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MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY
OPINION LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT The Materials Research Society (MRS), in partnership with Cambridge University Press, has been dedicated to providing a continually advancing suite of publications for its members and the materials community.
These are your publications
Sean J. Hearne 2018 MRS President
As researchers, scientists, and engineers, one of our most valuable contributions to the advancement of society is the dissemination of our discoveries. As we have all seen, scholarly publication—a primary venue for disseminating scientific discovery—has been going through a renaissance over the past two decades, driven largely by advances in electronic distribution. For example, it is very likely you are reading this MRS Bulletin article with an electronic device rather than in print. And with the plethora of electronic publications comes the blessing and curse of metrics (e.g., impact factors and h-index). I will not venture into the debate of whether these are true bellwethers of future success or simply a foofaraw. Rather, I would argue that it is the sharing of knowledge—allowing the scientific community to discuss, debate, and absorb new information—that is most paramount for advancing our collective world. Let me share with you some of the 2017 highlights of the MRS publications portfolio, and also offer a look toward the future. Publications and MRS Meetings, a shared vision
Do MRS publications influence meeting programming, or does MRS meeting programming influence publications? The answer is both. MRS meetings and publications work in tandem, always on the lookout to bring members and the materials community the most up-to-date information on hot topics such as artificial intelligence and quantum materials. So, if you present at one of the MRS meetings, MRS journal editors are anxious to hear about your research and eager to publish it as well. MRS Communications
In 2017, this letters and prospectives journal had an outstanding year. The Impact Factor increased by 68% to 3.01. Submissions increased by more than 130%. And Rigoberto C. Advincula was introduced as the new Editor-in-Chief. In 2018, look for a special issue on “2D Materials in Health Care.” MRS Advances
MRS Advances focuses on delivering rapid reports of work in progress—snapshots of key materials research topics identified by MRS Meeting programming. This newest journal in the MRS portfolio, under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief David F. Bahr, has been accepted for indexing in the Web of Science, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). In 2018, we look for it to be approved for Impact Factor.
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