Materials Research Letters

Materials Research Letters publishes papers reporting significant breakthroughs in materials science, with a primary focus on advanced metallic materials and physical metallurgy together with a broader range of structural, functional, and low-dimensional materials.《材料研究快报》（Materials Research Letters）发表报告材料科学重大突破的论文，主要聚焦先进金属材料与物理冶金学，同时涵盖更广泛的结构、功能与低维材料。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to publish papers with significant breakthroughs in materials science, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表材料科学领域具有重大突破的论文，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Metallic materials and physical metallurgy: studies on the deformation mechanisms, structures, processing, and properties of metals and alloys, including heterogeneous materials, gradient materials, nanostructured metals, deformation twinning, crystalline defects, and mechanical properties.金属材料与物理冶金学： 金属与合金的变形机制、结构、加工与性能研究，涵盖异质材料、梯度材料、纳米结构金属、变形孪晶、晶体缺陷与力学性能等。
• Structural materials: research on structural materials including metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites, with a focus on achieving unprecedented mechanical and functional properties through novel microstructures and processing routes.结构材料： 包括金属、陶瓷、聚合物与复合材料在内的结构材料研究，聚焦通过新型微观结构与加工路径获得前所未有的力学与功能性能。
• Energy and functional materials: studies on energy materials including solar energy, batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, hydrogen storage, and nuclear energy, together with functional materials such as electronic, dielectric, ferroic, magnetic, and optical materials.能源与功能材料： 包括太阳能、电池、燃料电池、超级电容器、储氢与核能在内的能源材料研究，以及电子、介电、铁性、磁性与光学等功能材料研究。
• Low-dimensional and advanced materials: research on low-dimensional materials including sheets, tubes, wires, and ribbons, as well as intermetallics, nanocomposites, and materials with novel heterostructures and nanostructures.低维与先进材料： 包括片、管、线、带在内的低维材料研究，以及金属间化合物、纳米复合材料和具有新型异质结构与纳米结构的材料研究。
• Article types: original reports, letters, and reviews, with an emphasis on papers that represent significant breakthroughs and provide new insights into the structure, properties, and processing of materials.栏目设置： 接受原创报告、快报与综述，强调代表重大突破并为材料结构、性能与加工提供新见解的论文。

History

• Founding: the journal was launched in 2013 as a rapid-publication venue for breakthrough research in materials science, with a particular emphasis on metallic materials and physical metallurgy.创刊： 该刊 2013 年创刊，作为材料科学突破性研究的快速发表平台，特别强调金属材料与物理冶金学方向。
• Editorial leadership: the journal has been led by co-editors-in-chief from the City University of Hong Kong, whose combined expertise in metallic materials and energy storage materials has shaped the journal's scope.编辑领导： 该刊由来自香港城市大学的联合主编领导，他们在金属材料与储能材料方面的专长共同塑造了刊物的范围。
• Open access model: the journal operates as a fully open access publication, making all materials science breakthroughs freely available to the global research community immediately upon publication.开放获取模式： 该刊采用完全开放获取出版模式，所有材料科学突破一经发表即向全球研究共同体免费开放。

Editors

The journal is led by two editors-in-chief supported by associate editors and an editorial board, drawn from materials science institutions worldwide:该刊由两位主编领导，副编辑与编委会协助，成员来自全球材料科学机构：

• Editors-in-chief: Yuntian T. Zhu of the City University of Hong Kong, whose research focuses on heterogeneous materials, gradient materials, nanostructured metals, deformation physics, and mechanical properties. Chunyi Zhi of the City University of Hong Kong, whose research focuses on energy storage materials, batteries, and electrochemical devices.主编： 香港城市大学的朱运田（Yuntian T. Zhu），研究方向为异质材料、梯度材料、纳米结构金属、变形物理与力学性能；香港城市大学的支春义（Chunyi Zhi），研究方向为储能材料、电池与电化学器件。
• Associate editors: associate editors cover structural materials, energy materials, functional materials, and low-dimensional materials, supporting the handling of manuscripts across the journal's scope.副编辑团队： 副编辑覆盖结构材料、能源材料、功能材料与低维材料等方向，协助处理刊物范围内的稿件。
• Review model: manuscripts undergo single-blind peer review by external experts, with final decisions made by the editors-in-chief and associate editors based on the significance of the breakthrough and the quality of the science.评审模式： 稿件由外部专家进行单盲同行评审，主编与副编辑基于突破的重要性与科学质量做出最终决定。