New Journal: Advanced Metamaterials 

The decision to launch a new journal is never a simple one, and at Springer Nature we extensively analyse data to make sure that there is a need for a new journal, given current publication numbers, citations, and more. It became clear from initial conversations with one of our seasoned Editors-in-Chief, Chris Geddes, Editor of our Journal of Fluorescence  (2024 IF: 3.1) and  Plasmonics (2024 IF:  4.3) that the market needed a new journal in the area of metamaterials.  

We are delighted to announce that the open access journal Advanced Metamaterials has now launched with a full editorial board of key figures in the field, and is now accepting submissions. Editor-in-Chief Chris Geddes had the below to say about the launch: 

"For over a decade we have seen the slow emergence of metamaterials; materials for the manipulation of electromagnetic radiation and acoustic waves as well as enhancing material mechanical properties. These unique materials are artificial materials, not found in nature. Their unique properties arise from the materials' unique organized structure and the way their constituent building block elements are arranged, rather than from the inherent characteristics of the materials themselves. These building block elements within the metamaterials are smaller than the wavelength of the radiation they interact with. Applications of metamaterials are starting to rapidly expand, particularly for materials and life science applications. 

Applications of metamaterials for electromagnetic radiation manipulation can be found in electronics, optics with rapidly growing applications in advanced communications. These materials can bend light in non-conventional ways (negative refraction), absorb all electromagnetic radiation hitting the material as well as improving optical high-resolution imaging. Acoustic metamaterials are also finding applications in sound isolation / proofing and vibrational dampening. We are also seeing mechanical metamaterials finding significant applications in both energy and solar harvesting.

While metamaterials have been known for well over a decade, their development and applications today are rapidly expanding, which I attribute to the scientific community’s ability to both design and fabricate these unique materials, which was much more difficult to achieve a decade ago. The onset of high-end supercomputing, artificial intelligence (AI) and our ability to much more easily nanofabricate materials has led to the explosion of metamaterials-based research both at Universities and Industry alike. Subsequently, with the help of several talented colleagues at Springer/Nature we have been able to assemble an energetic and diverse editorial board to launch this new journal and address this growing need."

Editor-in-Chief
Chris D. Geddes, PhD, FRSC, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA

Regional Editor for Europe
David Cumming, PhD, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

Associate Editors
Koray Aydin, PhD, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Pai-Yen Chen, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

Editorial Board
Jaesung Lee, PhD, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Jun Chen, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Gagan Kumar, PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
Ibraheem Al-Naib, PhD, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Malcolm Kadowala, PhD, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Shuwen Zeng, PhD, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Troyes, France
Somak Bhattacharyya, PhD, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India
Mohamed S. Soliman, PhD, SMIEEE, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Anuj K. Sharma, PhD, National Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
Humeyra Caglayan, PhD, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque, PhD, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Olcay Altıntaş, PhD, Iskenderun Technical University, Iskenderun, Turkey
Yue Wang, PhD, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
Chou Chau Yuan Fong, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Calls for Papers 

To accompany the launch, we are happy to inform that three different collections have been opened, and we invite you to submit to any one of them.  Click the links below to see the scope of each collection and learn more: 

Metamaterials for Sensing Applications | SpringerLink

Metamaterials in Medical Devices | SpringerLink

Metamaterials in Optical Imaging, Light and Sound Manipulation | SpringerLink

Article Transfers from Plasmonics 

Given the possibility of some metamaterials being plasmonic in nature, we will occasionally offer transfer from the Plasmonics journal to Advanced Metamaterials. If you accept this transfer, Springer Nature will ensure a seamless transfer process to save you time. 

Plasmonics Journal 

2024 JIF is 4.3 and last year it was 3.3,  a significant increase. We are pleased to remain in quartile 2 for “CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL” and “MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY”, but moving up one quartile from quartile 3 to 2 in “NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY”.

Journal of Fluorescence 

2024 JIF is 3.1 and last year it was 2.6, an increase we are delighted to see.

 The journal remains in quartile 2 for “BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS” and “CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL”, as well as remaining in quartile 3 for “CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL”.

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