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MDPI will be attending the 10th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology, from 18 to 23 August 2026, at Waseda University (Waseda Campus), Tokyo, Japan.

The conference provides an excellent opportunity for researchers interested in catalysis to exchange new ideas and explore the latest developments in the field.

We would be delighted to welcome you to our booth, where you can learn more about our journals and speak directly with our team. We will be exhibiting from 19 to 21 August.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Molecules;
• Materials;
• Sustainable Chemistry;
• C;
• Chemistry;
• Physchem;
• Photochem;
• Biomass;
• Compounds;
• Inorganics;
• Catalysts;
• Surfaces;
• Reactions;
• Organics;
• Molbank;
• AppliedChem.

If you plan to attend the forum, we encourage you to visit our booth and speak with our representatives. We look forward to meeting you in person and answering your questions.

For more information, please visit the official website: TOCAT10.

We are pleased to announce that new scholars have been appointed as Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for Materials (ISSN 1996-144), effective May 2026. We wish them success in both their research and efforts to develop the journal.

Name: Prof. Dr. Mohd Hamdi Bin Abd Shukor
Affiliation: University of Malaya, Malaysia
Interests: composites; biomaterials; material processing; advanced manufacturing; surface engineering

Name: Dr. Auezhan Amanov
Affiliation: Tampere University, Finland
Interests: tribology; fretting; fatigue; surface severe plastic deformation; surface engineering

Publications in Materials:
”Effects of Ultrasonic Nanocrystal Surface Modification on the Formation of a Nitride Layer in Ti-6Al-4V Alloy”
by Bauyrzhan Rakhadilov, Nurtoleu Magazov, Zarina Aringozhina, Gulzhaz Uazyrkhanova, Zhuldyz Uazyrkhanova and Auezhan Amanov
Materials 2025, 18(15), 3487; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18153487

Name: Prof. Dr. Changjun Chen
Affiliation: Soochow University, China
Interests: laser metal deposition (laser additive manufacturing and remanufacturing, laser cladding); laser welding; laser hardening; remanufacturing; coating; aerospace manufacturing

Publications in Materials:
 “Study on Laser Transmission Welding Technology of TC4 Titanium Alloy and High-Borosilicate Glass”
by Changjun Chen, Lei Li, Min Zhang, Mengxuan Xu and Wei Zhang
Materials 2024, 17(17), 4371; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17174371

“Gas Turbine Blade Failures Repaired Using Laser Metal Additive Remanufacturing”
by Changjun Chen, Min Zhang, Haodong Liu and Qingfeng Yang
Materials 2025, 18(24), 5590; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18245590

Special Issue in Materials:
“Development and Applications of Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing (Second Edition)”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Changjun Chen
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 

Name: Dr. Chao Chen
Affiliation: Jilin University, China
Interests: welding; microstructures; additive manufacturing; welded joints; droplet transfer

Publications in Materials:
“Effect of Bias Arc on Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Q235/304 Dissimilar-Steel-Welded Joints”
by Lin Li, Rongcai Ma, Cheng Yang, Tie Liu, Guorui Sun, Wenlong Li, Chuanchuan Jia, Chao Chen and Fengya Hu
Materials 2024, 17(17), 4234; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17174234

“Improvement in Microstructure and Properties of 304 Steel Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing by the Micro-Control Deposition Trajectory”
by Huijing Zhang, Weihang Liu, Xiaohui Zhao, Xinlong Zhang and Chao Chen
Materials 2024, 17(5), 1170; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17051170

Special Issue in Materials:
“Mechanical and Metallurgical Behaviour of Welded Materials—2nd Edition”
Guest Editor: Dr. Chao Chen
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026

Name: Prof. Dr. Jian Chen
Affiliation: Southeast University, China
Interests: surface engineering; plasma treatments; nanomechanics; wear; corrosion; medical implants; batteries

Special Issue in Materials:
“Multiscale Design and Optimisation for Metal Additive Manufacturing”
Guest Editors: Dr. Bartłomiej Wysocki, Prof. Dr. Joseph Buhagiar and Prof. Dr. Jian Chen
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026

Name: Prof. Dr. Anna Deryło-Marczewska
Affiliation: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland
Interests: adsorption from liquid and gas phases; adsorption equilibrium and kinetics; activated carbons; adsorbents with well-organized structure; composite materials; analysis of textural, structural, morphological properties of porous materials

