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Information for
prospective authors for the peer-reviewed publishing of papers
on Product
Safety Engineering
Contact: Mike
Sherman, JPSE Editor-in-Chief, 952-361-8140,
msherman@fsi-intl.com
Last updated:
26 Feb 2007
Background
IEEE TAB (Technical Activities Board)
rescinded their approval for a Journal on Product Safety Engineering (JPSE)
and decided to put a hold, for now, on the launch of the journal.
Their cited reason was that the current rate of paper submissions is not
high enough to ensure a viable IEEE journal at this time. The
Board of Directors of the Product Safety Engineering Society has
approached other IEEE Societies in an attempt to have our journal papers
published in another Society's Journal. This attempt has failed
for primarily two reasons. The first is that few other journals
are a good fit for the subject matter and the second is that most
journals are archival and the papers are primarily theoretical or
academic as opposed to the practical nature of most PSE papers.
The PSE BoD has therefore voted to
publish papers in our quarterly newsletter until a stand-alone JPSE or magazine is viable. To
complement the newsletter, we are planning to start on-line interactive
discussions associated with each paper and possibly host webcasts of
presentations by the author of select papers.
The Product Safety Engineering Newsletter is
published quarterly.
What is Product Safety Engineering?
The design and evaluation of equipment, devices, and
systems such that they can be used at an acceptable level of risk.
Purpose
Published papers are intended to:
- promote, develop, recognize and archive original work that
advances the theory and practice of product safety engineering
- provide those interested in product safety with an
incentive and vehicle to formalize and share their research, theories
and practices across disciplines, potentially enriching all
- create a centralized knowledge base of theory and
proven practice
- encourage practicing
product safety engineers to strengthen their profession by distilling
their successes into articles that stimulate others and promote best
practices.
Scope
The following types of
products fall within the scope of published papers
- medical devices, life support, and instrumentation
- consumer appliances and other products
- transportation (e.g., vehicles, systems)
- industrial and scientific equipment
- information technology and telecommunications equipment
- military equipment
General Topics
Potential topics fall into the following general areas:
- risk assessment, design review, and failure
analysis
- validation (i.e. testing)
- product liability and litigation
- standards
- system reliability and
maintainability
- functional safety associated
with electromagnetic compatibility
- manufacturing processes
Specific Topics—Premiere Issues
Here are some topics for which we are looking for
interested authors. Or, volunteer one!
- alternative clinical trial designs for medical
devices
- a new impedance model of the human body [already
taken]
- allowable electrical fault currents in human brain
tissue
- a model for allowable shear or crush forces on
fingers
- interactions between product safety and management
systems (e.g., GMP, ISO 9000)
- safety standards development amidst rapid
technological change [already taken]
- alternative approaches to controlling product
liability costs
- role of warning labels and notices in accident
avoidance [already taken]
- EMC (emissions and immunity) effects on product
safety
- integrating ultracapacitor
technology into product safety standards [already taken]
- effect of USA “expert” court decisions on risk
assessment recordkeeping
- theoretical article on risk management [already
taken]
- hazard-based safety engineering (HSBE)
- integration of risk assessment into international
hazard warning standards [already taken]
- interactions between product safety and management systems (e.g.,
GMP, ISO 9000)
- alternative approaches to controlling product liability costs
- accident investigation (e.g., forensic analysis)
- user manuals and documentation (e.g. what is appropriate and
realistic)
- safety of software, networks and systems
- life support system design
- cost/benefit analysis applied to product safety
- human factors and accident avoidance
- integrating risk assessment into the design process
- fire protection applied to product design
- integrating arc flash protection into equipment
Schedule
Here’s the rough schedule for the premiere issues:
-
submit abstracts (up to 200 words) now to
msherman@fsi-intl.com
-
written articles submitted 30-60 days after
abstracts accepted
-
90-day peer review window after articles submitted
Contact Information
For more information, please contact the
Editor-in-Chief, Mike Sherman, at
msherman@fsi-intl.com or phone 952-361-8140 (USA Central time zone).
Download
Author Guide
Aids for Authors
The following excerpts from the IEEE web site provide very useful
guidance for authors.
General Information: Information for Authors
http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/pubs/transactions/auinfo03.pdf
Formatting: Preparation of Papers of IEEE Transactions and Journals
(March 2004)
http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/pubs/transactions/TRANS-JOUR.DOC
Proper Crediting of Work: Updated Plagiarism Policy
http://www.ieee.org/portal/site/tionline/menuitem.130a3558587d56e8fb2275875bac26c8/index.jsp?&pName=institute_level1_article&article=tionline/legacy/inst2004/dec04/12w.pub.xml&
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