About Journal of Materials Chemistry

Journal of Materials Chemistry is the first weekly journal in the materials field. The journal is interdisciplinary, publishing work of international significance on all aspects of materials chemistry. Articles cover the fabrication, properties and applications of materials, including synthesis, structural characterisation and modelling.

Journal of Materials Chemistry wishes to publish original research that demonstrates novelty and advance, either in the chemistry used to produce materials or in the properties/applications of the materials produced. Work submitted that is outside of these criteria will not usually be considered for publication. 

• Impact factor: 4.34
• Published weekly
• Fastest times to publication in the field: for communications, typically four weeks faster than our nearest rivals; for papers, nearly three times faster than some of our competitors*
• Article Types:
  • Reviews:  Applications, Feature Articles and Highlights
  • Communications
  • Full Papers   
• Promotion of outstanding work:  Hot articles are featured on the journal website
• Includes monthly magazines Chemical Science and Chemical Technology,  highlighting the best work from RSC publications
• International editorial board and authorship 

Readership: Journal of Materials Chemistry is a core journal for academic and industrial scientists involved in materials research.

*The data is taken from published issues from September to December (inclusive) 2007. Read story linked below for more details.