RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY

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Journal Title

RELIAB ENG SYST SAFE

ISSN / eISSN

0951-8320 / 1879-0836

Aims and Scope

Reliability Engineering and System Safety is an international journal devoted to the development and application of methods for the enhancement of the safety and reliability of complex technological systems, like nuclear power plants, chemical plants, hazardous waste facilities, space systems, offshore and maritime systems, transportation systems, constructed infrastructure and manufacturing plants. The journal normally publishes only articles that involve the analysis of substantive problems related to the reliability of complex systems or present techniques and/or theoretical results that have a discernable relationship to the solution of such problems. An important aim is to achieve a balance between academic material and practical applications.

The following topics are within the scope of the journal: methods for reliability and probabilistic safety assessment; model and parameter uncertainties; aleatory and epistemic uncertainties, sensitivity analysis, data collection and analysis; engineering judgement and expert opinions; human reliability; test and maintenance policies; models for ageing and life extension; systems analysis of the impact of earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, winds, floods, etc.; codes, standards and safety criteria; operator decision support systems; software reliability; methods and applications of automatic fault detection and diagnosis; dynamic reliability; design and evaluation of man machine systems and human interfaces; design innovation for safety and reliability; safety culture; accident investigation and management. The journal does not normally publish articles that involve fuzzy sets and related non-probabilistic methods unless they contribute significantly to the solution of substantive problems related to the analysis of real systems.

The journal will contain contributed material in the form of original research papers, review articles, industrial case studies, safety recommendations, and short communications.

Subject Area

ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

CiteScore

12.60

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CiteScore Ranking

Category	Quartile	Rank
Engineering - Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality	Q1	#5/192
Engineering - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Q1	#21/355

Web of Science Core Collection

Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)	Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Indexed	-

Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023)	Quartile
ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL - SCIE	Q1
OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE - SCIE	Q1

H-index

119

Country/Area of Publication

ENGLAND

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd

Publication Frequency

Monthly

Annual Article Volume

632

Open Access

Contact

ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OXON, OX5 1GB

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Verified Reviews

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Submitted at the end of September 2022, received the first round of review results at the end of November 2022. The editor gave an opportunity for major revisions, with one reviewer suggesting rejection and the other suggesting revisions, providing very specific comments. The paper underwent a thorough revision according to the suggestions, with over 50% of the content being rewritten. During this period, there was a delay of two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An extension request was submitted for the paper submission deadline, and the editor kindly granted a two-week extension. On January 17, 2022, the revisions were completed and submitted for review. The next day, it entered the "under review" stage, and after two weeks, the review comments were returned. Both reviewers were satisfied with the modifications and provided acceptance feedback. The editor ultimately agreed to accept the paper. The entire process went smoothly, with the editor responsibly giving an opportunity for revisions, which revitalized the paper. The reviewers also provided detailed feedback, specifying how to make the modifications. It was a great journal and a pleasant submission experience. Will definitely submit again next time!

2023-02-02

23-Dec, 2020: Manuscript submitted
31-Dec, 2020: Under review
28-Feb, 2021: Major revision
30-Mar, 2021: Revision submitted
31-Mar, 2021: Under review
2-Jun, 2021: Accept

The entire process from submission to acceptance is as described above. The journal is undoubtedly a top-tier publication in the field of reliability, system safety, and industrial risk analysis. The review process is very rigorous, with the journal usually seeking four to five reviewers (in my case, five reviewers), each providing around 5-10 comments. The comments on my manuscript were moderate, with four minor revisions and one major revision, which the editor requested. Fortunately, after submitting the major revision, the editor accepted it without requesting any further minor revisions (it seems that two rounds of revisions are common for this journal). The whole process took approximately six months or more.

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