Message from the Editor
Dear Colleague,
The aim of the Journal of Automobile Engineering is to publish the highest quality papers from the automotive industry and academia. We welcome contributions on all aspects of vehicle engineering, including components, and on other closely related subjects.
Our expert international Editorial Board, and links to the IET and MIA mean that the Journal embodies the constantly changing needs and interests of the automotive engineering community.
We also know how important it is to authors that peer review and publication are completed with minimal delays. As part of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, we have both the editorial and publishing experience to ensure that authors are provided with first-rate service, from rapid peer review on our online manuscript handling system to rapid publication with the new InPress service.
The Journal is included in the Science Citation Index, Web of Science and Scitopia, alongside other major abstracting and indexing services, so you can be sure that your research is highly visible and easily accessible.
If you are working in the automobile engineering field, we hope you will consider publishing your papers in the Journal.
Professor Colin Garner – Loughborough University
Editor, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering
Biographical Information
Professor Garner is currently based at Loughborough University, where he is Perkins/Royal Academy of Engineering Professor of Applied Thermodynamics.
His research interests include IC engine emissions control, engine in-cylinder flow and combustion diagnostics, fuel injection and heat transfer. His research is funded by a range of organisations, including DTI/DBERR, EPSRC, Caterpillar, Ford, Jaguar, Lotus, Perkins, Siemens VDO and Shell Global Solutions. Colin has published widely and his work has been featured in New Scientist. He has presented research work on national BBC TV and radio and in USA, Europe and the Far East. Colin acts as a consultant to a range of clients, mainly in the automotive and power industries.
He is a fellow of the IMechE, a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the EPSRC Peer Review College, Chairman of the national Universities’ Internal Combustion Engines Group, and part of the Department for Transport MARKAL Energy Modelling review panel for road transport technology and energy requirements up to 2070.
In 2006 Colin took over from Professor David Tidmarsh as Editor of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering