Feature Paper Collection in Section Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past decade, Applied Sciences has published hundreds of papers and has become one of the leading forums on different aspects of science, engineering, and technology. Materials is one of the fastest developing sections of the journal. It encourages multi-disciplinary research in the field of materials science relevant to both technological advances and social progress.

The Special Issue "Feature Paper Collection in Section Materials" to be published in 2021 will present a collection of feature papers on recent developments in materials science related but not limited to mechanical and thermodynamic properties of materials including metals, alloys, polymers, ceramics, and hybrid materials, functional materials for environmental applications and novel manufacturing techniques, CALPHAD-type modeling, classical and ab initio quantum molecular dynamics simulations, and phase diagram construction.

The Special Issue is seeking papers that feature original research, as well as review articles. The journal offers high-quality peer review and a rapid publication process. Submission to this Special Issue is now open and will be open till December 31, 2021. Invited papers may be considered for full or partial waiver of the publication cost. If you would like to be invited to contribute to this Special Issue, please send the (tentative) title and abstract of your potential paper/review to one of the two co-guest editors listed below. We are looking forward to receiving your contribution.

Dr. Leonid Burakovsky
Dr. Alexander I. Landa
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.