The International Journal of Small Craft Technology

The International Journal of Small Craft Technology provides a forum for the reporting and discussion on technical and scientific issues associated with research and development of recreational and commercial small craft. The IJSCT is published as Part B of the Transactions of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. Contributions in the form of scientific and technical papers and notes on the following aspects of small craft technology are invited:

Design (including design methodologies, design practice, innovative concepts, design analysis tools, series data from experiments, design-for-safety, computer aided design).
Construction (including one-off construction and series production issues, facility design, materials, joining technologies, reconstructions and rebuilds of historic craft).
Operation (including racing, short handed sailing, equipment, results of sea trials, results of instrumentation, gear failure, human or vessel casualties, low technology operations).
Regulation (including international, national, and regional regulatory frameworks, classification, codes of practice, rating rules

Papers

Papers may introduce new theory or evaluate existing theory, or describe experimental or novel practical work, Papers presenting case histories will report on new or existing techniques, including design and production. Papers may also provide literary reviews which appraise and evaluate published work. All papers are refereed..

Technical Notes

Technical Notes should provide early announcement of new ideas, findings, procedures, applications, interim results, etc., which might later on form part of a full paper. Technical Notes are refereed as for papers, but due allowance will be made for their immediate nature.

Discussion

Written comment is invited on papers published in the current issue of the IJSCT. Comments, together with the author(s)' response, will be published in the Discussion section of subsequent issues of the IJSCT. Authors will be invited to respond to published comment. IJSCT papers for written discussion

Guidelines for Authors

All submissions for publication can be sent via e-mail ( or by post to:

The Editor (IJSCT), The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 10 Upper Belgrave Street, London, SW1X 8BQ, UK

All papers, technical notes and discussions should be submitted in electronic form, normally in MSWord format. Authors wishing to submit in other formats should first contact RINA Headquarters. Submissions should be forwarded on PC compatible disks or CD-ROM, containing the full text, including inserted figures. Submissions less than 10Mb may be forwarded by email or online.

Authors are responsible for obtaining security clearance as required. If they so wish, authors may add a disclaimer stating that the opinions expressed are solely those of the author.

In submitting papers or technical notes for publication, authors implicitly assign copyright to the Royal Institution of Naval Architects if the paper or technical note is published. Where copyright is held elsewhere, authors must present evidence of approval to re-publish.

When submitting contributions for publication, authors must state if the paper or technical note has been published before and where, or whether it is being considered for publication by some other publisher.

Papers and technical notes for publication should be submitted in accordance with the Institution's standard format Guidelines for International Journal of Small Craft Technology. (PDF file).

Editor & Editorial Board

Editor: Professor M Renilson, Australia

Deputy Editor: Mr R Curry, UK

Editorial Board:
Mr R Allan, Canada
Professor R Cripps, UK
Mr R Downs-Honey, NZ
Professor R Flay, NZ
Professor A Francescutto, Italy
Ms M Gerritsen, USA
Mr G Harvey, UK
Mr H Hoffmeister, Germany
Mr. N Irens, France
Dr ir J A Keuning, Netherlands
Professor L Larsson, Sweden
Mr A Mason, Australia
Dr D Molyneux, Canada
Mr D Novak, USA
Dr. D Rosyid, Indonesia
Mr. G Smart, UK
Dr N Umeda, Japan

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