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Tribology Online
The electronic online journal "Tribology Online" aims to facilitate exchange of information thorough rapid publication of high quality papers for the worldwide development of tribology.
Editors
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Editor-in-Chief
Professor, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Vice Editor
Kyodo Yushi Co., Ltd., Japan
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Important Sites
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CLICK to Instructions for Authors (Manuscript Preparation)
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2020.5.11 Released
Descriptions about the Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) license are updated in "Information for Contributors", "Authors' Guide for Manuscript Preparation", and "Copyright Transfer Form", which all authors of Tribology Online papers are asked to read, understand and agree. A particular attention should be paid when the authors use third-party materials such as figures in their papers.
2019.1.14 Released
Please see following sites for details.
Tribology Online: Call for Papers (Special Issue : ITC Sendai 2019)
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ITC Sendai 2019 site
2019.1.7 Released
Editor-in-chief changed
Professor Masabumi Masuko, Professor Emeritus of Tokyo Institute of Technology, has resigned from Editor-in-Chief of Tribology Online. The Japanese Society of Tribologists expresses gratitude to Professor Masuko for his thirteen years’ service from the start of Tribology Online in 2006. Professor Joichi Sugimura of Kyushu University, who has been the co-Editor-in-Chief, remains in the Editorial Board as an Editor-in-Chief.
2018.8.22 Released
* DISCLOSURE OF ASSOCIATE EDITOR’S NAMES
All correspondences to reviewers and authors have been made by the name of Editor-in-chief in the old system; the names of Associate Editors (AE) in charge were not disclosed.
In the new system, Associate Editor’s name is used in the correspondence to reviewers and authors after he/she is assigned and until the final recommendation is sent to Editor-in-Chief.
The name of AE in charge is not exhibited on each of published papers.
As is common practice, names of reviewers should not be disclosed to anyone including the authors and are not shown on published papers.
*REVIEW FLOW
Editor-in-chief assigns most suitable Associate Editor (AE) to handle a newly submitted or revised manuscript
1) AE views submission on EM
2) AE invites two or three reviewers
3) AE makes AE recommendation from the review reports from the reviewers
In the old system
4) Editor-in-chief makes decision and informs the authors
In the new system
4) In the case “revision required”, AE decision is sent directly to the authors
In the case “accept” and “reject”, the Editor-in-Chief makes final decision and informs the authors
2018.6.30 released
2017.7.31 Released
CC BY-NC-ND allows users to copy and distribute the article, provided this is not done for commercial purposes, and further does not permit distribution of the article if it is changed or edited in any way, and provided the user gives appropriate credit (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI), provides a link to the license, and that the licensor is not represented as endorsing the use made of the work.
2015.3.25 Released
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