Special Issue in Materials:
“Recent Advances in Porous Materials: Simulation, Design, Synthesis, Properties, Applications”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Anna Deryło-Marczewska, Dr. Małgorzata Zienkiewicz-Strzałka and Dr. Magdalena Błachnio
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026

Name: Prof. Dr. Peng Ding
Affiliation: Shanghai University, China
Interests: high-performance and functionalized polymer composites; intelligent thermally conductive polymer composites; environmentally friendly flame-retardant polymer technology and mechanisms; plastic recycling and resource utilization

Name: Prof. Dr. Shun Dong
Affiliation: Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Interests: ultra-high temperature ceramic; high-entropy ceramic; aerogels; thermal insulation

Name: Prof. Dr. Chenglei Fan
Affiliation: Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Interests: arc additive manufacturing; efficient arc welding; welding quality control

Publications in Materials:
“The Influence of Coaxial Ultrasound on the Droplet Transfer of High Nitrogen Steel GMAW Process”
by Jiawen Luo, Zhizheng He, Zeng Liu, Zihuan Hua, Bin Teng and Chenglei Fan
Materials 2024, 17(22), 5509; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17225509

“Effects of Defocus Distance and Weld Spacing on Microstructure and Properties of Femtosecond Laser Welded Quartz Glass-TC4 Alloy Joints with Residual Stress Analysis”
by Gang Wang, Runbo Zhang, Xiangyu Xu, Ren Yuan, Xuteng Lv and Chenglei Fan
Materials 2025, 18(14), 3390; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18143390

Name: Dr. Martin Foldyna
Affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et Couches Minces, École Polytechnique, CNRS, France
Interests: optics; nanophotonics; diffraction gratings; nanowires; photovoltaics

Name: Prof. Dr. Puxian Gao
Affiliation: University of Connecticut, USA
Interests: hierarchical nanostructure integration, manipulation and scalable manufacturing; nanocatalysis for vehicle emission control and relevant energy and environmental applications; nanosensors for power plants and vehicles; energy conversion, storage and utilization using nanomaterials; magneto-(opto-)electronics of nanomaterials; cell-nanomaterials interfaces

Name: Dr. Wei Guo
Affiliation: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Interests: amorphous alloys; relaxation and rejuvenation of amorphous materials; metal matrix composites; high-entropy alloys; porous alloys; high-temperature alloys

Publications in Materials:
“Enhancement of Strength–Ductility Synergy of Al-Li Cast Alloy via New Forming Processes and Sc Addition”
by Shulin Lü, Zhaoxiang Yan, Yu Pan, Jianyu Li, Shusen Wu and Wei Guo
Materials 2024, 17(7), 1558; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071558

Special Issue in Materials:
“Alloys and Composites: Structural and Functional Applications, Third Edition”
Guest Editor: Dr. Wei Guo
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026

Name: Prof. Dr. Tohru Higuchi
Affiliation: Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Interests: thin film/surface and interfacial physical properties; inorganic industrial materials

Name: Dr. Hui Li
Affiliations: ¹ Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; ² University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Interests: polymer

Name: Prof. Dr. Jiang Li
Affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Interests: transparent ceramics; optical materials; laser ceramics; scintillation ceramics; magneto-optical ceramics; ceramic phosphors; pore-free ceramics; advanced ceramics for semiconductor

Name: Dr. Yang Li
Affiliation: Tianjin University, China
Interests: ultrasonic welding; resistance welding; hybrid welding; composites welding; dissimilar materials welding; lightweight materials welding; intelligent welding; weld quality inspection

Publications in Materials:
“Effect of Ta Content on the Microstructure and Properties of NiTiTa Functional Coatings In Situ Synthesized by Directed Energy Deposition”
by Sansan Ao, Yawei Xing, Shaozhu Liu, Xinde Zuo and Yang Li
Materials 2025, 18(22), 5255; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18225255

“Enhanced Wear and Corrosion Resistance of AlCoCrFeNiMoTi High-Entropy Alloy via B Addition by Laser Cladding”
by Sansan Ao, Jiaxun Sun, Ziyuan Qi, Youxiang Wei, Hongyu Chen and Yang Li
Materials 2025, 18(20), 4651; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18204651

