About JOT Journal für Oberflächentechnik

JOT Journal für Oberflächentechnik

JOT – Journal für Oberflächentechnik is the specialist journal for surface technology: published by the renowned Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden (Springer Vieweg), the journal reports practically and user-oriented on all topics of the surface technology. In its 66th volume in 2026, JOT serves the decision-makers from all areas of the industry where surface technology is used: from the wet painting to the powder coating, from the electroplating to the thin films, from the automotive to the machinery.

Overview

JOT appears monthly as the surface-technology journal: the medium for the decision-makers in the industry's surface-technology applications, in the paint shops and the coating lines. The editorial program covers the entire surface technology, practically and user-oriented: the Nasslackieren (wet painting), the Pulverbeschichten (powder coating), the Reinigen/Vorbehandeln (cleaning/pretreatment), the Entlacken (decoating), the Coil Coating, the Galvanisieren (electroplating), the dünne Schichten (thin films), the Emaillieren (enameling), the Strahlen (blasting), the Schleifen (grinding), the Umwelttechnik (environmental technology), the Lacke/Chemikalien (paints/chemicals), the Messen/Prüfen (measuring/testing), and the Fördertechnik (conveyor technology), month after month.

The journal's positioning is the practice: the user-oriented reporting that the practitioners apply on the shop floor, the knowledge that works. The target group is the decision-makers: the production managers, the plant engineers, and the purchasers in the automotive, the machinery, and the supplier industries, wherever the surfaces are finished. The bibliographic data: Print ISSN 0940-8789, Electronic ISSN 2192-869X, coverage from volume 40/2000 to volume 66/2026, the continuous record of the surface technology's 21st century.

The Surfaces' World

The surface technology's world that JOT serves is the industry's finishing touch: the paint shops where the car bodies gain their gloss, the powder-coating lines where the machine parts gain their protection, and the electroplating baths where the metals gain their function. The practitioners' work combines the chemistry with the engineering: the paint formulations, the application parameters, and the quality measurements.

The journal speaks to this world: the practical, user-oriented reporting that the plant engineers apply on Monday morning. The decision-makers that the journal targets invest the millions: the paint shops, the pretreatment lines, and the measuring equipment. The suppliers that advertise in the journal provide the solutions: the paint makers like Akzo Nobel, the equipment suppliers like Wagner and Nordson, and the chemical companies like Chemetall. In the industry where the surface determines the quality, the journal is the practitioners' companion: the monthly knowledge for the finishing.

History

JOT's history spans the surface technology's modern era: the journal's coverage from 2000 (volume 40) documents the industry's 21st century, from the solvent-based beginnings to the sustainable future. The Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, the Springer Vieweg imprint, publishes the journal: the technical specialist publisher with the engineering tradition and the digital future. The journal's development tracked the surface technology's evolution: from the solvent-based to the water-based, from the manual to the automated, from the national to the global, decade by decade.

The digital transformation came in January 2026: the JOT website moved to SpringerProfessional.de, embedded as the dedicated specialty "Oberflächen + Materialtechnik" (surfaces + materials technology), the future home. The international pendant IST – International Surface Technology is available there in the English-language environment, serving the global surface-technology community. The old web addresses redirect automatically: the compact, networked, future-oriented new world of JOT and IST.

Coverage and Content

The coating coverage addresses the application: the wet painting and the powder coating, the coil coating and the electroplating, the thin films and the enameling, in the plants that JOT's readers run. The pretreatment coverage addresses the preparation: the cleaning, the pretreatment, and the decoating, the foundations of the quality coating. The mechanical coverage addresses the surfaces: the blasting and the grinding, the physical foundations of the adhesion and the finish. The environmental coverage addresses the responsibility: the environmental technology, the paints and chemicals, and the sustainability that the regulations demand.

The quality coverage addresses the assurance: the measuring and testing, the conveyor technology, and the process control that guarantee the surfaces. The industry coverage addresses the events: the PaintExpo 2026 presenting the novelties and industry trends, the GrindingHub, and the webinars. The English pendant IST addresses the international: the surface technology in English.

The Surface Technology

The surface technology that JOT serves is the industry's finishing: the coatings that protect the metals, the treatments that prepare the surfaces, and the processes that ensure the quality. The automotive's paint shops, the machinery's powder coating, and the suppliers' electroplating all depend on the surface technology: the journal's readers decide the investments.

The technology's transformation gives the journal its agenda: the environmental regulations pushing the water-based, the automation replacing the manual, and the digitalization monitoring the processes. The journal documents this transformation: the practical, user-oriented reporting that the decision-makers use. In the industry where the surface is the quality, the journal tells the practitioners how to achieve it.

The Digital Move

The January 2026 digital move that JOT undertook is the specialist publishing's future: from the standalone journal website to the integrated knowledge portal. The jot-oberflaeche.de website's contents moved to SpringerProfessional.de on January 5, embedded as the dedicated specialty "Oberflächen + Materialtechnik." The old web addresses redirect automatically; the previous websites went offline on January 12. The users benefit from the better networking with the relevant specialist topics and the extended service offering.

The move reflects the Springer Professional's scale: since 2012 the specialist and knowledge portal of the Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, developed specifically for the practitioners and decision-makers in the companies, one of the largest digital specialist libraries in the German-speaking world. The JOT channel's integration means the surface-technology content connects with the materials technology, the mechanical engineering, and the related fields. The IST English pendant's integration means the international readers access the surface technology in English. In the digital where the networking matters, the journal's future is the portal: compact, networked, and future-oriented.

Organization and Ownership

JOT Journal für Oberflächentechnik is published by the Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (Springer Vieweg), Wiesbaden. The bibliographic data: Print ISSN 0940-8789, Electronic ISSN 2192-869X, journal ID 35144. The business model is the B2B specialist-publishing model: the subscriptions (158 euros per year for 11 issues), and the advertising from the surface-technology industry's manufacturers: the paint makers, the equipment suppliers, and the chemical companies.

Digital Presence

The springerprofessional.de platform carries the journal digitally: since January 2026 as the dedicated "Oberflächen + Materialtechnik" channel, with the IST English pendant. Springer Professional, since 2012 the specialist and knowledge portal of the Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, is one of the largest digital specialist libraries in the German-speaking world: the networked future of JOT. The subscription (united-kiosk) sells the print: 11 issues per year at 158 euros.

For the surface-technology decision-makers, JOT is the journal: the monthly publication with the practical, user-oriented reporting on the entire surface technology, from the wet painting to the powder coating, from the pretreatment to the measuring. In its 66th volume, through the January 2026 digital move to the Springer Professional "Oberflächen + Materialtechnik" channel with the IST English pendant, the journal has served the industry: the surfaces' specialist medium, compact, networked, and future-oriented, for the practitioners who finish the industry's products, into the future, without compromise, every month, always, without fail, today and tomorrow, always.