Materials (ISSN 1996-1944; CODEN: MATEG9) is a peer-reviewed open access journal of materials science and engineering publish ... ed semi-monthly online by MDPI. Impact Factor: 3.623 (2020) ; 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.92 (2020) Q1 (17/80) at category “Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering” Q2 (79/162) at category “Chemistry, Physical” Q2 (152/335) at category “Materials Science, Multidisciplinary” Q2 (51/160) at category “Physics, Applied” Q2 (27/69) at category “Physics, Condensed Matter” Scopes: Optics and Photonics; Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; Structure Analysis and Characterization; Energy Materials, Biomaterials; Electronic Materials; Thin Films and Interfaces; Smart Materials; Advanced Composites, Manufacturing Processes and Systems; Porous Materials; Catalytic Materials; Materials Simulation and Design; Advanced and Functional Ceramics; Metals and Alloys; Soft Matter; Polymeric Materials; Quantum Materials Authors Benefits • Open Access: Unlimited and free access for readers • High visibility: indexed by the Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), Ei Compendex and other databases. Citations available in PubMed, full-text archived in PubMed Central. • Thorough Peer-Review • Rapid publication: a first decision provided to authors approximately 13.1 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.8 days • CiteScore (2020 Scopus data): 4.2, Q2 at Condensed Matter Physics read more