Editor-in-Chief
Sung H. Han
Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering, POSTECH
San 31 Hyoja, Pohang, 790-784,
South Korea
Tel: 82-54-279-2203
Fax: 82-54-279-2870
E-mail:
shan@postech.ac.kr

Founding Editor-in-Chief
Min K. Chung
Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering, POSTECH
San 31 Hyoja, Pohang, 790-784,
South Korea
Tel: 82-54-279-2192
Fax: 82-54-279-2870
E-mail:
mkc@postech.ac.kr

Editors:
Masaharu Kumashiro
Dept. of Ergonomics, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku
Kitakyushu, 807 JAPAN
Tel: 81-93-691-7458
E-mail:
m-kuma@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp

Mao-Jiun J. Wang
Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University
101 Sec. 2, Kuang Fu Rd.,
Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, ROC
Tel: 886-3-5717654 Ex. 3956
E-mail:
mjwang@ie.nthu.edu.tw

Suebsak Nanthavanij
Dept. of Industrial Engineering,
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Pathumthani 12121, Thailand
Tel: 66-2-986-9009
E-mail:
suebsak@siit.tu.ac.th

Barbara McPhee
The OH&S Services Network
6 Aitchandar Road, RYDE, NSW, 2112, Australia
Tel: 61-2-9808-2556
E-mail:
BMCPHEE@ozemail.com.au

Alan H. S. Chan
Dept. of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong
Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: 852-27888439, Fax: 852-27888423
E-mail: meachan@cityu.edu.hk

Sheng Wang
Dept. of Occupational and Environmental
Peking University Health Science Center
Beijing, 100083, China
Tel: 86-10-82801533, Fax: 86-10-82801533
E-mail: shengw@bjmu.edu.cn

Rosnah Mohd. Yusuff
Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
E-mail: rosnah@eng.upm.edu.my


Editorial Board:
Eric Min-yang Wang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, ROC
Chia-Fen Chi, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan, ROC
Sheue-Ling Hwang, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
Eui S. Jung, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Mitsuyuki Kawakami, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Lihua He, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
Xianghong Sun, Chaoyang District Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Chiuhsiang J. Lin, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan, ROC
Dyi-Yih Michael Lin, I-Shou University, Taiwan, ROC
Koya Kishida, Takasaki City University of Economics, Takasaki-city, Japan
Ian Gibson, Ergotec, Ashfield, Australia
Kwan S. Lee, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
Kee Yong Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Min Yong Park, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
Akihiko Seo, Fukui Medical University, School of Medicine, Fukui, Japan
Antonios Vitalis, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Youlian Hong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Richard So, University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
Simon Yeung, Hong Kong Polytechnic Universit, Hong Kong


 

Notification


Publication of Asian Journal of Ergonomics will be discontinued by this volume. So, we cannot accept submissions anymore. However, PPCOE (Pan-Pacific Conference on Ergonomics) is preparing a journal with a new form. When a concrete plan for the journal is built, we will notify it on the website. We hope to see you soon. Contact us by mail or e-mail if you have any further questions or concerns.

Asian Journal of Ergonomics aims to:

- provide a forum for new development in theory, application, and result of empirical research on ergonomics in the Pan-Pacific region
- promote the awareness of ergonomics in the Pan-Pacific by publishing quality articles from all over the world
- cater to the demand for regional and international collaboration on ergonomics and ergonomics-related issues

Asian Journal of Ergonomics is the official journal of the Pan-Pacific Council on Occupational Ergonomics. The journal is devoted to the development of ergonomics and globalization of ergonomics and will be published in June and December

Submissions are invited in all areas of ergonomics including, but not limited to the following:

Anthropometry
Occupational Safety
Cognitive Engineering
Participatory Ergonomics
Comparative Studies in Ergonomics
Product Design
Cumulative Trauma Disorders
Stress and Fatigue at Work
Ergonomics Case Studies
Task Analysis
Ergonomics Standards
Work Environment
Human Computer Interaction
Workplace Analysis and Design
Occupational Biomechanics
Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders



Author's Responsibilities and Copyright:


The submitted manuscript should not have been previously published and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Asian Journal of Ergonomics assumes that all submitted manuscripts are the property (copyright) of the submitting author(s) and that copyright will be transferred to PPCOE when the manuscript is accepted. The author(s) should secure permission for the reproduction of any figure, table, or extensive (more than fifty word) extract from the text, from a source which is copyrighted or owned by a party other than PPCOE or the author(s). This rule is enforced both to direct reproduction or 'derivative reproduction', when a new figure or table is substantially derived from a copyrighted source. Any cost that is incurred by the author's violation of the rule is charged to the responsible author.
The corresponding author is charged 100 US dollars for his/her accepted manuscript. The corresponding author receives 50 off-prints and a copy of the journal issue in which his/her article appears.



Instruction for Authors


Interested authors should submit four copies of their paper in English to the editor-in-chief. All submitted manuscripts will be peer reviewed based on their originality, thoroughness, and usefulness. Electronic submission via e-mail is strongly encouraged for rapid communication and review process. For more information and details please contact the editor-in-chief.

Notification

Publication of Asian Journal of Ergonomics will be discontinued by this volume. So, we cannot accept submissions anymore. However, PPCOE (Pan-Pacific Conference on Ergonomics) is preparing a journal with a new form. When a concrete plan for the journal is built, we will notify it on the website. We hope to see you soon. Contact us by mail or e-mail if you have any further questions or concerns.

Sung H. Han
Department of Industrial and Management Engineering
Pohang University of Science and Technology
San 31 Hyoja, Pohang, 790-784 South Korea
Phone: 82-54-279-2203 / Fax: 82-54-279-2870
E-mail: shan@postech.ac.kr



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