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 to 4.7. |
| 2024 |
The CiteScore increased to 5.0. |
| 2025 |
The CiteScore increased to 5.4. |
| 2026 |
Coatings received its 2025 Impact Factor (3.4), ranked 11/25 in "Materials Science, Coatings & Films". Coatings established the following sections: Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces was merged with Laser Coatings to create a new section High-Energy Beam Surface Engineering and Coatings. |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2010–2013 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ugo Bardi (Founding Editor) |
| 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 |
| 2021–2026 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Qi Hua Fan for the section on Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces |
| 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 |
| 2022–2026 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Rafael Comesaña for the section on Laser Coatings |
| 2022–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. James Kit-Hon Tsoi for the section on Bioactive Coatings and Biointerfaces |
| 2024–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Luca Vattuone for the section on Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage |
| 2026–present |
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Rafael Comesaña for the section on High-Energy Beam Surface Engineering and Coatings |
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