Smart Materials and Structures

Smart Materials and Structures is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by IOP Publishing, covering smart materials research. Founded in 1992, it is a multidisciplinary engineering journal publishing findings from subdisciplines that make up the broad field of smart materials, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.8, indexed in SCIE.《智能材料与结构》（Smart Materials and Structures, 简称 Smart Mater. Struct.）是由 IOP Publishing 出版的月刊同行评审期刊，涵盖智能材料研究。该刊创刊于 1992 年，是发表智能材料广泛领域各子学科研究成果的多学科工程期刊，2025 年影响因子为 3.8，被 SCIE 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to publish findings from subdisciplines that together make up the broad field of smart materials research, including structural and system-level aspects from design and control to physical intelligence, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表构成智能材料研究广泛领域的各子学科研究成果，包括从设计与控制到物理智能的结构与系统层面内容，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Active and adaptive materials: original research on materials that respond to external stimuli, including piezoelectric, shape memory, magnetostrictive, and electroactive polymers.主动与自适应材料： 关于响应外部刺激材料的原创研究，包括压电、形状记忆、磁致伸缩与电活性聚合物。
• Sensors and actuators: studies on smart sensors, actuators, and transducers based on smart materials and structures.传感器与执行器： 关于基于智能材料与结构的智能传感器、执行器与换能器的研究。
• Structural health monitoring: research on the integration of sensors and actuators into structures for health monitoring, damage detection, and self-healing.结构健康监测： 关于将传感器与执行器集成到结构中以进行健康监测、损伤检测与自修复的研究。
• Control and systems: studies on control strategies, system integration, and the design of smart structures and systems, including soft robotics and physical intelligence.控制与系统： 关于控制策略、系统集成以及智能结构与系统设计的研究，包括软体机器人与物理智能。
• Article types: the journal publishes original research papers, review articles, and rapid communications on smart materials and structures.栏目设置： 该刊发表智能材料与结构领域的原创研究论文、综述与短讯。

History

• Founding: the journal was established in 1992 by IOP Publishing to serve the emerging field of smart materials and structures.创刊： 该刊于 1992 年由 IOP Publishing 创刊，服务于新兴的智能材料与结构领域。
• IOP Publishing: Smart Materials and Structures is published by IOP Publishing, the publishing arm of the Institute of Physics, ensuring high editorial standards and broad international distribution.IOP Publishing： 《智能材料与结构》由 IOP Publishing 出版，该机构是英国物理学会的出版部门，确保高编辑标准与广泛的国际传播。
• Multidisciplinary scope: throughout its history, the journal has emphasized the integration of materials science, engineering, physics, and control in the development of smart materials.多学科范围： 在其发展历程中，该刊始终强调材料科学、工程、物理与控制在智能材料开发中的整合。
• Publication frequency: the journal publishes monthly, ensuring timely dissemination of important advances in smart materials and structures.出版频率： 该刊每月出版，确保智能材料与结构重要进展的及时传播。

Editors

The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by an executive editorial board and an editorial board:该刊由主编领导，执行编委会与编委会协助工作：

• Editor-in-chief: Alper Erturk of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, serves as the editor-in-chief.主编： 美国佐治亚州亚特兰大佐治亚理工学院的阿尔珀·埃尔特克（Alper Erturk）担任主编。
• Executive editorial board: the editor-in-chief is supported by an executive editorial board with expertise across major areas of smart materials research.执行编委会： 主编由具有智能材料研究主要领域专长的执行编委会协助。
• Editorial board: the journal has a large international editorial board comprising materials scientists and engineers from leading institutions worldwide.编委会： 该刊拥有大型国际编委会，成员为来自全球顶尖机构的材料科学家与工程师。
• Open access option: authors can choose to publish open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放，并支付文章处理费。