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Templates
This page contains article template, as well as instructions
on how to prepare your papers for publication in RT&A
e-Journal.
General requirements for presented papers
1. Papers have to be presented in English in MSWord or LaTex
format (please use the templates provided below).
2. The total volume of the paper (with illustrations) can be
up to 15 pages.
3. À presented paper has to be spell-checked.
4. For those whose language is not English, we kindly
recommend to use professional linguistic proofs before
sending a paper to the journal.
5. Please send a pdf
version of the article along with the original (Word
or LaTeX). It is not necessary to number the
pages in the pdf file.
Template (Word) of Electronic Journal Reliability: Theory &
Applications (click to download)
Template (LaTex) of Electronic Journal Reliability: Theory &
Applications (click to download)
The Journal Reliability: Theory & Applications aspires to
become a member of the Committee
on Publication Ethics and Publication
Ethics Statement. There are no fees to submit or publish
papers in Reliability: Theory & Applications. Please read
the guidelines provided below. Than you can to upload your
manuscript by e-mail to Managing
Editors. Please note that manuscripts not complying with
these guidelines may be returned. Only will manuscripts of
adequate quality be reviewed. As part of the submission
process, you will be required to warrant that you are
submitting your original work, that you have the rights in
the work, that you are submitting the work to be first
published in the Journal, that it is not being considered
for publication elsewhere and has not already been published
elsewhere, and that you have obtained and can supply all
necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright
work not owned by you.
Author Guidelines
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Types of Papers
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Editorial Policies
2.1 Peer Review Policy
2.2 Authorship
2.3 Acknowledgments
2.4 Funding
2.5 Declaration of Conflicting Interests
2.6 Data
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Publishing Policies
3.1 Publication Ethics
3.2 Contributor’s Publishing Agreement
3.3 Open Access and Author Archiving
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Preparation of Manuscripts
4.1 Word Processing Formats
4.2 Artwork, Figures, and Other Graphics
4.3 Supplementary Material
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Submission of Manuscripts
5.1 How to Submit Manuscript
5.2 Title, Keywords, and Abstracts
5.3 Corresponding Author Contact Details
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Acceptance and Publication
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Further Information
1. Types of Papers
Original Paper. The original paper describes original
research related to foundational, theoretical,
methodological, or practical aspects relevant to safe
and reliable design and operation of engineering systems
from one or more industrial sectors. It covers concepts,
theories, principles, approaches, methods, or models for
the proper understanding, assessment, characterization,
or management of the risk or reliability of engineering
systems. Papers that outline prospects on current
practices and methods, as well as their improvement, are
also covered. Review Paper. The review paper presents a
state-of-the-art analysis of a given topic in the risk
and reliability area, which explains the developments in
this topic over recent years to a broad audience. Case
Study. The case study highlights analysis of a specific
system or activity, which in turn provides new insights
for risk analysis and reliability engineering. The case
study should include new generic knowledge elements,
which can lead to improvements of theory or practice.
Technical Note. The technical note is a short and
interim statement on the research project or description
of new developments.
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2. Editorial Policies
2.1 Peer Review Policy
Submissions to the journal are assessed by independent
reviewers who make recommendations on the suitability of
papers for publication. We are committed to providing
timely assessment of papers and informing the authors of
the publication decision as soon as possible. It should
be noted that our review process, common to many other
publishers, is single-blind; this means that the
reviewers remain anonymous and their identities are not
released to authors. The reviewers, however, are
informed of the authors’ names and affiliations. As part
of the submission process, you will be asked to provide
the names of two peers who could be called upon to
review your manuscript. The recommended reviewers should
be experts in their fields and should be able to provide
an objective assessment of the manuscript. Please be
aware of any conflicts of interest when recommending
reviewers. Examples of conflicts of interest include
(but are not limited to) the following:
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the reviewer should have no prior knowledge of your
submission
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the reviewer should not have recently collaborated
with any of the authors
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reviewer nominees from the same institution as any
of the authors are not permitted.
Please note that the Editors are not obliged to invite
any recommended/opposed reviewers to assess your
manuscript.
2.2 Authorship
Papers should be submitted for consideration only after
consent has been given by all contributing authors. The
authors submitting the paper should carefully check if
those whose work contributed to the paper are
acknowledged as contributing authors. The list of
authors should include all individuals who can
legitimately claim authorship. They are all individuals
who:
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Made a substantial contribution to the concept and
design, acquisition of data, or analysis and
interpretation of data.
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Drafted the papers or revised them critically for
important intellectual content.
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Approved the version to be published.
The authors should meet the conditions of all the above
points. Each author should have participated
sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility
for appropriate portions of the content. When a large,
multicenter group has conducted the work, the group
should identify the individuals who accept direct
responsibility for the manuscript. These individuals
should fully meet the criteria for authorship.
Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general
supervision of the research group alone does not
constitute authorship, although all contributors who do
not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in
the Acknowledgments Section.
2.3 Acknowledgements
All contributors who do not meet the criteria for
authorship should be listed in the Acknowledgements
Section. Examples of those who may be acknowledged
include an individual who provided pure technical
assistance or a department chair who provided only
general support.
2.3.1 Writing Assistance
The individuals who provided writing assistance, e.g.
from a specialist communications company, do not qualify
as authors and so should be included in the
Acknowledgements Section. The authors should disclose
any writing assistance – including the individual’s
name, company, and level of input – and identify the
entity that paid for this assistance.
It is not necessary to disclose the use of language
polishing services. Any acknowledgements should appear
first at the end of your paper prior to your Declaration
of Conflicting Interests (if applicable), any notes, and
your references.
