Cambridge University Press (CUP), the publishing division of the University of Cambridge, and the Materials Research Society (MRS) have announced a partnership to publish the journal, MRS Communications. MRS Communications is a new journal focused on rapid communications and high-quality, high-impact review articles across the broad materials spectrum. The journal will be published by MRS in partnership with CUP.
The journal is expected to bring together researchers and professionals from the full range of materials fields including physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and engineering, to identify trends in research and play an influential role in future directions of the broad materials science community. MRS Communications will be a full-colour, online-only publication with accepted papers appearing immediately on Cambridge Journals Online (CJO) via FirstView. This affords authors an exceptionally rapid review process and time-to-publication, while also providing a swift reach to the global audience.
Short communications, ultra-short communications, commentaries and correspondence will be accepted for publication. Authors will be encouraged to submit supplementary material and supporting multimedia files. The journal will also feature 'Prospectives articles', which will be succinct, forward-looking reviews commissioned from thought leaders in the field. Key content presented by distinguished speakers at MRS meetings will also be captured.
MRS Communications is the first of many new publishing ventures expected to result from the partnership between MRS and Cambridge University Press. The introductory issue is scheduled for fall 2011 and will join the existing suite of industry-leading MRS publications - <>iMRS Bulletin, Journal of Materials Research, the MRS Online Proceedings Library and Materials360.
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