Acta Materialia

Acta Materialia
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Title	Acta Materialia
Discipline	Materials science
Abbreviation	Acta Mater.
Publisher	Elsevier
Frequency	Monthly
History	1953–present
Impact	9.5
Issn	1359-6454

Acta Materialia Acta Materialia is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research on materials science and engineering. The journal features original research, reviews, and rapid communications that connect experimental studies from laboratories such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Max Planck Society, Argonne National Laboratory with theoretical work from institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and University of Cambridge. It serves readers affiliated with organizations including TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), ASM International, European Materials Research Society, National Academy of Engineering, and policy bodies such as the European Commission.

Overview

Acta Materialia focuses on the structure, properties, processing, and performance of materials studied at scales ranging from atomic to macroscopic by researchers from University of California, Berkeley, Imperial College London, ETH Zurich, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Seoul National University, University of Oxford, Harvard University, California Institute of Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Delft University of Technology. The journal publishes work relevant to communities associated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, CERN, and industrial partners such as General Electric, Siemens, Boeing, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Intel Corporation.

History and Publication

Founded in the mid-20th century, the journal evolved alongside initiatives at Courtaulds Research, Royal Society, National Research Council (Canada), and national laboratories including Brookhaven National Laboratory. Publishing has been managed by Elsevier in cooperation with professional societies like TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), and editorial stewardship has included scholars with affiliations to University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Yale University, University of Michigan, University of Tokyo, University of Sydney, and McGill University. The journal’s evolution paralleled milestones such as the rise of computational methods at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the establishment of synchrotron facilities like Diamond Light Source and Advanced Photon Source.

Scope and Topics Covered

Acta Materialia covers diverse topics ranging from crystallography and phase transformations to deformation mechanisms and failure analysis, engaging researchers associated with American Physical Society, Materials Research Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics, and IEEE. Typical subject matter includes alloy design seen at National Institute of Standards and Technology, thin films developed at Hitachi, additive manufacturing methods pioneered by teams at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and GE Additive, and nanostructured materials studied at IBM Research, NIST, and Bell Labs. The journal also intersects with applied arenas represented by NASA, European Space Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, US Department of Energy, and industrial research from Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen Group, ArcelorMittal, and Rio Tinto.

Editorial and Peer Review Process

Editorial oversight has included editors affiliated with Columbia University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Texas at Austin, Pennsylvania State University, Cornell University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Seoul National University. Manuscripts undergo peer review by scholars from institutions such as University of Manchester, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Universität Stuttgart, Kyoto University, McMaster University, and University of British Columbia. The review process aligns with standards supported by Committee on Publication Ethics, and submission workflows use platforms connected to publishers like Elsevier and indexing partners including Clarivate Analytics and Scopus.

Impact and Reception

The journal has influenced work cited by researchers at Harvard University, Princeton University, Stanford University, MIT, Caltech, ETH Zurich, University of Cambridge, and Imperial College London. Articles have affected technological programs run by DARPA, European Research Council, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and multinational corporations such as Samsung Electronics and Intel Corporation. Scholarly impact is reflected in citations indexed by Web of Science, Scopus, and policy discussions in bodies like Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Notable Articles and Special Issues

Notable contributions have come from authors affiliated with Nobel Prize laureates’ institutions such as University of Cambridge and Columbia University, and landmark papers addressed topics relevant to Higgs Boson–era instrumentation at CERN (instrumentation context), advances in superconductivity from Bell Labs-linked teams, and groundbreaking additive manufacturing reports from MIT spinouts. Special issues have focused on themes tied to initiatives by European Commission Horizon 2020, National Science Foundation, Human Frontier Science Program, and consortia including Graphene Flagship and Battery500 Consortium.

Abstracting and Indexing

Acta Materialia is abstracted and indexed in major services such as Web of Science, Scopus, Inspec, Chemical Abstracts Service, and citation databases managed by Clarivate Analytics. Libraries and consortia including Research Libraries UK, Association of Research Libraries, Library of Congress, British Library, and National Diet Library provide access, while metrics appear in platforms run by Google Scholar, Dimensions (database), and Altmetric.

Category:Materials science journals