The last 25 years have seen immense changes, both in the world generally and in scientific publishing. It is now hard to imagine that our original editorial responsibilities included managing filing cabinets full of manuscripts and making frequent trips to the post office! In this first Invited Viewpoint, we have invited ourselves to highlight some of the key breakthroughs that have been made on topics that are within the scope of Tribology Letters, i.e., breakthroughs in the science of tribology. We also bring your attention to some unique, existing features of the journal, as well as new ways in which Tribology Letters will be more functional for you in the future. Finally, we share our views on publishing tribology research more generally, with the aim of encouraging publication decisions that benefit the tribology community as a whole.

在过去的25年中，无论是在世界范围内还是在科学出版领域，都发生了巨大的变化。现在很难想象我们最初的编辑职责包括管理装满手稿的文件柜和经常去邮局旅行！在第一个受邀观点中，我们邀请自己重点介绍在摩擦学快报范围内的主题所取得的一些关键突破，即摩擦学的突破。我们还将使您关注该期刊的一些独特的现有功能，以及《摩擦学快报》的新方法。将来会为您提供更多功能。最后，我们更广泛地分享有关出版摩擦学研究的观点，目的是鼓励做出有利于整个摩擦学界的出版决策。