Scripta Materialia
Scripta Materialia (commonly abbreviated as Scr. Mater.) is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc. Founded in 1967, it is the letters section of Acta Materialia, providing a forum for the rapid publication of short communications.《材料学报快报》（Scripta Materialia，常用缩写为 Scr. Mater.）是一份由爱思唯尔代表 Acta Materialia 公司出版的同行评审学术期刊。该刊创刊于 1967 年，是《材料学报》的通讯刊物，为简短通讯提供快速发表论坛。
Scope
The journal's editorial stance sets originality rather than incremental research as the threshold, requiring that a paper report novel or substantially improved properties of materials rather than extend an existing system incrementally. It also limits papers to short communications, so that findings which are clearly bounded and fully validated can enter the literature rapidly. Its principal subject areas include:本刊的取稿立场是「以原创性而非增量研究为门槛」，即要求论文须报告材料的新性质或实质性改进的性质，而非在既有体系上作增量扩展。刊物同时把篇幅限制为简短通讯，使结论明确、论证完整的发现得以快速进入文献。收文覆盖的主要方向包括：
- Materials with functional properties: metals, ceramics and semiconductors with novel functional properties, and their mechanisms.功能性质材料： 具新颖功能性质的金属、陶瓷与半导体及其机制。
- Materials with mechanical properties: the design and realisation of high-strength, high-toughness or mechanically novel materials.力学性质材料： 高强度、高韧性或新型力学响应材料的设计与实现。
- Structural and chemical characterisation: methods for characterising the structure and chemistry of materials in aid of understanding their properties.结构与化学表征： 为理解性质而进行的材料结构与化学的表征方法。
- Computation and simulation: computational and simulation methods for understanding structure-property relations, preferably combined with experimental verification.计算与模拟： 理解结构—性质关系的计算与模拟方法，宜与实验验证相结合。
- Synthesis and processing mechanisms: elucidation of the mechanisms involved in the synthesis and processing of materials, as a route to understanding their properties.合成与加工机制： 材料合成与加工中所涉机制的阐明，作为通向性质理解的路径。
The journal is a hybrid title. The subscription route charges authors nothing, while open access carries an article processing charge. The publisher states 5 days to first decision, 36 days to a decision after review and 86 days to acceptance, the first decision including editorial screening. The journal is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and carries a 2025 impact factor of 5.9.该刊属混合出版模式：订阅路线不向作者收费，选择开放获取需支付文章处理费。出版方官方公布投稿至首次决定 5 天、复审后决定 36 天、至接收 86 天，其中首次决定含编辑部初筛。该刊被科学引文索引扩展版收录，2025 年影响因子 5.9。
History
- Founding and renaming (1967–1996): the journal was founded in 1967 under the name Scripta Metallurgica, renamed Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia in 1990, and has carried its present title since 1996. The start of the lineage is 1967, with 1996 being the year the present name was adopted.创刊与更名（1967–1996）： 本刊创刊于 1967 年，创刊刊名为《冶金快报》（Scripta Metallurgica），1990 年改名《冶金与材料快报》，1996 年起启用现名；沿革起点应记为 1967 年，现名启用年 1996 年。[1]
- Positioning: the journal is the letters title of Acta Materialia, serving as the outlet for rapid publication of short communications within that sister-journal family, a division of labour that has endured in materials science.刊物定位： 该刊是《材料学报》（Acta Materialia）的通讯刊物，为其姊妹刊体系中承担简短通讯快速发表的出口；这一分工在材料科学领域沿用至今。[2]
- Current editor: Kazuhiro Hono serves as principal editor, based at the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan, his editorship recorded on the publisher's official editorial board page. The library's previously missing editor field has been filled in from the official page.现任主编： 肯尼克·霍诺（Kazuhiro Hono）任主编，供职于日本国立材料研究所；其主编身份在出版方官方编委页载明。库内原缺编辑字段，已按官方页补入。[3]
- Publisher history: the journal has been published by Elsevier under the name of Acta Materialia Inc. since its founding, and the library's publisher record agrees with the current arrangement.出版方沿革： 本刊自创刊起即在 Acta Materialia 公司名义下由爱思唯尔出版；库内所记出版方与现行安排一致。[2]
- Official review timing: the publisher states 5 days to first decision, 36 days to a decision after review and 86 days to acceptance, the first decision including editorial screening. No acceptance rate is published for the title.官方审稿口径： 出版方官方公布投稿至首次决定 5 天、复审后决定 36 天、至接收 86 天，其中首次决定含编辑部初筛；该刊未公布录用率。[4]
- Metric trend: the 2025 impact factor of 5.9, together with a five-year figure of 6.1 and a CiteScore of 11.5, places the journal near the front of the metals and alloys, mechanics of materials and mechanical engineering categories.指标走势： 影响因子自 2025 年的 5.9 与五年影响因子 6.1、引用分数 11.5 共同刻画该刊位置；在金属与合金、材料力学与工程机械等类目中均居前列。[4]
Editors
The journal operates under a single editor appointed jointly by Acta Materialia Inc. and Elsevier, with a number of associate editors in support, and manuscripts submitted through the Editorial Manager system. The publisher states review timings, and the composition of the editorial office is taken from the masthead.本刊实行主编负责制，主编由 Acta Materialia 公司与爱思唯尔共同任命并主持编辑部，另设若干副编辑；稿件经 Editorial Manager 系统投递。官方公布审稿时效，编辑部构成以刊头署名为准。
- Kazuhiro Hono (current principal editor): a researcher at the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan, working on magnetic materials and the atomic-scale characterisation of material microstructure, his editorship recorded on the publisher's official editorial board page.肯尼克·霍诺（现任主编）： 日本国立材料研究所研究员，研究方向为磁性材料与材料微观结构的原子尺度表征；其主编身份在出版方官方编委页载明。[3]
- Shared editorship with Acta Materialia: the journal's editor also edits Acta Materialia, the two titles sharing editorial leadership, an arrangement that corresponds to their division of labour as letters title and main journal.与《材料学报》的编辑共享： 该刊主编同时担任《材料学报》主编，两刊共享编辑领导层；这一安排与其通讯刊物与主刊的分工相互对应。[1]
- Article formats: the journal also runs Viewpoint Sets, collections of invited short articles organised by guest editors on topics of current interest, a format that lets the journal stage rapid discussion around hot topics.体裁设置： 该刊另设观点集（Viewpoint Sets），即由客座编辑就当前关注主题组织的邀约短文集合；这一体裁使刊物得以围绕热点快速组织讨论。[2]
- Acceptance and speed: the publisher states 5 days to first decision, 36 days to a decision after review and 86 days to acceptance, the first decision including editorial screening. No acceptance rate is published for the title.录用与时效： 出版方官方公布投稿至首次决定 5 天、复审后决定 36 天、至接收 86 天，其中首次决定含编辑部初筛；该刊未公布录用率。[4]
- Standing in the field: the journal is regarded as one of the principal outlets for communications in materials science, its short communications routinely serving as base citations for later full studies, with substantial influence on the structure-property agenda.学科地位： 该刊被视为材料科学领域通讯类刊物的主要出口之一，其简短通讯常成为后续完整研究的基础引用来源，在结构—性质关系方向上具有重要影响。[2]