Editorial

Volume 51, April 2018 issue of Indian Welding Journal is being brought out within the summer heat wave. Hope for frequent spells of rain to bring relief to people. The Editor expects that Vol.51 No.1, 2018 issue has reached members and subscribers. Even if it does not reach to a member or subscriber, one can surf through the website (http://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/IWJ) to find details of the articles published - the current one or the old ones.

The Editor tries to increase number of research papers or case studies, etc. in each issue. Assigning DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and Plagiarism Checking through Crossref of iThenticate system are being continued as a standard system followed internationally. With this, visibility of Indian Welding Journal has been increased across the globe surely.