Prospective authors are invited to submit an abstract (2 pages maximum), as a Win-Word file. The abstracts will be evaluated, and if accepted, the authors will be informed about the kind of presentation (oral or poster).The abstract template may be found attached.

Abstracts must be submitted at the Conference Secretariat (ltsm@mech.upatras.gr) by December 31st, 2012

The Conference proceedings will be distributed in a CD-ROM. Full length papers for the Conference proceedings should not exceed 8 pages including figures and tables. Instructions for the preparation of the full length papers may be found attached.

Full length papers must be submitted at the Conference Secretariat (ltsm@mech.upatras.gr) by April 15th, 2013

Papers presented at the Conference may be submitted for publication, after peer-review process, in special issues in one of the following scientific journals:

  • Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures (FFEMS)
  • International Journal of Structural Integrity (IJSI)
  • Journal Plastics, Rubber and Composites (PRC)
  • Self-Healing Materials Journal (SHM)

More information will be available soon