Introduction

Friction is a peer-reviewed, open access journal starting from 2013. The journal is sponsored by Tsinghua University and Chinese Tribology Institute, and jointly published by Tsinghua University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. It is for the publication of theoretical and experimental research works as well as monographic review articles related to contact, friction, wear, lubrication, surface adhesion and interface science. Friction is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch), Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, SCOPUS, INSPEC, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Google Scholar, CNKI, Current Contents/Engineering, Computing and Technology, EBSCO Discovery Service, EBSCO TOC Premier, OCLC, ProQuest Career & Technical Education Database, ProQuest Central, ProQuest Materials Science & Engineering Database, ProQuest Research Library, ProQuest SciTech Premium Collection, ProQuest Technology Collection, SCImago, Summon by ProQuest. This journal is intended to provide an opportunity for the researchers to demonstrate their new findings and to offer readers a top-notch academic exchange platform.

Friction is a coverall journal catering for a broad range of tribological subjects, and has a leading editorial team with high academic reputation among the fields of tribology. Authors are invited to submit papers via the Friction Online Submission system http://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/friction. More detailed information about Friction can be found at http://www.springer.com/40544.

Aims and Scope

Friction is a peer-reviewed international journal for the publication of theoretical and experimental research works related to the friction, lubrication and wear. Original, high quality research papers and review articles on all aspects of tribology are welcome, including, but are not limited to, a variety of topics, such as:

• Friction: Origin of friction, Friction theories, New phenomena of friction, Nano-friction, Ultra-low friction, Molecular friction, Ultra-high friction, Friction at high speed, Friction at high temperature or low temperature, Friction at solid/liquid interfaces, Bio-friction, Adhesion, etc.

• Lubrication: Superlubricity, Green lubricants, Nano-lubrication, Boundary lubrication, Thin film lubrication, Elastohydrodynamic lubrication, Mixed lubrication, New lubricants, New additives, Gas lubrication, Solid lubrication, etc.

• Wear: Wear materials, Wear mechanism, Wear models, Wear in severe conditions, Wear measurement, Wear monitoring, etc.

• Surface Engineering: Surface texturing, Molecular films, Surface coatings, Surface modification, Bionic surfaces, etc.

• Basic Sciences: Tribology system, Principles of tribology, Thermodynamics of tribo-systems, Micro-fluidics, Thermal stability of tribo-systems, etc.