2.4 Funding
The Journal Reliability: Theory & Applications requires
all authors to acknowledge their funding in a consistent
fashion under a separate heading. Please visit the Funding
Acknowledgements page on the SAGE Journal Author
Gateway to confirm the format of the acknowledgment text
in the event of funding, or state that: This research
received no specific grant from any funding agency in
the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
2.5 Declaration of Conflicting Interests
The Journal Reliability: Theory & Applications requires
a declaration of conflicting interests from all authors
enabling a statement to be carried within the paginated
pages of all published papers. Please ensure that a
‘Declaration of Conflicting Interests’ statement is
included at the end of your manuscript, after any
acknowledgements, and prior to the references. If no
conflict exists, please state that ‘The Author(s)
declare(s) that there is no conflict of interest’. For
guidance on conflict of interest statements, please see
the ICMJE
recommendations.
2.6 Data
The Journal Reliability: Theory &
Applications acknowledges the importance of research
data availability as an integral part of the research
and verification process for academic journal papers.
The Journal Reliability: Theory & Applications requests
all authors submitting any primary data used in their
research papers alongside their paper submissions to be
published in the online version of the journal, or
provide detailed information in their papers on how the
data can be obtained. This information should include
links to third-party data repositories or detailed
contact information for third-party data sources. Data
available only on an author-maintained website will need
to be loaded onto either the journal’s platform or a
third-party platform to ensure continuing accessibility.
Examples of data types include but are not limited to
statistical data files, replication code, text files,
audio files, images, videos, appendices, and additional
charts and graphs necessary to understand the original
research. [The editor may consider limited embargoes on
proprietary data.] The editor can also grant exceptions
for data that cannot legally or ethically be released.
All data submitted should comply with Institutional or
Ethical Review Board requirements and applicable
government regulations. For further information, please
contact the editorial office at a.bochkov@gmail.com.
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3. Publishing Policies
3.1 Publication Ethics
The Journal Reliability: Theory & Applications is
committed to upholding the integrity of the academic
record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee
on Publication Ethics’ International
Standards for Authors and view the Publication
Ethics Statement.
3.1.1 Plagiarism
The Journal Reliability: Theory & Applications take
issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism, or other
breaches of best practices in publication very
seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors
and always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of
published papers. Equally, we seek to protect the
reputation of the journal against malpractice. The
submitted papers may be checked with
duplication-checking software. Where a paper, for
example, is found to have plagiarized other work or
included third-party copyright material without
permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or
where the authorship of the paper is contested, we
reserve the right to take actions including, but not
limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum
(correction); retracting the paper; taking up the matter
with the head of department or dean of the author’s
institution and/or relevant academic bodies or
societies; or taking appropriate legal action.
3.2 Open Access
The Journal Reliability: Theory &
Applications offers full open access to publications.
3.3 Permissions
The authors are responsible for obtaining
permission from copyright holders for reproducing any
illustrations, tables, figures, or lengthy quotations
previously published elsewhere.
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4. Preparation of Manuscript
4.1 Word Processing Formats
Preferred formats for the text and tables of your
manuscript are Word. LaTeX files are also
accepted.
General requirements for the papers presented:
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Papers have to be presented in English in MSWord
format.
-
The total volume of the paper (with illustrations)
can be up to 15 pages.
-
The paper has to be spell-checked.
-
For those whose language is not English, we kindly
recommend using professional linguistic proofs
before sending a paper to the journal.
Word and LaTex templates are available on the links
below:
Template (Word) of Electronic Journal Reliability:
Theory & Applications
Template (LaTex) of Electronic Journal Reliability:
Theory & Applications
4.2 Artwork, Figures, and Other Graphics
The figures supplied in color will appear in color
online regardless of whether these illustrations are
reproduced in color in the printed version.
4.3 Supplementary Material
This journal can host additional material online (e.g.
datasets, podcasts, videos, images etc.) alongside the
full-text of the paper. These will be subjected to peer
review along with the paper.
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5. Submission of Manuscripts
5.1 How to Submit Manuscript
You can submit your manuscript via send it to one of
the Managing Editors by e-mail:
Bochkov, Alexander, Dr. of Sci.
(Russia)
e-mail: a.bochkov@gmail.com
Gnedenko, Ekaterina, PhD (USA)
e-mail: gnedenko@bu.edu
5.2 Title, Keywords, and Abstracts
The paper has to be accompanied with a title, short
title, an abstract, and keywords. The title, keywords,
and abstract are key to ensuring that readers can find
your paper online through online search engines such as
Google.
Abstract of the article
This structural element includes a structured
summary of the article with the minimal size of 350
words and maximum size of 400 words. The abstract is
given in the English language. The abstract must include
(preferably explicitly) the following sections: Aim;
Methods; Results/Findings; Conclusions. The abstract of
the article should not include newly introduced terms,
abbreviations (unless universally accepted), references
to literature.
An example:
Abstract. Aim. Proposing an approach … taking
into consideration the current methods. Methods. The
paper uses methods of mathematical analysis,…,
probability theory. Results. The following findings were
obtained using the proposed method … Conclusion. The
approach proposed in the paper allows…
5.3 Corresponding Author Contact Details
Full contact details for the corresponding author should
be provided, including email, mailing address, and
telephone numbers. Academic affiliations are required
for all co-authors. These details should be presented
separately to the main text of the paper to facilitate
anonymous peer review.
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6. Acceptance and Publication
6.1 Production
The Managing Editor will keep you informed as you
progress through the production process.
6.2 Access to Posted Paper
Journal Reliability: Theory & Applications provides
authors with online access to all their papers.
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7. Further Information
Any correspondence, queries, or additional requests for
information in the manuscript submission process should
be sent to the journal editorial office as follows:
Bochkov, Alexander, Dr. of Sci.
(Russia), e-mail: a.bochkov@gmail.com
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