Metrology: A New Open Access Journal with a Broad Scope and an Exciting Mission

It is with sincere pleasure that we welcome you to the inaugural issue of Metrology. Metrology is dedicated to the dissemination of rigorously peer-reviewed publications on metrology, including all its allied topics. The launch of this journal is truly exciting. It brings much promise and much opportunity for making and disseminating contributions that advance metrology in all of its guises, as well as their connections and interactions with many other areas, including but not limited to uncertainty evaluation, error compensation, digital twins, artificial intelligence and machine learning. The journal aims to publish methods and technologies that lie at the forefront of knowledge, and that advance our knowledge in fundamental ways. The name Metrology hints that the journal’s focus is on the formal definition of metrology: “metrology is the science of measurement and its application” (International Vocabulary of Metrology, 2012), where it is noted that metrology includes all theoretical and practical aspects of measurement, whatever the measurement uncertainty and field of application may be. This broad scope does not imply that any modeled or physical measurement can be published in Metrology: rather, the journal is concerned with innovative concepts, new perspectives and illustrations of applications from which other readers can benefit; operating beyond the traditional boundaries between metrology fields. Basic metrological concepts such as uncertainty evaluation and traceability to the seven base units of the International System of Units are the natural background for all contributions.

Publication year:2021

Accessibility:Open