The ''Journal of Materials Science'' is a weekly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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covering all aspects of
materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials. Materials engineering is an engineering field of finding uses for materials in other fields and industries.
The intellectual origins of materials sci ...
. It was established in 1966 by
Robert W. Cahn and is published by
Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.
Originally founded in 1842 in ...
. The journal incorporated ''Journal of Materials Science Letters'' in 2003 and ''Interface Science'' in 2004. The
Editor-in-Chief
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is
C. Barry Carter (
University of Connecticut
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).
In 2012, the journal announced an annual "Cahn Prize" for best paper published in the journal, in honor of its founding editor.
In 2021, the journal announced a similar annual "Bonfield Prize" for best review paper published in the journal, in honor of a former Editor-in-Chief,
William Bonfield.
There are two more specialized sister journals, ''
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine'' and ''
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics''.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact factor values are considered more prestigious or important within their field.
The Impact Factor of a journa ...
of 4.220, ranking it 82nd out of 293 journals in the category "Materials Science, Multidisciplinary".
See also
*''
Journal of Materials Science Letters''
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://www.springer.com/materials/journal/10853
English-language journals
Academic journals established in 1966
Springer Science+Business Media academic journals
Materials science journals
Biweekly journals