Journal article
As some things fade, others amplify: a response to de Winter and Eisma
Ergonomics, Vol.69(3), pp.425-427
2026
PMID: 40459437
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Abstract
de Winter and Eisma (Citation2024) commentary is not the first to discuss long-standing issues within Ergonomics and Human Factors (EHF) and it will not be the last (e.g. Dul et al. Citation2012; Salmon et al. Citation2022, Citation2024; Shorrock and Williams Citation2016). Critical self-reflection within any scientific discipline is healthy and indeed essential. Fade of a discipline comes at a time when the contribution, relevance, and even existence of EHF is being questioned. The world is changing, technologies are advancing rapidly, and EHF should be more relevant than ever. It is not, and de Winter and Eisma provide some insight as to why it may not be. Whilst I agree with some of their points, I believe some only present part of the picture, and some I disagree with.
Details
- Title
- As some things fade, others amplify: a response to de Winter and Eisma
- Authors
- Paul M Salmon (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
- Publication details
- Ergonomics, Vol.69(3), pp.425-427
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Date published
- 2026
- DOI
- 10.1080/00140139.2025.2509354
- ISSN
- 1366-5847
- PMID
- 40459437
- Copyright note
- © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991131090002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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