The online journal "Tribology Online" can accept only online submission. Authors should prepare manuscripts in the form of Microsoft WORD documents, and convert them into Adobe PDF file format for the initial submission. A manuscript should include paper title, list of authors, abstract and keywords in the headings on the first page, followed by main text, tables and figures, acknowledgements if any, list of references, appendices if any.

Authors are required to use a Microsoft Word template file. The styles to apply are listed below.

Text should be produced within the dimensions as shown below, which can be predefined by using the template. The font used for this journal is 10 point Times New Roman with 1.0 line spacing. There is no page limit for Article and Review, and recommended length for Short Communication is four pages.

Special header on the first page is predefined in the template. Authors MUST NOT DIRECTLY EDIT the header and footer. The appropriate header and footer part will be finally inserted by editorial board.

Firstly, author(s) should choose an appropriate paper type of contribution (Article / Short Communication / Review), and erase unnecessary words and slashes in the first line of the top page.
Title should be centered on full width of the first page with spacing; one extra line from page top to title and one extra line form title to author(s). The font used for title is 14 point Times New Roman (or equivalent typeface). Use style “Paper title.”

Abstract of no more than 200 words should open the paper. Use style "Abstract". Abstract should not refer to tables, figures and references that appear in the body of manuscript.

List five to ten keywords, with lower case initials except for proper nouns, on a separate line below abstract.

First level is set to 10 point boldface Times New Roman, and 2nd level normal-face. Both can be set by formatted using Style "Section title" and "Subsection title", respectively.

Manuscripts should be converted to Adobe pdf format before being submitted via an online submission system,;
http://ess.jstage.jst.go.jp/contrib/TROL/initialsubmission/-char/en

Create the pdf file by following settings;

Created pdf file size should not exceed 3 MB. You can also use the file conversion option in the online submission system to convert MS Word file to Adobe pdf file. When the paper is accepted for publication after peer review, the editor will ask the authors to submit online the final version of the manuscript in MS Word document file.

All manuscripts submitted to JAST must use SI units in text, figures, or tables. Units should be given in Roman types.

All mathematical expressions should be included in the manuscript. Care should be taken to distinguish between capital and lowercase letters, between zero (0) and the letter (O), between the numerical (1) and the letter (1), etc. Mathematical expressions should fit into a single column. Equations that might extend beyond the width of one column (fractions that should not be broken or long expressions enclosed in parentheses) should be rephrased to go on two or more lines within column width.

Fractional powers are preferred to root signs. The solidus ( / ) should be used instead of the horizontal line for fractions whenever possible. Consecutive numbers to identity mathematical expressions should be enclosed in parentheses. Refer to equations in the text as "Eq.(1),"etc., or "Equation(1)," etc., at the beginning of a sentence. All symbols should be in italic letters.

It is strongly recommended that mathematical expressions are typed by Microsoft Equation Editor or Mathtype (Design Science Inc.).

All graphics must be embedded in the manuscript. Please use high-resolution images insofar as file size of the whole manuscript does not exceed the limit in the online submission system (3.0 Mbyte for pdf file and 5.0 Mbyte for MS Word file). Following resolutions are targets for graphics in the journal: the graphic for 600dpi resolution for line art, 264 dpi for halftones, and 600 dpi for combinations (line art + halftone).

Final published size: single-column illustration = 80 mm (width), 220 mm (maximum length); two-column illustration (full page width) = 170mm width, 220 mm (maximum length).

Avoid submitting illustrations containing small axes with oversized labels.

Ensure that line weights will be 0.5 point or greater in the final published size. Line weights below 0.5 points will reproduce poorly.

All tables should be numbered consecutively and have a caption consisting of the table number and a brief title. This number should be used when referring to the table in text.

Tables may be inserted as part of the text, or included on a separate page immediately following of as close as possible to its first reference --- with the exception of those tables included at the end of the paper as an appendix.

Final published size: Single-column table = 80 mm (width), 220 mm (maximum length); Two-column table (full page width) = 170 mm width, 220 mm (maximum length).

All bibliographical references should be numbered and listed at the end of the manuscript in a section called "References". References should be typed in the format of JAST and referenced in the text by superscript numbers with close bracket. The superscript numbers and close bracket appear inside the punctuation if the citation applies to a whole sentence or clause¹⁾. When more than one reference is cited in one place, separate the numbers by commas without spaces^2,3).

If you refer to journal papers in serial publications, reference list should include: author(s), full title of the cited article in quotes (title capitalization), full name of the publication in which it appears, volume number (if any), issue number (if any), year of publication and inclusive page numbers of the cited article.

[1]	Nishikawa, H. and Kaneta, M., "Stribeck Friction Curve in Point EHL Contacts," Tribology Online, 1, 1, 2006, 1-4.
[2]	Collin, A. B. and Fake, D. E., "In Situ Studies of Wear Process", ASME Journal of Tribology, 120, 3, 1995, 513-519.
[3]	Kano, M., "Super Low Friction of DLC Applied to Engine Cam Follower Lubricated with Ester-Containing Oil," Tribology International, 39, 12, 2006, 1682-1685.

If you refer to proceedings of academic conferences, reference list should include: author(s), full title of the cited article in quotes (title capitalization), full name of the proceeding in which it appears, location, volume number (if any), year of publication and inclusive page numbers of the cited article.

[4]	Akita, M. "Investigation of the Degradation of Solid Lubricants Exposed to Atomic Oxygen", Proc. International Tribology Conference Yokohama 1995, 1, 1996, 235-241.

If you refer to textbooks or monographs, reference list should include: author(s), full title of the publication, publisher, location, year of publication and inclusive page numbers of the work being cited.

[5]	Johnson, K. L., “Contact Mechanics,” Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1985, 299.

If you refer to industrial standard, reference list should include: the number of the standard and year of publication.

[6]	ISO 14040, 1997.

If the title of the reference is not written in English, authors are required to translate them into English and indicate the original language in which the paper has been written, at the end of the list such as "(in Japanese)".

[7]	Suzuki, T., Ogawa, K. and Hotta, S., "Influence of Oxidized and Nonmartensitic Layer, and Surface Roughness on Pitting Fatigue Strength of Carburized Steel," Transactions of JSME, Series C, 64, 622, 1998, 2199-2204 (In Japanese).
[8]	Hachiaya, K. and Nitta, T., "Relationship between Friction Coefficient, Viscosity and Compressibility of Polyethylene Glycol," Proc. JAST Tribology Conference, Saga, September 2007, 243-244(in Japanese).

Unpublished works (including papers not yet submitted or not yet published) should be avoided. It is recommended that contributors cite articles published in Tribology Online, if possible.