Special Issue in Materials:
“Advanced Welding in Alloys and Composites, Second Edition”
Guest Editors: Dr. Yang Li and Dr. Sansan Ao
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026

Name: Dr. Detao Liu
Affiliation: South China University of Technology, China
Interests: cellulose; wood; biocomposites; sustainable materials from biomass; moisture energy

Name: Dr. Bang-An Lu
Affiliation: Zhengzhou University, China
Interests: electrocatalysts; electrocatalytic reaction mechanism; operando/in situ spectroscopy technology; fuel cells

Publication in Materials:
“Phosphorus-Doping Enables the Superior Durability of a Palladium Electrocatalyst towards Alkaline Oxygen Reduction Reactions”
by Wen-Yuan Zhao, Miao-Ying Chen, Hao-Ran Wu, Wei-Dong Li and Bang-An Lu
Materials 2024, 17(12), 2879; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17122879

Special Issue in Materials:
“Electrochemical Materials and Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage—2nd Edition”
Guest Editor: Dr. Bang-An Lu
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026

Name: Prof. Dr. Qifeng Shu
Affiliation: University of Oulu, Finland
Interests: steelmaking; casting process; thermodynamic, kinetic and physical properties of liquid metal; non-metallic inclusions and molten slag in high-temperature processes

Name: Dr. Junlu Sun
Affiliation: Zhengzhou University, China
Interests: self-powered device; luminescent materials; display systems; flexible multimode sensor

Special Issue in Materials:
“Advances in Flexible Electronics and Electronic Devices”
Guest Editors: Dr. Zuqing Yuan, Prof. Dr. Junlu Sun and Dr. Wenqiang Wu
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2026

Name: Prof. Dr. Joaquim Manuel Vieira
Affiliation: CICECO—Center for Research in Ceramics and Composite Materials, Portugal
Interests: synthesis of advanced materials, sintering theory and practice; hot pressing of advanced ceramics and composites; thin films from PVD and aa-MOCVD of giant magnetoresistance oxides; multiferroics; magnetic materials; topological ferroelectrics and high temperature superconductors; tribology and mechanical behavior of wear resistant of composites; electron microscopy

Name: Dr. Donghua Xu
Affiliation: Oregon State University, OR, USA
Interests: materials thermally driven; materials irradiation; materials formation; amorphous metals/alloys (a.k.a. metallic glasses); computation (cluster dynamics, object kinetic Monte Carlo, nucleation and growth theory, etc.); experiments (melting, casting, annealing, microstructural characterization, etc.)

Publications in Materials:
“Persistent Near-Linear Relationship Between Global Stress and Mean Atomic Bond Strain in Metallic Glasses Despite Significant Local Nonaffine Displacements”
by Tittaya Thaiyanurak and Donghua Xu
Materials 2026, 19(10), 2176; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma19102176

“Multiscale Modeling of Nanoparticle Precipitation in Oxide Dispersion-Strengthened Steels Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion”
by Zhengming Wang, Seongun Yang, Stephanie B. Lawson, Cheng-Hsiao Tsai, V. Vinay K. Doddapaneni, Marc Albert, Benjamin Sutton, Chih-Hung Chang, Somayeh Pasebani and Donghua Xu
Materials 2024, 17(22), 5661; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17225661

Name: Prof. Dr. Jun Xu
Affiliation: South China University of Technology, China
Interests: plant fiber component separation and high-value valorization; bio-based functional materials; clean products

Name: Prof. Dr. Dezhen Xue
Affiliation: Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Interests: AI+Materials; materials informatics; Ti alloy; smart materials; phase transformation

Name: Dr. Ying Yang
Affiliation: Tsinghua University, China
Interests: energy storage materials and safety

Name: Prof. Dr. Bihe Yuan
Affiliation: Wuhan University of Technology, China
Interests: flame retardants; polymer composites; fire hazards assessment

Publications in Materials:
“Modification of Aluminum Hydroxide by Ball Milling: A Feasible Method to Obtain High-Efficiency Flame Retardants for Production of High-Performance EVA Composites”
by Man Yang and Bihe Yuan
Materials 2025, 18(5), 984; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18050984

The office is currently still recruiting Editorial Board Members and Guest Editors. Please contact the Editorial Office if you are interested in these positions.

