Human Response to Vibration

Dear Colleagues,

In modern industrial environments, workers are still exposed to vibrations generated by machines, vehicles, tools, and heavy equipment. The detrimental effects of vibration on the human body have been largely documented in the scientific literature, but, to date, there are no studies outlining an accurate exposure–disorder relationship. The main reason is the complex nature of the human body: The effects of vibration not only vary from subject to subject, but also from the worker posture, habits, professional history, and environmental conditions.

This Special Issue will exchange knowledge about the effect of vibration on humans and increasing the understanding of the mechanisms of injury. We encourage the submission of both literature review articles and novel contributions in the field of assessment, modeling, reduction, and epidemiology of human vibration and shocks. Hopefully, papers will contribute to the identification of new standards for the assessment of risks related to exposure to vibration.

Prof. Dr. Marco Tarabini
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Vibration is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.