Tribology Online
A Publication of the Japanese Society of Tribologists
Available online at https://www.tribology.jp/trol/
March 1, 2023

Information for Contributors
Aims and scope
The peer-reviewed electronic journal “Tribology Online”
is dedicated to facilitating global exchange of up-to-date
information among tribologists and researchers in relevant
fields through rapid publication of high-quality papers on
all aspects of tribology: science and technology oflubrication, friction, wear, lubricants, tribo-materials,tribo-systems, and so on. The journal is open access andfully supported by the Japanese Society of Tribologists;
authors can publish with no publication fee, and readers
can access the publication with no subscription fee.
Types of contribution
Tribology Online publishes Article, Short Communication,
Technical Report and Review.
Article is intended to be an original report of researches intribology and relevant fields.
Short Communication is intended to be a preliminary
report of new concepts, findings, and opinions whose
rapid publication will be important for a large number ofreaders in relevant fields.
Technical Report is intended to be an original report oftechnological developments in tribology and relevant
fields, with emphasis on application and practice.
Review is intended to be a review of researches andtechnological developments in tribology and relevant
fields.
Length of manuscripts
Recommended length for manuscripts of Short
Communication is four printed pages (e.g. 2,000 words
plus less than ten figures/tables).
There is no page limit for manuscripts of Article,Technical Report and Review.
Ethics and responsibilities of authors
It is essential that all who participate in producing thejournal conduct themselves as authors, reviewers, editors,and publishers in accord with the highest level ofprofessional ethics and standards. By submitting amanuscript to this journal, each author implicitly confirmsthat it meets the highest ethical standards. Also, authors
should be responsible for statements or opinions advanced
in papers to be published in this journal.
Originality
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Submission of manuscripts implies that it has not been
published previously and is not currently underconsideration for publication elsewhere.
Plagiarism and falsified data
Submitted manuscripts must not contain plagiarizedmaterialorfalsifiedresearchdata.
Properacknowledgement must be given when using data, text, ortheories by others.
Authorship
Authorship of submitted manuscripts should be limited toindividuals who have made a significant contribution to
the study and manuscript preparation.
Measures in case of infraction
If an author is determined not to comply with the above
rules, corrective measures will be implemented, which
include but not limited to the following:• If the manuscript is under review, it may be rejected.
• If the paper has already been published, depending on
the severity of the infraction, either of the following may
occur:- Addition of an erratum/correction to the paper- Publication of an expression of concern on the paper- Retraction of the paper
Competing interests
All authors should disclose any financial or non-financial
competing interests or conflicts of interest that actually orpotentially influence, or could be perceived to influence,
the objectivity, integrity and value of their work.
Competing interests include but are not limited to fundingor other support, employment or consultancy, stock orshare ownership, and patents or patent applications.
Authors should list all funding sources for their work in
the Acknowledgements section of their manuscript.
Confidentiality
The journal maintains the confidentiality of all submitted
manuscripts. Authors should treat all communication withthe journal on their submitted manuscript as confidential.
Preparation of manuscripts
Manuscripts must be written in English and prepared inaccordance with Authors' Guide for Manuscript
Preparation, which describes structure of manuscripts,
necessary elements to be included and their formats.
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Available online at https://www.tribology.jp/trol/Manuscripts should be prepared in electronic form using
accepted word-processing software. Figures should beprepared in preferred formats to ensure the highestquality reproduction in the journal.
Graphical abstract is optional but encouraged as it will
help readers to determine the content and importance ofthe paper at a glance.
For details, please see Authors' Guide for Manuscript
Preparation<https://www.tribology.jp/trol/AuthorGuide.html>.
Submission of manuscripts
Manuscript submission and correspondence between
authors, editors and reviewers in peer review are madethrough Editorial Manager®—an online manuscript
submission and peer review system—, except for signedmaterials.
To submit a manuscript, go to<https://www.editorialmanager.com/trol/>.
Peer review
Submitted manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least tworeviewers. Reviewers make one of the following
recommendations:- accept with no change required- accept with minor revisions- re-review after major revisions- reject for publication
Decisions regarding acceptance of manuscripts are madeby the Editor based on reviewers' recommendation.
Mandatory and/or optional revisions, and minor
amendments, if any, are listed and sent to the authors, who
are responsible for making required changes orimprovements in the manuscript and responses orrebuttals to reviewers’ comments.
Evaluation of manuscripts of Article is based upon novelty,
technical quality and significance of research, clarity andconciseness in presentation, and completeness. English
language quality is also considered in the evaluation.
Evaluation of manuscripts of Short Communication isbased upon novelty, technical quality and significance ofresearch, and clarity and conciseness in presentation.
English language quality is also considered in theevaluation.
Evaluation of manuscripts of Technical Report is based
upon novelty, technical quality, applicability and practicalimportance of technological development, and clarity andconciseness in presentation. English language quality isalso considered in the evaluation.
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Evaluation of manuscripts of Review is based upon
technical quality, significance in relevant fields, and clarity
and conciseness in presentation. English language quality
is also considered in the evaluation.
When revisions are required, authors should submit arevised manuscript within a month after receipt of the listof comments and suggestions of reviewers, otherwise themanuscript will be treated as a new submission.
Views and opinions expressed in published papers are,even if changed or improved in the course of required
revisions, those of the authors and not of the society.
English language editing
Manuscripts with poor language quality will not bepublished. The Editor will ask the authors to have themedited by a native English speaker or a language editing
service before they submit the final version.
Publication fees
Tribology Online is fully supported by the JapaneseSociety of Tribologists. There is no publication fee (articleprocessing charge).
ErrataCorrection of errors in papers previously published inTribology Online may be published as an editorial.
Authors who notice an error should contact
mailto:puboffice.trol@tribology.jp

