International Journal of Condition Monitoring And Diagnostic Engineering Management

  
Instructions to Authors
This is high-quality, peer-reviewed, leading-edge multidisciplinary-based quarterly journal. The Journal features all aspects of system’s performance monitoring, fault diagnosis and prognosis, proactive and predictive techniques and strategies, which would help industries to solve a variety of problems. The Editorial Board welcomes original, unpublished research papers, applied research & development papers directly relevant to industries, case studies, critical overviews, policy studies, tutorials and book reviews, which would promote the Journal’s mission to aid the decision-makers in Industry, R & D organisations, academic/professional establishments, government agencies, maintenance personnel, educationalists and research students alike.
Manuscript Format
The paper should be word-processed electronically with double line spacing and with ample margins all-round. It should be written in GOOD ENGLISH. The paper should be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word Format to the Editor-in-Chief
 
The paper should include Title, Name(s) of Author(s), Affiliation, Full/E-mail Address of the Corresponding Author, Author(s) passport size photograph(s) with brief biographical sketch(es), Abstract not exceeding 200 words, not more than five (5) Key words.
 
The length of the paper should not exceed 20 A4 pages inclusive of figures, tables, appendices and references.
  
All papers should be prepared in journal’s format for publication with minimum delay. All figures, tables, diagrams, Appendices, photographs must be inserted at the appropriate places within the body of the paper. Please see the Sample Copy of the Journal.

 

Sample Copy

 
Three hard copies (with the CD) of the paper with separate files for Figures, Tables, etc should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief. All Photographs, figures and tables must be of the highest quality for easy reproduction.
  
All mathematical symbols should be clearly indicated. Equations should be clearly typed and should be numbered consecutively.

Only SI system should be used throughout.
 

References must be numbered consecutively as they appear throughout the test and collected together in a reference list at the end of the paper. The following format is preferred:
 

1.

 Rao, B.K.N., Wang, Z., Lawrenz, W. and Hope, T. (1996). Feature-filtered Fuzzy Clustering for Condition Monitoring of Tool Wear, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 7. No.1. 23 – 32.
 
2. Rao, B.K.N. (1996). Handbook of Condition Monitoring, Elsevier Advanced Technology, Oxford.
 

3.

 Obeid, N. and Rao, B.K.N. (2004). Monitoring and Diagnostic Support to Asset Management. Proceedings of COMADEM 2004 International Congress, (Eds. Rao, B.K.N., Jones, B.E. and Grosvenor, R.I.),Cambridge, 543 – 555. Published by COMADEM International, Birmingham, UK.
It is the author(s) responsibility to get the written permission from copyright owners for any of their work to be included in the paper. The copyright of papers published in the Journal shall be the property of COMADEM International. :

Refereeing
All papers are submitted to external referees. Names of referees will be kept confidential but their comments will be made known to the corresponding author at the discretion of the Editor-In-Chief. Authors are solely responsible for the accuracy of statements in their papers.
Proofs and Complimentary Copy

Proofs will be suitably edited by the Editor to check for errors and minor mistakes. The corresponding author will receive one complimentary copy of the Journal in which the paper is published free of charge.
          

 

     		  
Address for Correspondence
The Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of COMADEM
307 Tiverton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6DA, UK
Email: rajbknrao@btinternet.com; Tel: +44 (0) 121 472 2338; Web site: www.comadem.com