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Special Issues

Lubricants publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process.

The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Open for Submission

Advanced Protective Composite Coatings and Films: Tribological Mechanisms and Applications

Guest Editor: Huatang Cao
1 article | Viewed by 687

Deadline: 31 December 2026

Open for Submission

Wear-Resistant Coatings and Film Materials, 2nd Edition

Guest Editors: Xuan Yin, Jianxun Xu
Viewed by 140

Deadline: 31 December 2026

Open for Submission

Laser Surface Engineering for Advanced Tribological Performance

Guest Editor: Guoliang Liu
Viewed by 31

Deadline: 31 December 2026

Open for Submission

Friction and Wear of Ceramics, 2nd Edition

Guest Editors: Yanchun Zhou, Yongsheng Zhang, Hengzhong Fan
Viewed by 33

Deadline: 31 December 2026

Open for Submission

Tribology in Vehicles, 2nd Edition

Guest Editors: Shuwen Wang, John Williams, David Charles Barton, Chunxing Gu
Viewed by 47

Deadline: 31 December 2026

Open for Submission

Advances in Frictional Interfaces

Guest Editor: Bing Wu
Viewed by 28

Deadline: 31 December 2026

Open for Submission

Recent Advances in Automotive Powertrain Lubrication, 2nd Edition

Guest Editors: Charlotte Besser, András Lajos Nagy
Viewed by 17

Deadline: 31 December 2026

Open for Submission

Friction, Wear, Lubrication and Mechanics of Surfaces in Metal Forming and Machining

Guest Editors: Mohd Hafis Sulaiman, Muhammad Hasnulhadi Mohammad Jaafar
Viewed by 169

Deadline: 30 November 2026

Open for Submission

Advanced Methods for Wear Monitoring

Guest Editors: Shuo Wang, Tao Shao
Viewed by 69

Deadline: 15 October 2026

Open for Submission

Multiphysics Modelling in Bearing Lubrication

Guest Editors: Shaoyu Zhu, Jun Sun
Viewed by 36

Deadline: 8 October 2026

Open for Submission

Tribology of Cycloidal Reducers: Enhancing Efficiency, Durability and Reliability through Experimental and Numerical Methods

Guest Editors: Mirko Blagojević, Lorenzo Maccioni
3 articles | Viewed by 4,387

Deadline: 30 September 2026

Open for Submission

Nanofluids in Tribology

Guest Editors: Yuexia Guo, Ligang Zhang
Viewed by 21

Deadline: 30 September 2026

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