Journal of Superhard Materials
Editor-in-Chief: Vladimir Z. Turkevich
ISSN-Print: 1063-4576 ISSN-Online: 1934-9408 Publishing model: Hybrid
Impact factor: 1.2 (2023) Five year impact factor: 1.0 (2023)
Scope
Journal of Superhard Materials presents up-to-date results of basic and applied research on production, properties, and applications of superhard materials and related tools. It publishes the results of fundamental research on physicochemical processes of forming and growth of single-crystal, polycrystalline, and dispersed materials, diamond and diamond-like films; developments of methods for spontaneous and controlled synthesis of superhard materials and methods for static, explosive and epitaxial synthesis. The focus of the journal is large single crystals of synthetic diamonds; elite grinding powders and micron powders of synthetic diamonds and cubic boron nitride; polycrystalline and composite superhard materials based on diamond and cubic boron nitride; diamond and carbide tools for highly efficient metal-working, boring, stone-working, coal mining and geological exploration; articles of ceramic; polishing pastes for high-precision optics; precision lathes for diamond turning; technologies of precise machining of metals, glass, and ceramics. The journal covers all fundamental and technological aspects of synthesis, characterization, properties, devices and applications of these materials. The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries in the English language.
Abstracting & Indexing
Astrophysics Data System (ADS), Baidu, CLOCKSS, CNKI, CNPIEC, Dimensions, EBSCO, EI Compendex, Google Scholar, INSPEC, Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), Naver, OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service, Portico, ProQuest, SCImago, SCOPUS, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Semantic Scholar, TD Net Discovery Service, UGC-CARE List (India), Wanfang.
Publishing Model: Hybrid
Authors will have the option to choose how their article is published.
Traditional publishing model: published articles are made available to institutions and individuals who subscribe to this journal or who pay to read specific articles. There is no charge to publish.
Open Access (OA) model: published articles are freely and permanently available online. Anyone, anywhere can read and build upon this research.
Editor-in-Chief
Vladimir Z. Turkevich
Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Professor, Director of Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0002-1441-4269
Associate Editor
Vladimir L. Solozhenko
Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Research Director of LSPM-CNRS, Université Paris Nord, Villetaneuse, France
ORCID: 0000-0002-0881-9761
Coordinating Editor
Vasyl M. Kolodnitskyi
Cand. Sci. (Phys.-Math.), Senior Research Scientist, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0001-6722-2714
Editorial Board
Oleksandr O. Bochechka
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0002-5728-891X
Marina V. Bulanova
Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Senior Research Scientist, Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0002-8691-0982
Tian Cui
Professor, Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
ORCID: 0000-0002-9664-848X
Leonid M. Devin
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0002-1452-9904
Yuriy D. Filatov
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0001-6511-0452
Yann Le Godec
Dr. Sci., University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
ORCID: 0000-0002-9221-7076
Eugene A. Gregoryanz
Professor, University of Edinburg, Edinburg, UK
ORCID: 0000-0001-9080-8756
Q. Huang
CY Carbide Mfg. Co., Ltd, Kunshan, Jiangsu, P.R. China
Sergiy O. Ivakhnenko
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Bakyl Institute for Superhard Materials of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0002-4796-3416
Sergiy A. Klymenko
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0003-1464-3771
Valeriy I. Lavrinenko
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0003-2098-7992
Valery I. Levitas
Dr. Sci. (Phys.-Math.), Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, USA
ORCID: 0000-0001-8556-4419
Olga B. Loginova
Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Lead Research Scientist, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0002-2360-2843
Oleksandr O. Lyeshchuk
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Senior Research Scientist, Bakyl Institute for Superhard Materials of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Anatoliy L. Maistrenko
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0001-5479-326X
Galina S. Oleǐnik
Dr. Sci. (Phys.-Math.), Professor, Institut for Problem of Materials Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine
Bogdan Palozs
Professor, Institute for High Pressure Physics, Warsaw, Poland
Evgen O. Pashchenko
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0001-5545-5780
Tetiana O. Prikhna
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0002-1621-0681
Oleksandr S. Roik
Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Professor, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0001-9705-1100
Sergiy Ye. Sheikin
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Serhii V. Sokhan'
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Lead Research Scientist, Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0002-9292-9591
Takashi Taniguchi
PhD, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
ORCID: 0000-0002-1467-3105
Heiner Vollstaedt
Professor, VDiamant GmbH, Seddiner See, Germany
Jinyang Xu
PhD, Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China
ORCID: 0000-0001-7364-9837
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Approximately 6% of the manuscripts are rejected without review based on formal criteria as they do not comply with the submission guidelines. Each manuscript is assigned to at least one peer reviewer. The journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. The period from submission to the first decision is 13 days on average. The approximate rejection rate is 13%. The final decision on the acceptance of a manuscript for publication is made by the Meeting of the Editorial Board.
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Ethics and Disclosures
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Journal of Superhard Materials has a Conflict of Interest policy in place and complies with international, national and/or institutional standards on research involving Human Participants and/or Animals and Informed Consent.
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