Materials Editorial Office

We are pleased to share that Materials (ISSN: 1996-1944) has received an increased CiteScore of 7.0 in June 2026. The CiteScore ranks the journal 86 out of 446 titles (Q1) in the “Condensed Matter Physics” category and 128 out of 475 titles (Q2) in the “General Materials Science” category, an impressive achievement for a journal running in Volume 19.

You can find more statistics on our website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/stats.

The current CiteScores measure the average number of citations within a journal over a four-year window (2022–2025). The Scopus database provides a comprehensive suite of metrics that support informed publishing strategies, research evaluation and enable benchmarking of journal performance.

This achievement reflects the collective efforts of our authors, reviewers, and editors. Together we will continue to track the progress of Materials and its growing impact in materials science and engineering.

The 2025 CiteScore metrics have been officially released by Scopus, and the results confirm what has become a consistent pattern for MDPI's journal portfolio: broad recognition across disciplines, steady improvement across the majority of ranked titles, and a growing presence at the top of subject category rankings.

CiteScore, published annually by Elsevier's Scopus database, measures the average citations received by articles published in a journal over a four-year window. As a complement to the Journal Impact Factor, which uses a two-year window based on the Web of Science database, CiteScore provides an alternative, long-term perspective on citation performance.

The 365 MDPI journals in Scopus (as of May 2026) are indexed across a wide range of subject categories, ensuring that open access research remains highly discoverable to a global readership through one of the most widely used platforms in academic publishing.

Data Summary (2025 CiteScores)

• New Additions: 41 MDPI journals received a CiteScore for the first time.
• Trending Upward: 234 of 322 previously ranked journals (73%) saw an increase in their CiteScore compared to last year.
• High Visibility: 314 journals (86%) rank in Q1 or Q2 in at least one subject category.
• Elite Performance: 42 journals rank in the top 10% of their subject categories.

Portfolio Performance

Among the 322 journals that held a CiteScore in 2024, 234 saw an increase this year. Quartile improvements outnumbered declines across the portfolio, with 52 journals moving to a higher quartile and only 20 seeing a decline. Furthermore, no previously ranked journals were removed. The 42 journals now ranked in the top 10% of their subject categories are drawn from a strong foundation of 178 journals holding a Q1 position.

With the large majority of our indexed portfolio ranked in the top half of research fields, researchers can confidently choose MDPI to meet funder mandates for high-quality, fully compliant Open Access publishing.

Exceptional Achievements for Foods and Life

Notably, both Foods and Life achieved a 99th percentile ranking in their respective subject categories for the 2025 CiteScores. This outstanding placement positions them as leading journals in their fields and highlights the high visibility and global impact of the open access research they publish.

Journal Metrics and Beyond

Journal-level metrics describe outlets, not individual articles. An increasing number of funders and institutions—including signatories of DORA and the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment—now explicitly encourage evaluation at the article level rather than by the journal in which research appears. MDPI supports this direction: we report CiteScore alongside the Journal Impact Factor, Journal Citation Indicator, and article-level usage data because no single number captures the full reach and contribution of published research.

Thank You

These results reflect the sustained effort of thousands of editors-in-chief, editorial board members, reviewers, and authors across every field MDPI serves. The metrics are the outcome; the work is yours.

We are pleased to announce that new scholars have been appointed as Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for Materials (ISSN: 1996-144), effective April 2026. We wish our new members success in both their research and their efforts to develop the journal.

Name: Dr. Changjun Zhou
Affiliation: School of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Interests: cement; concrete; environmentally friendly pavement engineering materials; microscopic characterization; durability of cement-based materials

Publication in Materials:
1. “Freeze–Thaw Cycle Durability and Mechanism Analysis of Zeolite Powder-Modified Recycled Concrete”
by Teng Yu, Yimeng Zhang, Liang Cao, Peng Cao, Changjun Zhou and Shenglong Gu.
Materials 2024, 17(11), 2671; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17112671

Name: Dr. Clarina Dela Cruz
Affiliation: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Neutron Scattering Science Division, Oak Ridge, United States
Interests: neutron scattering; condensed matter physics; quantum materials

