Instructions for authors
About the Journal
International Materials Reviews is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research. Please see the journal's Aims & Scope for information about its focus and peer-review policy.
Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.
International Materials Reviews accepts the following types of article: Full critical reviews, Leading edge reviews.
Full critical reviews should be authoritative and convey accurately the state of the art to those who are not specialists in the particular field, but who need a focused, comprehensive overview. The review must be critical and interpret the literature. Annotated literature surveys, however comprehensive, will not be accepted.
Reviews are typically 5000-12,000 words in length, but this is a guideline that may be varied at the Editors discretion. In the case of a first review of a subject, it may be necessary to include material over 10 years old; if so, this should be on a selective basis, where exclusion would seriously affect comprehension by the reader. Where an adequate and readily available critical, interpretative review has already been published, the author should concentrate on developments subsequent to that review.
All the most important items of literature should be surveyed, including patents where appropriate, and the accompanying bibliography must be comprehensive in coverage but selective. Reference must not be made to unpublished work. It is expected that the author will draw on personal experience to comment critically throughout the review. An authoritative summary and conclusions section is of particular importance. Authors should seek to draw together the main themes and findings of the review, and give a perspective on the future direction and development of the field. A full review might typically have 20-30 figures and 2-5 tables.
Leading edge reviews aim to provide an overview of important rapidly developing areas of the discipline (guide length 3000-5000 words). While maintaining the same standards of rigour and critical assessment as full reviews, the aim is to assess progress to date and highlight areas of particularly rapid development. A Leading Edge review might typically have 10-15 figures and 2-3 tables.
Open Access
You have the option to publish open access in this journal via our Open Select publishing program. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership and impact of your research. Articles published Open Select with Taylor & Francis typically receive 95% more citations* and over 7 times as many downloads** compared to those that are not published Open Select.
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*Citations received up to 9th June 2021 for articles published in 2016-2020 in journals listed in Web of Science®. Data obtained on 9th June 2021, from Digital Science's Dimensions platform, available at https://app.dimensions.ai
**Usage in 2018-2020 for articles published in 2016-2020.
Peer Review and Ethics
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be double blind peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees. If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed. Further information on our preprints policy and citation requirements can be found on our Preprints Author Services page. Find out more about what to expect during peer review and read our guidance on publishing ethics.
Preparing Your Paper
Structure
Your paper should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).
Word Limits
Please include a word count for your paper.
A typical Full Critical Review for this journal should be more than 5000 and no more than 12000 words.
A typical Leading Edge Review for this journal should be more than 3000 and no more than 5000 words.
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