Advanced Functional Materials
Encyclopedia
Advanced Functional Materials is a bimonthly peer-reviewed
scientific journal
, established in February 2001, is published by Wiley-VCH. However, it has been published under other titles since 1985.
highlights.
, when the Wiley
journal Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics was discontinued.
Advanced Functional Materials is the sister journal to Advanced Materials and publishes full papers and feature articles on the development and applications of functional materials, including topics in chemistry
, physics
, nanotechnology
, ceramic
s, metallurgy
, and biomaterials. Frequent topics covered by the journal also include liquid crystals, semiconductors, superconductors, optics
, lasers, sensors, porous materials, light-emitting materials
, magnetic materials
, thin films, and colloids.
The current editor-in-chief is David Flanagan.
Peer review
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scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
, established in February 2001, is published by Wiley-VCH. However, it has been published under other titles since 1985.
Scope
Coverage of this journal encompasses all topics pertaining to materials science. Topical coverage includes photovoltaics, organic electronics, carbon materials, nanotechnology, liquid crystals, magnetic materials, surfaces and interfaces, and biomaterials. Topics in physics and chemistry. Publishing formats include original research papers, feature articles andhighlights.
History
It was established in 2001 by Peter Gregory, the Editor of Advanced MaterialsAdvanced Materials
Advanced Materials is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering materials science. It includes Communications, Reviews, and Feature Articles on topics in chemistry, physics, nanotechnology, ceramics, metallurgy, and biomaterials.-History:...
, when the Wiley
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
journal Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics was discontinued.
Advanced Functional Materials is the sister journal to Advanced Materials and publishes full papers and feature articles on the development and applications of functional materials, including topics in chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
, ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
s, metallurgy
Metallurgy
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. It is also the technology of metals: the way in which science is applied to their practical use...
, and biomaterials. Frequent topics covered by the journal also include liquid crystals, semiconductors, superconductors, optics
Optics
Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
, lasers, sensors, porous materials, light-emitting materials
Light-emitting diode
A light-emitting diode is a semiconductor light source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting...
, magnetic materials
Magnetism
Magnetism is a property of materials that respond at an atomic or subatomic level to an applied magnetic field. Ferromagnetism is the strongest and most familiar type of magnetism. It is responsible for the behavior of permanent magnets, which produce their own persistent magnetic fields, as well...
, thin films, and colloids.
The current editor-in-chief is David Flanagan.
Abstracting and indexing
Advanced Functional Materials is indexed in the following bibliographic databases:- Thomson Reuters Web of Science
- CSA Illunina
- Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS)
- Compendex
- FIZ Karlsruhe Databases
- INSPEC
- Polymer Library
- SCOPUS (Elsevier)
See also
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