NLGI: 2020 Call for Papers

Tribology is primarily the study of friction, wear and lubrication.  And understanding the behavior of grease as it relates to tribology is critical to our industry as we try to improve performance for more severe conditions and take on the challenges of new applications.  Papers related to grease tribology, and which may focus on the following areas will be given priority:

• Tribology
• Additives
• Raw Materials
• Testing
• Environmental impacts
• Safety concerns
• Cost savings
• Improved performance/efficiency
• Condition monitoring/in-service

Papers covering any other success stories of superior application or improvement of technology are also welcomed. Technical papers approved for presentation at the Annual Meeting may be published in the NLGI Spokesman, after evaluation by the NLGI Editorial Review Committee.

NLGI is now accepting Papers for the 2020 Annual Meeting, June 13-16 in Miami, FL, USA. Two types of Papers are eligible:

• Industry Related to Substantive Issues
  • If submitting an Industry Paper, it cannot be deemed too commercial. If so, it may be rejected.
  • Papers are considered for publication in the NLGI Spokesman and will be copyrighted by NLGI.
  • All papers must be original to the extent that they have not been published in any other magazine nor presented identically before any society, unless permission has been granted by NLGI.
  • All papers and presentations will be reviewed by the NLGI Technical Committee (see deadlines below).
  • Technical presentations must comply with NLGI standards that limit their commercial content (see Author Guidelines for details) with two exceptions:
    • The first (title) and last slides may contain company name, logo or other information
    • Company name and/or logo (small size) may appear in one corner of all other slides
  • Avoid use of specific brand names except instruments, reagents, etc. used to perform the work.
  • Use chemical, scientific, or generic terms to refer to lubricant-specific products.
• Commercial
  • If submitting a Commercial Paper, you will be subject to pay a commercial fee ($1,000 USD for members and $2,000 USD for non-members).
  • Commercial (or marketing) presentations are not restricted by NLGI standards for commercial content.
  • Commercial papers are not eligible for publication in the NLGI Spokesman.

If submitting an Industry Paper, it cannot be deemed too commercial (see Author Guidelines below). If so, it may be rejected. If submitting a Commercial Paper, you will be subject to pay a commercial fee ($1,000 USD for members and $2,000 USD for non-members). Papers are considered for publication in the NLGI Spokesman and will be copyrighted by NLGI, all papers must be original to the extent that they have not been published in any other magazine nor presented identically before any society, unless permission has been granted by NLGI.

2020 Deadlines

• January 10, 2020
  The following items must be submitted in full for consideration:
  • Abstract
  • Author Form (one abstract per form)
  • Bio (for all authors)
  • Photo (for all authors)
• February 10, 2020
  • NLGI will notify all authors of acceptance
• April 24, 2020
  • Draft paper is due to NLGI
• May 15, 2020
  • Final presentation / paper is due to NLGI for committee review

How to Apply

STEP 1:

Review the Author Guidelines

STEP 2:

Complete the Author Information Form and submit along with your Abstract, Bio and Photo to [email protected] by January 10, 2020

For questions, please contact NLGI HQ at 816-524-2500 or [email protected]