Aims

Recent Progress in Materials (ISSN 2689-5846) is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. This periodical is devoted to publishing high-quality papers that describe the most significant and cutting-edge research in all areas of Materials. Its aim is to provide timely, authoritative introductions to current thinking, developments and research in carefully selected topics. Also, it aims to enhance the international exchange of scientific activities in materials science and technology. Recent Progress in Materials publishes original high-quality experimental and theoretical papers and reviews on basic and applied research in the field of materials science and engineering, with focus on synthesis, processing, constitution, and properties of all classes of materials. Particular emphasis is placed on microstructural design, phase relations, computational thermodynamics, and kinetics at the nano to macro scale. Contributions may also focus on progress in advanced characterization techniques.

Scope

• Characterization & evaluation of materials
• Metallic materials
• Inorganic nonmetallic materials
• Composite materials
• Polymer materials
• Biomaterials
• Sustainable materials and technologies
• Special types of materials
• Macro-, micro- and nano structure of materials
• Environmental interactions, process modeling
• Novel applications of materials

LIDSEN Publication Ethics Statement

Recent Progress in Materials is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). We strictly adhere to the code of publication ethics set forth by COPE and deal with suspected ethical issues in accordance with its Core Practices.

Submitted articles are required to comply with Editorial Process and Quality Control, Research and Publication Ethics Guidelines, and Instructions for Authors, and rigorous and thorough peer review processes will be conducted to enforce high-quality articles. To verify the originality of content submitted to the journal, we run an assay using iThenticate to check the similarity of submissions against previously published works. We are committed to ensuring that any potential ethical issues realized or pointed out, regardless of whether the manuscript is in the peer-review stage, has been accepted, or has been published, will be investigated and managed following a standard process.

Copyright License and Open Access

Articles in Recent Progress in Materials will be Open-Access published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License, unless otherwise noted. The copyright is retained by the author(s). Under this license, authors agree to make articles, including data, graphics, and supplements, legally available for reuse, without permission or fees, for virtually any purpose. Any individual or institution is free to copy, distribute, reproduce, or reuse these publications, as long as the author and original source are properly cited.

Please note that some articles (especially Reviews) may contain figures, tables or text taken from other publications, for which Recent Progress in Materials does not hold the copyright or the right to re-license the published material. You should inquire with the original copyright holder (usually the original publisher or authors), whether or not this material can be re-used.

All the papers that are published in Recent Progress in Materials contain a note:

© 2024 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the conditions of the Creative Commons by Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is correctly cited.

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Editorial Office

Ms. Ellen Zhang
Managing Editor

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