KONA Powder and Particle Journal

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Print edition: ISSN 0288-4534 Online edition: ISSN 2187-5537Diamond Open Access FREE for Reading & Publication KONA Powder and Particle Journalceasedpublication with Issue No. 43 (2026). Submissions closed at the end of 2024. All articles published in the journal remain accessible on J-STAGE.<https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/kona>. TheKONA Powder and Particle Journalwas first published in 1983 as “KONA Powder Science and Technology in Japan”, becoming thefirst English-language journal in the field of powder technology published in Japan. It was established to disseminate outstanding Japanese research to the global scientific community at a time when international publication opportunities in this discipline were limited. The Journal was planned and edited by theCouncil of Powder Technology, Japan (CPT)—a nonprofit organization founded in 1969 byHosokawa Micron Corporationto promote powder technology—with editorial support provided by the Hosokawa Micromeritics Laboratory. From its inception,KONAaimed to serve as a bridge between Japanese innovation and international research. Responding to the growing globalization of powder and particle science,KONAadopted aninternational editorial structurein1990 (Issue No. 8), establishing editorial boards across three regions:Asia–Oceania, the Americas, and Europe–Africa. At the same time, the Journal expanded its scope to include original contributions from researchers worldwide and revised its title to “KONA Powder and Particle”. Publication of the Journal was undertaken by the CPT until Issue No. 12 (1994), after which responsibility was transferred to theHosokawa Powder Technology Foundationbeginning with Issue No. 13 (1995) onward. Throughout this transition,KONAmaintained its editorial policy and international framework.

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