Mission: This IEEE Transactions on Reliability is a refereed journal for the reliability and allied disciplines including, but not limited to, maintainability, physics of failure, life testing, prognostics, design and manufacture for reliability, reliability for systems of systems, network availability, mission success, warranty, safety, cybersecurity, privacy, trustworthy computing, and various measures of effectiveness.

Topics eligible for publications range:

    from hardware to software,
    from materials to systems,
    from consumer & industrial devices to manufacturing plants,
    from individual items to networks, and
    from techniques for making things better to ways of predicting/measuring behavior in the field.

As an engineering subject that supports new and existing technologies, we constantly expand into new areas of the assurance sciences.

Topics not eligible for publication include routine mathematical exercises on well-known topics that do not provide a useful insight or tool for a manager, engineer, scientist, or theoretician.

When writing a paper to submit to our Transactions, be sure to write clearly, correctly, concise, consistently, with contribution, and be convincing. Always make your key contribution obvious, and make clear to the reader why they should take interest in your paper.

Submission of Manuscripts: The Transactions on Reliability now offers the option to publish via either Open Access or traditional means! In either case the journal maintains review integrity and quality of publishing. You have the option of submission of your manuscript for IEEE Open Access at a discounted rate of $2,495* To find out more, click here.

As of 1/1/2014, the IEEE Transactions on Reliability has converted to using Manuscript Central. All submissions, reviews, status updates, and communications about Transactions on Reliability business for any paper submitted in 2014 or later should be worked through our website: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tr-ieee

The articles in this journal are peer reviewed in accordance with the requirements set forth in the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board Operations Manual (https://pspb.ieee.org/images/files/files/opsmanual.pdf). Each published article was reviewed by three independent reviewers using a single-anonymous peer review process, where the identities of the reviewers are not known to the authors, but the reviewers know the identities of the authors. Articles will be screened for plagiarism before acceptance.

* View the Editorial Board and Review Policy of IEEE Transactions on Reliability.

• When submitting a manuscript, the authors must classify their regular and journal first submission into the following categories:

    Category A: This category focuses on systems and networks in computer software and hardware. It addresses critical aspects of enhancing reliability, security, and trust. Key areas include reliability and security modeling, rigorous testing, cybersecurity, emerging technologies like IoT and AI, and trusted computing. This comprehensive approach not only mitigates risks but also drives innovation in adapting to evolving technological challenges. The subcategories include:
        A1: Reliability and Security Modeling, Statistical Analysis, and Simulation
        A2: Application or Empirical Studies: Computer Hardware and Software Systems
        A3: Software and Hardware Testing, Verification, Security, and Quality Assurance
        A4: Cybersecurity, Privacy, Cryptography, Safety, Dependability, and Resilience
        A5: IoT, Autonomous Driving, Blockchains, Mobile and Cloud Computing
        A6: AI, Machine Learning, Trustworthy AI, AI Security, and Data Science
        A7: Intrusion Detection, Threat Intelligence, Malware and Vulnerability Analysis
        A8: Trust, Trustworthiness, and Trusted Computing

    Category B: This category focuses on reliability and management in industrial applications. It emphasizes ensuring robustness and efficiency in industry-specific systems. Critical areas include the importance of prognostics and health management. It also covers network reliability and security, and focuses on managing system degradation and maintenance. Collectively, these areas contribute to optimizing operational performance and mitigating risks in industrial environments. The subcategories include:
        B1: Reliability of Industry Applications and Information Processing
        B2: Prognostics and Health Management
        B3: Application or Empirical Studies: Device, Engineering or Mechanical Systems
        B4: Network Reliability and Security
        B5: Degradation and Maintenance

In addition, four ongoing special sections are soliciting submissions addressing emerging cyber threats:

    TRel-TAAD: Special Section on Trustworthy AI for Autonomous Driving
    TRel-SR6G: Special Section on Security and Reliability of 5G/6G Mobile Networks
    TRel-ECTIS: Special Section on Enterprise Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence at Scale
    TRel-HS: Special Section on Hardware Security