Construction Materials: Corrosion, Prevention and Protection

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1 March 2026

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1 May 2026

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Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, construction materials are facing a revolution triggered by eco-sustainability paradigms and supported by design effectiveness, cost saving, esthetic, and functional impacts. Such an approach has driven both research and industry towards the development of innovative, high-performance, and durable engineering materials, paving the way for effective material selection strategies and the appropriate design of protection or prevention systems to ensure the prolonged service life of construction materials. Materials degradation and corrosion are time-dependent phenomena, which are capable of strongly affecting the service life of materials, compromising the functionality and performances. This may lead, in the case of wrong material selection or on-filed execution, to the need for premature maintenance or component replacement to prevent dramatic failures, dramatically affecting two pillars of construction materials: safety and sustainability. The Special Issue purpose aims to give a complete overview of innovative and traditional construction materials and of prevention or protection systems, such as coatings, inhibitors and cathodic protection, with a specific focus on corrosion and durability. Papers related to corrosion protection, prevention, repair strategies, life cycle assessment, and design practices as well as modeling are welcome. We look forward to your contributions.

Dr. Sergio Lorenzi
Prof. Dr. Marco Ormellese
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Applied Sciences applsci	2.5	5.3	2011	18.4 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Buildings buildings	3.1	3.4	2011	15.3 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Construction Materials constrmater	-	-	2021	20.8 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Corrosion and Materials Degradation cmd	-	4.5	2020	19.1 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Materials materials	3.1	5.8	2008	13.9 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Metals metals	2.6	4.9	2011	17.8 Days	CHF 2600	Submit

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