All accepted papers of ICMEP 2012 will be published by Advanced Materials Research Journal, which will be indexed by EI Compendex and Thomson ISI (ISTP).

Advanced Materials Research (ISSN: 1022-6680) is Indexed by Elsevier: SCOPUS www.scopus.com and Ei Compendex (CPX) www.ei.org/. Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) www.csa.com, Chemical Abstracts (CA) www.cas.org, Google and Google Scholar google.com, ISI (ISTP, CPCI, Web of Science) www.isinet.com, Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) www.iee.org, etc.

Topics: The conference is soliciting state-of-the-art research papers in the following areas of interest:

Materials Science and Engineering
Metallic Alloys, Tool Materials, Superplastic Materials, Ceramics and Glasses, Composites, Amorphous Materials, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, Multifunctional Materials, Smart Materials, Engineering Polymers, Functional materials, Nuclear fuel materials, Biomaterals, sensors and surfaces, Thin Film Chalcogenide Photovoltaic Materials, Nuclear Materials IV, Magnetic Materials, Multi Functional Magnetic Materials, Superconducting Materials, Structured Materials, Spintronics Materials and Devices, Hard/Soft Magnetic Materials, Crosscutting materials

Materials Properties, Measuring Methods and Applications
Ductility, Crack Resistance, Fatigue, Creep-resistance, Fracture Mechanics, Mechanical Properties, Electrical Properties, and Magnetic Properties, Corrosion, Erosion, Wear Resistance, Non-Destructive Testing, Reliability Assessment, Toxicity, Working Properties of Materials and Products, Large Scale Applications, Electronics Applications

Methodology of Research and Analysis and Modelling
Electron Microscopy, X-ray Phase Analysis, Metallography, Quantitative Metallography, Image Analysis, Computer Assistance in the Engineering Tasks and Scientific Research, Numerical Techniques, Statistic Methods, Residual Life Analysis, Process Systems Design, Mould Flow Analysis, Rapid Prototyping, CAM, CAMS, CAQ, Engineering Design, Technological Design, Materials Design, Computational Material Science, Materials and Engineering Databases, Expert Systems, Artificial Intelligence Methods

Materials Manufacturing and Processing
Casting, Powder Metallurgy, Welding, Sintering, Heat Treatment, Thermo-Chemical Treatment, Thin & Thick Coatings, Surface Treatment, Machining, Plastic Forming, Quality Assessment, Automation Engineering Processes, Robotics, Mechatronics, Technological Devices and Equipment, Theoretical Fundamentals of Cleaner Production, Industrial Application of Cleaner Production Methods, Production and Operations Management, Production Planning and Control, Manufacturing Technology Management, Quality Management, Environmental Management, Safety and Health Management, Project Management, Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management, Productivity and Performance Management