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Honorary Editor's Introduction

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics has enjoyed two exceptionally good years at the end of the last century and the start of the new millennium. In 1999 we published our biggest volume ever at 4000 pages, including a comprehensive collection of papers from the 4th Biennial Conference on High Resolution X-ray Topography (look out for the 5th Conference later this year). The number of submitted articles continued to rise throughout the first year of the new millennium. This was most evident in the Applied Interfaces and Surfaces section, which has seen an increase in material of 40 % over the past 12 months. To build on these obvious successes in the Journal the Editorial Board and I feel that we should make it easier for authors to navigate their way through the published papers whilst providing a simple list of topics we wish to develop in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. To this end we have divided the journal into 6 sections (see the preliminary pages for more information): Applied Interfaces and Surfaces Applied Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Experimental, computational and theoretical particle beam and plasma science Optical, electronic, electrical and superconducting properties and applications Structure and properties of matter Interdisciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology To enhance this restructuring we have removed the designation of board members to the Applied Interfaces and Surfaces and the Applied Magnetism and Magnetic Materials sections and have established a new senior position of Associate Editor for those who, along with the rest of the board, will be responsible for encouraging submissions to the Journal. The Topical Review programme remains an extremely popular element of the journal and the number of Reviews published increased to 15 last year. These reviews are commissioned by the Editorial Board and historically they have been the most downloaded articles on the journal's web site. We will continue the expansion of the Topical Review programme in 2001 and further enhance it by providing a number of thematic clusters of papers in the Journal. All these changes are designed to further increase the quality of the Journal which already has an enviable international paper circulation and world beating electronic readership. In 2000, half a million visitors looked at Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics web pages and over 120,000 articles were downloaded. With your help we hope to build on these successes and I sincerely do feel that Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics is the best place to publish your research.