1. Actuation, Sensing and Control 
  • Vibration & noise control
  • Travelling waves
  • Smart–material systems
  • Piezoelectrics
  • Adaptivity
  • Integrated systems
  • Vehicle systems

 2. Measurement & Signal Processing 
  • Signal and image processing for the understanding of mechanical systems
  • Full–field vibration/acoustic measurements
  • Instantaneous angular speed

 3. Nonlinearity
  • Nonlinear vibration problems
  • Nonlinear normal modes
  • Energy harvesting

 4. Rotating Machines, Machinery Diagnostics & SHM 
  • Diagnostics and prognostics
  • Rotor dynamics
  • Cracks in rotors
  • Bearings and gears
  • Machine learning

 5. Uncertainty 
  • Probabilistic, interval& fuzzy analysis
  • Reliability and robustness 
  • Bayesian methods

 6. Vibrations, Modal Analysis &Structures
  • Structural modelling &identification
  • Inverse problems
  • Operational modal analysis
  • Ambient vibration testing
  • Civil Engineering structures

All submissions to the journal must be submitted online at
http://ees.elsevier.com/ymssp/

For more information about submission:
http://www.elsevier.com/journals/mechanical-systems-and-signal-processing/0888-3270/guide-for-authors