Smart Materials in Manufacturing

Smart Materials in Manufacturing is an open-access, peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal published by KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. that was launched in 2022 and covers the manufacturing and processing of advanced materials with embedded functionality, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 13.3.（Smart Materials in Manufacturing）是由（KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.）出版的开放获取、同行评审多学科期刊，2022 年创刊，涵盖具有嵌入式功能性的先进材料的制造与加工，2025 年影响因子为 13.3。

Scope

• Its scope embraces the entire workflow underlying the manufacturing of active materials at the crossroads of materials science and engineering.其范围涵盖活性材料制造背后的完整流程，处于材料科学与工程的交叉点。
• Topics of interest include metals and alloys, ceramics and glasses, polymers, and composite and multi-material systems.关注主题包括金属与合金、陶瓷与玻璃、聚合物以及复合与多材料体系。
• It also covers natural and bio-based materials, shape memory and morphing materials, and lattices and scaffolds.还涵盖天然与生物基材料、形状记忆与变形材料以及点阵与支架。^[1]
• It welcomes work on materials chemistry, design and process optimisation, and multi-material and multi-physics modelling.欢迎材料化学、设计与工艺优化以及多材料与多物理建模方面的工作。
• Coverage spans surfaces, coatings and interfaces, materials characterisation, and the interrogation of responses and signals.覆盖范围包括表面、涂层与界面、材料表征以及对响应与信号的探查。^[2]
• It publishes original research papers and authoritative reviews that drive innovation in manufacturing and processing.该刊发表推动制造与加工创新的原创研究论文与权威综述。

History

• The journal was launched in 2022, with its first papers published online that year.该刊于 2022 年创刊，首批论文于当年在线发表。^[3]
• It is published by KeAi Communications Co. Ltd., a joint venture of China Science Publishing and Media and Elsevier based in Beijing.该刊由（KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.）出版，这是（China Science Publishing and Media）与（Elsevier）在北京设立的合资机构。
• It is fully open access, and articles are published continuously throughout the year.该刊为完全开放获取，文章全年持续出版。
• Its article publishing charge is 840 US dollars and authors retain copyright under a non-exclusive licence.其文章处理费为 840 美元，作者在非独占许可下保留版权。
• It is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus, DOAJ, Ei Compendex, INSPEC, CAS and EBSCOhost.被（Emerging Sources Citation Index）（Scopus）（DOAJ）（Ei Compendex）（INSPEC）（CAS）与（EBSCOhost）等数据库收录。
• It received its first Journal Impact Factor of 13.3 in 2025, ranking Q1 in Materials Science, Multidisciplinary.于 2025 年获得首个影响因子 13.3，在材料科学多学科类别中位列 Q1。

Editors

• Its Editor-in-Chief is Cuie Wen of the School of Engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.其主编为（RMIT University）工程学院的（Cuie Wen），位于澳大利亚墨尔本。
• Antonella Sola of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy serves as Executive Associate Editor.（Antonella Sola）任执行副编辑，来自意大利的（University of Modena and Reggio Emilia）。
• Yilong Dai of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Xiangtan University is the Managing Editor.（Yilong Dai）任管理编辑，来自（Xiangtan University）材料科学与工程学院。
• Its Associate Editors include Jixing Lin, Cesare Signorini, Pan Wang, Rong-Chang Zeng and Dechuang Zhang.其副编辑包括（Jixing Lin）（Cesare Signorini）（Pan Wang）（Rong-Chang Zeng）与（Dechuang Zhang）。
• Editorial board members include Aldo R. Boccaccini of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and Milan Brandt of RMIT University.编委会成员包括德国的（University of Erlangen-Nuremberg）的（Aldo R. Boccaccini）以及（RMIT University）的（Milan Brandt）。
• Board members are drawn from institutions worldwide, spanning Australia, China, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States.编委会成员来自全球各地机构，横跨澳大利亚、中国、德国、意大利、英国与美国。