There have been major advances in asteroid science in the last decade and, as that trend continues, we think it is the appropriate time to incorporate manuscripts reporting the results of new research from the field into a single special journal issue. Expecting that this will increase the impact and visibility of these papers, we have made arrangements with the journal Icarus for the publication of a special issue on asteroids.

Topics of interest include, but are NOT limited to:

* Near-Earth Asteroids and Impact Hazards
* Surveys and Exploration
* Asteroid Population Models
* Asteroid Origins and Characterization
* Asteroid Compositions
* Asteroid Spins, Sizes, and Shapes
* Asteroid Interiors
* Asteroid Families
* Active Asteroids
* Collisions and Cratering
* Orbit Determination and Propagation
* Dynamical Evolution

Guest Editors:

Bojan Novakovic
Henry Hsieh
Giovanni F. Gronchi

Important Dates:

First submission: November 1st 2016
Deadline for paper submission: January 15th 2017

Manuscripts should be submitted through the EVISE e-learning platform located at:

https://www.evise.com/profile/#/ICARUS/

The authors must select “Special Issue: Asteroids” at the “Article Type” step in the submission process.

Pre-submission questions regarding the topics of interest should be directed to [email protected]