Learn how ACS Publications can help you find the perfect journal to elevate your materials science research, maximize visibility, and reach a global audience with confidence.
As a researcher working on cutting-edge discoveries, you deserve to publish with a journal you can trust. ACS Publications is recognized worldwide for its commitment to scientific excellence, rigorous peer review, and editorial integrity. With a legacy built on supporting researchers like you, ACS Publications provides the platform, visibility, and credibility your work needs to make an impact—across disciplines, institutions, and industries worldwide.
Explore Our Impactful Portfolio
With more than 15 specialized journals, our Materials Science portfolio offers you a wide range of publishing options for your latest discoveries. With so many options, choosing the right journal for your manuscript can feel overwhelming. That’s why we’re here to help you navigate the submission process—so your research reaches the right audience, makes the greatest impact, and contributes to the discoveries shaping the future of materials science.
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The ACS Materials Science portfolio can be grouped into four categories:
- Solid-State Materials: Crystalline, amorphous, and hybrid materials with defined structural frameworks.
- Bio-Based Materials: Materials derived/inspired from biological sources or designed for biological applications.
- Soft Materials: Materials with deformable, flexible, or dynamic flowing properties.
- Engineered Materials: Includes all the above with a focus on materials intentionally designed or modified for specific functions or performance.
Authors are encouraged to read the journal's full scope for a more detailed description of key topics and research areas.
Whether you're advancing nanomaterials, biomaterials, polymers, or energy-related innovations, you’ll find a journal tailored to your work—trusted by a global community of researchers and read around the world.
Reasons for Publishing with Us
Here’s why top researchers choose ACS Publications:
- Wide readership: Readers downloaded full-text articles over 346 million times in 2024.
- Guidance from expert Editors-in-Chief: They and the team of editors handling your manuscript are all active, practicing researchers in your field.
- Rigorous peer review: Thorough evaluation of manuscripts ensures that ACS journals are among the most trusted in their fields.
- Rapid processing times: Editorial teams leverage technology to streamline workflows, making sure you can communicate your latest findings to most relevant audiences, faster.
- Extensive discoverability: ACS journals are included in world-leading abstracting and indexing services, including Web of Science™, Scopus, CAS, EBSCOhost and PubMed.
- Flexible publishing choices: With open access options in all ACS journals, including fully open access publications.
Don’t just take our word for it—read more from our expert editors about why you should choose ACS:
“I recommend ACS journals because they are society journals, meaning that they are motivated to support the research community they serve. The editors are also practicing scientists and well-connected to their communities, which can lead to best practices in publishing."
- Prof. Sara E. Skrabalak, Editor-in-Chief, Chemistry of Materials and ACS Materials Letters
“I recommend publishing in an ACS journal because of its longstanding reputation for excellence, rigorous peer review, and commitment to advancing the field through high-quality research. ACS journals are led by distinguished editors and supported by a global community of researchers. Publishing with ACS ensures that your work will be widely visible, rapidly disseminated, and recognized by peers worldwide.”
- Dr. Yiying Wu, Deputy Editor, ACS Applied Energy Materials
Discover the Perfect Destination for Your Research
Explore our Materials Science portfolio and find the journal that’s the ideal match for your manuscript.
