The aim of this journal is to provide ideas and information involving the use of the finite element method and its variants, both in scientific inquiry and in professional practice. The scope is intentionally broad, encompassing use of the finite element method in engineering as well as the pure and applied sciences. The emphasis of the journal will be the development and use of numerical procedures to solve practical problems, although contributions relating to the mathematical and theoretical foundations and computer implementation of numerical methods are likewise welcomed. Review articles presenting unbiased and comprehensive reviews of state-of-the-art topics will also be accommodated. 

All submissions to FINEL will be peer reviewed, and must have archival value to be suitable for publication. Reflecting the aforementioned emphasis on solution of practical problems, numerical demonstration of proposed methodologies will generally be considered a necessary ingredient for papers appearing in FINEL. Conversely, applications of existing finite element techniques to widely studied problems will typically not be favorably considered for publication, except where such presentations are particularly novel or enlightening, either with respect to the results obtained or the method of application used. 

The journal encompasses any field where numerical solution procedures for initial/boundary value problems are needed to meet design and analysis needs. Although the following list is not exhaustive, contributions are sought in structural mechanics, geomechanics, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, thermal sciences, hydrology, chemical engineering, biomechanics, electrical engineering, aero/astro engineering, and environmental engineering and science. In addition to contributions focused directly on numerical methodologies, submissions dealing with computer-aided engineering methods, parallel computing, optimal design strategies, mesh generation and post processing, code validation, experimental verification, and visualization are also solicited. 

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Editor-in-Chief
John E. Dolbow
Duke University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 121 Hudson Hall, Durham, 27708-0287, United States
Editorial Board
W. Aquino
Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
F. Armero
University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States
K.J. Bathe
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, MA, United States
M. Bischoff
University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
M. Cerrolaza
Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
J.A.T. De Freitas
University of Lisbon Higher Technical Institute, Lisboa, Portugal
C.A. Felippa
University of Colorado Boulder Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States
R. Grandhi
Wright State University, Dayton, OH, United States
I. Harari
Tel Aviv University Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv, Israel
G. Hofstetter
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
G.M. Hulbert
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
A. Ibrahimbegovic
Ecole Normale Superieure Paris-Saclay, Cachan, France
A.R. Khoei
Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
F. Kikuchi
The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
J.-H. Kim
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States
T.A. Laursen
Khalifa University of Science Technology - Abu Dhabi Campus, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
S.H. Lo
University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
H.A. Mang
TU Wien University, Wien, Austria
S.A. Meguid
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
H.S. Park
Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
J.-P. Ponthot
University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
M. Puso
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States
T. Rabczuk
Bauhaus University Weimar Institute of Structural Mechanics, Weimar, Germany
E. Ramm
University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
J.N. Reddy
Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, TX, United States
H. Schaeffer
Intelligent Synthesis Systems, San Clemente, California, United States
G.P. Steven
Strand 7 Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
N. Sukumar
University of California Davis, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
K.Y. Sze
University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
K.K. Tamma
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
G. Ventura
Polytechnic of Turin, Torino, Italy
Founding Editor
W.D. Pilkey
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States