Journal of Advanced Instrumentation in Science

A Message from the Editorial Board

Welcome to the Journal of Advanced Instrumentation in Science (JAIS). 

We are experiencing an era of profound technological transformations that will significantly change the organization of our society. Even basic scientific research will be able to face the challenges of the next decades only if adequate instruments are available in laboratories all over the world to carry out increasingly complicated measurements and experiments. It should also be emphasized that, while in the last century basic research has had a priority role in guiding applied research, the present paradigm sees technology research as a development factor in society, and research agencies are allocating more and more important funds. Instrumentation is the silent engine of scientific discovery. Every breakthrough, from the detection of the Higgs boson to the first image of a black hole, from single-cell sequencing to quantum sensing, rests upon the quality, precision, and ingenuity of our instruments. Yet, for too long, the journals dedicated to these advances have been fragmented by disciplinary silos.

Furthermore, multidisciplinarity is increasingly becoming an added value in the organization of academies and in the allocation of resources.

All these considerations have prompted us to open The Journal of Advanced Instrumentation in Science (JAIS), an interdisciplinary, open-access venue dedicated to the full spectrum of modern instrumentation: from the largest particle accelerators to chip-scale atomic sensors and from space telescopes to AI-driven metrology.

Our scope is organized around six interconnected pillars:
     •   Particle Detectors and Accelerators
     •   Optical and Photonic Instruments
     •   Analytical Science and Biomedical Instruments
     •   Sensing Technologies and Precision Measurement
     •   Space and Astronomical Instruments
     •   AI for Instruments and Metrology for AI

Sincerely,
The Editorial Board of JAIS