MRS Communications –

Materials Research Society to Launch New Letters and Prospectives Journal



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7th January 2011, Cambridge, UK & New York, USA



MRS Communications, a new journal focused on rapid communications and

high-quality, high-impact review articles across the broad materials

spectrum, has been announced by the Materials Research Society (MRS). The

journal will be published by MRS in partnership with Cambridge University

Press.



Growth in the field of materials research over the past decade, shifting

market demands, and the expanding reach of MRS—both in international and

interdisciplinary scope—all provide a unique opportunity to establish this

bold new publication. The journal will bring together researchers and

professionals from the full range of materials fields including physics,

chemistry, biology, mathematics and engineering, to identify trends in

research and play an influential role in future directions of the broad

materials science community.



MRS Communications will be a full-color, online-only publication with

accepted papers appearing immediately on Cambridge Journals Online (CJO)

via FirstView. This affords authors an exceptionally rapid review process

and time-to-publication, while also providing a swift reach to the global

audience.



Short communications, ultra-short communications, commentaries and

correspondence will be accepted for publication. Authors will be encouraged

to submit supplementary material and supporting multimedia files. The

journal will also feature Prospectives articles, which will be succinct,

forward-looking reviews commissioned from ‘thought leaders’ in the field.

Key content presented by distinguished speakers at MRS meetings will also

be captured.



MRS Communications is the first of many new publishing ventures expected to

result from the recent partnership between MRS and Cambridge University

Press. The introductory issue is scheduled for fall 2011 and will join the

existing suite of industry-leading MRS publications—MRS Bulletin, Journal

of Materials Research, the MRS Online Proceedings Library and Materials360®

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”Through our valued partnership with Cambridge University Press, the launch

of this journal marks another significant juncture in the new era of MRS

publications,” explains MRS President, Jim DeYoreo. ”This will provide

materials researchers worldwide with new opportunities to publish their

results in a high-profile venue.”



Simon Ross, Global Journals Director at Cambridge added ”The launch of MRS

Communications embodies and demonstrates the speed at which our combined

resources and capabilities has enabled us to identify and respond to the

evolving needs of the material research community. MRS Communications will

be relevant and rapid and we're confident the community will want to read

it, share it and submit to it.”



About the Materials Research Society (MRS)

MRS is an international organization of almost 16,000 materials researchers

from academia, industry and government, and a recognized leader in

promoting the advancement of interdisciplinary materials research to

improve the quality of life. MRS members are engaged and enthusiastic

professionals hailing from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and

engineering—the full spectrum of materials research. Headquartered in

Warrendale, Pennsylvania (USA), MRS membership now spans over 80 countries,

with more than 40% of members residing outside the United States. In

addition to its communications and publications portfolio, MRS organizes

high-quality scientific meetings, attracting over 13,000 attendees annually

and facilitating interactions among a wide range of experts from the

cutting edge of the global materials community. MRS is also a recognized

leader in education outreach and advocacy for scientific research. More

information about the Materials Research Society can be found on its Web

site, www.mrs.org.



About Cambridge Journals

Cambridge Journals publishes over 270 peer-reviewed academic journals

across a wide spread of subject areas, in print and online.  Many of these

journals are the leading academic publications in their fields and together

they form one of the most valuable and comprehensive collections of

research available today.

journals.cambridge.org



About Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the publishing division of the University of

Cambridge, one of the world’s leading research institutions and winner of

83 Nobel Prizes.  Cambridge University Press advances learning, knowledge

and research worldwide.  It publishes over 270 journals and over 2,500

books a year for distribution in more than 200 countries.

www.cambridge.org



For The University of Cambridge please go to: www.cam.ac.uk



Publicity Contacts

Jamie Hutchins, [log in to unmask], Head of Journals, Americas





Elma Vrana

Associate Marketing Manager, Journals

Cambridge University Press, Americas



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