The International Journal of Impact Engineering, established in 1983 publishes original research findings related to the response of structures, components and materials subjected to impact, blast and high-rate loading. Areas relevant to the journal encompass the following general topics and those associated with them:

• Behaviour and failure of structures and materials under impact and blast loading

• Systems for protection and absorption of impact and blast loading

• Terminal ballistics

• Dynamic behaviour and failure of materials including plasticity and fracture

• Stress waves

• Structural crashworthiness

• High-rate mechanical and forming processes

• Impact, blast and high-rate loading/measurement techniques and their applications