Name: Dr. Francesca Luzi
Affiliation: Department of Science and Engineering of Matter, Environment and Urban Planning (SIMAU), Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: polymeric composites and nanocomposites; mechanical behaviour of materials; thermal properties; active packaging biodegradation of polymers; natural fibers; ligninocellulosic nanostructures

Name: Prof. Dr. Horng-Tay Jeng
Affiliation: Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
Interests: transition-metal oxides; metal–insulator transition; charge–orbital ordering; strong correlations; magnetism; multiferroic materials; 2D materials; electron–phonon superconductors; topological insulators/semimetals/superconductors; thermoelectric materials; thin films; nano-structures; surface systems

Publications in Materials:
1. “Topological Phase Transition in Two-Dimensional Magnetic Material CrI3 Bilayer Intercalated with Mo”
by Chen-En Yin, Angus Huang and Horng-Tay Jeng
Materials 2025, 18(20), 4751; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18204751

2. “Topological Weyl and Nodal Line Half-Metals in Two-Dimensional van der Waals Material EuOX (X = F, Cl, Br, I)”
by Sheng-Hsiung Hung and Horng-Tay Jeng
Materials 2026, 19(10), 2154; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma19102154

Name: Prof. Dr. Jianxun Zhang
Affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: impact damage and protection; lightweight porous materials and structural mechanics; plasticity mechanics; mechanical metamaterials; structural strength and failure in aerospace engineering; mechanics of composite materials

Publications in Materials:
“Dynamic Response of Fiber–Metal Laminates Sandwich Beams under Uniform Blast Loading”
by Jianan Yang, Yafei Guo, Yafei Wu and Jianxun Zhang
Materials 2024, 17(18), 4482; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184482

Name: Prof. Dr. Luminiţa Andronic
Affiliation: Faculty of Product Design and Environment, Department of Product Design, Mechatronics and Environment, Transilvania University of Brasov, Eroilor 29, 500036 Brasov, Romania
Interests: environmental engineering; optoelectronic materials; nanomaterials; ceramics; chemical synthesis of nanoparticles; advanced oxidation processes; photocatalysis; water and wastewater treatment; nanomaterials toxicity; life cycle assessment

Name: Prof. Dr. Michele Zappalorto
Affiliation: Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Stradella San Nicola 3, 3600 Vicenza, Italy
Interests: notch mechanics; fracture mechanics; stress analysis; fatigue; composite materials

Name: Prof. Dr. Qiang Zhang
Affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Interests: metal matrix nanocomposite; carbonaceous materials; interface modification; material characterization; mechanical property; physical property

Publications in Materials:
“Experimental Determination of Isothermal Sections in the Ni–Al–Cr–Ru Quaternary System: Implications for Ni-Based Superalloys and High-Entropy Alloys”
by Jianping Huang, Dupei Ma, Zhi Li, Yan Liu, Ruihua Wang, Huayu Xiao and Qiang Zhang
Materials 2026, 19(8), 1669; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma19081669

Name: Prof. Dr. Qing Wang
Affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Center of High Entropy Alloy Materials, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Interests: alloy design; high-entropy alloys; superalloys; special stainless steels; Ti/Zr alloys

Name: Dr. Qingshun Dong
Affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
Interests: perovskite solar cell; interface engineering; flexible device; stability mechanism

Name: Dr. Qiyang Tan
Affiliation: School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
Interests: additive manufacturing; laser-powder bed fusion; microstructural characterisation; electron microscopy; steels; aluminium alloys; ceramics; mechanical testing

Special Issue in Materials:
“Additive Manufacturing of Metals, Alloys, and Ceramics: Processes, Microstructures, and Properties”
Guest Editors: Dr. Hao Wang, Dr. Zibin Chen, Dr. Kelvin Y. Xie and Dr. Qiyang Tan
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2026

Name: Dr. Robert Georgii
Affiliation: Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Instrument LaDiff, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
Interests: structure and dynamics of skyrmions; helical magnets and other incommensurate structures; development for triple-axis spectrometer (TAS); spin-echo neutron instruments

Name: Dr. Rui C. Vilão
Affiliation: CFisUC, Department of Physics, University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: hydrogen; semiconductors; oxides; defects; optical spectroscopy; muon spin spectroscopy

