Journal of Friction and Wear is an international peer-reviewed journal, which brings together researchers and practitioners working in tribology. It provides novel information on science, practice, and technology of lubrication, wear prevention, and friction control. Papers cover tribological problems of physics, chemistry, materials science, and mechanical engineering, discussing issues from a fundamental or technological point of view. The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries.

Editor-in-Chief: Anatolii I. Sviridenok
EDITORIAL BOARD
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Andrei Ya. Grigoriev
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), V.A. Belyi Metal-Polymer Research Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Gomel, Belarus
DEPUTY EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Irina G. Goryacheva
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Ishlinsky Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Nikolai K. Myshkin
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), V.A. Belyi Metal-Polymer Research Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Gomel, Belarus
Anatolii I. Sviridenok
Research Center of Resources-Saving Problems, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Grodno, Belarus
COORDINATING EDITOR
Inna N. Kavaliova
Cand. Sci. (Eng.), V.A. Belyi Metal-Polymer Research Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Gomel, Belarus
EDITORIAL BOARD
Aleksei V. Belyi
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), The Physical-Technical Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Bharat Bhushan
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
Feodor M. Borodich
Dr. Sci. (Phys.-Math.), School of Engineering Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Marat A. Bronovets
Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Ishlinsky Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Ilya A. Buynovskii
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Sergei A. Chizhik
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Nikolai F. Dmitrichenko
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), National Transport University, Kiev, Ukraine
Cully Enrico
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Ali Erdemir
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, USA
Sergey F. Ermakov
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), V.A. Belyi Metal-Polymer Research Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Gomel, Belarus
Friedrich Franek
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Technische Universitat Wien, Wien, Austria
Klaus Friedrich
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Technische Universitat Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
Isaak I. Garbar
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Kennet Holmberg
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
Alexander Ph. Ilyuschenko
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), State Scientific Institution «Powder Metallurgy Institute», Minsk, Belarus
Vladimir I. Kolesnikov
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Rostov State Transport University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Alexander P. Krasnov
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Moscow, Russia
Weimin Liu
Dr. Sci. (Chem.), The Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Lanzhou, China
Allan Matthews
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), The University of Manchester, Manchaster, United Kingdom
Juozas Padgurskas
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Aleksandro Stulginskio Universitetas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Gwidon Stachowiak
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Marian Szczerek
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Politechnika Radomska im. Kazimierza Pulaskiego, Radom, Poland
Petr A. Vityaz
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), National Academy of Science of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Sergei M. Zakharov
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Railway Research Institute (ISC VNIIZhT), Moscow, Russia