All submitted papers will be reviewed and selected based on their originality, significance, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be eligible for submission to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library and indexing services. Outstanding papers will be considered for publication in special issues/columns of international journals.

--- Confirmed journal special issues/columns（updated dynamically）:

1. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics (Elsevier journal, SCI indexed, Impact factor: 1.307)
SDPC 2018 is collaborating with Chinese Journal of Aeronautics (CJA-Elsevier) on a special column titled “PHM with Aerospace Applications”. CJA-Elsevier is a peer-reviewed international journal reporting the scientific progresses and technological achievements in aeronautic engineering and astronautic engineering. CJA-Elsevier is rated as one of the top engineering journals in the field with a high international impact (Impact Factor: 1.307). Approximately five high-quality conference papers from SDPC 2018 will be recommended for review for this special column. The selected authors can choose either extending the current conference paper (with sufficient new technical materials; less than 30% content overlapping with the conference papers) or submitting a new journal paper for this special column. Submission instruction will be given in due course. Guest Editor: Professor Jie (Peter) Liu, Carleton University, Canada.

2.  Sensors (MDPI journal, SCIE indexed - Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus Elsevier Indexed, Impact factor: 2.677)
SDPC 2018 is collaborating with Sensors (MDPI journal) on a special issue titled “Sensors for Prognostics and Health Management”. Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220; CODEN: SENSC9) is a leading international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on the science and technology of sensors and biosensors. Sensors are essential components of a typical PHM system. Effective PHM relies on advanced sensors and sensing technologies for providing informative data to estimate the health condition of the system. The MDPI journal, Sensors, is soliciting high-quality papers that document original and significant research works in “sensors for Prognostics and Health Management”. We are planning to recommend as many papers from SDPC 2018 as possible for this special issue as long as the quality of papers meets the requirement of the journal (no limitation on the number of the papers; APC: 1800 Swiss Franc). The selected authors can choose either extending the current conference paper (with sufficient new technical materials; less than 30% content overlapping with the conference papers) or submitting a new journal paper for this special issue. Submission instruction will be given in due course. Guest Editor: Professor Jie (Peter) Liu, Carleton University, Canada.

--- Publication Policy

All submitted papers will be reviewed for merit and content. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings and submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Outstanding papers will be considered for publication in special issues/columns of international journals.