The Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology provides a forum for the basic aspects, theories and mechanisms of adhesion and deals with applications of adhesion principles in all areas of technology. Issues contain original articles, reviews and short communications in the following areas: theories of adhesion; surface energetics; fracture mechanics; development and applications of surface-sensitive methods to study adhesion phenomena; nondestructive methods for bond failure studies; techniques for the measurement of adhesion of thin films, thick films and coatings; surface modification of polymers to improve their adhesion; mechanisms and studies of coupling agents; adhesive joints, wood bonding and adhesion aspects of composite materials; biomedical materials; structural adhesives; paint and coatings (e.g. in relation to corrosion control); adhesion aspects in microelectronics; adhesion of lithographic materials; metallized plastics; rubber and elastomer adhesion; adhesion of aerospace materials.