ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces - Manuscript Types and Scope

Sep 21, 2026

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces publishes original, applied research at the interface of materials science, engineering, bio-related sciences, and chemistry. The journal prioritizes experimental and theoretical work that integrates knowledge across these disciplines into practical applications, including electronics, optics, magnetic and photonic materials, coatings, polymers, nanomaterials, biomaterials, and functional surfaces. Manuscripts that mainly report raw data or data applications are generally unsuitable, and all submissions undergo critical anonymous peer review with final decisions by the Editor. The document outlines correspondence to the Editor-in-Chief and summarizes key manuscript categories and expectations for articles, invited reviews, spotlights, and related formats.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages20

Reading Time50 min

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Scope of the Journal

Manuscripts suitability and peer review

Correspondence

Manuscript Types

Articles

invited Reviews

invited Spotlights on Applications

Perspectives

Forum Articles

Proposals

Comments

Last updated: August 27, 2026 View the latest guidelines online Scope of the Journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research at the interface of materials science, engineering, bio-related sciences, and chemistry. The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature. The emphasis is on papers that integrate knowledge in the areas of materials science, engineering, bio-related sciences, and chemistry into important applications. Among the basic areas the journal covers are advanced active and passive electronic, optical (including photonic), and magnetic materials, films, coatings, colloids, biomaterials and biointerfaces, polymer materials, hybrid and composite materials, nanomaterials, material stability, degradation and wear, and green/sustainable materials. Example applications include (but are not limited to) electronic, optical and electro-optical devices, sensors, biosensors, biocides, cell growth, diagnostics, theranostics, coatings and adhesives, separation, catalysis, functional and active surfaces, patterning, membranes, energy conversion and storage, imaging (including bioimaging), and information processing and storage. Manuscripts that are essentially reporting data or applications of data are, in general, not suitable for publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. All manuscripts are subject to critical, anonymous peer review. It is to be understood that the final decision relating to a manuscript’s suitability rests solely with the Editor. Correspondence should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief at [eic@ami.acs.org](eic@ami.acs.org). Manuscript Types ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces publishes 6 types of papers: Articles, invited Reviews, invited Spotlights on Applications, invited Forum Articles, Proposals, and Comments. A. Articles should cover their subjects with thoroughness, clarity, and completeness but should be as concise as possible. Abstracts to Articles are limited to 300 words and should summarize the significant results and conclusions. Articles are scheduled for publication in the order of acceptance within limitations of available space. Articles are allocated to sections in the journal table of contents. Authors are asked to choose the appropriate section from a menu during the submission process. An editor checks this selection and may change it, if another section seems more appropriate. (In some cases an article could fit into more than one section, in which case the choice should be determined by which seems most suitable.) Refer to the Table of Contents of a recent issue of the journal for a listing of the subject sections. Articles describing related work divided into two or more manuscripts (e.g., part 1, part 2…) submitted concurrently are strongly discouraged. B. Reviews are usually invited by the Editor and are limited to a maximum of 10 journal pages (approximately 50 pages of double-spaced manuscript), including tables, figures, and references. Reviews should constitute concise, yet complete, surveys ofthe literature written by experts for nonexperts. Their purpose is to acquaint the readers of the journal with recent progress in key materials or interfaces research areas, with a focus on application. Reviews should be written for a more general audience of“materials scientists and engineers” and provide a balanced view of the topic in question. Exclusive (or near exclusive) focus on the author’s research is discouraged in Reviews. Reviews will be peer-reviewed in the same manner as research Articles. Reviews will be considered only if they are invited for submission by the Editor or after the review proposal is accepted by the Editor. A review invitation does not guarantee that a review will be peerreviewed or published. It is incumbent on authors to submit copyright permissions for material that is being reproduced from other sources.

FAQs

What scope does ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces cover?

It covers interdisciplinary original research at the interface of materials science, engineering, bio-related sciences, and chemistry, especially work integrating these areas into important applications.

Are data-only manuscripts suitable for publication?

Manuscripts that are essentially reporting data or applications of data are generally not suitable for publication.

Who makes the final decision on a manuscript’s suitability?

The final decision rests solely with the Editor.

Sep 21, 2026

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