IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Title	IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Discipline	Magnetism, Materials science, Electrical engineering, Applied physics
Abbreviation	IEEE Trans. Magn.
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Country	United States
History	1965–present
Frequency	Monthly
Issn	0018-9464

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers focusing on magnetism, magnetic materials, magnetic devices, and related phenomena. The journal serves researchers across Materials science, Electrical engineering, Applied physics, and allied fields, and has published influential work by scientists affiliated with institutions such as Bell Labs, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Argonne National Laboratory. It is read by scholars associated with organizations including Toshiba, Hitachi, Siemens, and NASA.

History

The journal was established in 1965 amid postwar expansions in Solid-state physics, concurrent with advances at facilities like Bell Labs and IBM Research. Early volumes reflected research trends from conferences such as the International Conference on Magnetism and collaborations between universities including Stanford University and University of Cambridge. Over decades the publication paralleled milestones in Thin films research, the discovery of Giant magnetoresistance (linked to groups at IBM Zurich Research Laboratory and University of Utah), and the technology transfer that affected companies like Philips and General Electric.

Scope and Topics

The journal covers experimental and theoretical studies on magnetic phenomena relevant to applications in devices developed by firms such as Hitachi, Toshiba, and Seagate Technology. Topics include magnetic materials studied at centers like Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory, magnetization dynamics investigated by teams at University of California, Berkeley and California Institute of Technology, and spintronics research tied to groups at Harvard University and University of Minnesota. It also publishes work on magnetic recording technology related to Sony and Western Digital, magnetic sensors similar to those from Texas Instruments, and biomedical magnetics aligned with research at Johns Hopkins University and Cleveland Clinic.

Publication and Editorial Information

The journal is published monthly by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers with editorial leadership historically drawn from institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Imperial College London, and Tohoku University. Editors and associate editors have included scholars affiliated with ETH Zurich, University of Tokyo, University of Cambridge, Cornell University, and University of Oxford. Peer review follows practices employed across journals like Physical Review Letters and Nature Materials, and special issues have mirrored programs from conferences such as the Magnetism and Magnetic Materials symposium.

Abstracting and Indexing

Articles in the journal are abstracted and indexed in major services akin to Web of Science, Scopus, and Inspec, and are discoverable through platforms used by institutions like National Institutes of Health, European Organization for Nuclear Research, and national libraries including the British Library and the Library of Congress. Inclusion in citation indexes has aligned the journal with other multidisciplinary titles published by organizations such as Springer Science+Business Media and Elsevier.

Impact and Reception

The journal has hosted seminal work that influenced award-winning research recognized by prizes such as the Nobel Prize in Physics (for fields related to magnetoresistance and spintronics) and honors like the IEEE Medal of Honor. Its articles are cited alongside works in Physical Review B, Applied Physics Letters, and Nature Nanotechnology, and the journal is regarded by research groups at Riken and Max Planck Society as a core venue for magnetics scholarship. Debates over topics such as skyrmion dynamics (studied at University College London and Seoul National University) and heat-assisted magnetic recording (developed by teams at Western Digital and HGST) have been reflected in commentary and review articles.

Access and Availability

The journal is distributed through IEEE Xplore and institutional subscriptions common to universities like Princeton University, Yale University, and University of Chicago. Individual articles are obtainable by researchers at facilities such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Fermilab and are accessible during conferences including the International Magnetics Conference. Some authors deposit preprints in repositories comparable to arXiv and share data with collaborators at centers like Fraunhofer Society.

Notable Articles and Contributions

Notable contributions include early reports on magnetoresistive effects related to work at IBM Research and foundational studies on thin-film anisotropy by investigators from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and University of California, San Diego. The journal published influential experimental demonstrations tied to spin-transfer torque investigations from groups at Cornell University and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience, and theoretical treatments connected to researchers at Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania. Reviews and special issues have summarized progress from international programs at European Magnetism Conference and national initiatives at Japan Science and Technology Agency.

Category:IEEE academic journals