Responsive Materials

Responsive Materials is an interdisciplinary, fully open-access materials science journal published by Wiley in partnership with Southeast University, launched in 2023, covering functional materials that respond to stimuli such as temperature, pH, redox, light, electric and magnetic fields, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 22.9.《响应性材料》是由（Wiley）与（东南大学）合作出版、2023 年创刊的跨学科全开放获取材料科学期刊，涵盖对温度、（pH）、氧化还原、光、电场与磁场等刺激作出响应的功能材料，2025 年影响因子为 22.9。

Scope

• It is the first journal dedicated to stimuli-responsive materials, publishing fundamental and applied research on functional materials that react to external stimuli.该刊是首本专注刺激响应材料的期刊，刊载功能材料对外部刺激作出响应的基础与应用研究。
• Its scope is broad, spanning nanotechnology and chemistry to biology and engineering, and it accepts both experimental and theoretical approaches.其范围宽广，横跨纳米技术、化学、生物学与工程学，并同时接收实验与理论研究成果。
• It covers responses to temperature, pH, redox, light, electric field and magnetic field, among other stimuli.该刊涵盖对温度、（pH）、氧化还原、光、电场与磁场等刺激的响应。
• Typical topics include soft matter, liquid crystals, carbon dots, smart actuators, photonic and photochromic materials, and hydrogels.典型主题包括软物质、液晶、碳点、智能驱动器、光子与光致变色材料以及水凝胶。^[1]
• The journal is fully open access, and article publication charges are currently waived by the publisher.该刊为全开放获取，出版方目前免除文章出版费。
• It is indexed in DOAJ, Scopus and the Web of Science Core Collection through its ESCI listing.该刊被（DOAJ）、（Scopus）收录，并通过（ESCI）进入（Web of Science）核心合集。

History

• The journal was launched in 2023 and is jointly published by Wiley and Southeast University in Nanjing, China.该刊于 2023 年创刊，由（Wiley）与位于中国南京的（东南大学）联合出版。
• Its first articles appeared in 2023, opening with a lead editorial on leading the development of materials science.该刊首批文章于 2023 年发表，并以一篇关于引领材料科学发展的首篇社论开篇。
• Article publication charges were covered by the publisher for the journal's first three years, from 2023 through 2025.出版方为该刊创刊最初三年（2023 至 2025 年）承担文章出版费。
• An International Responsive Materials Symposium has been held annually since the inaugural meeting in 2023, reaching its fourth edition in 2026.该刊主办的国际响应性材料研讨会自 2023 年创会以来逐年举办，2026 年已举办至第四届。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 22.9, placing it in the first quartile for both multidisciplinary chemistry and multidisciplinary materials science.其 2025 年影响因子为 22.9，在跨学科化学与跨学科材料科学两个类别中均位列第一四分位。
• It expanded rapidly, having published its seventh issue by 2025 and entering Volume 4 in 2026.该刊成长迅速，至 2025 年已出版至第七期，2026 年进入第 4 卷。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Quan Li, a professor at Southeast University specialising in responsive and liquid crystal materials.现任主编为李全，是（东南大学）教授，专长为响应性与液晶材料。
• The Associate Editors are Paula M. Mendes, Takashi Nakanishi, Songnan Qu and Lei Zhu.副编辑包括（Paula M. Mendes）、（Takashi Nakanishi）、（Songnan Qu）与（Lei Zhu）。
• The journal maintains a global editorial board of experts dedicated to responsive materials research.该刊拥有一支专注响应性材料研究的全球编辑委员会。
• The editorial office is based at Southeast University in Nanjing, China.编辑部设在中国南京的（东南大学）。
• Submissions are peer reviewed, and the journal reports a median of 24 days from submission to first decision.稿件经同行评审，该刊报告从投稿到首次决定的中位时间为 24 天。
• Its acceptance rate is about 58 percent, reflecting a selective but fast-growing journal.其接收率约为 58%，体现出一本具选择性且成长迅速的期刊。