The journal publishes original contributions that add to our understanding of the role of humans in today's systems and the interactions thereof with various system components. The journal typically covers the following areas: industrial and occupational ergonomics, design of systems, tools and equipment, human performance measurement and modeling, human productivity, humans in technologically complex systems, and safety. The focus of the articles includes basic theoretical advances, applications, case studies, new methodologies and procedures; and empirical studies.

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Editor-in-Chief
A. Chan
City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Fax: +852 2788 8423
Associate Editor-in-Chief
K. Chalil Madathil
Clemson University Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, S Palmetto Blvd, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, United States
Editors
R.S. Goonetilleke
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong Email R.S. Goonetilleke
R. V. Maikala, PhD
Providence Washington, Seattle, Washington, 98138-9672, United States Email R. V. Maikala, PhD
K. Søgaard
University of Southern Denmark, 5230, Odense, Denmark Email K. Søgaard
R. Yu
Tsinghua University Department of Industrial Engineering, 100084, Beijing, China Email R. Yu
Book Reviews Editor
A. Freivalds
Penn State Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 310 Leonhard Bldg, University Park, Pennsylvania, PA 16802, United StatesEmail A. Freivalds
Editorial Board
M. Akamatsu
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Tsukuba Central 6, Tsukuba, Japan
H. Ayaz, PhD
Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering Science and Health Systems, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
K. Babski-Reeves
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States
A. Bisantz
University at Buffalo - The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United States
A. Borowsky, PhD
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Be'er Sheva, Israel
G. Burnett, PhD, MSc, BEng
University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering, Nottingham, United Kingdom
C. Chang, PhD
National Tsing Hua University Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Hsinchu, Taiwan
C.F. Chi
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
D. Chow
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
M. Cifuentes, PHD,MD, MPH
Regis College, School of Health Sciences, Weston, Massachusetts, United States
P. Dempsey
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
R.G. Dong
Engineering and Control Technology Branch,Health Effects Lab. Div.,National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
R. D’Souza, PhD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
M. E. Eksioglu, PhD
Boğaziçi University, İstanbul, Turkey
J.E. Fernandez
JFAssociates, Inc., Vienna, VA, USA
S.H. Han
Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea, Republic of
T. Huysmans, PhD, MSc
TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands
S. Ishihara
Hiroshima International University, Hiroshima, Japan
X. Jiang
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
W. Karwowski
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States
J.H.K Kim, PhD
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States
J.Y. Kim
Hanyang University Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Ansan, Korea, Republic of
B.M. Kleiner
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
K. Latorella
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, United States
M. Lavallière, PhD
University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
K. Li, PhD
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Z. Li
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
S.F.M. Liang
National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
S. Luo
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
R. Maiti
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
P. Marcotte
Robert-Sauve Research Institute for Health and Safety at Work, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
M. Masaaki
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Digital Human Research Center, Koto-Ku, Japan
K. Miller, DrPH, CPPS
MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
G.A. Mirka
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States
M.F. Nasarwanji
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
P. Nickel
ISSA Section Machine and System Safety, Mannheim, Germany
A.D. Nimbarte, Ph.D.
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
V. Paquet
University at Buffalo - The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United States
G. Paul
James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
X. Qu
Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
S. Rajulu
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, United States
F. Sasangohar, PhD
Texas A&M Industrial and Systems Engineering
M. Schall
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States
C. Sommerich
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio, United States
D. Srinivasan
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
M. Stanley, PhD
Montana State University Bozeman, Bozeman, Montana, United States
K. Tan
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
R. S. Valdez
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
N.E. Wiggermann, PhD
Hill-Rom Research and Development, Batesville, Indiana, United States
S. Xiong, PhD
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
J. Yang
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock, Texas, United States
R. Yearout
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Asheville, North Carolina, United States
D. Yu, PhD
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Founding Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
A. Mital
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
A.K. Gramopadhye
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States