Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group has announced a partnership with King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, to launch npj Clean Water, a new open access research journal dedicated to solving the global challenge of ensuring clean water supplies. The journal is currently open for submissions.
npj Clean Water will provide a vital forum for researchers from multiple disciplines to share the most significant research advances in the area. The journal welcomes high quality papers in all areas of desalination technology and water purification, as well as related research from other fields such as chemistry, biology, materials science, nanotechnology and physics.
Research in desalination and other technologies related to the production of clean water are a strategic priority for KFUPM, who are currently working on a joint eight-year research and educational program with faculty in MIT, which has resulted in their Center for Clean Water and Clean Energy.
In addition to primary research, npj Clean Water will publish analysis of the broader issues surrounding the supply of clean water, such as education, funding, policy, intellectual property, and impacts on society.
Dr. Eric M.V. Hoek has been appointed the Editor-in-Chief of npj Clean Water. Dr. Hoek is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Water Planet, Inc. while on leave from his position as a UCLA environmental engineering professor. Hoek is the author of over 100 scientific publications and founder of multiple water technology companies.
npj Clean Water will be the second Nature Partner Journal to be launched in collaboration with an institution in the Middle East and joins a portfolio of 16 other Nature Partner Journal titles. The journal is expected to launch its first content at the end of 2016.
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