Feature Paper Collection (9) of Topic Editors

Dear Colleagues,

Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412) runs a collection of the Feature Paper of Topic Editors papers. The aim is to collect the publication and discussion of research articles, reviews, letters, and communications on all aspects of the science and engineering of coatings, thin and thick films, surfaces, and interfaces.

We kindly welcome the the editorial office, the topic editors, and the editorial board members by inviting them to contribute reviews and outstanding articles for this Feature Paper Collection to develop the current knowledge on functional, protective and decorative coatings, coatings, thin and thick films, surfaces, and interfaces.

The collection covers coatings, surfaces, and interfaces in the broader sense. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Functional, protective and decorative coatings
• Thin and thick films
• Film materials for packaging
• Dyes, pigments and their intermediates
• Characterization techniques
• Processes for coating deposition and modification
• Coatings for high temperature
• Wear, corrosion, erosion
• Applied surface science
• Film materials for packaging
• Adsorption, adhesion, functionalization
• High surface area systems: colloids, nanoparticles, large interfaces
• Fundamental and functional properties of surface and interfaces

Dr. Fengwei Xie
Collection Editor

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. 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 collection 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. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly 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 2600 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.