The primary aim of AMR is as a Review Journal serving engineering scientists worldwide by assessing, reviewing, and reporting on advances in mechanics and related sciences. To this end AMR publishes i) in-depth state-of-the-art review articles, bibliographic surveys, reviews with a special focus on emerging technology, historical perspectives, periodic summaries of trends and advances; ii) critical reviews of books and software; iii) book-length monographs; and iv) editorials and announcements. A secondary aim of AMR is to serve technical and reference librarians, information specialists, professional engineers, and col-lege professors through reliable, comprehensive, and timely information about all types of books published within its subject scope.

The scope of AMR encompasses all the engineering sciences represented in the journals and symposia sponsored by ASME International and is outlined by AMR's Subject Classification Scheme which can be found as a link on the AMR home page at http://www.asme.org/pubs/amr/. It includes basic discipline-oriented areas such as dynamics, continuum mechanics, solid and fluid mechanics, structures, heat transfer, tribology, geomechanics, and biomechanics, as well as cross-disciplinary subjects and emerging critical technological areas such as new numerical and computational tech niques, systems control technology, engineering design tools, manufacturing technology, materials and energy technology, and environmental engineering.