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Covering topics in solid state materials properties, processing, and applications, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences brings you the latest and most important new developments and understandings. New and emerging theoretical and experimental topics are emphasized in the disciplines of condensed matter physics, physical chemistry, materials, and electrical, chemical and mechanical engineering. Cross-disciplinary engineering and science specialties are also included.
The reviews provide a critical assessment of the state-of-the-art for both experimental and theoretical studies.
Topics Include:
Advanced processing techniques for new materials
Analysis of solid composition, bonding, structure, and topography
Deposition techniques to form the solid state and epitaxial layers
Diffusion and defects in the solid state
Electrical, optical, magnetic, and thermal properties of new organic and inorganic materials
Experimental techniques for characterization of materials and materials properties
Interfaces in the solid state
Mechanical properties of low dimensional solids
Nanoparticle processing and properties
Nucleation and growth in formation of the solid state
Optical spectroscopy of solids
Physics, chemistry. and theory of the solid state
Processing issues in thin film microelectronic and optoelectronic semiconductor devices
Quantum effects
Solid state band structure
Solid state energy sources
Theoretical modeling of solid state dynamics
Journal metrics
Usage
92K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
8.1 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
10.3 (2023) 5 year IF
22.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
2.863 (2023) SNIP
1.959 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
11 days avg. from submission to first
decision
13% acceptance rate
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Impact Factor*:
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Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
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Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
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Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
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potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editorial Advisory Board Li-Chyong Chen -National Taiwan University Charles B. Duke -Xerox Innovation Group Joseph E. Greene -University of Illinois Siegfried Hofmann -Max-Planck-Institute for Metals Research Markku Leskelä -University of Helsinki Peter Majewski -University of South Australia Gary McGuire - International Technology Center DaeWon Moon - Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science Buddy D. Ratner - University of Washington Takuo Sugano - University of Tokyo Jan-Eric Sundgren - Chalmers University of Technology Hendrik C. Swart - University of the Free State Jerry M. Woodall - Yale University
Abstracting and indexing
Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences is currently abstracted/indexed in:
Chemical Abstracts Service Chemical Abstracts (Online)
EBSCOhost (various)
Elsevier BV Compendex Scopus
Genamics JournalSeek
International Atomic Energy Agency INIS Collection Search (International Nuclear Information System)
OCLC ArticleFirst Electronic Collections Online
Ovid Inspec
Personal Alert (Email)
ProQuest (various)
The Engineering Index Monthly (DVD)
Clarivate Analytics Current Contents Science Citation Index Expanded Web of Science
VINITI RAN Referativnyi Zhurnal
World Ceramics Abstracts (Online)
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Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences
(1977 - current)
Formerly known as
C R C Critical Reviews in Solid State Sciences
(1970 - 1976)
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