Sep 2016 23 Dr. George Pantazopoulos has contributed the following Editorials in 2015 and 2016 for the J. Failure Analysis and Prevention: “Basic Principles: Some Fundamental Concepts”, J. Failure Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 15(3), 2015, p. 335-336. “The value of engineering literature and the complex role of its contributors”, J. Failure Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 16(5), 2016, p. 695-696. Latest information can be found at www.springer.com