Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), part of Springer Nature, will partner with Nanjing University in publishing npj Quantum Materials, a new addition to Nature Partner Journals. This new series of online open access journals is published by NPG, in collaboration with world renowned international partners. Today, both partners signed an agreement on co-publishing the new journal at the university's campus in Nanjing.
Quantum materials is one of the most widely studied fields of physical science due to the diversity of materials and phenomena available for study. It holds a great significance in fundamental research and has promising application prospects. However, there are currently no journals worldwide specializing in quantum materials especially with so wide a coverage ranging from fundamental properties, to synthesis/fabrication and all the way to devices.
npj Quantum Materials will publish high-quality, peer-reviewed original research covering quantum materials, their fundamental properties, fabrication and applications, as well as reviews, correspondences, meeting reports, etc. to highlight the latest development of quantum materials. The new journal fits well into an existing portfolio of Nature journals in physics, materials sciences and nanotechnology, including Nature Physics, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, and Nature Communications.
The new journal was co-sponsored by CICAM and Nanjing University. Prof. Steven Kivelson and Prof. Sang-Wook Cheong have been appointed as co-editors-in-chief for the new journal.
All Nature Partner Journals are committed to delivering high-quality, peer-reviewed original research as well as timely overview/review articles and editorials, adhering to a modified set of Nature editorial standards. Licensed under the CC BY license, the journals allow all research to be freely available to anyone upon publication.
Prior to signing npj Quantum Materials with Nanjing University, Springer Nature has partnered respectively with one research institute and two universities in publishing three npj journals in China.
npj Quantum Materials will open for submissions in April 2016.
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