Materials
Note: The following journal information is for reference only. Please check the journal website for updated information prior to submission.
Journal Title
Materials
MATERIALS
ISSN / eISSN
1996-1944
Aims and Scope
Materials (ISSN 1996-1944) is an open access journal of related scientific research and technology development. It publishes reviews, regular research papers (articles) and short communications. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. Therefore, there is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Materials provides a forum for publishing papers which advance the in-depth understanding of the relationship between the structure, the properties or the functions of all kinds of materials. Chemical syntheses, chemical structures and mechanical, chemical, electronic, magnetic and optical properties and various applications will be considered.
Subject Area
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
PHYSICS, APPLIED
CiteScore
5.20
View Trend
CiteScore Ranking
Category | Quartile | Rank |
---|---|---|
Physics and Astronomy - Condensed Matter Physics | Q2 | #125/423 |
Physics and Astronomy - General Materials Science | Q2 | #163/453 |
Web of Science Core Collection
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) | Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) |
---|---|
Indexed | - |
Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023) | Quartile |
---|---|
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL - SCIE | Q3 |
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY - SCIE | Q3 |
METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING - SCIE | Q2 |
PHYSICS, APPLIED - SCIE | Q2 |
PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER - SCIE | Q2 |
H-index
83
Country/Area of Publication
SWITZERLAND
Publisher
MDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
Year Publication Started
2008
Annual Article Volume
8955
Open Access
YES
Contact
ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, BASEL, SWITZERLAND, CH-4052
Verified Reviews
10.14 Considering resubmission, on one hand, I am worried about the long wait time as I need to use it. On the other hand, I am afraid that it will be sent to the same reviewer who rejected it before. Therefore, I prepared in two ways. One is to prepare for revising and resubmitting, and the other is to send an email to the assistant editor and the office of academic editors to express regret and respect. I reiterated the significant efforts made previously and emphasized that other reviewers provided acceptance suggestions. Then, I refuted each of the rejected reviewer's questions and cited literature as evidence. Lastly, I politely requested whether they could reconsider the handling decision for the manuscript and asked if there were any better suggestions due to the time constraint.
10.16 The article was resubmitted again.
Similarly, I submitted a relatively mediocre article, with inadequate experiments, to another publishing company's Q2 open-access journal with an impact factor of 5.289. The publication fee was lower at $1000, but the feedback from the two reviewers was mainly about language and terminology issues, lacking substantial comments. In comparison, this review process was easier, but it lacked the professionalism compared to MDPI.
What about PLoS One? Why didn't I receive any warning? Who moved my cheese...
Become a Peeref-certified reviewer
The Peeref Institute provides free reviewer training that teaches the core competencies of the academic peer review process.
Get StartedAsk a Question. Answer a Question.
Quickly pose questions to the entire community. Debate answers and get clarity on the most important issues facing researchers.
Get Started