Innovation in Materials: Current & Future (IMCF) is an international and interdisciplinary journal in the field of materials science. It focuses on significant theoretical and experimental research. The IMCF journal publishes articles on the synthesis, structure, characterization, processing, emerging theories, and applications of materials. IMCF is dedicated to publishing peer-reviewed, novel articles and cutting-edge reports of broad interest within the materials science community. This journal provides a platform for physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers to communicate on the most important topics in the field of new and advanced materials.

Scope of the journal includes:

• Materials: Metamaterials, nanomaterials, biomaterials, biological materials, self-healing materials, smart materials, advanced materials, superconductors, semiconductors, sensors, metal-organic framework materials (MOFs), environmentally friendly materials, metals and alloys, high-entropy alloys, amorphous solids, ceramics, composites, polymers, micro and nanostructures.
• Synthesis: Solid-state reactions, solidification, solution synthesis, chemical vapor deposition, ion implantation, heat treatment, high-pressure techniques, explosive methods, surface modification, electrodeposition (ELD), electrophoretic deposition (EPD), epitaxial processes, single crystal growth, additive manufacturing, welding, sever plastic deformation.
• Structures: Low-dimensional layers, micro and nanostructures (nanowires, nanoclusters, nanotubes, nanoparticles), nanocomposites, thin films, mesopores, superlattices, mesoporous, quantum dots.
• Properties: Mechanical, corrosion, magnetic, optical, electrical, catalytic, ferroelectric, thermal, interfacial, transport, thermodynamic, photoelectrochemical, electrocatalytic, superhydrophobic, photocatalytic, thermoelectric, biological.
• Characterization: Analytical techniques, microscopy, scanning probes, nanoindentation, nanoscopic methods, optical, electrical, magnetic, acoustic, spectroscopic, and diffraction techniques.
• Processing: Crystal growth, thin film processing, sol-gel processing, mechanical processing, assembly, and nanocrystalline processing.
• Applications: Structural, electronic, magnetic, medical, biomedical engineering, MEMS, sensors, smart materials, chemical stability, additive manufacturing, membranes, materials for energy systems, environmental materials, and corrosion/oxidation resistance.