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The Journal of Elasticity was founded in 1971 by Marvin Stippes (1922-1979), with its main purpose being to report original and significant discoveries in elasticity. The Journal has broadened in scope over the years to include original contributions in the physical and mathematical science of solids. The areas of rational mechanics, mechanics of materials, including theories of soft materials, biomechanics, and engineering sciences that contribute to fundamental advancements in understanding and predicting the complex behavior of solids are particularly welcomed. The role of elasticity in all such behavior is well recognized and reporting significant discoveries in elasticity remains important to the Journal, as is its relation to thermal and mass transport, electromagnetism, and chemical reactions. Fundamental research that applies the concepts of physics and elements of applied mathematical science is of particular interest. Original research contributions will appear as either full research papers or research notes. Well-documented historical essays and reviews also are welcomed. Materials that will prove effective in teaching will appear as classroom notes. Computational and/or experimental investigations that emphasize relationships to the modeling of the novel physical behavior of solids at all scales are of interest. Guidance principles for content are to be found in the current interests of the Editorial Board.

Editor-in-Chief:

Roger L. Fosdick
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, MN, USA

Editorial Board:

Adair Aguiar, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Davide Bigoni, University of Trento, Italy
Yi-Chao Chen, University of Houston, TX, USA
Philippe G. Ciarlet, City University of Hong Kong, P.R. China
Gianpietro Del Piero, Università di Ferrara, Italy
Ryan S. Elliott, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
Eliot Fried, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan, and McGill University, Canada 
Yuri Grabovsky, Temple University, PA, USA
Timothy J. Healey, Cornell University, NY, USA
Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Cornelius O. Horgan, University of Virginia, VA, USA
Robert Kohn, New York University, NY, USA
Oscar Lopez-Pamies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
Chi-Sing Man, University of Kentucky, KY, USA
Jean-Jacques Marigo, École Polytechnique Palaiseau, France
Patrizio Neff, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Roger W. Ogden, University of Glasgow, UK
David R. Owen, Carnegie Mellon University, PA, USA
Roberto Paroni, Università di Pisa, Italy
Thomas J. Pence, Michigan State University, MI, USA
Paolo Podio-Guidugli, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, and Università di Roma, Italy
Pedro Ponte Castañeda, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
Kumbakonam R. Rajagopal, Texas A&M University, TX, USA
Gianni Royer-Carfagni, University of Parma, Italy
Scott J. Spector, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL, USA
Peter Schiavone, University of Alberta, Canada
Jeyabal Sivaloganathan, University of Bath, UK
David Steigmann, University of California at Berkeley, CA, USA
Ellad B. Tadmor, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
Lev Truskinovsky, École Polytechnique Palaiseau, France
Anna Vainchtein, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA