Digital Twin is a rapid multidisciplinary open access publishing platform for state-of-the-art, basic, scientific and applied research on digital twin technologies. Digital Twin covers all areas related digital twin technologies, including broad fields such as smart manufacturing, civil and industrial engineering, healthcare, agriculture, and many others. The platform is open to submissions from researchers, practitioners and experts, and all articles will benefit from open peer review. 


The aim of Digital Twin is to advance the state-of-the-art in digital twin research and encourage innovation by highlighting efficient, robust and sustainable multidisciplinary applications across a variety of fields. Challenges can be addressed using theoretical, methodological, and technological approaches.


The scope of Digital Twin includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: 

● Digital twin concepts, architecture, and frameworks

● Digital twin theory and method

● Digital twin key technologies and tools

● Digital twin applications and case studies

● Digital twin implementation

● Digital twin services

● Digital twin security

● Digital twin standards


Digital twin also focuses on applications within and across broad sectors including:
● Smart manufacturing

● Aviation and aerospace

● Smart cities and construction

● Healthcare and medicine

● Robotics

● Shipping, vehicles and railways

● Industrial engineering and engineering management

● Agriculture

● Mining

● Power, energy and environment


Digital Twin features a range of article types including research articles, case studies, method articles, study protocols, software tools, systematic reviews, data notes, brief reports, and opinion articles.