IMRC 2026 research collection opens for submissions, deadline 31 December 2026
A new special research collection linked to the 34th International Materials Research Congress (IMRC 2026) is now accepting manuscripts, with a submission deadline of 31 December 2026. The initiative aims to showcase the breadth and quality of work presented at the congress and to share it with a broader audience beyond the conference itself.
Built around the congress’s scientific themes, the collection emphasizes the cross-disciplinary momentum at the intersection of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering. Organizers say it will highlight advances with potential impact across energy and sustainability, catalysis, nanotechnology, quantum science, biomedicine, advanced manufacturing, and next‑generation devices.
The call also underscores the field’s major challenges: developing more sustainable processes, scaling the synthesis of novel materials, integrating advanced computational and modeling methods, and strengthening strategies for characterization, optimization, and practical application.
According to the announcement, the collection will feature progress in synthesis, bioinspired design, state‑of‑the‑art characterization, and computational approaches—capturing both fundamental insights and emerging applications across materials research. Submissions are invited from IMRC 2026 participants and will undergo rigorous peer review by external editors.
Articles accepted for publication will incur a publishing fee payable by authors, their institutions, or funders. All contributions must fall within the scope of the selected section and journal as defined in their mission statements, and the publisher may redirect out‑of‑scope manuscripts to a more suitable venue at any stage of peer review.
Keywords guiding the call include energy materials, sustainability and catalysis, quantum and nanomaterials, advanced characterization, and materials synthesis.
Manuscripts can be submitted through the main journal or via participating journals spanning catalysis, carbon science, and multiple materials subfields such as semiconducting devices, biomaterials and bio‑inspired materials, computational materials science, mechanics, structural materials, energy materials, and quantum materials.