Aims and scope

High-Entropy Alloys and Materials publishes original, peer-reviewed papers on metallic, ceramic, polymeric, organic and semiconducting high-entropy materials and medium-entropy materials that are either single phase or multi-phase. The journal covers all properties of high-entropy materials including physical (thermal expansion, heat capacity, conductivity), mechanical (quasi-static, creep, fatigue), functional (magnetic, semiconducting, optical, catalytic, antibacterial) and both corrosion and oxidation behaviors. Papers combining properties with analytical or computational modelling (first-principles density-functional theory, molecular dynamics, CALPHAD, Monte Carlo simulations, phase-field modelling) and advanced microstructural characterization are published. Papers on the thermodynamics, transformation kinetics and diffusion behavior of high-entropy materials are welcome. Papers on practical applications of high-entropy materials are particularly encouraged, as are papers on structure/property relationships and accelerated design. Practical uses of high-entropy materials of interest include: high temperature applications such as for power plants, gas turbine blades, and concentrated solar power; permanent magnets and soft magnets for motors and transformers; thermoelectric materials, biomaterials for prostheses, corrosion-resistant materials, cryogenic materials, and optically absorbent materials. Papers on sustainability, recyclability and the use of net-shape processing are of particular interest.
    The journal is a forum for scientists and engineers who are interested in high-entropy materials, medium-entropy materials and related composites. The journal publishes original, full-length, peer-reviewed papers; review papers (by invitation); and short technical communications.
   Specifically, the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following topics on high- and medium-entropy materials:

1. metallic, ceramic, polymeric, organic and semiconducting high- and medium-entropy materials;
2. physical properties (thermal expansion, heat capacity, conductivity, elastic properties);
3. mechanical properties (quasi-static, creep, fatigue);
4. functional properties (magnetic, semiconducting, optical, catalytic, chemical, electrical, radiation-resistant, antibacterial);
5. structure/property relationships;
6. thermodynamics, transformation kinetics, diffusion, dislocation slip and twinning behavior;
7. analytical modelling;
8. computational modelling, including first-principles density-functional theory, molecular dynamics, CALPHAD, Monte Carlo simulations, phase-field modelling;
9. advanced microstructural characterization, including transmission electron microscopy, electron backscattered diffraction; high-resolution electron microscopy, neutron diffraction, atom-probe tomography, X-ray diffraction;
10.  oxidation;
11.  corrosion;
12.  practical applications;
13.  net-shape forming;
14.  recyclability;
15.  accelerated design.