Guide for Authors
Aims and scope
Typical subjects discussed in International Journal of Fatigue address:
Novel fatigue testing and characterization methods (new kinds of fatigue tests, in situ electron microscopy characterization of fatigue degradation, non-contact field measurements, in situ synchrotron-based methods)
Multiaxial fatigue and complex loading effects of materials and structures, exploring state-of-the-art concepts in degradation under cyclic loading
Fatigue in the very high cycle regime, including failure mode transitions from surface to subsurface, effects of surface treatment, processing, and loading conditions
Modeling (including degradation processes and related driving forces, multiscale/multi-resolution methods, computational hierarchical and concurrent methods for coupled component and material responses, novel methods for notch root analysis, fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, crack growth kinetics, life prediction and durability, and prediction of stochastic fatigue behavior reflecting random vibrations during service loading and distribution of microstructure features)
Models for early stages of fatigue crack formation and growth that explicitly consider microstructure and relevant materials science aspects
Understanding the influence or manufacturing and processing route on fatigue degradation, and embedding this understanding in more predictive schemes for mitigation and design against fatigue
Prognosis and damage state awareness (including sensors, monitoring, methodology, interactive control, accelerated methods, data interpretation) and smart materials and structures that can sense and mitigate fatigue degradation
Applications of technologies associated with fatigue and their implications for structural integrity and reliability. This includes critical evaluation of existing methods, issues related to design, operation and maintenance, i.e., life cycle engineering
Fatigue of devices and structures at small scales, including effects of process route and surfaces/interfaces
Combined and coupled behaviours that affect thermo-chemical-mechanical degradation processes under cyclic loading conditions are also included in the scope of the journal
Fatigue analysis of materials and structures based on the data science, including data mining, data fusion, and machine learning
High throughput acquisition of fatigue data for materials and structures
Fatigue assessment for the newly emerging materials and structures, such as additive manufactured materials and structures, soft materials, bonded joints, composites, and composite structures
Before preparing their manuscript, authors are asked to consult the page How to write a scientific article for IJ Fatigue for information about the standards of style and content that their manuscript is expected to reach. Authors whose manuscripts do not reach these minimum standards are more likely to have their manuscript rejected without review.
All manuscripts that reach the required minimum standards are subject to peer review by two or more referees to ensure both accuracy and relevance, and revision to the manuscript may thus be required. For more information about how the process is conducted for this journal, please take a look at the peer review policy statement here.
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication, and lies at the heart of the scientific method. Elsevier shares the view that authorship and reviewing manuscripts are two inextricable aspects of scholarship.
Types of Contributions
Contributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication:
• Original high-quality research papers (no more than 30 double spaced pages, written using Times New Roman in 10-12 point size font, including figures and references)
• short communications (only of exceptional interest and of no more than 10 double-space pages)
• technical notes (more limited in scope and of no more than 10 double-spaced pages)
Please ensure that you select the appropriate article type from the list of options when making your submission. Authors contributing to special issues should ensure that they select the special issue article type from this list.
The Editors wish to encourage publication of scholarly review articles in the Journal. Review articles are typically 20-40 journal pages in length (about 20,000 words). For all topics prospective authors should consult one of the Editors before preparing a review; we request that uninvited articles of this kind are not submitted. Review articles should not be submitted through the electronic submission website.
International Journal of Fatigue also publishes book reviews, conference reports and a calendar of forthcoming events; contributions of this type should be sent to the Publishing Editor.
Submission checklist
You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.
Ensure that the following items are present:
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
All necessary files have been uploaded:
Manuscript:
• Include keywords
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print
Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable)
Supplemental files (where applicable)
Further considerations
• Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
• A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
• Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements
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