Information For Authors

Welcome to the Fracture and Structural Integrity community, the international journal of the Italian Group of Fracture (IGF). We are proud to operate under a Diamond Open Access model: our journal is completely free for both readers and authors. No Article Processing Charges (APCs) or submission fees are required.
Our mission is the rapid dissemination of original analytical, numerical, and experimental contributions aimed at improving the understanding of fracture phenomena and the development of new standards for structural integrity assessment.

Pre-submission checklist
Before starting your submission, please ensure you have reviewed the following:
- Author Guidelines: Read our full technical and formal requirements (LINK).
- Official Template: It is mandatory to prepare your manuscript using our TEMPLATE.
- Publication Ethics: All authors must adhere to our ethical principles. Every submission is screened for plagiarism, self-plagiarism and AI-generated content.

The Submission Process
Manuscripts must be submitted through our dedicated LINK. During the process, please pay close attention to:
- Co-author Metadata: It is mandatory to provide full details for all co-authors, including affiliations, institutional email addresses, and ORCIDs. Incomplete metadata will result in immediate desk rejection.
- Thematic Sections: You must select one of our thematic sections (or an invited Special Issue). Key categories include:
1) Analytical, computational and physical Models
2) Damage mechanics
3) Environmentally assisted fracture
4) Failure Analysis and Forensic Engineering
5) Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys
6) Fatigue and Fracture of non-metallic materials
7) Integrity of materials and structures
- Reviewer Suggestions: You are encouraged to suggest expert reviewers. To ensure impartiality, suggested referees must have different affiliations and nationalities from all the authors of the paper.
- AI Contribution (TITAN 2025): We implement the transparency standards (LINK). Any use of AI tools in research or writing must be explicitly declared. If applicable, you must fill and  upload this FORM during the submission. 
- Non-original Figures: You may use a maximum of two previously published figures, provided you attach written permission from the original publisher at the time of submission.

Post-Acceptance: Publication and Promotion
We pride ourselves on efficiency, with an average publication time of 48 days from proof acceptance.
- Mandatory Visual Abstract: After acceptance, authors must upload a 2-minute "scientific trailer" video. Use our TEMPLATE and follow the Visual Abstract Guidelines. Note: A real human voice is required; AI text-to-speech is strictly prohibited.
- Open Science Badges: We promote transparency. Authors are encouraged to apply for "Open Data" or "Open Materials" badges to certify research accessibility. Click HERE for details.
- Immediate Publication: Once proofs and Visual Abstracts are approved, the paper is published online with a definitive DOI and collected in one of four annual issues (January, April, July, October).

Services for Authors
- Mendeley Style: A dedicated citation style is available for Mendeley users. Installation is simple:
a) Open Mendeley Desktop/Reference Manager.
b) Go to "View" > "Citation Style" > "Get more Styles" (or "Add custom style" in Mendeley Cite).
c) Paste this URL: https://csl.mendeley.com/styles/504042211/Fracture-and-Stuctural-Integrity
- Self-Archiving: Authors retain copyright (CC BY 4.0) and may self-archive all versions of their paper at any time without embargo. We recommend the ESIS-PS platform.
- Article Metrics: Monitor your work's impact with real-time graphs for abstract views and PDF downloads.
- IGF/F&SI Newsletter: Co-authors are added to our mailing list to receive updates on IGF activities (~6 times per year). You may unsubscribe at any time.

Copyright
Authors retain their articles' copyright and publishing rights without restrictions. Fracture and Structural Integrity is licensed under an Attribution (CC BY 4.0).

Join our Reviewer Team: if you would like to contribute to our scientific quality as a referee, here you can find the procedure: LINK
For technical assistance during submission, please contact: gruppofrattura@gmail.com.