哲學雜志的編輯考慮發表文章，描述原始的實驗和理論結果，計算模擬和有關凝聚態結構和性質的概念。鼓勵提交關于新測量、相位、現象和新材料類型的論文。A部分(材料科學)的論文一般都是在微觀或原子尺度上對現象和解釋進行研究的，例如通過電子顯微鏡、壓痕、差示掃描量熱法和紅外光譜等技術研究的物理、機械和缺陷相關特性。B部分(凝聚態物理學)載有論文，一般來說，這些現象和解釋是在電子尺度上進行的，例如通過電導率、磁化率、核磁共振和光發射光譜等技術研究的光學和電學性質。上述劃分不具有約束力，關于量子相關現象的論文，即使是在原子尺度上，也更有可能被歸類為“物理學”，并在B部分發表，而報告光學測量特性的論文(例如，玻璃態合金作為成分的函數)將被視為“材料科學”，并出現在a部分。《哲學雜志通訊》是哲學雜志的快速傳播部分，在同一領域發表短而及時的文章。手稿被認為是在嚴格的條件下，他們只提交給哲學雜志，他們還沒有出版，他們沒有考慮在其他地方出版。哲學雜志的稿件必須是原創的研究報告，并將接受審稿人員的自由裁量權。通過向哲學雜志提交一份手稿，作者們同意交叉檢驗軟件可以用于篩選他們的作品中非原創的材料。所有的同行評審都是單盲的，通過ScholarOne手稿在線提交。大學和研究機構的物理學家、材料科學家和物理化學家。

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