Blackwell Publishing

Coloration Technology

Published on behalf of the Society of Dyers and Colourists

Edited by:
Carmel McNamara


ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 6/15 (Material Science, Textiles); 35/62 (Chemistry, Applied); 63/114 (Engineering, Chemical)
Impact Factor: 0.650


The world's leading peer-reviewed journal dealing with the application of colour, and the only journal that covers all aspects of coloration technology (including; chemistry, physics, technology, engineering and management).

The primary mission of Coloration Technology is to promote fundamental understanding and creativity in the science and technology of coloured materials by providing a medium for communication of peer-reviewed research papers of the highest quality. It is internationally recognised as a vehicle for the publication of theoretical and technological papers on subjects allied to all aspects of coloration.  The topics of papers range from dyes and pigments, to colour measurement, to the coloured substrates themselves.

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All issues back to Volume 1 (1884) are now available online.  Click here to view.
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Manuscript Central™
Authors are able to submit their paper to Coloration Technology online using Manuscript Central.  Benefits of online submission include:

  • Fast decisions on your paper.  Submission, review and communication are all handled online.  No more postal delays or lost messages!
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  • Responsive. Decisions sent by email, revisions made online.  The moment a decision is taken, an email is dispatched.  You can respond to the comments and submit a revised version online.
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To make a submission, please visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cte

2007 Award Winning Articles
View these outstanding papers for free by clicking on the links below:

2007 Dyers' Company Research Medal is presented for the following series of papers:

Protection of Lyocell against fibrillation, Parts 1-3
by D.A.S. Phillips, A.H.M. Renfrew and I. Bates

Part 1  (October 2006)

Part 2 (February 2007)

Part 3 (June 2007)

The Society Centenary Medal is presented in respect of the following papers:

Photoyellowing of wool, Parts 1 and 2
by Keith R. Millington

Part 1 (August 2006)

Part 2 (December 2006)


In addition to high quality original articles, CTE also publishes regular review articles. Below are a selection that you can read for free*

Dyes and other colorants in microtechnique and biomedical research
J A Kiernan

Colour and colour vision of creatures great and small
Tim L Dawson

Light-harvesting and light-protecting pigments in simple life forms
T L Dawson

(*SDC members can access all review articles for free online)

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