Composites Part A-applied Science and Manufacturing

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier since 1996 under the ISSN 1359-835X, covering the science, technology and manufacturing of composite materials, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 8.2 and a rank of 9 of 71 in engineering, manufacturing《复合材料 A 辑：应用科学与制造》（Composites Part A-applied Science and Manufacturing）是（Elsevier）自 1996 年起出版的同行评审月刊，刊号 1359-835X，覆盖复合材料的科学、技术与制造，2025 年影响因子为 8.2，在工程·制造类 71 种期刊中列第 9 位。

Scope

• The journal publishes original research papers, review articles, case studies, short communications and letters from a wide variety of sources dealing with all aspects of the science and technology of composite materials该刊刊载来自各方、涉及复合材料科学与技术各个方面的原创研究论文、综述、案例研究、短通讯与快报。
• Materials covered include fibrous and particulate reinforcements in polymeric, metallic and ceramic matrices, aligned eutectics, reinforced cements and plasters, and natural composites such as wood and biological materials所涉材料包括聚合物、金属与陶瓷基体中的纤维与颗粒增强体、定向共晶、增强水泥与石膏，以及木材与生物材料等天然复合材料。
• Topics include novel architectures and concepts, multifunctional composites, and advances in fabrication and processing of composite materials and structures选题包括新型构型与概念、多功能复合材料，以及复合材料与结构在制备和加工方面的进展。
• Manufacturing science and process modelling are covered as a distinct strand, reflected in the journal's dedicated editor for manufacturing制造科学与过程建模构成独立的一条主线，该刊为此设有专职的制造方向编辑。
• Biocomposites form a further strand of the journal's scope, with a dedicated editor for that area生物复合材料是该刊范围的另一条主线，并设有专职编辑负责该方向。
• Contributions are welcome from industry as well as academia, given the journal's emphasis on applied science and manufacturing rather than on materials chemistry alone鉴于该刊强调应用科学与制造、并不局限于材料化学本身，来自工业界与学术界的稿件均受欢迎。

History

• The present title continues the journal Composites, which had been published since 1969 and was divided into two parts in 1996, with Part A taking applied science and manufacturing该刊延续了 1969 年创刊的（Composites）期刊；该刊于 1996 年分为两部分，A 辑承接应用科学与制造方向。
• Part B was launched alongside it to cover the engineering side of the field, and the two titles have run in parallel since与之同步创办的 B 辑覆盖该领域的工程方向，两份期刊此后期刊并行出版。
• The journal is published monthly by Elsevier and its articles carry the digital object identifier prefix 10.1016, shared with the publisher's other titles该刊由（Elsevier）按月出版，论文的数字对象标识符前缀为（10.1016），与出版方其他期刊一致。
• Impact factors were 7.664 in 2021, 9.463 in 2022, 8.9 in 2024 and 8.2 in 2025, when the journal ranked ninth of 71 titles in engineering, manufacturing影响因子为 2021 年 7.664、2022 年 9.463、2024 年 8.9、2025 年 8.2，当年在工程·制造类 71 种期刊中列第 9 位。
• The journal has 43 editors and editorial board members from 16 countries and regions, with the largest groups from China, the United Kingdom and the United States该刊编委与编委会共 43 人，来自 16 个国家和地区，其中人数最多的分别来自中国、英国与美国。

Editors

• The editor in chief for applied science and manufacturing is Professor Suresh Advani of the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, United States应用科学与制造方向的主编为（University of Delaware，位于美国特拉华州 Newark）的 Suresh Advani 教授。
• The editors for applied science are Professor Michael R. Wisnom of the University of Bristol, Professor Tomonaga Okabe of Tohoku University and Professor Zhong Zhang of the University of Science and Technology of China应用科学方向编辑为（University of Bristol）的 Michael R. Wisnom 教授、（Tohoku University）的 Tomonaga Okabe 教授与（University of Science and Technology of China）的 Zhong Zhang 教授。
• The editor for manufacturing is Professor Veronique Michaud of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, and the journal also has a dedicated editor for biocomposites制造方向编辑为（Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne）的 Veronique Michaud 教授；该刊另设生物复合材料方向的专职编辑。
• Peer review is single anonymized, with contributions initially assessed by an editor for suitability and suitable papers typically sent to at least two independent expert reviewers同行评审采用单盲方式：稿件先由编辑评估是否适合本刊，合适的稿件通常送至少两名独立专家评审。
• The handling editor is responsible for the final decision on acceptance, and editors do not take part in decisions about papers they have written themselves责任编辑对是否录用拥有最终决定权；编辑本人撰写的稿件不由其参与决定。
• Editorial board members are listed with their affiliations and countries on the journal's editorial board page, which records that members identify their own institutions编委的所属机构与国别在期刊编委页列出，该页说明各成员均自行标明所属机构。