The aim of Welding in the World is to advance the science and technology of welding and joining by publishing authoritative papers on all aspects of materials joining, including:

advances in joining processes including welding, brazing, soldering, cutting, thermal spraying and allied joining and fabrication techniques
additive manufacturing
metallurgical and materials interactions associated with joining
engineering properties and assessment of joints
automation and sensor technology
modeling and simulation
welding physics
application of artificial intelligence to materials joining
health, safety and environmental aspects of joining
industrial applications
performance of welded structures in service
testing and inspection of welds
education
Welding in the World is a publication of the International Institute of Welding – IIW.

Editors-in-chief
John Lippold (Chair), USA
Thomas Böllinghaus, Germany
John Norrish, Australia

Chief Executive Officer
Cécile Mayer, France

Editorial Board 
Shaju Albert, India
Jean Pierre Bergmann, Germany
Arun K. Bhaduri, India
Luca Costa, Italy
Carl Cross, USA
Amitava De, India
Bruno de Meester, Belgium
Pingsha Dong, USA
Thomas Dupuy, Germany
Stephan Egerland, Austria
Norbert Enzinger, Austria
Majid Farajian, Germany
Carolin Fink, USA
David Grewell, USA
Yoshinori Hirata, Japan
Akio Hirose, Japan
Yoshinori Hirata, Japan
Pat Hochanadel, USA
Erika Hodulová, Slovakia
Thomas Kannengiesser, Germany
Doug Kautz, USA
Menachem Kimchi, USA
Marc Kreutzbruck, Germany
Gary B. Marquis, Finland
Peter Mayr, Germany
Geoff Melton, UK
Fumiyoshi Minami, Japan
Gerhard Posch, Austria
Michael Rethmeier, Germany
Klemens Rother, Germany
Volker Schoeppner, Germany
Americo Scotti, Brazil
Aude Simar, Belgium
Jeff Soward, USA
Herbert Stauffer, Austria
Asun Valiente, Sweden
Vincent Van der Mee, Netherlands
Pedro Vilaca, Finland
Elin Westin, Austria