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| Solid State Communications | |
|---|---|
| Title | Solid State Communications |
| Discipline | Condensed matter physics |
| Abbreviation | Solid State Commun. |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| History | 1963–present |
Solid State Communications
Solid State Communications is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing short communications in condensed matter physics and materials science. The journal features rapid reports on electronic structure, magnetism, superconductivity, and low-dimensional systems, serving researchers at universities, national laboratories, and industrial research centers. It connects developments reported at conferences such as the American Physical Society meetings and the International Conference on Magnetism with rapid dissemination to communities associated with institutions like Bell Labs and the Max Planck Society.
Solid State Communications publishes short-format articles and letters that emphasize novel experimental results and theoretical advances in condensed matter. Contributors include researchers from institutions such as Bell Labs, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of Cambridge. The journal complements longer-form publications in outlets like Physical Review Letters, Nature Physics, Science, and Journal of Applied Physics by offering expedited peer review and rapid publication cycles.
Established in 1963 amid a postwar expansion of research in solid-state science, the journal emerged concurrent with growth at laboratories such as Bell Telephone Laboratories and research programs at CERN and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Its early decades coincided with landmark discoveries including the development of the transistor at Bell Labs, the theory of superconductivity related to work by John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, and the advent of band-structure calculations connected to scientists at IBM Research. Over time editorial leadership and publisher changes paralleled consolidation in STM-era publishing with major houses like Elsevier acquiring established titles. The journal evolved alongside major events such as the establishment of the Nobel Prize in Physics awards for condensed matter breakthroughs and the proliferation of international conferences like the International Conference on Magnetism.
The journal covers experimental and theoretical work on electronic, magnetic, optical, and structural properties of solids and nanostructures. Topics include superconductivity linked to figures like J. Robert Schrieffer, magnetoresistance phenomena associated with Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg, two-dimensional materials exemplified by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, and quantum Hall effects connected to Klaus von Klitzing. It addresses thin films, heterostructures, and interfaces studied at facilities like Argonne National Laboratory and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, as well as computational approaches developed at centers such as Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
As a monthly journal under the aegis of Elsevier, the editorial process emphasizes short, high-impact reports suitable for rapid dissemination. Manuscripts undergo peer review by referees drawn from academic departments at institutions such as University of California, Berkeley, Princeton University, ETH Zurich, and University of Tokyo. The journal’s formatting and submission policies harmonize with indexing services like Web of Science and Scopus and are monitored by committees including advisory boards populated by members of organizations such as the American Physical Society and the Institute of Physics. Special issues occasionally coincide with conferences organized by societies like the Materials Research Society.
Solid State Communications has contributed to the visibility of early reports that later matured into high-impact findings cited in award contexts including the Nobel Prize in Physics and major recognition by institutions such as the Royal Society. Its rapid-letter format has been valued by research groups at Cambridge University Engineering Department, Harvard University, and California Institute of Technology for timely communication of results relevant to industry players including Intel and Samsung Electronics. Citation analyses by aggregators such as Google Scholar and Clarivate Analytics indicate influential papers in superconductivity, magnetism, and two-dimensional materials originating in the journal.
Landmark short communications published in the journal have reported on emergent superconducting phases, magnetotransport anomalies, and early observations of low-dimensional electronic behavior. Contributions by authors affiliated with Stanford University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Seoul National University, and Ecole Polytechnique have been cited alongside foundational work in journals like Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications. Papers addressing colossal magnetoresistance, charge-density waves, and topological insulators have linked the journal to broader narratives involving researchers awarded prizes by bodies such as the Nobel Committee.
Solid State Communications sits among a network of specialized publications including Physical Review B, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Advanced Materials, and Nano Letters. Its thematic neighbors encompass research areas represented in conferences such as the Materials Research Society meetings, workshops at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and symposia organized by the European Physical Society. Interdisciplinary connections extend to chemical physics outlets like Journal of the American Chemical Society when materials synthesis intersects with electronic and magnetic characterization.
Category:Physics journals Category:Materials science journals