International Journal of Vehicle Safety  (IJVS)
ISSN (Online): 1479-3113  -  ISSN (Print): 1479-3105

Published in 4 issues per year  (View Subscription Price)

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   Objectives

The objectives of IJVS are:

• To develop, promote and coordinate the science, technology and practice of vehicle safety
• To help engineers and applied scientists engage in vehicle safety design and research
• To allow engineers and applied scientists to contribute to the field, to disseminate technical information, and to learn from each other's work
• To provide an international forum for information exchange in the development and application of non-deterministic methods and practices for the enhancement of vehicle safety and the mitigation of road traffic injuries

The international dimension is emphasised in order to overcome cultural and national barriers and to meet the needs of accelerating technological change and changes in the global environment. The goal of IJVS is to enhance vehicle safety and minimise road traffic injuries through technology innovation.

   Readership

Automotive engineers, academics, researchers, managers, designers, technologists, policy makers and safety advocates, working in universities, research institutes, and industries.

   Contents

IJVS publishes original papers, review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, book reviews, notes, commentaries, and news. Contributions may be by submission or invitation. Special Issues devoted to important topics in vehicle safety will occasionally be published.

Commentaries on papers and reports published in IJVS are encouraged. Authors will have the opportunity to respond to the commentary on their work before the entire treatment is published.

   Subject Coverage

• Accident case studies and data analysis
• Accident reconstruction
• Elderly driver safety
• Impact biomechanics, injury mechanisms, injury criteria and injury tolerance
• Crash dummy development
• Human body modelling
• Occupant protection
• Vulnerable road users' protection
• Occupant restraint systems
• Child safety and restraint systems
• Mechatronics and technologies for smart-restraint systems
• Vehicle crashworthiness analysis
• Vehicle compatibility analysis
• Smart materials for crashworthiness and occupant protection
• Injury mitigation technology development
• Vehicle reliability and safety
• Accident avoidance
• Intelligent driving systems
• Driving control systems development
• Assisted driver information and communication systems
• Intelligent highway systems
• Telematics
• Application of wireless technology
• Mobile communication technology
• Real-time data acquisition
• Real-time distributed systems
• Satellite systems for vehicle sensing
• Multimedia networking for vehicle crash rescue
• Extrication
• General post-crash aspects

   Specific Notes for Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Submission of Papers web-page.

To submit a paper, please go to Submissions of Papers

AUTHORS MUST SUBMIT THEIR PAPERS THROUGH THE ON LINE SUBMISSION SYSTEM, OTHERWISE THEIR PAPERS WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION

All papers must be submitted online. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience. Please include in your email the title of the Journal.

   Editors and Members of the Editorial Board

Editor in Chief

Dr. Jesse Ruan
Technical Specialist, Biomechanics, Vehicle Safety Research and Advance Engineering
Ford Scientific Research Laboratory
Ford Motor Company
2101 Village Road
Dearborn MI 48124
USA
jruan@ford.com

American Editor

Dr. Cliff C. Chou
SAE Fellow
Technical Leader, Passive Safety R&D - Research & Advanced Engineering Scientific Research Laboratory
Scientific Research Laboratory
Ford Motor Company
Room 2621 A, MD2115, 2101 Village Road
Dearborn MI 48121
USA

Australia-New Zealand Editor

Prof. Brian Fildes
Professor of Road Safety
Accident Research Center
Monash Univeristy
Melbourne
AUSTRALIA

European Editor

Prof. Rémy Willinger
Professor des Universités, Equipe des Systèmes Biomécaniques
Institut de Mécanique des Fluides et des Solides
Université Louis Pasteur - UMR CNRS 7505
2 rue Boussingault
67000 Strasbourg
FRANCE

Far East Editor

Prof. Zhengguo Wang
Professor of Traumatic Surgery
The Third Military Medical University
Dept 4, Research Institute of Surgery
Daping
Chongqing 400042
P.R. CHINA

Japanese Editor

Prof. Koji Mizuno
Dept. Mechano-Informatics & Systems
Graduate School of Engineering
Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku
Nagoya 464-8603
JAPAN

