IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS

2003 Subject Categories


Author: Please submit your paper directly to the appropriate editor, based on subject. Please include the closest subject categories in the list of Index Terms that follows the abstract of your paper.
 

I. Electromagnetism, Computational Magnetics, and Electromagnetic Devices

A. Electromagnetism and Numerical Methods (Editor: Giorgio Bertotti)
    1. Static magnetic fields, magnetostatics, and force calculations
    2. Time dependent magnetic fields
    3. Eddy currents
    4. Finite element calculations
    5. Boundary element calculations
    6. Other numerical methods
    7. Computational micromagnetics
    8. Preisach models of magnetic hysteresis (see also "Hysteresis modeling" under Magnetic Materials)
    9. Electromagnetic waves, waveguides, antennas, microwave devices: Submit paper to IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques or IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation


    B. Electromagnetic Devices (Editor: Sheppard J. Salon)
     

    1. Electric machines and transformers
    2. Electromagnetic launch technology
    3. Electromagnetic levitation and magnetic bearings
    4. Magnetic separation and magnetohydrodynamics
    5. Electromagnetic processing of metals, induction heating
    6. Power and control magnetics
    7. Electromagnet design, coil calculations, and magnetic shielding

II. Magnetic Materials and Measurements

A. Magnetic Materials (Editor: David C. Jiles)
    1. Soft magnetic materials
    2. Amorphous and nanocrystalline materials and devices
    3. Hard magnetic materials, permanent magnets
    4. Ferrites, high frequency materials, and microwave materials
    5. Magnetic fluids and ferrofluids
    6. Magnetic domains
    7. Magneto-optic materials
    8. Magneto-elastic materials and magnetostriction
    9. Magnetic semiconductors and polymers
    10. Magnetization processes and modeling
    11. Hysteresis modeling (see also "Preisach models of magnetic hysteresis" under Electromagnetism and Numerical Methods)


    B. Magnetism in Solids (Editor: E. Dan Dahlberg)
     

    1. Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism
    2. Magnetic ordering and structure
    3. Phase transitions
    4. Magnetic resonance, Mossbauer effect, hyperfine interactions
    5. Spin dynamics and relaxation
    6. Magnetocrystalline anisotropy
    7. Magnetic moments and torque
    8. Rare earth metals and compounds
    9. Magnetotransport (see also "Heads" under Magnetic Recording Heads and Media.

      10. a. Anisotropic magnetoresistance
      b. Giant and colossal magnetoresistance
      c. Magnetic spin tunneling
      d. Hall effect
    10. Itinerant magnetism
    11. Superparamagnetism and blocking
    12. Spin glasses and frustration
    13. Artificially structured materials

      14. a. Thin and ultrathin films
      b. Surface effects
      c. Multilayer films
      d. Small particles and patterned films
      e. Exchange biasing


    C. Magnetic Measurements and Instrumentation (Editors: E. Dan Dahlberg or David C. Jiles)
     

    1. Magnetometers
    2. Magnetic losses
    3. Magnetostriction and magnetomechanical effects
    4. Magnetoresistance
    5. Magneto-optics
    6. Magneto-optic Kerr effect
    7. Magnetic films and devices
    8. Nonlinear magnetics, Barkhausen effect
    9. Hysteresis measurements
    10. Materials testing
    11. Magnetic sensors
    12. Magnetochemica1 sensors
    13. Magnetic microscopy and imaging
    14. Geomagnetism
    15. Biomagnetism, chemical magnetism, magnetism in life sciences
    16. Magnetism and the environment
    17. Units and standards in magnetism


    D. Applied Superconductivity (Editor: E. Dan Dahlberg)
     

    1. Low frequency magnetic applications
    2. Other applications: Submit paper to IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

III. Data Storage

A. Magnetic Recording Heads and Media (Editor: William D. Doyle)
  1. Heads

    2. a. Inductive heads (Permalloy, ferrite, amorphous)
    b. Anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) heads
    c. Giant magnetoresistive (GMR) heads
    d. Spin-valves
    e. Magnetic materials for heads
    f. Test and characterization
  2. Media

    3. a. Particulate media (tapes, floppy disks)
    b. Thin-film media (hard disks, tape)
    c. Magnetic materials for media
    d. Magnetics and microstructure
    e. Media noise
    f. High density recording, superparamagnetic limit
    g. Test and characterization
  3. Head-medium interface

    4. a. Magnetic and electrical head-medium interface
    b. Proximity recording
  4. Recording physics

    5. a. Longitudinal recording
    b. Perpendicular recording
    c. Read and write theory and modeling
B. Magnetic Recording Signal Processing (Editor: Jaekyun Moon)
  1. Recording channels
  2. Electronics for writing and reading
  3. Codes, equalization, and data detection for magnetic recording systems
  4. Error correction and system reliability
C. Magnetic Recording Servos and Systems (Editor: William C. Messner)
  1. Servos
  2. System integration: heads, media, electronics
  3. System level test and characterization

    4. a. Nonlinearities
    b. Error rate measurements
    c. Off-track performance
D. Unconventional Data Storage (Editor: E. Dan Dahlberg)
  1. Magneto-optical systems
  2. Magneto-optic media
  3. Magnetic bubbles and domain walls
  4. Magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM)
  5. Scanned-probe data storage
  6. Unusual data storage methods