Forty five years of international journal of fracture

The International Journal of Fracture has completed 45years of publication. Transition to the electronic age is nowmature; all aspects of the process—fromsubmission to typesetting to publication to archival storage— are now handled digital form. Backfiles have been converted to electronic form, and high quality pdf files of all papers published in the Journal over the last 45years are now available online. In keeping up with advances in electronic publishing, the Journal is pleased to launch an Electronic SupplementaryMaterials segment to articles published in the Journal. Such supplementary materials could include data archives, high resolution photographs, videos or animation, computer code segments, or other materials that enhance the quality and utility of the published article. These materials will be permanently archived, hyperlinked to the journal article, and available through the Journal portal. Copyright agreements associated with the print and electronic versions of the main article will also apply to the Supplementary