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.          

Main research areas include (but are not limited to):
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

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Publication Speed (median values for papers published in 2024): Submission to First Decision: 7.1 weeks; Submission to Acceptance: 14.9 weeks; Acceptance to Publication: 11 days (1-2 days of FREE language polishing included)

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31 Mar 2026-

Application of Recycled Materials in Civil and Environmental Engineering

(Guest Editors: Iva Despotović and Tahseen D. Saadoon)
28 Feb 2026-
30 Jan 2026-
15 Jan 2026-
31 Dec 2025-

Sensors based on Two-dimensional Materials

(Guest Editor: Seyedeh Mehri hamidi)
15 Dec 2025-
30 Nov 2025-
15 Nov 2025-
31 Oct 2025-

Properties and Applications of Alloys and Metal Matrix Composites

(Guest Editor: Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Ibrahim)
31 Aug 2025-
15 Aug 20252

Microstructure and Properties of Metallurgical Materials

(Guest Editors: Abdollah Bahador and Ridvan Yamanoglu)
31 Jul 2025-

Structure and Processing of Smart Materials

(Guest Editor: Ignazio Dimino)
30 Jun 2025-
31 May 20255
30 Apr 20251

New Advances in Nanomaterials

(Guest Editor: Serhii I. Pokutnii)
31 Mar 2025-
28 Feb 20255

Dental Materials in Prosthodontics: Recent Advances and Future Prospects

(Guest Editors: Ziyad S. Haidar and Sebastián Pérez)
31 Jan 2025-
31 Dec 2024-
31 Dec 20246

Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse

(Guest Editors: Laila Mandi and Miquel Salgot)
31 Dec 20243
31 Dec 202411
30 Dec 20248
30 Nov 2024-

Biochar-Derived Composites for Water Treatment

(Guest Editor: Tonni A. Kurniawan)
30 Nov 2024-
15 Nov 20242
31 Oct 20241
30 Sep 2024-

Advances in Treatment of Leachate from Solid Wastes

(Guest Editor: Maria del Carmen  Márquez)
30 Sep 20241
30 Aug 20243
31 Jul 20242

Development and Applications of Engineering Polymers

(Guest Editor: Khandaker M. Anwar Hossain)
30 Jun 20248
30 Jun 2024-
31 May 20243

4D Printing of Active Polymers

(Guest Editor: Yifei Jin)
30 May 2024-
30 Apr 2024-

Recent Advances in 2D Materials

(Guest Editor: Ghulam Dastgeer)
30 Apr 2024-
29 Feb 20241
29 Feb 2024-

Recent Advances in High-Entropy Materials

(Guest Editor: Ashutosh Sharma)
31 Jan 2024-
31 Dec 2023-

Quantum Mechanics in Solid State Systems

(Guest Editor: Vardan Apinyan)
30 Dec 202311
31 Oct 2023-
30 Oct 2023-
31 Jul 2023-

Advanced Catalyst Synthesis and Characterization

(Guest Editors: Jian Dou, Ruochen Wu and Junchen Liu)
15 Jun 2023-

Quantum Confinement Effects in Nano Material

(Guest Editor: Sotirios Baskoutas)
31 Mar 20236
15 Jan 20231
31 Dec 2022-
15 Dec 20221

Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Technology

(Guest Editors: Hassan-Ali Hakemi and Stanislaw J. Klosowicz)
01 Dec 20223

3D Printing of Engineering Materials

(Guest Editor: Yifei Jin)
15 Nov 20224
15 Oct 20221
30 Sep 20223
31 Aug 20221

Advanced Ceramics and Metals in Dental Medicine

(Guest Editors: Mirva Eriksson and Wei Xia)
31 Aug 20221
31 Jul 20221

Green Synthesis of Nano Materials

(Guest Editor: Gerrard Poinern)
30 Jun 20222
31 May 2022-
30 Apr 2022-
30 Apr 20221

Advanced Dental Materials

(Guest Editor: Eugeniusz Sajewicz)
30 Apr 20227

New Trends in Magnetic Materials

(Guest Editor: Michal Nowicki)
30 Apr 20222
31 Mar 2022-

Characterization, Recovery and Valorization of Protein Concentrates from Residues and By-products of Agri-food Industry

(Guest Editors: Alberto Romero, Victor Perez-Puyana and Mercedes Jiménez-Rosado)
31 Mar 20224
31 Jan 2022-
31 Dec 2021-

Mechanical Properties and Characterization of Geopolymer Composites

(Guest Editors: Kinga Korniejenko, Michał Łach and Barbara Kozub)
30 Nov 2021-
30 Nov 2021-
31 Oct 2021-

Biochar Based Composite Materials

(Guest Editor: Mattia Bartoli)
31 Jul 20211
31 Jul 2021-
15 Jul 2021-
31 May 20215
15 Mar 202112

Biomaterial Stimulation

(Guest Editor: Francesco Calvani)
31 Jan 2021-

Nanosensors: Recent Advances and Future Trends

(Guest Editor: Georgia Paraskevi Nikoleli)
30 Nov 20202
30 Nov 20201

Materials and Method for Soil Remediation

(Guest Editor: Meshari Almutairi)
15 Nov 20201
31 Oct 2020-

Research on Dental Materials

(Guest Editors: Fatimah L. C. Jackson and Musa Mateen)
15 Oct 20202

Recent Advances in Metallic Glass

(Guest Editor: Waseem Haider)
15 Jun 20202
15 May 2020-
15 Mar 202013
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