Name: Prof. Dr. Shujie Pang
Affiliation: Key Laboratory of Aerospace Materials and Performance (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Interests: metallic glasses; high-entropy alloys; brazing filler metals; corrosion

Name: Prof. Dr. Xiaona Li
Affiliation: Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Interests: copper alloy; high-entropy alloy thin films; microstructural characterization

Name: Prof. Dr. Xu Long
Affiliation: School of Mechanics and Transportation Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
Interests: mechanics of electronic packaging and protective material and structures, including multi-field, multi-scale material constitutive and damage model; life prediction and reliability analysis

Special Issue in Materials:
“Mechanics of Sustainable Engineering Materials: Performance, Degradation and Applications”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Xu Long, Dr. Xindang He and Dr. Tang Gu
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026

Name: Dr. Xuanyi Xue
Affiliation: School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Interests: disaster response; high-strength steel; bimetallic steel; low-carbon material; corrosion; fatigue behavior

Publications in Materials:
1. “Low-Cycle Fatigue Properties of Bimetallic Steel Bar with Buckling: Energy-Based Numerical and Experimental Investigations”
by Xuanyi Xue, Fei Wang, Neng Wang, Jianmin Hua and Wenjie Deng
Materials 2024, 17(16), 3974; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17163974

2. “Effect of Basalt Fiber Content on Mechanical Properties of Lunar Regolith Simulant Geopolymer Under Static Loading”
by Jianghuai Zhan, Haolan Yi, Neng Wang, Fei Wang, Shuai Li, Jianmin Hua and Xuanyi Xue
Materials 2025, 18(19), 4442; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18194442

Special Issue in Materials:
“Degradation and Durability of Structural Materials in Harsh Service Conditions”
Guest Editors: Dr. Fei Wang, Dr. Xuanyi Xue and Dr. Neng Wang
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026

Name: Dr. Yudi Wang
Affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Interests: perovskites; interface coupling; carrier transport; carbon-based materials; stability

Special Issue in Materials:
“Perovskite Optoelectronic Materials and Devices: Interface Engineering and Performance Optimization”
Guest Editors: Dr. Yudi Wang, Dr. Bing Yin and Prof. Dr. Yantao Shi
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026

Name: Prof. Dr. Zhenquan Tan
Affiliation: Leicester International Institute, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, China
Interests: nanomaterials; 2D materials; metal–organic frameworks; energy materials; photocatalysis; energy conversion and storage; supercapacitors

Special Issue in Materials:
“Advanced Electrode Materials: Design, Synthesis, and Application in Hybrid Supercapacitors”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Zhenquan Tan, Dr. Xuezhi Song and Dr. Anmin Liu
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2027

Name: Dr. Zhibin Gao
Affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, State Key Laboratory of Porous Metal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiatong University, Xi’an, China
Interests: materials informatics; computational materials science; nanoscale heat transfer

Special Issue in Materials:
“Materials Physics in Thermoelectric Materials, Second Edition”
Guest Editors: Dr. Bao-Tian Wang and Dr. Zhibin Gao
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026

Name: Prof. Dr. Zhubin He
Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Interests: constitutive modelling; materials characterization; new forming technology; light-weight manufacturing; hot-fluid forming

Publications in Materials:
1. “The Prediction of High-Temperature Bulging Deformations in Non-Uniform Welded Tubes and Its Application to Complex-Shaped Tubular Parts”
by Zhenyu Zhang, Yanli Lin, Xianggang Ruan, Jiangkai Liang, Tianyu Wang, Junzhuo Wang and Zhubin He
Materials 2025, 18(12), 2882; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18122882

2. “Study on Stamping–Bulging Process of Thin-Walled Superalloy Diaphragm for S-Shaped Bellows”
by Zhubin He, Qingsong Zhao, Kun Zhang, Jian Ning, Yi Xu and Xianggang Ruan
Materials 2024, 17(12), 2829; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17122829

Special Issue in Materials:
1. “Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Engineering Materials (Third Edition)”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Zhubin He and Dr. Kelin Chen
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026

2. “Advanced Forming of Thin-Walled Materials: Microstructure, Processing and Properties”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Zhubin He and Prof. Dr. Yanli Lin
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026

The office is currently still recruiting Editorial Board Members and Guest Editors. Please contact the Editorial Office if you are interested in these positions.

