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Readership Survey
TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Readership survey Help us to supply the right information for your requirements. Please take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire and then return it to the address below, to arrive before 31 March 1993:
Diana Jones, Tribology International, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford, OX2 8DP, UK Or, UK ONLY: Diana Jones, Butterworth-Heinemann, FREEPOST, Oxford, OX2 8BR
Please tick the appropriate box(es) and add specifying comments where relevant. 1.
In w h i c h type of organisation do you work? [] [] [] [ ] [ ]
university research institute industry: research and development government: research and development manufacturer other (please specify) 2.
H o w many people w o r k at your site? 1-25[
3.
.
]
26-100[
]
101-500[
]
501-2000
> 2000[
]
Are you a member of any relevant societies or professional organisations? (please list)
H o w do you receive your copy of Tribology International?. [ ] [ ] [] []
personal subscription copy borrowed from a colleague circulated establishment copy establishment copy in the library
.
[ ]
H o w long have you been subscribing to Tribology International?. 1-2years[
]
4-10years[
]
11-15years[
]
16-25 y e a r s [
]
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.
H o w did you first hear about Tribology International?. From a colleague A t an exhibition/conference From a catalogue From advertising From mailed promotion
[ [ [ [ [
] ] ] ] ]
other (please specify)
.
If Tribology International is on circulation, h o w many people are on the circulation list?
.
Tribology International is published bimonthly. In a typical year, approximately h o w
1-2[
]
3-10[
]
11-50[
]
>50 [ ]
many issues would you expect to read, at least in part? all i s s u e s [ ] .
5[
]
4[
]
3[
]
2 [ ]
1 [ ]
Why do you read Tribology International?. (Please tick as many boxes as you need) to obtain technical information in your primary research field to find techniques to apply to obtain help in teaching to obtain news, book reviews and conference reports for general background information
[ [ [ [ [
] ] ] ] ]
other (please specify)
10.
What are your main areas of interest?
Does Tribology International contain too much, too little, or about the right amount of material on each of the following topics? Too About Too No Opinion/ Much Ri(iht Little Don'1 k n o w bearing design and technology hydrodynamic lubrication boundary lubrication additive action lubricant properties bearing dynamics composite bearings dry bearings material selection material properties topography fundamentals of friction contact mechanics friction couples adhesion brakes ceramic contacts polymer contacts 11.
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Too Much
About Right
Too Little
[]
[]
[]
No opinion/ Don't know
metal/alloy contacts automotive contacts combustion engines wear mechanisms erosion corrosion abrasion hardness surface characterisation debris characterisation thermal effects machining cutting forming process engineering nano engineering surface engineering interface engineering safety environmental factors finite element analysis design codes seals rubber tribology scuffing fretting gears pistons rolling contacts high speed contacts other (please specify) []
1 2.
Are there any other subjects that you think Tribology International should cover?
13.
Does Tribology International offer you information that you cannot obtain elsewhere? YES [ ]
NO [ ]
If YES - what sort of information is this?
14.
What other related journals do you read in this field? Wear Lubrication Engineering Tribology Transactions other (please specify)
[ ] [ ] [ ]
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15.
What particular subject areas would you like an ideal journal to cover to cater for your specific needs?
16.
Do you think Tribology International adequately covers the way the field is progressing? YES[
]
NO[
]
Why?
17.
How would you rate Tribology International on each of the following criteria: Excellent overall scientific quality overall appearance value for money frequency of publication relevance to your professional interests
18.
[] [] [] [] []
Good [) [] [] [] []
[] [] [] [] []
Poor [] [] [] [] []
V. Poor [] [] [] [] []
What percentage of a typical issue of Tribology International do you think should be allocated to the following: Percentage research articles applications articles personal news industry news laboratory reports book reviews conference reports calendar
19.
Fair
Would you like to see Tribology International publish? Yes invited review/comment articles letters to the editor more editorials abstracts patents product news other (please specify)
No
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20.
H o w likely are you to renew your subscription to Tribology International?. definitely probably might or probably definitely
[ ]
will renew will renew might not renew will not renew will not renew
[] [] [] []
21.
If you are considering not renewing your subscription to Tribology International, w h a t future changes might cause you to review your decision?
22.
Would you be interested in taking out a personal subscription at a reduced rate to Tribology International if it was made available? YES [ ]
NO [ ]
if YES, w h a t in your view should be the realistic m a x i m u m price for this
23.
Do you think Tribology International's coverage is: international mainly British mainly European
[ ] [ ] [ ]
other (please specify)
24.
Do you think Tribology International's coverage has a more Academic or Applied bias?
25.
Would you be interested the option of of electronic submission of manuscripts on computer disk? YES [ ] NO [ ]
If YES - which word processing package would you prepare your manuscript on? TEX WordPerfect WordStar Microsoft Word ASCII files only
[ [ [ [ [
] ] ] ] ]
version version version version
other (please specify) W h a t operating system do you use?
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What size/format of disk can you use? 3" [ ]
3.5" [ ]
5.25" [ ]
single sided [ ] double sided [ ]
single density [ ]
double density [ ]
26.
Which Indexing/Abstracting/Online search services do you use?
27.
Are there any other comments you would like to add?
Thank
NAME:
ADDRESS:
SIGNATURE:
you.
