Materials Today Chemistry

Materials Today Chemistry is a multidisciplinary materials chemistry journal published by Elsevier as part of the Materials Today family, launched in 2016 and holding a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 7.4 with a rank of 57th among 250 journals in multidisciplinary chemistry《今日材料化学》（Materials Today Chemistry）是（Elsevier）「今日材料」期刊系列中聚焦材料化学全领域的跨学科期刊，2016 年创刊，2025 年影响因子 7.4，在 250 种多学科化学期刊中列第 57 位。

Scope

• The journal treats materials chemistry as the application of chemistry-based techniques to materials, including materials synthesis and behaviour and the relationships between structure and properties at the atomic and molecular scale该刊把材料化学视为以化学方法研究材料的学科，包括材料合成与行为，以及原子与分子尺度上的结构与性能关系。
• Soft and molecular materials form one thread, from polymers, supramolecular and self-healing materials to hybrid materials and hydrogels软物质与分子材料构成一条主线，从聚合物、超分子材料与自修复材料，到杂化材料与水凝胶。
• Nanomaterials and nanomedicine are covered alongside biomaterials, biomimetics, tissue engineering and drug delivery纳米材料与纳米医学同生物材料、仿生学、组织工程与药物递送一并收录。
• Energy-related chemistry is central, spanning catalysis, photocatalysis, hydrogen generation and storage, and fuel cells能源相关化学处于核心，涵盖催化、光催化、制氢与储氢以及燃料电池。
• Physical and analytical themes include surface chemistry, crystallography, magnetic materials, quantum materials, optical materials, sensors and biosensors物理与分析类主题包括表面化学、晶体学、磁性材料、量子材料、光学材料、传感器与生物传感器。
• The editors welcome comprehensive original research articles, short communications and reviews, and also publish comments, editorials and correspondence that should be discussed with the editor first编辑欢迎完整的研究论文、短通讯与综述，也发表评论、社论与通讯，后几类宜先与编辑沟通。
• As part of the Materials Today family the journal offers rigorous peer review, rapid decisions and high visibility, with a median time to first decision of about 24 days作为「今日材料」系列的一员，该刊提供严格审稿、快速决定与高可见度，首次决定的中位时间约为 24 天。

History

• Elsevier announced the launch of Materials Today Chemistry in September 2016 as one of two new titles extending the Materials Today family into chemistry and energy, and the first double volume appeared in October and December 2016（Elsevier）于 2016 年 9 月宣布创办该刊，作为把「今日材料」系列延伸至化学与能源领域的两个新刊之一，首个合刊卷于 2016 年 10 至 12 月出版。
• The founding editor-in-chief was Chun-Sing Lee of City University of Hong Kong, who now sits on the editorial board, while the current editor-in-chief is Adam F. Lee of Griffith University in Australia创刊主编为（香港城市大学）的（Chun-Sing Lee），他现为编委会成员，现任主编是（澳大利亚）（Griffith University）的（Adam F. Lee）。
• The journal is published by Elsevier Ltd with no print edition and the sole ISSN 2468-5194 online, and it now brings out about eight volumes a year, with volume 58 in progress in December 2026该刊由（Elsevier Ltd）出版，无纸本版，仅有在线 ISSN 2468-5194，目前每年出版约 8 卷，2026 年 12 月在编第 58 卷。
• It is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, where it stands in Q1 in both chemistry, multidisciplinary and materials science, multidisciplinary, and in Scopus as well该刊被（Science Citation Index Expanded）收录，在多学科化学与多学科材料科学两个类别均处 Q1，并被（Scopus）收录。
• Its Journal Impact Factor moved from 8.301 in 2021 through 7.613 in 2022 to 6.7 in 2024 and then 7.4 in 2025其影响因子由 2021 年的 8.301 经 2022 年的 7.613 降至 2024 年的 6.7，2025 年回升至 7.4。
• It publishes as a hybrid title, offering a subscription route and a gold open access option so that part of its content is immediately free to read该刊为混合出版模式，同时提供订阅通道与金色开放获取选项，因此部分内容可立即免费阅读。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Adam F. Lee of Griffith University in Nathan, Australia, whose listed expertise spans catalysis, porous solids, green chemistry, nanomaterials and surface science现任主编（Adam F. Lee）任职于（澳大利亚）（Griffith University），其登记专长为催化、多孔固体、绿色化学、纳米材料与表面科学。
• Fourteen associate editors handle manuscripts, among them Cristiana Di Valentin of the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy, Richard Douthwaite of the University of York in the United Kingdom and Teruaki Hayakawa of the Institute of Science Tokyo in Japan14 位副编辑负责处理稿件，包括（Cristiana Di Valentin）（University of Milano-Bicocca）、（Richard Douthwaite）（University of York）与（Teruaki Hayakawa）（Institute of Science Tokyo）。
• Further associate editors are based in China, Australia, Brazil, Sweden, Portugal, the United States and Singapore, including Jun He, Zhongbao Jian, Xianhong Rui, Guohua Jia, Ana Flavia Nogueira, Karin Odelius, Catia Ornelas, Svitlana Pylypenko, Wenzhuo Wu and Le Yang其他副编辑分驻中国、澳大利亚、巴西、瑞典、葡萄牙、美国与新加坡，包括（Jun He）、（Zhongbao Jian）、（Xianhong Rui）、（Guohua Jia）、（Ana Flavia Nogueira）、（Karin Odelius）、（Catia Ornelas）、（Svitlana Pylypenko）、（Wenzhuo Wu）与（Le Yang）。
• The editorial board has about 71 members from 20 countries and regions, led by China with 21, the United States with 12 and Australia with 8, and the founding editor Chun-Sing Lee of City University of Hong Kong remains among them编委会约有 71 位成员，来自 20 个国家和地区，其中中国 21 位、美国 12 位、澳大利亚 8 位，创刊主编（Chun-Sing Lee）（香港城市大学）仍在其中。
• Board members include Aldo Boccaccini of Erlangen, Katharina Landfester and Klaus Muellen of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ben Zhong Tang of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen, Vincent Rotello of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Martin Pumera of Brno University of Technology编委包括（Aldo Boccaccini）（Erlangen）、（Katharina Landfester）与（Klaus Muellen）（Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research）、（Ben Zhong Tang）（Chinese University of Hong Kong）（Shenzhen）、（Vincent Rotello）（University of Massachusetts Amherst）与（Martin Pumera）（Brno University of Technology）。
• Guest-edited special issues and article collections appear frequently, with recent themes such as advanced energy materials for a sustainable future and materials for environmental pollution treatment该刊频繁推出客座编辑的专刊与专辑，近期主题包括面向可持续未来的先进能源材料，以及用于环境污染物处理的材料。