applied sciences IMPACT FACTOR 1.726 An Open Access Journal Editor-in-Chief Message from the Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Kobayashi As the world of science becomes ever more specialized, researchers may lose themselves in the deep forest of the ever increasing number of subfields being created. This open access journal Applied Sciences has been started to link these subfields, so researchers can cut through the forest and see the surrounding, or quite distant fields and subfields to help develop his/her own research even further with the aid of this multi-dimensional network. Author Benefits Open Access Unlimited and free access for readers No Copyright Constraints Retain copyright of your work and free use of your article Thorough Peer-Review Coverage by Leading Indexing Services SCIE-Science Citation Index Expanded (Thomson Reuters) No Space Constraints, No Extra Space or Color Charges No restriction on the length of the papers, number of figures or colors Discounts on Article Processing Charges (APC) If you belong to an institute that is part of MDPI`s institutional membership program applied sciences IMPACT FACTOR 1.726 More Information about This Journal Aims and Scope Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417) is an international, peerreviewed, open access journal, published quarterly by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. Applied Sciences provides an advanced forum on all aspects of applied natural sciences, including applied physics, applied chemistry, applied biology and applied engineering. The journal is covered by leading indexing services, including the Science Citation Index Expanded (Applied Sciences-Basel recorded in Web of Science), Scopus and Chemical Abstracts. According to the Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Reuters in June 2016, the Impact Factor of Applied Sciences is 1.726. The journal now ranks 64/145 (Q2) in the category ‘Physics, Applied’, 129/271 (Q2) in the category ‘Materials Science, Multidisciplinary’, and 83/163 (Q3) in ‘Chemistry, Multidisciplinary’. | Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci Applied Sciences Editorial Office applsci@mdpi.com MDPI AG St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland Tel: +41 61 683 77 34 Fax: +41 61 302 89 18 www.mdpi.com