Journal History

2011 The inaugural issue was released. Coatings was published as a quarterly journal.
2016 Coatings was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2017 Coatings received its first Impact Factor (2.175). 
Coatings adopted a monthly publication schedule.
2018 Coatings received its 2017 Impact Factor (2.350). The 5-year Impact Factor is 2.969.
Coatings has been evaluated for inclusion in Scopus by the Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB), and will be added in Scopus from Vol. 8 (2018).
2019 Coatings received its 2018 Impact Factor (2.330). The 5-year Impact Factor is 2.684.
Coatings was indexed in Scopus, starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
Coatings received its first CiteScore (2018) of 2.420.
The 1st Coatings and Interfaces Web Conference was held.
The Korean Tribology Society (KTS) became affiliated to Coatings.
Coatings published its 1,000th paper.
2020 The Impact Factor increased to 2.436 in 2019, ranked 59/120 (Q2 in SJR) in "Materials Science: Surfaces, Coatings and Films". The 5-year Impact Factor is 2.718.

Coatings was divided into 13 sections:
-Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces;
-Corrosion, Wear and Erosion;
-Coatings for Food Technology and System;
-Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces;
-Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification;
-Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering;
-Thin Films;
-Tribology;
-Liquid–Fluid Coatings, Surfaces and Interfaces;
-Selected Papers from International Conferences and Workshops;
-Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage;
-Functional Polymer Coatings and Films;
-Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology.

The 2nd Coatings and Interfaces Web Conference was held.
2021 The Impact Factor increased to 2.881 (+18.3% compared with 2019), ranked Q2 (10 of 21) in "MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS" and Q2 (70 of 160) in "PHYSICS, APPLIED". The 5-year Impact Factor is 3.038.

Coatings established the following section:
-Environmental Aspects in Colloid and Interface Science.

Coatings announced the 2021 Young Investigator Award.
2022 The Impact Factor increased to 3.236 (+12.3% compared with 2020), ranked Q2 (9 of 19) in "MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS" and Q2 (66 of 161) in the "PHYSICS, APPLIED".
2023 The Impact Factor increased to 3.4 (+5.1% compared with 2021). The ranking of coatings in the 3 sub-categories all raised from +2% to +7.7%.
The CiteScore increased from 3.9 to 4.7.
2024 The CiteScore increased from 4.7 to 5.0.

Editor-in-Chief

2010–2013 Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ugo Bardi
2013–2024 Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Alessandro Lavacchi
2020–present Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wei Pan
2024–present Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Emerson Coy

Section Editor-in-Chief

2019–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giorgos Skordaris for the section on Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Torsten Brezesinski for the section on Thin Films
2020–2022 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Alexandra Muñoz-Bonilla for the section on Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces
2020–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Anton Ficai for the section on Surface Coatings for Biomedicine and Bioengineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ludmila B. Boinovich for the section on Corrosion, Wear and Erosion
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Arũnas Ramanavičius for the section on Functional Polymer Coatings and Films
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Eduardo Guzmán for the section on Liquid–Fluid Coatings, Surfaces and Interfaces
2021–2024 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Emerson Coy for the section on Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage
2021–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Huirong Le for the section on Tribology
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wei Pan for the section on Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Stefano Farris for the section on Coatings for Food Technology and System
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Michele Ferrari for the section on Environmental Aspects in Colloid and Interface Science
2022–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. James Kit-Hon Tsoi for the section on Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Dr. Rafael Comesaña for the section on Laser Coatings
2024–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Luca Vattuone for the section on Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage
 
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