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CERA is the international, multidisciplinary journal to promote a better understanding of Concurrency in enterprise modeling, information processing, integrated product development, and work-group computing. The purpose of this journal is to provide an international forum for the dissemination of scientific work on Concurrent Engineering based on computer and Internet technologies. CERA is the premier publication for the newest and most exciting research arising from parallelism of product's life cycle functions.

The Journal is an Official publication of International Institute of Concurrent Engineering (CETEAM) previously known as (CERA Institute) and Sage Publications. Click here to see Tables of Contents of recent issues of this high-quality journal.

For the coming issues we would like to focus on several new themes of interest to engineering, manufacturing, business and technology professionals, as well as to educators:

  1. Business Applications of CE Technology
  2. Integrated Product Development -- Designing and delivering Products using CE technology
  3. Concurrent Engineering over the web
  4. Life-cycle Concurrent Engineering
  5. Knowledge-based Concurrent Engineering
  6. Concurrent Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization
  7. Concurrent Expert (AI) Systems
  8. Knowledge-driven Automation and Manufacturing
  9. Concurrent Product Realization Taxonomy
  10. Application of CE in Knowledge Management

Normal Quarterly Publication Date: December, March , July and September.

Sub-themes:

Engineering, Manufacturing Business and Educational Partnerships
Designing Effective Instruction for Manufacturing Applications of CE
Evolving Roles of CE Technologists, Educators and Enterprise Needs
Case studies on Manufacturing Applications of CE Technology
Case studies on CE professionals' relationships to the business and educational communities.

Our International Board of Editors for the Concurrent Engineering: Research & Applications Journal (CERA) would like to invite Guest editors for the year 2001-2002 special issues. Those who would like to guest-edit on the above or related subjects and have the appropriate background and experience should submit to the Managing editor a proposal. The proposal should consist of the following:

Name of the guest editor(s) and co-editors
Address and email of guest editors/co-editors
Positions and Affiliations
Your background:
Your accomplishments on the topics: years of experience, list of papers published, and highest degree:
What subjects/topics you are proposing to guest-edit.
Relevance of the topics to the field of CE
Importance of the topic to business of manufacturing.
Current international efforts and your focus
What institutions and who are people working on the topics
Proposed make-up of your review Team/Committee
Tentative timetable.
Editorial process, you would follow: selection and rejection of papers
Other useful Information if any?

The Journal seeks articles of approximately 5500-6500 words, in a variety of topics. Well written case studies, conceptual, developmental, research, applied research articles are valued.

Send your request to Managing Editor:

Dr. Brian Prasad, 
Director, 
CETeam International
Email: Prasad@ceraj.com