Virtual and Physical Prototyping provides an international forum for professionals and academics to exchange novel ideas and disseminate knowledge covering the full range of activities related to the multi-disciplinary area of virtual and rapid prototyping. Areas of focus include but are not limited to:

• CAD and 3D data acquisition technologies: fast geometrical modelling schemes, 3D digitising, X-ray tomography, photogrammetry, image-based modelling systems

• Virtual environments: virtual engineering and manufacturing, virtual enterprise engineering, Internet-based product development, rapid prototyping simulation and optimisation, new methods for virtual prototyping

• Rapid prototyping: advances in rapid prototyping technologies, bio-inspired routes for novel bio-manufacturing strategies, computer modelling of rapid prototyping

• Rapid tooling and manufacturing: advances on material removal and addition technologies, research on new rapid prototyping technologies, micromachining, nanofabrication, high speed machine technology, small batch production methods, systems for the direct manufacturing of metallic and ceramic components

• Advanced rapid prototyping materials, biomaterials for medical applications

• Concurrent engineering: concurrent engineering in virtual environment, frameworks for information sharing, collaborative decision-making in concurrent engineering, concurrent design and manufacture

All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.

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