''Superconductor Science and Technology'' is a
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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covering research on all aspects of
superconductivity
Superconductivity is a set of physical properties observed in superconductors: materials where Electrical resistance and conductance, electrical resistance vanishes and Magnetic field, magnetic fields are expelled from the material. Unlike an ord ...
, including theories on superconductivity, the basic
physics
Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...
of superconductors, the relation of
microstructure
Microstructure is the very small scale structure of a material, defined as the structure of a prepared surface of material as revealed by an optical microscope above 25× magnification. The microstructure of a material (such as metals, polymer ...
and growth to superconducting properties, the theory of novel devices, and the fabrication and properties of thin films and devices. The
editor-in-chief
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is Cathy P Foley (CSIRO). It was established in 1988 and it is published by
IOP Publishing
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. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has an
impact factor
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The Impact Factor of a journa ...
of 3.7 for 2023.
Article types
The journal publishes articles in the following categories:
* Papers: regular articles reporting original research in superconductivity and its application without formal length restrictions
* Letters: short articles reporting very substantial new advances and no longer than 5 journal pages or 4500 words including figures
* Topical reviews:
review papers commissioned by the editors
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://iopscience.iop.org/0953-2048/
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