ISSN: 2399-7532
SUPPORTS OPEN ACCESS

Multifunctional Materials is a new multidisciplinary journal devoted to publishing original research of the highest quality and impact covering all aspects of multifunctional materials, including fundamental concepts to integrate multiple functions, characterisation of functions, novel applications and manufacturing techniques.

Multifunctional Materials to cease publication at the end of 2022

IOP Publishing has been working closely with the multifunctional materials community since 2018 in order to set up and establish the journal, Multifunctional Materials (MFM). Despite the publication of some high quality content the journal has unfortunately not been able to establish a large enough body of content in all targeted thematic areas to ensure longer term sustainability as a publishing option for the community. After full consideration we have therefore taken the decision to discontinue publication of MFM at the end of 2022, and the journal will be closing for new submissions on 29 July 2022.

We remain committed to serving the field of multifunctional materials and its research community through other journals in the IOP Publishing portfolio, especially the Journal of Physics: Materials as a fully open access journal that will consider multifunctional materials content. IOP Publishing will also continue to work with the community on new initiatives to highlight and make their research in the field available into the future.

The decision to close a journal is not an easy one to take however we feel confident that doing so positions IOP Publishing to more effectively serve the multifunctional materials community through its fully open access journals with broader scope.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our founding Editors-in-Chief, Andreas Lendlein and Richard S. Trask, our editorial board, our authors, reviewers and guest editors for their committed support for MFM over the last five years.

All previously published content in MFM will be made freely available for perpetuity through https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2399-7532 from the beginning of 2023. All articles have also been preserved with CLOCKSS and Portico, both widely used, trusted third-party resources that help protect the integrity of the scientific record.

Any questions about the journal and this decision should be sent to customerservices@ioppublishing.org.