A peer-reviewed English academic journal specializing in fire, the “International Journal for Fire Science and Technology,” has been published by CFSaT (part of Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science) since 1981. Through this journal, the Center has distributed fire-associated information to various research institutes and universities worldwide. The journal has been upgraded to a quarterly issued journal in 2004, and the journal became available online in 2007 via J-STAGE. The online journal has not only generated more traffic to the Center’s website, but has also gained recognition for the Center. As a global center of fire science education and research, the Center will report the Global COE Program activities and research outcomes through this journal. In the future, the Center will publish this journal more frequently and improve the quality of the content in order to become eligible for entry to the authoritative Thomson Scientific citation database so as to obtain an impact factor (IF).

Combustion engineering (combustion characteristics and fire-resistance design), Fire physics and chemistry, Heat transfer engineering, Fluid dynamics, Fire control (combustion control and smoke control), Risk engineering, Fire characteristics (flame behavior, thermal current, and compartment fire), Human behavior in fire, Structural fire resistance, Behavior of structural frame and components in fire, Fire safety design, and Urban fire among others.

Online Journal (via J-STAGE) can be accessed at:
URL:http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/fst/-char/ja/