Journal of the Balkan Tribological Association
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The decision for editing and printing of the current journal was taken on Balkantrib'93, Sofia, October, 1993 during the Round Table discussion of the representatives of the Balkan countries: Bulgaria. Greece, Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey and Yugoslavia. The Journal of the Balkan Tribological Assosiation is dedicated to the fundamental and technological research of the third principle in nature - the contacts. The journal will act as international focus for contacts between the specialists working in fundamental and practical areas of tribology. The main topics and examples of the scientific areas of interest to the Journal are: overall tribology; tribotechnics and tribomechanics; friction, lubrication, abrasive wear, boundary lubrication, adhesion, cavitation, corrosion, computer simulation, vibration phenomena, mechanical contacts in gaseous, liquid and solid phase, technological tribological processes, coatings, etc.; tribochemistry - defects in solid bodies, tribochemical emissions, triboluminescence, tribochemiluminescence, technological tribochemistry; composite materials, polymeric materials in mechanics and tribology; special materials in military and space technologies, etc.; kinetics, thermodynamics and mechanism of tribochemical processes; biotribology - biological tribology, tribophysiotherapy, tribological wear, biological tribotechnology, etc.; lubrication - solid, semi-liquid lubricants, additives for oils and lubricants, surface phenomena. wear in the presence of lubricants; lubricity of fuels; ecological tribology; the role of tribology in the sustainable development of technology: management and organisation of the production; machinery breakdown; oil monitoring; European legislation in the field of tribotechnics and lubricating oils; educational problems in tribology, lubricating oils and fuels.
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ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of the Balkan Tribological Association (abbr: J BALK TRIBOL ASSOC, ISSN: 1310-4772) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Scientific Bulgarian Communications in Bulgaria. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.173 (Q4), an H-index of 22.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 88 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,397 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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