Frequency: 12 issues per year.

Devoted to semiconductor research, Semiconductor Science and Technology's multidisciplinary approach reflects the far-reaching nature of this topic.

The scope of the journal covers:

Fundamental and applied experimental and theoretical studies of the properties of non-organic, organic and oxide semiconductors, their interfaces and devices including:

    fundamental properties
    materials and nanostructures
    devices and applications
    fabrication and processing
    emerging fields:
        topological semiconductors
        layered materials and nanowires
        semiconductors for energy
        flexible electronics

    Semiconductor Science and Technology publishes research papers, letters, topical review articles and special issues.

    Research Papers. Reports of original research work, not normally more than 8500 words (10 journal pages).

    Letters. Brief, urgent communications of no more than 3500 words (4 journal pages) that require rapid publication. These are to be submitted alongside a short letter of justification explaining why the manuscript requires accelerated consideration.

    Topical Reviews. Topical reviews present a snapshot of recent progress in a particular field. Written by leading researchers in their respective fields, these articles present the background to a particular field and the current state of the art. Topical reviews are commissioned by the Editorial Board.

    Peer Review

    This journal operates a single-blind peer review policy. All submissions are preliminarily assessed for editorial suitability by an in-house editorial team ahead of formal peer review. Articles that are considered inappropriate for the journal at this initial stage will be rejected without further review. A new referee reward programme has been introduced which offers referees a 10% credit towards the cost of publishing on a gold open access basis when they review an article. Find out more.

    Ethics

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