published online in the journal’s pre-press module shortly after the proof is created and author corrections are implemented. This is not the final version. As soon as the article is assigned to an issue, the final bibliographic information will be added and the pre-press file will be replaced by the updated, final version. Pre-press articles are fully citable by using their DOI number.
PURCHASES
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KUDOS
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Open Access
By default, articles published in the International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and Applications are available only to institutions and individuals with access rights. However, the journal offers all authors the option to purchase open access publication for their article as part of the IOS Press Open Library. This means that the final published version will be freely available to anyone worldwide, indefinitely, under a Creative Commons license and without the need to purchase access to the article. This is also referred to as “gold” open access.
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Call for papers: AI Empowered Distributed Applications under RFID, W SN and IoT (Deadline: May 30, 2025)
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Best Paper Award 2020: Congratulations to Martin Erb, Christian Steger, Martin Troyer and Josef Preishuber-Pflugl on winning the Best Paper Award 2020. View the special announcement here.
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