Surface Science and Technology (SST) was successfully indexed by Scopus, after indexed by EI Compendex days before. As an open access journal, SST is devoted to promoting innovations on science, technology and engineering in surface and interface science. For authors, we promise:

• Manuscripts will be reviewed and handled by an experienced editorial team
• Open access publications with no cost to authors
• Receive the high-quality review articles, original research papers and letters

This remarkable achievement signifies the international engineering community's broad recognition of SST's academic quality, global impact, and publishing standards. It also provides scholars in the fields of surface science and technology around the world with a higher-level platform for academic exchange.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the editorial board members, young editorial board members and peer reviewers for their dedication and support. We would also like to thank our authors and readers for their trust and enthusiasm. SST is committed to developing into a world-class scientific journal by showcasing high-quality research, supporting outstanding scholars, promoting international academic exchange and enhancing the journal's academic quality and influence, to serve researchers in the fields of surface science, technology and applications.