ICOBT authors are encouraged to submit a full length manuscript to be considered for publication in a dedicated issue of Tribology International. All manuscripts will undergo the standard peer review process for the Journal. Authors are invited to submit via the Journal website http://ees.elsevier.com/tribint/default.asp (please select “Special Issue: ICOBT” as the article type when submitting your manuscript).

The submission deadline for papers for the dedicated issue is 21st October 2011.

We aim to publish the issue within 9 months of the conference taking place. After 21st October 2011, manuscripts originating from ICOBT presentations will be considered for publication in a regular issue of the Journal.

Tribology International

Papers presented at ICOBT 2011 will be considered for publication in a special issue of Tribology International. In accordance with standard procedures for the journal, all papers will be peer reviewed prior to the Editor making a final decision on suitability for publication.

Tribology is the science of rubbing surfaces and contributes to every facet of our everyday life, from live cell friction to engine lubrication and seismology. As such tribology is truly multidisciplinary and this extraordinary breadth of scientific interest is reflected in the scope of Tribology International.

Tribology International seeks to publish original research papers of the highest scientific quality to provide an archival resource for scientists from all backgrounds. Written contributions are invited reporting experimental and modelling studies both in established areas of tribology and emerging fields. Scientific topics include the physics or chemistry of tribo-surfaces, bio-tribology, surface engineering and materials, contact mechanics, nano-tribology, lubricants and hydrodynamic lubrication.