Nature Reviews Materials aims to cover the making, measuring, modelling and manufacturing of materials - thus, looking at materials science throughout the pipeline of laboratory discovery to functional device.

Reviews and Perspectives are commissioned by the editorial team.

Research areas covered in the journal include:

Soft matter
Biomaterials, bio-inspired and biomedical materials
Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials
Magnetic materials
Materials for electronics
Superconductors
Engineered and structural materials (metals, alloys, ceramics, composites)
Two-dimensional materials
Surfaces and thin films
Devices
Catalytic and separation materials
Energy materials
Materials for sustainable development
Nanotechnology
Modelling, simulation and materials theory
Synthesis, processing and characterization techniques
Manufacturing of materials.