Mission
One of IFToMM’s important quests is to support high-level publication media for the scientific findings of IFToMM members and beyond. This is done by means of affiliated and recommended journals, proceedings, book series, textbooks and other media.
In addition to the flagship and official research journal of IFToMM – the journal “Mechanism and Machine Theory” which was established right at the beginning of IFToMM in 1966 by the founders of IFToMM – the Federation also wishes to support new striving journals and other publication media in subfields or geographical regions of IFToMM as additional information channels for its members and other scientific communities.
To accommodate for the large spectrum of interests and demands within the IFToMM community while keeping the main compass of its historic background and excellence standards, the Federation has structured its current and future relationships with publication media in three groups, as described in the table below.
Group 1: The IFToMM institutional journal and book series of reference
| Journal Name | Publisher | Editor-In-Chief | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanism and Machine Theory | Elsevier | P. Flores | Website link |
| Mechanism and Machine Science | Springer | M. Ceccarelli | Website link |
Group 2: IFToMM formally affiliated publication media
| Journal Name | Publisher | Editor-In-Chief | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-Access Mechanical Sciences | Copernicus Publications | G. Hao and A. Müller | Website link |
| Advances in Vibration Engineering | Springer | C. Nataraj | Website link |
| Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering | CMES, Springer Open | T. Song | Website link |
| MDPI Journal Machines | MDPI | A. J. Marques Cardoso | Website link |
| MDPI Journal Robotics | MDPI | M. Ceccarelli | Website link |
Group 3: IFToMM supported publication media
| Journal Name | Publisher | Editor-In-Chief | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFToMM D-A-CH | IFToMM D-A-CH | Website link |
| Group | Description |
|---|---|
| Group 1 | This group holds on the one side the institutional journal of IFToMM, and is the primary venue for publications in all fields covered by IFToMM. Cooperation between IFToMM and this journal is traditionally very high in order to ensure high standards, regular interaction and collegial coordination with the Publisher and the Editor-in-Chief on issues regarding the Editorial Board, reviewing procedure, newsletter channels, and historical background of IFToMM. On the other side in this group also the Springer Nature Series Mechanism and Machine Science (MMS) is allocated, for which a strong cooperation and agreement between IFToMM and Springer Nature has been established, and which is the preferred media for publication of IFToMM conference proceedings. |
| Group 2 | This group holds IFToMM affiliated journals, conference proceedings and book series, providing scientific contributions with both focused and larger scope. Cooperation with IFToMM is either structured so that most decisions on editorial matters, review procedures and quality standards are achieved in coordination between IFToMM and the Publisher or the Editor-in-Chief, or on the basis of less formal monitoring procedures by IFToMM. |
| Group 3 | This group holds other publications from IFToMM working groups (Permanent Commissions, Technical Committees, Cross Disciplinary Groups). This is a venue to bring rapid visibility to ongoing activities within IFToMM. Inclusion requires confirmation by the originator of responsibility for ethical and good-practice standards in publication. |
To ensure a well-balanced and internationally representative selection of affiliated journals and their allotment to groups 2 and 3, the Executive Council is counseled by an international Advisory Board for Publications, appointed by the Executive Council according to Article 5.9 of IFToMM’s constitution, and consisting of ten internationally renowned experts including as chair the Executive Council (EC) representative for publications. The Advisory Board for Publications evaluates proposals for journal affiliation, defines the rationale for the allotment to groups, coordinates the lines of Memoranda of Understanding between IFToMM and the Publishers, defines the contributions to IFToMM by the affiliated journals, and reports to the Executive Council. The final decision on affiliation and allotment to tiers is determined by the Executive Council during its regular meetings based on the recommendation of the Advisory Board for Publications.
Proposals for publication media affiliation can be directed to publication-affairs@iftomm-world.org using the corresponding application form “IFToMM Form 14 – Publication Media Affiliation Request.pdf” downloadable under IFToMM forms repository .
Current reports for the publication media can be found in Publication Media Reports .
Advisory Board
The current Advisory Board for Publications is composed by
| Name | Area(s) | IFToMM Region |
| Alessandro Gasparetto | IFToMM EC Publications Chair | IFToMM EC |
| Giuseppe Carbone | Tribology / Contact Mechanics | Europe |
| Katia Lucchesi Cavalca | Rotor Dynamics / Vibrations | Latin America |
| Alfonso Fuentes | Gears / Powertrains | USAC |
| Tian Huang | Machines / Reliability / Transportation Machinery | Asia |
| Jean‐Pierre Merlet | Computational Kinematics | Europe |
| Yoshihiko Nakamura | Robotics / Mechatronics | Asia |
| Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli | Education / Medical Devices | Europe |
| Lena Zentner | Micromachines | Europe |
| Teresa Zielinska | Biomechanics | Europe |
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