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Contribute to a new themed collection in Materials Advances

We are pleased to announce an open call for papers for a new themed collection on Solution-processed Perovskites and 2D Materials for Energy, Optoelectronics, and Computation Devices to be published in Materials Advances.

Guest Edited by Prof Anupama B. Kaul (University of North Texas), Prof Jayan Thomas (University of Central Florida) and Dr Qinglong Jiang (University of Arkansas).

This themed collection aims to bring together the latest advances made in our understanding of the structure, theory, properties, synthesis and device applications emerging from (but not limited to) solution-processed perovskites, and 2D inorganic van der Waals solids.

We invite a broad range of submissions, including original research articles, reviews, and perspectives. Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Solution-processed perovskites for solar cells, optoelectronics, photoabsorbers and light emitters for LEDs, lasers and quantum devices
• Solution-processed inorganic 2D materials and their hybrids for functional photo-active, energy, and sensing devices
• Perovskites for neuromorphic synapses towards brain-like computation

Submit before 31 December 2025

If you are interested in contributing to this collection, please get in touch with the Editorial Office.

Publishing open access with RSC journals unlocks the full potential of your research – bringing increased visibility, wider readership and higher citation potential to your work. As a not-for-profit organisation serving the chemical sciences community, we ensure that our article processing charge (APC) remains the most competitive of major publishers. More details can be found here and the standard APC for Materials Advances is £2,100 (+local taxes if applicable). There is a 15% RSC member and RSC open access agreement discount available (applicable to full price only). You can also use our journal finder tool to check if your institution currently has an agreement with the RSC that may entitle you to a discount of the APC.

Additional submission information

Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for the themed collection. Solution-processed Perovskites & 2D Materials.

The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed. All manuscripts will be subject to the journal’s usual peer review process. Accepted manuscripts will be added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Materials Advances.

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a new themed collection on Materials Advances in Additive Manufacturing: from Processing to Applications to be published in Materials Advances by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Materials Advances publishes quality research across the breadth of materials science. The journal is indexed in all major indexes, with an impact factor of 4.7 (2024 Journal Citation Reports, Clarivate Analytics).

We invite a broad range of submissions, including original research articles, reviews, and perspectives. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Design and Synthesis of Advanced Inorganic and Organic Precursors (e.g., Photoinitiators, Metals, Alloys, Crosslinkers, Monomers and Macromonomers, among others): Development of new chemistries specifically tailored for additive manufacturing.
• Stimuli-Responsive and Functional Materials: Engineering of materials with dynamic, adaptive properties that respond to external triggers, supporting advanced applications in biomedicine, electronics, and environmental technologies.
• Innovative Printing and Characterisation Techniques: Advancement of printing methodologies, including but not limited to volumetric and multi-material 3D printing, and characterisation tools for assessing the rheological, mechanical, and functional performance of novel materials under both standard and non-standard additive manufacturing conditions.
• Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications: Development of biocompatible and bioactive scaffolds for use in drug delivery systems, tissue engineering scaffolds, regenerative therapies, and personalised medical devices.
• Innovative Applications of Additive Manufacturing: Utilisation of functionalised materials in diverse sectors including food-grade systems, soft robotics, wearable sensors etc.
• Sustainable and Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing: Biodegradable, recyclable, and bio-based materials that support sustainable development and circular economy principles.
• Multidisciplinary Integration and Computational Design: Computational modelling, machine learning, and simulations to predict material behaviour, optimise printability, and accelerate the discovery of new materials.

Submit before 15th December 2025

If you are interested in contributing to this collection, please get in touch with the Editorial Office. The Editorial Office and Guest Editors reserve the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection and inclusion of accepted articles in the collection is not guaranteed.  Accepted manuscripts will be added to the online collection as soon as they are online, and they will be published in a regular issue of Materials Advances.

Publishing open access with RSC journals unlocks the full potential of your research – bringing increased visibility, wider readership and higher citation potential to your work. As a not-for-profit organisation serving the chemical sciences community, we ensure that our article processing charge (APC) remains the most competitive of major publishers. More details can be found here and the standard APC for Materials Advances is £2,100 (+local taxes if applicable). There is a 15% RSC member and RSC open access agreement discount available (applicable to full price only). You can also use our journal finder tool to check if your institution currently has an agreement with the RSC that may entitle you to a discount of the APC.

This themed collection is Guest Edited by:

Dr Vincenzo Taresco, University of Nottingham, ORCID: 0000-0003-4476-8233

Dr Yinfeng He, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, ORCID: 0000-0003-0325-8675

Dr Katharina Ehrmann, Technische Universität Wien, ORCID: 0000-0002-0161-0527

Dr Belén Begines, University of Seville, ORCID: 0000-0002-1513-7443

We are delighted to announce an open call for papers to our new themed collection in Materials Advances focusing on organic transistors!

Guest Editors: Professor Tsuyoshi Michinobu (Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan), Professor Prashant Sonar (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Dr. Waner He (Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan)

You are welcome to submit an article within the scope before 30 November 2025

If you are interested in contributing to this collection, please get in touch with the Editorial Office by email.

The Guest Editors aim to highlight recent advances in organic transistors and related devices, with a particular focus on organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), and organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs). The collection will explore technological and material innovations that are propelling the development of high-performance, flexible, wearable, and environmentally sustainable electronics. Topics of interest include molecular design strategies, materials synthesis, charge transport, and device engineering. The collection also welcomes contributions on emerging applications such as sensing, logic circuits, neuromorphic computing, and biomedical diagnostics. By bridging material innovation with device performance, this issue aims to accelerate the practical implementation of next-generation organic electronics and foster interdisciplinary collaboration across physics, chemistry, and materials science.

We are happy to consider both review articles and primary research work.

Publishing open access with RSC journals unlocks the full potential of your research – bringing increased visibility, wider readership and higher citation potential to your work. As a not-for-profit organisation serving the chemical sciences community, we ensure that our article processing charge (APC) remains the most competitive of major publishers. More details can be found here and the APC for Materials Advances is £2100. You can also use our journal finder tool to check if your institution currently has an agreement with the RSC that may entitle you to a discount of the APC.