Journal of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)Contributions are invited on novel achievements in all fields of measurement and instrumentation science and technology. Authors are encouraged to submit novel material representing achievements in the field, whose ultimate goal is an enhancement of the state-of-the-art of subjects such as: measurement and metrology fundamentals, measurement science, sensors, measurement instruments, measurement and estimation techniques, measurement data processing and fusion algorithms, evaluation procedures for performance analysis of measurement systems, processes and algorithms, mathematical models for measurement-oriented purposes, and distributed measurement systems in a connected world.

Notes:

    Papers including measurement results that, although important to validate any given scientific study but which offer no new insights in an area different from measurement science or technology, do not fall within the scope of this journal;

    The disciplined usage of well-known metrological terms is strongly required. Authors can access information on all relevant terms such as measurement accuracy, uncertainty, the law of propagation of uncertainty and other, similar terms: these are defined in internationally approved guidelines such as the International Vocabulary of Metrology (VIM) and Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM), which are freely available on https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/guides/;

    The paper must clearly describe the measurement context in which the research was carried out by undertaking a critical review of the state-of-the-art of the relevant body of knowledge in instrumentation and measurement and by showing how the research presented advances it;

    The letter accompanying the submission must describe clearly how the paper satisfies the above requirements.

Papers that focus on image processing or fault diagnosis with little or no elements of measurement science or technology will not be considered within the journal scope.

Authors please note:

The journal Measurement is receiving an increasing number of papers in the area of machine learning/neural networks and other techniques based on artificial intelligence. These submissions will be desk rejected unless they:

    prove that the described research advances the state-of-the-art in measurement science and is not just an application of an available tool to known or novel problems, that is used without an appreciation of measurement-related aspects;

    show that the usage of these tools is put into the correct measurement-related context and not just in the context of machine-learning/neural network applications;

    contain enough information about the used tools, data, and results to allow, in principle, anyone to replicate the described results;

    display the use of specific metrics to strengthen the results of research activities.

It must be recalled that Measurement is interested in publishing new methods, techniques, procedures, algorithms, and alike that show how to better measure in nature and in the world. Thus, the capability to describe metrological-related details of the proposed research represents a major difference between papers published by this journal and by other journals publishing papers on similar topics. This major difference must be evident also in papers covering applications of machine learning and soft computing techniques. Failing to adhere to these guidelines will result in a paper desk-reject decision.

Authors whose manuscripts focus on the research, development and application of the science, engineering and technology of sensors and sensor systems, are welcome to submit to the journal's open access companion title, Measurement: Sensors .

Authors whose manuscripts focus on food and nutrition measurements may also wish to submit to the journal's second open access companion title, Measurement: Food.

Authors whose manuscripts focus on energy sources, heat and power generation and all other relevant fields may be interested to submit to the journal's third open access companion title, Measurement: Energy.

Special Issue on Advancing Interdisciplinary Dialogues in Measurement
Submission Date: 2025-06-30

This special issue of Measurement marks the beginning of a new dialogue on philosophical and historical issues amongst members of scholarly communities not previously in sustained contact with each other. Previous articles published in Measurement on philosophical and historical themes have tended to bedisconnected from one another in terms of their vocabularies and perspectives. One of the main purposes of the Society for the Study of Measurement and this special issue will be the discernment of differences that make a difference in mutually informative exchanges across disciplines.

Guest editors:

Mark Wilson, Distinguished Professor
Berkeley School of Education
University of California, Berkeley. Email: markw@berkeley.edu

William P. Fisher, Jr., Research Associate
Berkeley School of Education
University of California, Berkeley

Luca Mari, Professor
Università Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC

Leah McClimans, Associate Professor
Philosophy Department
University of South Carolina

Manuscript submission information:

The Inaugural Conference of the Society for the Study of Measurement, held at the University of California, Berkeley, California from 5 to 7 August 2024, gathered measurement science experts and enthusiasts from around the world, fostering rich discussions and valuable insights. Typical themes explored in the conferences include:

Quantification and measurement practices;
Units, standards and instruments;
Communities, institutions, normativity and trust.

This special issue of Measurement marks the beginning of a new dialogue on philosophical and historical issues amongst members of scholarly communities not previously in sustained contact with each other. Previous articles published in Measurement on philosophical and historical themes have tended to be disconnected from one another in terms of their vocabularies and perspectives. One of the main purposes of the Society for the Study of Measurement and this special issue will be the discernment of differences that make a difference in mutually informative exchanges across disciplines.

The Society’s Inaugural Conference attracted 84 total presentation proposals, in the form of extended abstracts: 2 keynotes, 4 workshops, 62 individual papers, 6 symposia of three or four papers each, and 10 posters, for a total of 100 distinct potential entries in the program. After a rigorous review process involving over 50 globally distributed measurement professionals in our Scientific Committee, 18 of the 100 individual papers were not accepted because they did not speak to the conference themes or were otherwise unsuitable, thus the acceptance rate for the conference was 82%. We understand that this may seem high, but for an Inaugural Conference we wanted to be as welcoming as possible.

The final program included 82 talks about evenly distributed across themes involving the history, philosophy, and sociology of measurement (26; 32%), measurement applications (26; 32%), and a diverse array of related topics including simulation, structures, data science, and models (30; 36%).No conference proceedings have been published.

The meeting was attended by 89 people from 15 countries located on five continents; 45% of attendees (31) were from outside the United States.

Tentative Schedule:

Final Date For Submission: 30/06/2025
Editorial Acceptance Deadline: 30/03/2026

Manuscripts must be invited by the Guest Editors and submitted via the Measurement online submission system (Editorial Manager®): https://www.editorialmanager.com/meas/default.aspx. Please select the article type “VSI:MEASUR_Interdisciplinary Measurement” when submitting your manuscript online.

Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/measurement/0263-2241/guide-for-authors .

For any further information, the authors may contact the Guest Editors.

Keywords:

History of Measurement, Philosophy of Measurement, Interdisciplinary Studies in Measurement, Measurement Dialogue and Debates