About this journal
Aims and scope
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM) is a leading open access, international journal for outstanding research articles across all aspects of materials science. Our audience is the international community across the disciplines of materials science, physics, chemistry, biology as well as engineering.
The journal covers a broad spectrum of topics including functional and structural materials, synthesis and processing, theoretical analyses, characterization and properties of materials. Emphasis is placed on the interdisciplinary nature of materials science and issues at the forefront of the field, such as energy and environmental issues, as well as medical and bioengineering applications.
Of particular interest are research papers on the following topics:
- Materials informatics and materials genomics
- Materials for 3D printing and additive manufacturing
- Nanostructured/nanoscale materials and nanodevices
- Bio-inspired, biomedical, and biological materials; nanomedicine, and novel technologies for clinical and medical applications
- Materials for energy and environment, next-generation photovoltaics, and green technologies
- Advanced structural materials, materials for extreme conditions
STAM welcomes high quality original research and review articles, as well as Focus Issue proposals.
Peer Review Policy
All articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editorial screening and reports by at least two anonymous referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 643K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 7.4 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 7.8 (2023) 5 year IF
- 10.6 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.642 (2023) SNIP
- 0.972 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 0 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 33 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 22 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 16% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation 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): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation 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.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
Kazuhiro Hono, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Masanobu Naito, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
Deputy Editors
Roland Hany, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Switzerland
Atsufumi Hirohata, Tohoku University, Japan
Associate Editors
Katsuhiko Ariga, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
Maryna Bodnarchuk, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Switzerland
Horacio Cabral, University of Tokyo, Japan
Sarah Cartmell, University of Manchester, UK
Fernando Castro, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), UK
Guoping Chen, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
Daichi Chiba, Tohoku University, Japan/Osaka University, Japan
Daniel Chua, National University of Singapore, Singapore
James A. Elliott, University of Cambridge, UK
Fabien Grasset, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
Yuri Grin, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Germany
Haruyuki Inui, Kyoto University, Japan
Kohzo Ito, University of Tokyo, Japan
Makoto Kambara, Osaka University, Japan
Masakazu Kawashita, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
Hyoung Seop Kim, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), Korea
Jung Ho Kim, University of Wollongong, Australia
David Tai Wei Leong, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Hong Lin, Tsinghua University, China
Bilu Liu, Tsinghua University, China
Antoine Maignan, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) - CRISMAT, France
Peng Mi, Sichuan University, China
Masaki Mizuguchi, Nagoya University, Japan
Naoki Ohashi, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
Masayuki Takeuchi, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
Yuji Teramura, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan/Uppsala University, Sweden
Kenichi Uchida, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
Alexander Wei, Purdue University, USA
Yiquan Wu, Alfred University, USA
Wei Xiong, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Naoaki Yabuuchi, Yokohama National University, Japan
Yukiko Yamada-Takamura, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Ye Zhou, Shenzhen University, China
Advisory Members
Tanja Zimmermann, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Switzerland
Hideo Hosono, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Honorary Editors
Tsuyoshi Masumoto, Research Institute for Electromagnetic Materials, Japan
Teruo Kishi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Toyonobu Yoshida, University of Tokyo, Japan
Shu Yamaguchi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Kazuhito Hashimoto, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan
Editorial Office
Yasufumi Nakamichi, Publishing Director
Sonoko Tasaka, Deputy Publishing Director
Sawako Kojima, Editorial Assistant
Kazuya Saito, Editorial Coordinator
Hiromi Wakabayashi, Public Relations Coordinator
Yarong Wang, Editorial Coordinator
E-Mail: [email protected]
Abstracting and indexing
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials is covered by the following abstracting & indexing services:
- Thomson Reuters/ISI (SciSearch®, Science Citation Index®, Materials Science Citation Index®, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, ISI Alerting Services)
- Scopus
- Compendex
- Inspec
- Proquest
- Chemical Abstracts Service
- Chimica
- INIS Atomindex (International Nuclear Information System)
- Metadex
- NASA Astrophysics Data System
- PASCAL Database
- Polymer Library
- EBSCO
- OCLC Worldcat
- British Library
- Portico
- CLOCKSS
- Ex Libris
- PubMed Central (PMC)
Open access
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
Society information
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) is an institution specializing in research in organic and inorganic materials. Our world is made up of various "substances", and the basis of our everyday lives can be found in these "materials". Materials fall into two major categories: organic/polymeric materials and inorganic materials. The latter in turn can be divided into metals and ceramics. From the Stone Age - by way of the Industrial Revolution - to the present day, advances in materials have contributed to the development of humankind and the focus is now on offering solutions for global problems. NIMS specializes in carrying out research into these materials, which is managed in line with our theme, "Materials research for creating tomorrow".
NIMS homepage: http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/index.html
STAM Japanese page: http://e-materials.net/stam/
About Empa
As an interdisciplinary research institute of the ETH Domain, Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, conducts cutting-edge materials and technology research. Empa's research activities focus on meeting the requirements of industry and the needs of society, and thus link application-oriented research to the practical implementation of new ideas. The STAM Europe office is located at Empa.
Empa homepage: https://www.empa.ch/web/empa
Aims of collaborative publishing
NIMS and Empa are working together to develop a flagship journal that provides the highest-quality information on recent developments in materials science on an open access platform. The collaboration brings together top research expertise and resources from the East and West, ensuring that the journal is well represented globally, and offering the community a valued international outlet for their high-quality research.
Continuous publication
Associated with:
- Science and Technology of Advanced Materials: Methods (2021 - current)
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