The Journal of Rheology
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(ISSN: 0148-6055), formerly the Transactions of The Society of Rheology, is published six times per year (Jan./Feb., Mar./Apr., May/Jun., Jul./Aug., Sep./Oct, and Nov./Dec.), one volume per year, by The Society of Rheology, a member society of AIP Publishing LLC, through AIP Publishing LLC,
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