Rights and permissions
Tribology Online is published by the Japanese Society ofTribologists. Copyright of papers accepted for publication
is owned by the Japanese Society of Tribologists; allauthors are asked to transfer copyright to the society prior
to publication.
Copyright Guidelines and Copyright Transfer Form areavailable to download from<https://www.tribology.jp/trol/download.html>.
All papers published in Tribology Online after July 15,2017 are open access and distributed under the terms of
the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercialNoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
License<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/>.
CC BY-NC-ND allows users to copy and distribute thepaper, only upon conditions that (i) users do not copy or
distribute such paper for commercial purposes, (ii) users
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users give appropriate credit (with a link to the formal
publication through the relevant DOI (Digital ObjectIdentifier)) and provide a link to this license, and (iv) users
acknowledge and agree that users and their use of such
paper are not connected with, or sponsored, endorsed, orgranted official status by the Licensor (i.e. Japanese Societyof Tribologists). On submission of the paper, the authors
should understand and agree that their published paper
will be subject to the above Creative Commons license.
Note that the authors must indicate, onto the paper, thecopyright holder of third-party materials such as figuresin their paper and obtain the permission from thecopyright holder, because the third-party materials in thepaper are NOT included in the paper’s Creative Commonslicense.
Author reuseNotwithstanding the foregoing provisions of the Creative
Commons license, the authors of the papers published in
Tribology Online may reproduce any part of their papers
to recognized publications without written permission.
The authors are requested to cite the original sources.

publication of the paper. The published source must be
acknowledged. Authors are not allowed to archive asubmitted version or an accepted version.
Archiving policy
The full text of all papers is deposited in the Porticoarchive<https://www.portico.org/publishers/jstage/>toguarantee long-term digital preservation.
Post acceptance
Manuscripts accepted for publication will be sent toproduction for copyediting and typesetting upon receiptof the Copyright Transfer Form, which must be completedand submitted by the corresponding author.
Proofs will be made available to the corresponding author,
who should check and return them as soon as possible.
Only essential corrections of typesetting errors areaccepted; excessive changes to the proofs are notpermitted.
After receipt of the corrected proofs, the paper will be
published online in a forthcoming issue or the relevant
special issue.

Repository policy
Tribology Online allows authors the use of the publishedversion of a paper for self-archiving in author’s personal
website and/or an institutional repository after theAuthor enquiries
All author enquiries should be addressed tomailto:puboffice.trol@tribology.jp

Record of Amendments
Amended on July 31, 2017
Amended on May 11, 2020
Amended on May 25, 2021
Amended on March 4, 2022
Amended on March 1, 2023

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