REFEREEING

The Leeds-Lyon Symposia on Tribology were launched in 1974. They were originally envisaged as
informal gatherings but pressure arose almost immediately for the presentations to b e published in an
annual Volume o f Proceedings. The large n u m b e r o f references to original work published in the
Proceedings o f the Leeds-Lyon Symposium over many years confirms the quality o f the published
papers. It also indicates that the volumes have served their purpose and become a recognised feature
o f the tribological literature.
Two developments prompted the extension o f our refereeing process in recent years. The n u m b e r o f
papers offered to the programme organisers each year has increased significantly. Secondly,
intemational interest in the publication o f peer reviewed papers to high standards has prompted a
n u m b e r o f authors to favour such a process for papers included in the Volume o f Proceedings.
The evolution o f a full peer review process has been evident for a n u m b e r o f years. Initially individual
members o f the Institute of Tribology at Leeds and the Institut National des Sciences Appliqu~es de
Lyon were able to oversee the bulk o f the refereeing process, but more recently it has been necessary
to involve many colleagues outside the Leeds-Lyon groups o f tribologists. The procedure was
gradually extended and formalised and standardised Report Forms were adopted.
An important feature o f the Leeds-Lyon Symposia is the presentation o f current research findings.
This remains an essential feature o f the meetings and great care has been taken to design a review
procedure that does not detract from this vibrancy. Authors are invited to submit their papers for
review a few weeks in advance o f the Symposium and international referees are asked to complete
specially prepared report forms and submit their recommendations to the Editors where possible at, or
in advance of, the Symposium. If a p a p e r is accepted, the Editors may then require authors to modify
their manuscripts in the manner o f a learned society journal.
The success and value o f this formalised peer review process for the Leeds-Lyon Symposia relies
heavily upon the co-operation o f all authors and particularly on the speedy, expert and respected work
o f our referees. W e are pleased to record our appreciation o f the invaluable efforts o f the referees
listed below.
K. Adachi
R. Ahmed
P.M. Cann
T.H.C. Childs
K.L. D a h m
G. Dalmaz
A.F. Elfick
H.P. Evans
A. Gellman
M. Hadfield
C.J. Hooke
I.M. Hutchings
M . Kaneta
A. K a p o o r
Z. Liu
A.A. Lubrecht
S. Mischler
A. Morina
A. Neville
P. Podsiadlo
H. Rahnejat
I. Sherrington
A. Torrance
A. Unsworth
J.A. Williams R.J.K. Wood

D.J.W. Barrell D.C. Barton

E. Ciulli
A. Combescure
P.A. Deamley D. Dowson
L. Flamand
M.F. F o x
R.M. Hall
S. Hogmark
K. Ikeuchi
A. Jackson
K. Kato
R. Larsson
C.N. March
J.B. Medley
T. Murakami M.J. Neale
G. Poll
M. Priest
R.W. Snidle
H.A. Spikes
F. Ville
P.G. W a l k e r
H. Xu

Y. Berthier
R.C. Coy
R.S. Dwyer-Joyce
J. F r e n e
K. Holmberg
Z.M. Jin
T. Liskiewicz
D.S. Mehenny
D. Nelias
F.S. Qureshi
R.I. T a y l o r
M.N. Webster