Vibration in 2025

Dear Colleagues,

Vibration, an international open access journal, invites researchers to submit high-quality manuscripts for a Special Issue dedicated to publishing feature papers on the latest advancements in the scientific area of vibrations defined by the scope of the journal and its interdisciplinary applications. This issue aims to showcase innovative research and groundbreaking developments that advance our understanding of vibration phenomena, modeling and measurement techniques, and practical implementations across a range of industries.

In an era where resilience, efficiency, and sustainability are paramount, the ability to predict, control, and harness vibrations across many disciplines is critical. For example, in my area of expertise, structural vibration analysis and control are particularly vital to ensure the safety, durability, and serviceability of buildings, bridges, and transport infrastructure under dynamic loading conditions. Understanding how human activities, environmental influences, and operational conditions impact vibrating structures allows for the design of more robust, adaptive, and efficient engineering solutions. Similarly, in high-precision engineering applications—such as aerospace, automotive, and robotics—minimizing unwanted vibrations is essential for performance optimization and longevity.

To ensure the comprehensive and transparent dissemination of knowledge, Vibration continues with its coveted policy of no word limit for submitted manuscripts. This allows authors to fully detail their methodologies, results, and findings in a manner that ensures repeatability by others, as the key scientific publication principle, and facilitates further research development. Submissions should contribute to theoretical advancements, computational modeling, or experimental methodologies, with a focus on high scientific rigor and practical relevance.

All manuscripts will undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure high scientific standards, originality, and practical relevance. We encourage contributions that establish new benchmarks in experimental validation, reproducibility, and interdisciplinary impact.

I look forward to receiving your contributions and advancing the field of vibration engineering together.

Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Pavic
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 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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-blind 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.

• structural vibration analysis and control: innovative methods for mitigating vibrations in civil, mechanical, and aerospace structures, including passive, active, and hybrid control techniques
• human-related vibrations, including human-induced vibrations and human factors in engineering structures and systems: advances in modeling, monitoring, and mitigation of vibration-related human factors, including pedestrian-, crowd-, and occupant-induced vibrations in built environments
• nonlinear dynamics and chaos in vibrating systems: novel insights into complex vibratory behavior, resonance phenomena, and stability analysis in engineering applications
• vibration-based structural performance, including structural health monitoring: new sensor technologies, data-driven approaches, and AI-enhanced methodologies for real-time damage detection and prognostics;
• noise and vibration in machinery and vehicles: engineering solutions for noise and vibration reduction in transport, industrial machinery, and mechanical systems
• computational and experimental modal analysis: advances in numerical modeling, experimental techniques, and digital twins for vibration assessment
• smart materials and adaptive structures: the role of shape-memory alloys, piezoelectric materials, and tunable metamaterials in vibration mitigation and energy absorption
• energy harvesting from vibrations: new strategies for converting mechanical energy into electrical power for self-powered sensing and remote monitoring applications
• wave propagation in solids and fluids: theoretical and experimental studies on wave interactions, guided waves, and their applications in structural and acoustic engineering
• biomechanical vibrations and applications: human body vibrations, ergonomic assessments, and medical applications related to vibratory exposure and control