Those wishing to submit papers for these features should contact the editor beforehand. This section will contain articles describing practices springing from industrial ecological principles. Articles describing government programs and policies that use industrial ecology as a basis for decisionmaking or that facilitate environmentally sound practices relevant to industrial ecology are also sought. Articles should be well-documented beyond mere description of a practice and should be explicitly related to current discussions in industrial ecology in order to provide grounding for others who are interested. This section will include articles that report findings from primary research of a more traditional academic nature.
Subjects can range from highly analytic to more policy-oriented.
Topics would include analyses of materials flows, assessment of environmental improvement through technological change, development of eco-industrial parks, economic and institutional analysis, organizational studies related to the implementation of industrial ecology, and material choice determinants. Reviews Authors wishing to review current publications related to industrial ecology should contact the book review editor with their suggestions prior to submitting a manuscript. Accepted manuscripts are then assigned to a section and thoroughly edited to make them suitable for JIE's diverse readers. The editorial boards will oversee the peer-review process and assure that the articles meet the highest quality standards appropriate to the type of article. Papers submitted to the Research and Analysis section will be required to meet the relevant academic standards.