MDPI is excited to be collaborating with the University of Alicante (UA) to host an exclusive academic publishing workshop aimed at empowering researchers with the knowledge and tools needed for successful academic publishing. This workshop will cover key aspects of MDPI’s open access publishing model, including journal selection, editorial workflow, and publication ethics. Participants will receive practical tips on improving their scientific writing and addressing reviewer comments, while being guided by experienced editors.

Date: 19 May 2026
Time: 11:30–13:00
Venue: University of Alicante (UA)

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Conference: The 23rd International Meeting on Lithium Batteries (IMLB 2026)
Organization: IMLB and Volt-Age CONCORDIA
Date: 14–19 June 2026
Place: Montréal Convention Centre, Montreal, Canada

The IMLB 2026 Scientific and Organizing Committees are pleased to invite you to the 23rd International Meeting on Lithium Batteries in Montréal, Canada from 14 to 19 June 2026.

IMLB 2026 is the premier international conference on the state of lithium battery science and technology, as well as current and future applications in transportation, commercial, aerospace, biomedical, and other promising sectors. Convening in Montréal, the conference is expected to draw around 2,000 experts, researchers, and company representatives involved in the lithium battery field.

This international meeting will provide an exciting forum to discuss recent progress in advanced lithium batteries for energy storage and conversion. The programme will focus on both basic and applied research findings that have improved Li battery materials and led to a deeper understanding of the fundamental processes determining and controlling electrochemical performance. A major (but not exclusive) theme of the meeting will address recent advances beyond lithium-ion technologies, covering a wide range of topics in lithium battery science and technology.

The following open access journals will be represented:

• Batteries;
• Clean Technologies;
• Solids;
• Electricity;
• Metals;
• ChemEngineering;
• Safety;
• Vehicles;
• Energy Storage and Applications;
• Physchem;
• Micro;
• Membranes;
• Powders;
• Materials;
• Reactions;
• Electrochem;
• Surfaces;
• Applied Nano;
• Electronic Materials.

If you are attending the 23rd International Meeting on Lithium Batteries, we invite you to visit us at our booth. Our representatives will be available to discuss publishing opportunities and the benefits of open access, as well as answer any questions that you may have.

Join us in Montreal to discover what is next in lithium battery science and technology! For more information about the conference, please visit its official website at https://imlb.org/.

We are pleased to announce that MDPI will be participating in the 2026 International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2026), organized by the North American Membrane Society, taking place from 18 to 25 July 2026 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

The ICOM 2026 presents a unique opportunity for international and regional communities to collaborate together toward the aim of advancing scalable membrane engineering. Visit our booth to discover MDPI’s latest publications, Special Issues, and open access initiatives in hydrogen technologies and related fields. Our Editors will be on hand to discuss your research and answer any questions about publishing with MDPI.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at this conference:

• Membranes;
• ChemEngineering;
• Purification;
• Materials;
• Applied Sciences;
• Separations;
• Processes;
• Water;
• Clean Technologies.

If you are planning to attend this conference, please feel free to reach out online and start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person at our booth and answering any questions you may have. For more information about this event, please click the following link: https://www.membranes.org/icom2026.

New materials serve as the precursor and cornerstone of contemporary technological innovation, profoundly influencing the development of various fields, including information technology, energy and environment, and advanced manufacturing. From fundamental research to engineering applications, breakthroughs in new materials continue to inject new momentum into industrial transformation.

To further promote cutting-edge exploration and international exchange in the field of new materials, the 2nd Helanshan International Forum on New Materials is scheduled to be held in Yinchuan, Ningxia, from 5 to 7 June 2026. The forum will be hosted by North China University of Nationalities and Helanshan Laboratory.

The event is jointly organized by the School of Materials Science and Engineering of North China University of Nationalities, the Ningxia Materials Research Society, the Yinchuan New Material Industry Association, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Technological Innovation Strategic Alliance, and Beifang Zhongye (Beijing) Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd.

We sincerely invite experts, scholars, corporate representatives, and young scientific researchers from home and abroad to gather in Yinchuan. This forum will provide a platform to share the latest research findings, discuss future development trends, and collaborate to drive innovation and progress in the field of new materials.

We look forward to meeting you in Yinchuan for this ambitious academic event!