The International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration is the refereed journal of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV). The IIAV is a non-profit international scientific society founded in 1995. The primary objective of the Institute is to advance the science of acoustics and vibration by creating an international organization that is responsive to the needs of scientists and engineers concerned with acoustics and vibration problems all around the world.

Manuscripts of articles, technical notes and letters-to-the-editor should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief. Copies of articles on specific topics listed above should also be submitted to the respective Associate Scientific Editor. Manuscripts are refereed by at least two referees and are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief before acceptance. On acceptance, revised articles (with the text and figures scanned as a separate files on a diskette), brief biographies and photographs of authors should be submitted to the Managing Editor by express mail. Manuscripts of articles must be prepared in strict accordance with the author instructions. No honorarium is paid for articles.

All information concerning subscription, new books, journals, conferences, etc. should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief:

Prof. Malcolm Crocker
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University
201 Ross Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-3501, USA
Telephone: 334-844-3310, Fax: 334-844-3306


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Annual worldwide subscription price including airmail postage is US$ 100.00 for institutions, companies and libraries and US$ 100.00 for individuals who are not IIAV members. The International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration will be sent to IIAV members as part of their annual dues and free of any extra charge. Requests for specimen copies and claims for missing issues as well as address changes should be sent to the Editorial Office:

Prof. Marek Pawelczyk
Institute of Automatic Control, Silesian University of Technology,
ul. Akademicka 16, 44-100 Gliwice, POLAND
Telephone: +48 32 2372398, Fax: +48 32 2372127


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The journal and all articles and illustrations published herein are protected by copyright. No part of this journal may be translated, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher.