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2D Materials: maintaining editorial quality

2D Materials: maintaining editorial quality IOP 2D Mater. 5 (2018) 010201 https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa9403 2D Materials 2D Mater. EDITORIAL R E C E IVED © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd 12 October 2 017 1 2 Vladimir Fal’ko and Ceri-Wyn Thomas A C C E P T E D F OR P U BL I C A T IO N 17 October 2 017 Editor in Chief, National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, United Kingdom 2D MATER. Publisher, IOP Publishing, Bristol, United Kingdom P U BL IS H E D 31 October 2017 E-mail: vladimir.falko@manchester.ac.uk and ceri-wyn.thomas@iop.org In recent years, we have witnessed the spectacular tives from across our multidisciplinary field. Hence, growth of research on 2D materials, involving 2DM submissions must offer essential novelty for a V Fal’ko and C-W Thomas scientists and technologists worldwide. This rapid particular sub-field of 2D materials research, with expansion is driven both by the passion of academics the expectation for lasting scientific and/or techno- for discovering new materials with extreme properties, logical impact in a broader sense. These strict crite- and by the hunger of industry to develop new, more ria apply to submissions in any area of 2D materials efficient materials systems and processes. The research, be it growth and synthesis, studies of new challenges facing the translation of the fundamental properties, engineering new devices, 2D materials- science of 2D materials to commercial applications enhanced composite materials, or biomedical and 2DM are being discussed with increasing prevalence and 2D health applications. We therefore anticipate that only Materials (2DM) was designed specifically to address a small proportion of the growing number of submis- both sides of this evolution. sions to 2DM will be selected for publication. 10.1088/2053-1583/aa9403 Launched in April 2014, 2DM’s authorship has, By developing 2DM in this way we aim to meet from the outset, reflected the multidisciplinary char - community demand for an authoritative, high-qual- 1 acter of this field, extending to physicists, materials ity research outlet dedicated to showcasing the most scientists, chemists, biologists, and technologists from ground-breaking work in the field, and providing over 50 countries. Already boasting more than 3000 readers with the most essential resource on the sci- 2053-1583 citations (with a healthy Impact Factor), and 400 000 ence and application of 2D materials. This editorial article downloads by readers worldwide, demand strategy is supported by IOP Publishing through the for the journal’s content confirms the high editorial qualified staff who are involved in the peer-review standards of 2DM. process, aiming to reduce the pressure on the refer- However, the success of 2DM in 2014–2016 ees and Editorial Board members, and by the ongoing (reflected by a 400% increase in the number of submis- improvement of our publishing platform, started in sions in 2017) poses a challenge. The primary goal of 2015. the journal remains to curate the most significant and We take this opportunity to thank our authors, ref- cutting-edge work being undertaken across all areas of erees and Board members, who have contributed so 2D materials research. In addressing this challenge, the much to 2DM’s early development, and look forward journal’s Editorial Board are united in pursuing a strict to editorially positioning the journal to meet contin- and highly selective editorial policy geared to publish- ued community demand and expectation into the ing only the most important new results and perspec- future. October © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png 2D Materials IOP Publishing

2D Materials: maintaining editorial quality

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IOP 2D Mater. 5 (2018) 010201 https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/aa9403 2D Materials 2D Mater. EDITORIAL R E C E IVED © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd 12 October 2 017 1 2 Vladimir Fal’ko and Ceri-Wyn Thomas A C C E P T E D F OR P U BL I C A T IO N 17 October 2 017 Editor in Chief, National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, United Kingdom 2D MATER. Publisher, IOP Publishing, Bristol, United Kingdom P U BL IS H E D 31 October 2017 E-mail: vladimir.falko@manchester.ac.uk and ceri-wyn.thomas@iop.org In recent years, we have witnessed the spectacular tives from across our multidisciplinary field. Hence, growth of research on 2D materials, involving 2DM submissions must offer essential novelty for a V Fal’ko and C-W Thomas scientists and technologists worldwide. This rapid particular sub-field of 2D materials research, with expansion is driven both by the passion of academics the expectation for lasting scientific and/or techno- for discovering new materials with extreme properties, logical impact in a broader sense. These strict crite- and by the hunger of industry to develop new, more ria apply to submissions in any area of 2D materials efficient materials systems and processes. The research, be it growth and synthesis, studies of new challenges facing the translation of the fundamental properties, engineering new devices, 2D materials- science of 2D materials to commercial applications enhanced composite materials, or biomedical and 2DM are being discussed with increasing prevalence and 2D health applications. We therefore anticipate that only Materials (2DM) was designed specifically to address a small proportion of the growing number of submis- both sides of this evolution. sions to 2DM will be selected for publication. 10.1088/2053-1583/aa9403 Launched in April 2014, 2DM’s authorship has, By developing 2DM in this way we aim to meet from the outset, reflected the multidisciplinary char - community demand for an authoritative, high-qual- 1 acter of this field, extending to physicists, materials ity research outlet dedicated to showcasing the most scientists, chemists, biologists, and technologists from ground-breaking work in the field, and providing over 50 countries. Already boasting more than 3000 readers with the most essential resource on the sci- 2053-1583 citations (with a healthy Impact Factor), and 400 000 ence and application of 2D materials. This editorial article downloads by readers worldwide, demand strategy is supported by IOP Publishing through the for the journal’s content confirms the high editorial qualified staff who are involved in the peer-review standards of 2DM. process, aiming to reduce the pressure on the refer- However, the success of 2DM in 2014–2016 ees and Editorial Board members, and by the ongoing (reflected by a 400% increase in the number of submis- improvement of our publishing platform, started in sions in 2017) poses a challenge. The primary goal of 2015. the journal remains to curate the most significant and We take this opportunity to thank our authors, ref- cutting-edge work being undertaken across all areas of erees and Board members, who have contributed so 2D materials research. In addressing this challenge, the much to 2DM’s early development, and look forward journal’s Editorial Board are united in pursuing a strict to editorially positioning the journal to meet contin- and highly selective editorial policy geared to publish- ued community demand and expectation into the ing only the most important new results and perspec- future. October © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd

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