Editorial Board Members

Mr. Sukhbir BilkhuSu
Executive Specialist (Passive Safety)
Chrysler LLC
Scientific Labs
CIMS 483-05-10
800 Chrysler Drive
Auburn Hills MI 48326- 2757
USA

Dr. Anindya DebAn
Professor
Indian Institute of Science
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing
Bangalore - 560 012
INDIA

Prof. C.R. GentleC.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, former Associate Head of School of Engineering
School of Engineering
The Nottingham Trent University
Burton Street
Nottingham NG1 4BU
UK

Prof. Abdel Magid HamoudaAb
Head
Qatar University
Mechanical and Industrial Systems Department
Doha
QATAR

Prof. Roger C. HautRo
Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratories
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Michigan State University
A414 East Fee Hall
East Lansing MI 48824-1316
USA

Stephen T. KozakSt
Global Safety Chief Engineer
Ford Motor Company
Research and Advanced Body Engineering
Dearborn, MI 48121
USA

Prof. Per LovsundPe
Head of Department
Chalmers University of Technology
Dept. of Machine and Vehicle Systems
Crash Safety Division
SE-412 96 Gothenburg
SWEDEN

Kazuo MikiKa
Fellow, Research Leader, Passive & Active Safety
Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc
41-1,Yokomichi, Nagakute
Nagakute-cho, Aich-gun
Aichi 480-1192
JAPAN

Dr. Charles OakleyCh
Head of Vehicle Safety and Engineering
TRL Limited
Old Wokingham Road
Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 6AU
UK

Dr. Dietemar OtteDi
Medical University of Hannover
GERMANY

Dr. Priya PrasadPr
US National Academy of Engineering
10406 Millwood Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170
USA

Dr. Majid M. SadeghiMa
Cranfield University
39, High Street
North Crawley, Bucks MK16 9HN
UK

Prof. Lawrence W. SchneideLa
Research Professor and Head
Biosciences Division, Transportation Research Institute
University of Michigan
2901 Baxter Road
Ann Arbor MI 48109-2150
USA

Tomiji SugimotoTo
Executive Chief Engineer
Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
4630 Shimotakanezawa
Haga-machi, Haga-gun
Tochigi 321-3393
JAPAN

Dr. Alan TaubAl
Executive Director - Science Laboratories
GM R&D Center
MC: 480-106-EX1
30500 Mound Rd
Warren MI 48090-9055
USA

Dr. Xavier TrosseilleXa
Laboratory of Accidentology, Biomechanics and Human Behaviour
132, rue des Suisses
92000 Nanterre
FRANCE

Randal VisintainerRa
Director, Manufacturing, Vehicle Design and Safety
Ford Motor Company
Research and Advanced Engineering
Dearborn, MI 48121
USA

James P. VondaleJa
Director, Automotive Safety Office
Ford Motor Company
Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering
Dearborn, MI 48121
USA

Dr. J.T. WangJ.
GM Technical Fellow
General Motors Research & Development
MC: 480-106-256
30500 Mound Road
Warren MI 48090-9055
USA

Prof. Dr. Jac WismansJa
SAFETEQ
Lamalaan 3
5691GJ Son
NETHERLANDS

Dr. Jikuang YangJi
Associate Professor
Crash Safety Division
Dept. of Machine and Vehicle Systems
Chalmers University of Technology
SE-412 96 Gothenburg
SWEDEN

Prof. King H. YangKi
Director, Bioengineering Center
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Wayne State University
818 W. Hancock
Detroit MI 48201
USA

Prof. Zhiyong YinZh
Vice Director, Institute for Traffic Medicine and Research Institute of Surgery
Third Military Medical University
No. 10, Changjiangzilu Road
Daping, Chongqing 40042
P.R. CHINA

Prof. Younghan YounYo
School of Mechatronics
Korea University of Technology and Education
P.O. Box 55
Chonan
Chungnam, 330-600
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Prof. Zhihua ZhongZh
President
Hunan University
410082 Shangsha, Hunan
P.R. CHINA

Prof. Qing ZhouQi
Department of Automotive Engineering
Tsinghua University
Beijing 100084
P.R. CHINA

Prof. Xichan ZhuXi
Tongji University
Automotive Safety Technology Institute
Automotive College
4800 Cao'an Highway
Shanghai 201804
P.R. CHINA