About this journal

Aims and scope

Tribology Transactions contains experimental and theoretical papers on friction, wear, lubricants, lubrication, materials, machines and moving components, from the macro- to the nano-scale.

The papers will be of interest to academic, industrial and government researchers and technologists working in many fields, including:

Aerospace, Agriculture & Forest, Appliances, Automotive, Bearings, Biomedical Devices, Condition Monitoring, Engines, Gears, Industrial Engineering, Lubricants, Lubricant Additives, Magnetic Data Storage, Manufacturing, Marine, Materials, MEMs and NEMs, Mining, Power Generation, Metalworking Fluids, Seals, Surface Engineering and Testing and Analysis.

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief and, if found suitable for further consideration, are submitted for peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review in single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 116K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.0 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 2.5 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 3.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.067 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.483 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 0 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 73 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 40 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 22% acceptance rate

Editorial board

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Dr. Christopher DellaCorte
The University of Akron
Timken Engineered Surfaces Laboratory (TESL)
264 Wolf Ledges Parkway, Room 311b
Akron Engineering Research Center (AESC)
Akron, Ohio 44325-0406 
Phone (330) 972-7713
[email protected]


Editorial Director

Rachel Fowler
STLE Headquarters
840 Busse Highway
Park Ridge, IL 60068-2376
Phone (847) 825-5536
Fax (847) 825-1456
[email protected]
www.stle.org


Production Editor

Glenn Ruse Jr.
Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
530 Walnut St., Suite 850
Philadelphia, PA 19106
[email protected]
www.tandfonline.com

Associate Editors

Mihai Arghir - Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France,  [email protected]
Vasileios Bakolas - Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, Germany,  [email protected]
Ewa Bardasz - Zual Associates in Lubrication LLC, Mentor, Ohio, [email protected]
Stephen Berkebile - U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, [email protected]
Thierry A. Blanchet - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, [email protected]
John A.R. Bomidi - Baker Hughes, The Woodlands, Texas, [email protected]
Benyekba "Ben" Bou-Said - INSA de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France, [email protected]
John Burke - Quaker Houghton, Concord Township, Ohio, [email protected]
Neil Canter - Chemical Solutions, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, [email protected]
Azzedine Dadouche - National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, [email protected]
Michael J. Dube - NASA Engineering and Safety Center, Hampton, Virginia, [email protected]
Michael Dugger - Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, [email protected]
Kai Feng - Hunan University, Hunan Sheng, China,  [email protected]
Kanao Fukuda - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, [email protected]
Benjamin J. Gould - The Chemours Company, Newark, Delaware, [email protected]
Aaron Greco - Argonne National Lab, Argonne, Illinois, [email protected]
Christian Greiner - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany [email protected]
Hannes Grillenberger - Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co., KG, Herzogenaurach, Germany, [email protected]
Xue Han - Cummins, Inc., Columbus, Indiana,  [email protected]
C. Fred Higgs, III - Rice University, Houston, Texas, [email protected]
S. Adam Howard - NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, [email protected]
Yeau-Ren Jeng - National Cheng Kung University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, [email protected]
Amir Kadiric - Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, [email protected]
Satish Kailas - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, [email protected]
Young Sup Kang - SKF USA Inc., Plymouth, Michigan, [email protected]
Khashayar Khanlari - Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, [email protected]
Harman Khare - Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, [email protected]
Oliver Koch - Technical University Kaiserlautern, Kaiserlautern, Germany, [email protected]
Brandon Krick - Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, [email protected]
Alan O. Lebeck - Mechanical Seal Technology, Albuquerque, New Mexico, [email protected]
Peter M. Lee- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas [email protected]
Nikhil Londhe- The Timken Company, Gainesville, Florida [email protected]
Babak Lotfi- ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baytown, Texas [email protected]
Piet Lugt - SKF Nieuwegein, the Netherlands, [email protected]
Filippo Mangolini - University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, [email protected]
Martin Marinack, Jr. - Arconic, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, [email protected]
Ashlie Martini - University of California, Merced, California, [email protected]
Masabumi Masuko - Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, [email protected]
Angelo Mazzu - University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy,  [email protected]
Daniel Merk - Schaeffler Technologies AG Co. KG, Schweinfurt, Germany,  [email protected]
Pradeep L. Menezes - University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada,  [email protected]
Hamidreza Mohseni - Pratt & Whitney, Hartford, Connecticut,  [email protected]
Guillermo Morales Espejel - SKF Research & Technology Development, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands, [email protected]
Daniel Nelias - LaMCoS INSA De Lyon, Villeurbanne, France, [email protected]
Jack Poley - Condition Monitoring International (CMI), Miami, Florida, [email protected]
Martin Priest - University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom, [email protected]
Bart Raeymaekers- Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA [email protected]
Keun Ryu - Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea, [email protected]
Luis A. San Andres - Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, [email protected]
Thomas Scharf - University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, [email protected]
Steve Shaffer - Shaffer Tribology Consulting, San Jose, California, [email protected]
Steven Thrush - U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC, Royal Oak, Michigan, [email protected]
Dairene Uy - Shell Global Solutions US Inc., Houston, Texas,  [email protected]
Ariane Viat - Constellium, Saint-Égrève, France, ariane.viat@constellium
Fabrice Ville - LaMCoS INSA De Lyon, Villeurbanne, France, [email protected]
Kathryn J. Wahl - Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, [email protected]
Elaine S. Yamaguchi - El Cerrito, California, [email protected]
Jing Yang - Apple, Inc., Austin, Texas, [email protected]
Qi Yang - National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,  [email protected]
Nicola Zani - University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, [email protected]

Abstracting and indexing

Abstracted and/or indexed in: Applied Sciences & Technology Index; Chemical Abstracts Service Plus; Compendex; CSA – Civil Engineering Abstracts; CSA – Computer & Information Systems Abstracts; CSA – Corrosion Abstracts; CSA – Electronic & Communications Abstracts; CSA – Engineered Materials Abstracts; CSA – Mechanical Engineering Abstracts; CSA – Metals Abstracts; CSA – Solid State Abstracts; Current Contents/Engineering, Computing, & Technology; EnCompass; Fluidex; Materials Science Citation Index; Science Citation Index; Science Citation Index Expanded; and Scopus.

Open access

Tribology Transactions is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.

Use our APC finder to calculate your article publishing charge


Society information

Tribology Transactions is the official journal of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers.

Advertising information

Would you like to advertise in Tribology Transactions?

Reach an engaged target audience and position your brand alongside authoritative peer-reviewed research by advertising in Tribology Transactions.

Explore advertising solutions

Society and our publisher Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in our publications. However, Society and our publisher Taylor & Francis, our agents (including the editor, any member of the editorial team or editorial board, and any guest editors), and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Society and our publisher Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Society and our publisher Taylor & Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to, or arising out of the use of the Content. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions .

Ready to submit?

Start a new submission or continue a submission in progress

Go to submission site (link opens in a new window) Instructions for authors