Choosing where to publish your research is a critical step in telling the world about your work. Use this quick questionnaire to help you identify which of the ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces journals will help you get your article out to the right audience.
Does your manuscript report a demonstrated application?
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B.
YES, the application is demonstrated
NO, but potential application(s) is/are clearly communicated
Are there already publications in the same area of materials/ applications as your manuscript?
YES, but my paper gives a new angle/ sheds new light
NO, this is a new concept/material/ application
Which research area does your manuscript fall into? If your paper falls into more than one category, please select the category which most closely applies.
Biomaterials, biointerfaces, and/or biological, medical applications
Energy conversion and storage, catalysis, and/or environmental applications
Functional materials for new electronic devices or optimization of existing devices
Functional nanoscale materials
Applications of polymer materials
Other materials, surfaces, interfaces, and applications
Is the key feature of your material 500 nm or less?
YES, ≤ 500 nm
NO, > 500 nm
Is a significant portion of the paper dedicated to electronic/ optoelectronic device design and performance characterization?
YES
NO
Is the paper focused on new material design/synthesis or material/ interface property characterizations with in vitro or in vivo study?
Is the demonstrated application photocatalytic organic dye degradation?
Does your paper report on graphene oxide or carbon nanotubes/nanofibers?
Is this paper about explosives or energetic materials?
Is this paper more focused on the optical/photonics properties of the materials or the nanomaterials design and synthesis?
Optical/photonic properties
Nanomaterials design/synthesis
Is the paper focused on photocatalysis or electrocatalysis related applications?
Optical/photonic materials
Mechanical/tribological/structural properties of materials
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces serves the interdisciplinary community of chemists, engineers, physicists and biologists focusing on how newly-discovered materials and interfacial processes can be developed and used for specific applications. Take a look at the current issue to see if you think your article fits in with existing publications in this journal. Upon receipt of your manuscript, Editor-in-Chief Professor Kirk Schanze and his team will do their utmost to process your submission efficiently and fairly. There is typically a 9–10 week period between submission and the decision to accept your article for publication.
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ACS Applied Bio Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of biomaterials and biointerfaces including and beyond the traditional biosensing, biomedical and therapeutic applications. Take a look at the current issue to see if you think your article fits in with existing publications in this journal. Upon receipt of your manuscript, Deputy Editor Professor Shu Wang and his team will do their utmost to process your submission efficiently and fairly. There is typically a 9 week period between submission and the decision to accept your article for publication.
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Professor Shu Wang
Deputy Editor ACS Applied Bio Materials
ACS Applied Electronic Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of electronic materials. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrate knowledge in the areas of materials science, engineering, optics, physics, and chemistry into important applications of electronic materials. Take a look at the current issue to see if you think your article fits in with existing publications in this journal. Upon receipt of your manuscript, Deputy Editor Professor Hyun Jae Kim and his team will do their utmost to process your submission efficiently and fairly. There is typically a 9 week period between submission and the decision to accept your article for publication.
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Professor Hyun Jae Kim
Deputy Editor ACS Applied Electronic Materials
ACS Applied Energy Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage. Take a look at the current issue to see if you think your article fits in with existing publications in this journal. Upon receipt of your manuscript, Deputy Editor Professor Gerald Meyer and his team will do their utmost to process your submission efficiently and fairly. There is typically a 10 week period between submission and the decision to accept your article for publication.
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Professor Gerald Meyer
Deputy Editor ACS Applied Energy Materials
ACS Applied Nano Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of nanomaterials. Take a look at the current issue to see if you think your article fits in with existing publications in this journal. Upon receipt of your manuscript, Deputy Editor Professor T. Randall Lee and his team will do their utmost to process your submission efficiently and fairly. There is typically a 7 week period between submission and the decision to accept your article for publication.
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Professor T. Randall Lee
Deputy Editor ACS Applied Nano Materials
ACS Applied Polymer Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of engineering, chemistry, physics, and biology relevant to applications of polymers. Take a look at the current issue to see if you think your article fits in with existing publications in this journal. Upon receipt of your manuscript, Deputy Editor Professor Jodie Lutkenhaus and her team will do their utmost to process your submission efficiently and fairly. There is typically a 9 week period between submission and the decision to accept your article for publication.
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Professor Jodie Lutkenhaus
Deputy Editor ACS Applied Polymer Materials
ACS Applied Optical Materials is an international and interdisciplinary forum to publish original experimental and theoretical, including simulation and modeling, research in optical materials, complementing the ACS Applied Materials portfolio. Take a look at the current issue to see if you think your article fits in with existing publications in this journal. Upon receipt of your manuscript, Deputy Editor Elena Galoppini and her team will do their utmost to process your submission efficiently and fairly. There is typically a 9 week period between submission and the decision to accept your article for publication.
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Elena Galoppini
Deputy Editor ACS Applied Optical Materials
ACS Applied Engineering Materials is an international and interdisciplinary forum devoted to original research covering all aspects of engineered materials, complementing the ACS Applied Materials portfolio. Take a look at the current issue to see if you think your article fits in with existing publications in this journal. Upon receipt of your manuscript, Deputy Editor Jessica D. Schiffman and her team will do their utmost to process your submission efficiently and fairly. There is typically a 9 week period between submission and the decision to accept your article for publication.
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Jessica D. Schiffman
Deputy Editor ACS Applied Engineering Materials
One or more of your answers suggested that the topic of your research would be better suited to a forum outside of the ACS Applied Materials family of journals.
We recommend considering submitting your manuscript to ACS Omega, the open-access global publication for scientific articles that describe new findings in chemistry and interfacing areas of science, without any perceived evaluation of immediate impact. Articles in ACS Omega should advance the frontiers of science through original ideas, even if the full significance is not known. ACS Omega disseminates this knowledge globally and quickly by immediately making all accepted articles open access in perpetuity. Take a look at the current issue to see if you think your article fits in with existing publications in this journal. Upon receipt of your manuscript, Editors Krishna Ganesh and Deqing Zhang and their team will do their utmost to process your submission efficiently and fairly.
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Professor Krishna Ganesh, Ph.D.
Editor, ACS Omega
Professor Deqing Zhang, Ph.D
The ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces family of journals serve the interdisciplinary community of chemists, engineers, physicists, and biologists working on new materials and interfacial processes developed for specific applications. To learn more about a specific journal, click on the cover images above, and don't hesitate to reach out to an Editor if you have questions about publishing with us.
Professor Xing Yi Ling Editor-in-Chief
Professor Shu Wang Deputy Editor
Professor Hyun Jae Kim Deputy Editor
Professor T. Randall Lee Deputy Editor
Professor Jodie Lutkenhaus Deputy Editor
Jessica D. Schiffman Deputy Editor
Professor Gerald Meyer Deputy Editor
Elena Galoppini Deputy Editor
