Journal of Materials Research Communications
Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
Before submitting, please confirm that your submission meets all of the following requirements.
- The manuscript is original, has not been published before and is not under consideration by another journal (posting a preprint is permitted).
- All authors have approved the submission, agree with its content and meet the journal's authorship criteria.
- The main manuscript file has been anonymised for double-anonymous peer review, and a separate title page with author details has been prepared.
- The manuscript follows the Author Guidelines, including the abstract length, 4–6 keywords and the numbered reference style, with DOIs given where available.
- Figures have sufficient resolution (at least 300 dpi) and every figure and table is cited in the text.
- Permission has been obtained to reproduce any previously published figures, tables or text.
- Declarations are included: author contributions, funding, competing interests, data availability and any use of generative AI tools.
- The authors agree to publish the work open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0).
Research Articles
Research Articles report complete, original studies that make a significant contribution to materials science or engineering. They are typically 4,000–8,000 words long (excluding references), with an abstract of up to 250 words and 4–6 keywords, and are subject to double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent reviewers.
Review Articles
Review Articles provide a critical, comprehensive and balanced assessment of the state of the art in an active area of materials research, identifying open questions and future directions. They are typically 8,000–12,000 words long, with an abstract of up to 300 words. Authors are encouraged to send a short proposal to the editorial office before submitting. Reviews are peer reviewed in the same way as Research Articles.
Short Communications
Short Communications are concise reports of important new findings that merit rapid dissemination. They are up to 3,000 words long, with no more than four figures or tables and an abstract of up to 200 words, and are peer reviewed with priority handling.
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish in the Journal of Materials Research Communications agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0). This licence allows anyone to share and adapt the work, provided that its authorship and initial publication in this journal are acknowledged.
- Authors may enter into separate, additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of the work (for example, deposit in an institutional repository or publication in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are free to share their work at any stage, before and after submission, including posting the submitted, accepted or published version in repositories or on personal websites, without embargo.
Privacy Statement
The Journal of Materials Research Communications (JMRC) respects the privacy of its authors, reviewers, editors and readers. This statement explains what personal data the journal collects through this website, why it is collected and how it is protected.
Data we collect
- Account information that you provide when you register: your name, email address, affiliation and country and, optionally, your ORCID iD, biography and reviewing interests.
- Submission information: manuscripts and supporting files, author details, correspondence and peer review reports.
- Usage information: aggregated statistics on article views and downloads, and the technical data (such as IP address and browser type) that the web server processes to deliver and secure the site.
How we use your data
Personal data are used only to run the journal: to process and review submissions, to communicate with authors, reviewers and editors, to publish articles with their author information and to compile anonymised statistics. JMRC does not sell personal data and does not use them for unrelated marketing.
What is published
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Who can see your data
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