ASIGURAREA CALITATII – QUALITY ASSURANCE® is a peer-reviewed quarterly international scientific journal aimed at disseminating significant theoretical and practical results in the field of quality and dependability (reliability, maintainability, availability, safety/security a.o.) engineering, assurance, certification and management. An important aim of this journal is to achieve a balance between academic material and practical applications.

ASIGURAREA CALITATII – QUALITY ASSURANCE® is published quarterly in March, June, September and December for a total of four times a year – under the aegis of a distinguished International Scientific Board – by the Romanian Society for Quality Assurance (SRAC). The journal is indexed in several international databases of scientific journals:

• Google Scholar
• Index Copernicus – ICV 2016: 67.38
• OCLC WorldCat
• ACADEMIA.edu
• Mendeley
• MIAR

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, photocopied, recorded or other wise, without written permission from the editor. When authors submit their papers for publication, they agree that the copyright for their article be transferred to the Romanian Society for Quality Assurance (SRAC), if and only if the articles are accepted for publication. The copyright covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints and translations.