Y o u r h e l p is g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d .
high density [ ]
TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Readership survey Help us to supply the right information for your requirements. Please take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire and then return it to the address below, to arrive before 31 March 1993:
Diana Jones, Tribology International, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford, OX2 8DP, UK Or, UK ONLY: Diana Jones, Butterworth-Heinemann, FREEPOST, Oxford, OX2 8BR
Please tick the appropriate box(es) and add specifying comments where relevant. 1.
In w h i c h type of organisation do you work? [] [] [] [ ] [ ]
university research institute industry: research and development government: research and development manufacturer other (please specify) 2.
H o w many people w o r k at your site? 1-25[
3.
.
]
26-100[
]
101-500[
]
501-2000
> 2000[
]
Are you a member of any relevant societies or professional organisations? (please list)
H o w do you receive your copy of Tribology International?. [ ] [ ] [] []
personal subscription copy borrowed from a colleague circulated establishment copy establishment copy in the library
.
[ ]
H o w long have you been subscribing to Tribology International?. 1-2years[
]
4-10years[
]
11-15years[
]
16-25 y e a r s [
]
Readership Survey
.
H o w did you first hear about Tribology International?. From a colleague A t an exhibition/conference From a catalogue From advertising From mailed promotion
[ [ [ [ [
] ] ] ] ]
other (please specify)
.
If Tribology International is on circulation, h o w many people are on the circulation list?
.
Tribology International is published bimonthly. In a typical year, approximately h o w
1-2[
]
3-10[
]
11-50[
]
>50 [ ]
many issues would you expect to read, at least in part? all i s s u e s [ ] .
5[
]
4[
]
3[
]
2 [ ]
1 [ ]
Why do you read Tribology International?. (Please tick as many boxes as you need) to obtain technical information in your primary research field to find techniques to apply to obtain help in teaching to obtain news, book reviews and conference reports for general background information
[ [ [ [ [
] ] ] ] ]
other (please specify)
10.
What are your main areas of interest?
Does Tribology International contain too much, too little, or about the right amount of material on each of the following topics? Too About Too No Opinion/ Much Ri(iht Little Don'1 k n o w bearing design and technology hydrodynamic lubrication boundary lubrication additive action lubricant properties bearing dynamics composite bearings dry bearings material selection material properties topography fundamentals of friction contact mechanics friction couples adhesion brakes ceramic contacts polymer contacts 11.
Readership Survey
Too Much
About Right
Too Little
[]
[]
[]
No opinion/ Don't know
metal/alloy contacts automotive contacts combustion engines wear mechanisms erosion corrosion abrasion hardness surface characterisation debris characterisation thermal effects machining cutting forming process engineering nano engineering surface engineering interface engineering safety environmental factors finite element analysis design codes seals rubber tribology scuffing fretting gears pistons rolling contacts high speed contacts other (please specify) []
1 2.
Are there any other subjects that you think Tribology International should cover?
13.
Does Tribology International offer you information that you cannot obtain elsewhere? YES [ ]
NO [ ]
If YES - what sort of information is this?
14.
What other related journals do you read in this field? Wear Lubrication Engineering Tribology Transactions other (please specify)
[ ] [ ] [ ]
Readership Survey
15.
What particular subject areas would you like an ideal journal to cover to cater for your specific needs?
16.
Do you think Tribology International adequately covers the way the field is progressing? YES[
]
NO[
]
Why?
17.
How would you rate Tribology International on each of the following criteria: Excellent overall scientific quality overall appearance value for money frequency of publication relevance to your professional interests
18.
[] [] [] [] []
Good [) [] [] [] []
[] [] [] [] []
Poor [] [] [] [] []
V. Poor [] [] [] [] []
What percentage of a typical issue of Tribology International do you think should be allocated to the following: Percentage research articles applications articles personal news industry news laboratory reports book reviews conference reports calendar
19.
Fair
Would you like to see Tribology International publish? Yes invited review/comment articles letters to the editor more editorials abstracts patents product news other (please specify)
No
Readership Survey
20.
H o w likely are you to renew your subscription to Tribology International?. definitely probably might or probably definitely
[ ]
will renew will renew might not renew will not renew will not renew
[] [] [] []
21.
If you are considering not renewing your subscription to Tribology International, w h a t future changes might cause you to review your decision?
22.
Would you be interested in taking out a personal subscription at a reduced rate to Tribology International if it was made available? YES [ ]
NO [ ]
if YES, w h a t in your view should be the realistic m a x i m u m price for this
23.
Do you think Tribology International's coverage is: international mainly British mainly European
[ ] [ ] [ ]
other (please specify)
24.
Do you think Tribology International's coverage has a more Academic or Applied bias?
25.
Would you be interested the option of of electronic submission of manuscripts on computer disk? YES [ ] NO [ ]
If YES - which word processing package would you prepare your manuscript on? TEX WordPerfect WordStar Microsoft Word ASCII files only
[ [ [ [ [
] ] ] ] ]
version version version version
other (please specify) W h a t operating system do you use?
Readership Survey
What size/format of disk can you use? 3" [ ]
3.5" [ ]
5.25" [ ]
single sided [ ] double sided [ ]
single density [ ]
double density [ ]
26.
Which Indexing/Abstracting/Online search services do you use?
27.
Are there any other comments you would like to add?
Thank
NAME:
ADDRESS:
SIGNATURE:
you.
Y o u r h e l p is g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d .
high density [ ]