The JRR is a peer-reviewed international journal covering topics of interest to all those researching and working on all aspects of rubber. The journal is devoted to natural rubber and its related sciences, publishing articles from around the world, presenting results of major research from all rubber sciences. Readers are primarily rubber scientists in academia and governmental institutions as well as people working in rubber industry.

Editor-in-Chief/Chairman
Dr Amir Hashim Md Yatim
Secretary/Managing Editor
Dr Veronica Charlotte
Editorial Board
Dr Baharin Azahari, Universiti Science Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Prof Dr Anil K. Bhowmick, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur,India
Dr Andrew Chapman, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre(TARRC), Hertford,United Kingdom
Dr Kyung Ho Chung, University of Suwon-South Korea, Hwaseong-si, South Korea
Prof Dr Mohamed El-Aasser, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, United States of America
Dr Ahmed S. Farid, Avon/ARTIS, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Assoc. Prof Dr Christopher Michael Fellows, The University of New England, Armidale, Australia
Dr Alan Fernyhough, Ashland INC, Bradford, United Kingdom
Prof Dr Seng Neon Gan, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr Eric Gohet, CIRAD, Research Unit, Montpellier, France
Dr Hubert Hirschlag, R & D Material Development, Continental, Germany
Prof Dr Yuko Ikeda, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Japan
Prof Dr Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Prof Dr Hanafi Ismail, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Dato’ Dr Kamarudin Ab Malek, Selangor, Malaysia
Assoc. Prof Seiichi Kawahara, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
Prof Dr Jorge Lacayo Pineda, Continental, Research & Development Tires, Hannover, Germany
Prof Dr Mahmud Tengku Muda Mohamed, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor,Malaysia
Dr David Marshall, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
Dr N.M. Mathew, Rubber Research Institute of India, Kerala, India
Prof Dr Eduardo Seiti Gomide Mizubuti, Federal University of Viscosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dr Michael Morris, Cabot Corporation, Massachusetts, USA
Dr Alan Muhr, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre(TARRC), Hertford, UK
Prof Dr Changwoon Nah, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
Prof Dr Helen Nair, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Prof P.K. Ramachandran Nair, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Prof Dr Jacques W.M. Noordermeer, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Dr Norhayati Moris, Scientia Solution, Malaysia
Dr Alias Othman, GT Mahir Consultancy Sdn Bhd, Selangor, Malaysia
Prof Dr Jitladda Sakdapipanich, Mahidol University, Nakornpathom, Thailand
Prof Dr Azemi Samsuri, IPRUS SDN BHD, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr Chow Keng See, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr Krisda Suchiva, Mahidol University, Ratchthewee, Thailand
Dr Andrew Tinker, Richmond, UK
Dr Devaraj Veerasamy, Suraaj Mahir Consultancy, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr Siby Varghese, Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam, India
Dr K.R. Vijayakumar, B.R. Research Foundation, Trivandrum, India
Prof Dr Kiew Lian Wan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr. Mui Yun Wong, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Dr. H.Y. Yeang, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Prof Dr Faridah Yusof, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Prof Dr Zamri Zainal, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Adviser
Dr Zairossani Mohd Nor
Director General, Malaysian Rubber Board
Editorial Comittee
Dr Stuart Cook
Dr Mohd Nasaruddin Mohd Aris
Dr Faridah Hanim Ab Hanan
Dr Manroshan Singh
Dr Mok Kok Lang
Dr Yong Kok Chong
Dr Sunderasan E.