Annual Review of Materials Research

Annual Review of Materials Research is an annual peer-reviewed journal published by Annual Reviews, covering significant developments in materials science and engineering. Founded in 1971, it is one of the most influential review journals in materials science, with a 2025 impact factor of 14.6, indexed in SCIE.《材料研究年度评论》（Annual Review of Materials Research）是由 Annual Reviews 出版的年度同行评审期刊，涵盖材料科学与工程的重要进展。该刊创刊于 1971 年，是材料科学领域最具影响力的综述期刊之一，2025 年影响因子为 14.6，被 SCIE 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to cover the significant developments in the field of materials research, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为涵盖材料研究领域的重要进展，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Materials synthesis and characterisation: reviews on the synthesis, processing, characterisation, and properties of all classes of materials, including metals, ceramics, polymers, semiconductors, and composites.材料合成与表征： 关于各类材料（包括金属、陶瓷、聚合物、半导体与复合材料）合成、加工、表征与性能的综述。
• Functional and structural materials: reviews on electronic, optical, magnetic, energy, and catalytic materials, as well as structural materials for mechanical and engineering applications.功能与结构材料： 关于电子、光学、磁性、能源与催化材料以及用于机械与工程应用的结构材料的综述。
• Nanomaterials and soft materials: reviews on nanomaterials, two-dimensional materials, nanostructured materials, and soft materials including polymers, colloids, and biological materials.纳米材料与软物质材料： 关于纳米材料、二维材料、纳米结构材料以及软物质材料（包括聚合物、胶体与生物材料）的综述。
• Materials theory and modelling: reviews on theoretical and computational methods in materials science, including atomistic simulations, mesoscale modelling, and the design of novel materials.材料理论与建模： 关于材料科学理论与计算方法的综述，涵盖原子模拟、介观建模与新型材料设计等。
• Article types: annual comprehensive review articles, each providing an authoritative synthesis of significant developments in a specific area of materials research over the preceding years.栏目设置： 每年发表综合性综述文章，每篇对材料研究某一特定领域近年来的重要进展进行权威综述。

History

• Founding: the Annual Review of Materials Research was founded in 1971 by Annual Reviews, a nonprofit publisher dedicated to synthesising and integrating knowledge for the progress of science.创刊： 《材料研究年度评论》于 1971 年由非营利出版机构 Annual Reviews 创办，该机构致力于为科学进步综合与整合知识。
• Annual Reviews publication: the journal is part of the Annual Reviews series, applying the consistent model of annual, authoritative, invited review articles across scientific disciplines.Annual Reviews 出版： 该刊是 Annual Reviews 系列的一部分，采用各科学领域每年发表权威特邀综述的统一模式。
• Long publication history: with over five decades of continuous publication, the journal has grown alongside the field of materials science, reflecting advances from fundamental materials chemistry to engineering applications.悠久出版史： 该刊已连续出版逾五十载，与材料科学领域共同发展，反映了从基础材料化学到工程应用的进步。
• High impact: the journal has become one of the most highly cited and influential journals in materials science, consistently ranking among the top materials science journals by impact factor.高影响力： 该刊已成为材料科学领域被引最高、最具影响力的期刊之一，影响因子长期位居材料科学期刊前列。

Editors

The journal is led by an editor supported by an associate editor and an editorial committee:该刊由编辑领导，副编辑与编辑委员会协助工作：

• Editor: Ram Seshadri, Professor in the Materials Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara, serves as the editor.编辑： 加州大学圣巴巴拉分校材料系教授拉姆·谢沙德里（Ram Seshadri）担任编辑。
• Associate editor: the journal is supported by an associate editor, Don M. Lipkin of Texas A&M University, with expertise in materials science and engineering.副编辑： 该刊由德克萨斯农工大学的唐·M. 利普金（Don M. Lipkin）担任副编辑，具备材料科学与工程专长。
• Editorial committee: the journal is guided by an editorial committee comprising leading materials scientists from major subfields of materials research worldwide.编辑委员会： 该刊由涵盖材料研究主要子领域的全球顶尖材料科学家组成的编辑委员会指导。
• Review process: invited manuscripts undergo editorial review and revision, with the editors working closely with authors to ensure the highest quality and comprehensiveness of each review.评审流程： 特邀稿件经过编辑评审与修改，编辑与作者密切合作以确保每篇综述的最高质量与全面性。