Abstract: The concept of monotonicity is applied to posynomial geometric programming establishing rules for constraint activity identification by inspection. The same concept applied to goal programming ...

Abstract: “Who cares for planet Earth?—Apparently not us at JMD…” was my editorial message in February 2009 (http://asmejmd.org/show_editorial.php?id=26). Since then, the entire JMD Editorial Board has taken ...

Abstract: Recycling used resources for reuse is always good, except when it comes to our own research work. Republishing our own research should be done with extreme caution.

Abstract: Authors, reviewers, and editors alike wish to see good reviews for ASME manuscript submissions. So what is a good review of a manuscript?

Abstract: One of the most frequent questions that comes up in my editorial duties has to do with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) journals’ page number limits, page charges, cost of ...

Abstract: The Journal of Mechanical Design has a long history of publishing research work on system design. For example, “mechanical systems” was the term used primarily for JMD research papers on ...

Abstract: “Those who count count” an old academic friend of mine used to say, and I have found myself often repeating this adage. But do they count right?

Abstract: The capability of mathematical optimization to support the mechanical design process is finally reaching wide recognition, as evidenced by significant applications in industry. The article reviews ...

Abstract: There are two things that a journal editor examines when reading a submitted manuscript for the very first time: Does the manuscript deal with a subject that is appropriate for the journal ...

Abstract: There is an ASME Journal submission type that is frequently a subject of misunderstanding and occasionally a source of ill feelings in authors: the Technical Note or Technical Brief. A note ...