材料學報為發表完整的原創論文和委托綜述提供了一個論壇，這有助于深入了解無機材料的加工、結構和性能之間的關系。尋求具有高影響潛力或實質性推進該領域的論文。這種結構包括原子和分子排列、化學和電子結構以及微觀結構。重點是無機固體在任何長度上的機械或功能行為，可按比例縮小到納米結構。無機材料科學和工程的以下方面尤其重要：（i）與了解特性相關的尖端實驗和理論，（ii）闡明材料合成和加工過程中所涉及的機制，特別是與理解特性有關的機制，以及（iii）材料的結構和化學特性，尤其是與理解特性有關的特性。材料學報歡迎采用理論或模擬（或數值方法）的論文，這些理論或模擬（或數值方法）大大提高了我們對無機材料結構和性能的理解。例如，這些論文應通過與實驗結果（在文獻或本研究中）進行比較、做出可測試的微觀結構或性能預測或闡明一個重要現象來證明與材料界的相關性。不鼓勵主要關注模型參數研究、方法開發或使用現有軟件包獲得標準或增量結果的論文。

Acta Materialia provides a forum for publishing full-length, original papers and commissioned overviews that advance the in-depth understanding of the relationship between the processing, the structure and the properties of inorganic materials. Papers that have a high impact potential and/or substantially advance the field are sought. The structure encompasses atomic and molecular arrangements, chemical and electronic structures, and microstructure. Emphasis is on either the mechanical or functional behavior of inorganic solids at all length scales down to nanostructures.The following aspects of the science and engineering of inorganic materials are of particular interest:(i) Cutting-edge experiments and theory as they relate to the understanding of the properties,(ii) Elucidation of the mechanisms involved in the synthesis and processing of materials specifically as they relate to the understanding of the properties,and(iii) Characterization of the structure and chemistry of materials specifically as it relates to the understanding of the properties.Acta Materialia welcomes papers that employ theory and/or simulation (or numerical methods) that substantially advance our understanding of the structure and properties of inorganic materials. Such papers should demonstrate relevance to the materials community by, for example, making a comparison with experimental results (in the literature or in the present study), making testable microstructural or property predictions or elucidating an important phenomenon. Papers that focus primarily on model parameter studies, development of methodology or those employing existing software packages to obtain standard or incremental results are discouraged.