MRS Advances Mechanical Behavior

Issue date: Spring 2021
Submission deadline: December 16, 2020

Materials for Extreme Conditions (MEC)

MRS Advances is accepting full-paper submissions on Mechanical Behavior topics related to the symposium topic Materials for Extreme Conditions (MEC) from the 2020 MRS Spring/Fall Meeting. Submissions, the review process, and the final decision are not contingent on presentation at the meeting itself.

MRS Advances publishes short papers that provide a “snapshot” of an advance within the field of materials research. Such work may include important early indications from a research project that has not yet reached a conclusion, or related results that are significant but not central to the goal of the project. The scientific methods and logic should be rigorous, technically sound, and of interest to other specialists in the area of research.

Of particular interest are topics in Materials for Extreme Conditions (MEC):

•  Superhard and ultra high-strength materials synthesized under high pressure and high magnetic field
•  Nanomaterials and composited materials under stress, pressure and magnetic fields
•  Energy materials under extreme conditions
•  Novel high-pressure materials with modified chemical bonding and composition
•  High-temperature superconductors under high pressure and/or magnetic fields
•  Theoretical modeling and prediction, advanced characterization and instrumentation
•  High strength material requirements for high field magnets
•  High strength conductors, insulation and structure materials for high field magnets
•  Material processing and first order phase transformation in high field magnets
•  Material deformation under high field magnets or cryogenic temperatures

Manuscript Submission:

To be considered for MRS Advances, new and previously unpublished results significant to the development of this field should be presented. MRS journals allow submission and publication of figures and content that have appeared online as part of a virtual presentation. Standard journal peer review policies apply to these submitted papers. The manuscripts must be submitted via the MRS Advances electronic submission system by December 16, 2020. 

All manuscripts will be reviewed in the standard rapid timeframe of MRS Advances to ensure timely publication in the issue related to the submission topic. Please see manuscript preparation instructions and length restrictions at www.mrs.org/mrs-advances-manuscript-instructions. At submission, indicate Mechanical Behavior as the topical area of your paper.

Please contact mrsadvances@mrs.org with any questions.