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Publishing frequency: 48 issues per year
Editor-in-chief: Anders Hagfeldt
Time to first decision: 25 days**
Scope
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B & C cover high quality studies across all fields of materials chemistry. The journals focus on those theoretical or experimental studies that report new understanding, applications, properties and synthesis of materials. The journals have a strong history of publishing quality reports of interest to interdisciplinary communities and providing an efficient and rigorous service through peer review and publication. The journals are led by an international team of Editors-in-Chief and Associate Editors who are all active researchers in their fields.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B & C are separated by the intended application of the material studied. Broadly, applications in energy and sustainability are of interest to Journal of Materials Chemistry A, applications in biology and medicine are of interest to Journal of Materials Chemistry B, and applications in optical, magnetic and electronic devices are of interest to Journal of Materials Chemistry C. More than one Journal of Materials Chemistry journal may be suitable for certain fields and researchers are encouraged to submit their paper to the journal that they feel best fits for their particular article.
Example topic areas within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry A are listed below. This list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive.
- Artificial photosynthesis
- Batteries
- Carbon dioxide conversion
- Catalysis
- Fuel cells
- Gas capture/separation/storage
- Green/sustainable materials
- Hydrogen generation
- Hydrogen storage
- Photocatalysis
- Photovoltaics
- Self-cleaning materials
- Self-healing materials
- Sensors
- Supercapacitors
- Thermoelectrics
- Water splitting
- Water treatment
Editorial board
Editor-in-chief
Anders Hagfeldt, Uppsala University, Sweden
Associate editors
Curtis Berlinguette, University of British Columbia, Canada
Viola Birss, University of Calgary, Canada
Goutam De, Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India
Mohamed Eddaoudi, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Ghim Wei Ho, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Yun Jeong Hwang, Seoul National University, South Korea
Kisuk Kang, Seoul National University, South Korea
Zhiqun Lin, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
David Lou, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yi-Chun Lu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Frank Osterloh, University of California, Davis, USA
Shizhang Qiao, University of Adelaide, Australia
Jennifer Rupp, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Stephen Skinner, Imperial College London, UK
Magdalena Titirici, Imperial College London, UK
Miriam Unterlass, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Li-Zhu Wu, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, China
Yusuke Yamauchi, The University of Queensland, Australia
Zhen Zhou, Nankai University, China
Philipp Adelhelm, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany
Rajeev Ahuja, Uppsala University, Sweden
Conchi Ania, CNRS Orleans, France
Jong-Beom Baek, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Kanishka Biswas, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India
Edith Bucher, University of Leoben, Austria
Michael Chabinyc, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Arun Chattopadhyay, IIT Guwahati, India
Jie-Sheng Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Will Chueh, Stanford University, USA
Serena Corr, University of Sheffield, UK
Tomas Edvinsson, Uppsala University, Sweden
Xinliang Feng, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Ana Flavia Nogueira, University of Campinas, Brazil
Jurgen Fleig, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Mihaela Florea, University of Bucharest, Romania
Giulia Galli, University of Chicago, USA
Nuria Garcia-Araez, University of Southampton, UK
Giulia Grancini, University of Pavia, Italy
Jiaxing Huang, Northwestern University, USA
Hiroshi Imahori, Kyoto University, Japan
Tatsumi Ishihara, Kyushu University, Japan
Saiful Islam, University of Bath, UK
Feng Jiao, University of Delaware, USA
Emma Kendrick, University of Birmingham, UK
Dong Ha Kim, Ewha Womens University, Korea
Bumjoon Kim, KAIST, Korea
Ulrike Kramm, TU Darmstadt, Germany
Yun Jung Lee, Hanyang University, Korea
Jing Li, Rutgers University, USA
Baohua Li, Tsinghua University, China
Bettina Lotsch, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany
Jingshan Luo, Nankai University, China
C. Buddie Mullins, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Arun K. Nandi, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
Linda Nazar, University of Waterloo, Canada
Markus Niederberger, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Chinedum Osuji, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Steve Parker, University of Bath, UK
Zoe Schnepp, University of Birmingham, UK
Zongping Shao, Curtin University, Australia
Yuichi Shimakawa, Kyoto University, Japan
Mihaela C. Stefan, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Cheng-Yong Su, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Shi-Gang Sun, Xiamen University, China
Venkataraman Thangadurai, University of Calgary, Canada
Seung Uk Son, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Eva Unger, Lund University, Sweden
Rose-Noelle Vannier, ENSC Lille, France
Mengye Wang, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Min Wei, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
Emily Weiss, Northwestern University, USA
Charlotte Williams, University of Oxford, UK
Yi-Jun Xu, Fuzhou University, China
Meidan Ye, Xiamen University, China
Qiang Zhang, Tsinghua University, China
George (X. S.) Zhao, University of Queensland, Australia
Gengfeng Zheng, Fudan University, China
Michaela Mühlberg, Executive Editor ORCID 0000-0002-3468-280X
Lynn Murphy, Deputy Editor
Alexander Whiteside, Development Editor ORCID 0000-0002-1743-1531
Jonathon Watson, Editorial Production Manager
Lucy Balshaw, Publishing Editor
Matthew Blow, Publishing Editor
Robin Brabham, Publishing Editor
Tom Cozens, Publishing Editor
Chris Dias, Publishing Editor
Ed Gardner, Publishing Editor
Joseph Gibson, Publishing Editor
Emma Gorrell, Publishing Editor
Ellie Griffiths, Publishing Editor
Sam Howell, Publishing Editor
Fiona Iddon, Publishing Editor
Carole Martin, Publishing Editor
Kirsty McRoberts, Publishing Editor
Rebecca Plant, Publishing Editor
Ella Wren, Publishing Editor
Ruth Zadik, Publishing Editor
Jane Chan, Editorial Assistant
Julie Ann Roszkowski, Publishing Assistant
Sam Keltie, Publisher
Journal of Materials Chemistry Lectureship
This Lectureship recognises early career researchers, typically within 10 years of attaining their PhD or equivalent degree, who have made significant contributions to the field of materials chemistry in their independent academic career.
Find out more about eligibility, how to nominate and deadlines for nomination and announcement.
Find out moreSubmission and assessment process
On submission to the journal, all manuscripts are initially assessed by a team of professional Publishing Editors who have a wide range of scientific backgrounds. They make an assessment of whether the manuscript may be suitable for the journal, based on the scope and very high significance and broad general interest criteria required for publication. Publishing Editors are supported in this decision making by our academic Associate Editors who are members of our Editorial Board. Only manuscripts that successfully pass these initial assessments will be sent for full peer review, which may be with an Associate Editor. Full details of the initial assessment process can be found with our processes and policies.
The journal follows a single-blind peer review process and articles are typically sent to at least two independent reviewers for evaluation. Professional Publishing Editors and academic Associate Editors are equally responsible for peer review and associated editorial decisions. The team are guided by our Editorial Board who set the scientific standards and guidelines for the journal. Our Editorial Board are all leading scientists who together have expertise across the breadth of materials science.
Readership information
Journal of Materials Chemistry A is a core journal for academic and industrial scientists involved in materials research.
Subscription information
Journal of Materials Chemistry A is part of RSC Gold, Core Chemistry and Materials Science subscription packages.
Online only 2021: ISSN 2050-7496 £1,937 / $4,021
*2019 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2020)
**Average time from receipt to first decision for peer reviewed manuscripts in 2019
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