Aims & Scope

Ceramics International covers the science of advanced ceramic materials. The journal encourages contributions that demonstrate how an understanding of the basic chemical and physical phenomena may direct materials design and stimulate ideas for new or improved processing techniques, in order to obtain materials with desired structural features and properties.

Ceramics International covers oxide and non-oxide ceramics, functional glasses, glass ceramics, amorphous inorganic non-metallic materials (and their combinations with metal and organic materials), in the form of particulates, dense or porous bodies, thin/thick films and laminated, graded and composite structures. Process related topics such as ceramic-ceramic joints or joining ceramics with dissimilar materials, as well as surface finishing and conditioning are also covered. Besides traditional processing techniques, manufacturing routes of interest include innovative procedures benefiting from externally applied stresses, electromagnetic fields and energetic beams, as well as top-down and self-assembly nanotechnology approaches. In addition, the journal welcomes submissions on bio-inspired and bio-enabled materials designs, experimentally validated multi scale modelling and simulation for materials design, and the use of the most advanced chemical and physical characterization techniques of structure, properties and behaviour.

Technologically relevant low-dimensional systems are a particular focus of Ceramics International. These include 0, 1 and 2-D nanomaterials (also covering CNTs, graphene and related materials, and diamond-like carbons), their nanocomposites, as well as nano-hybrids and hierarchical multifunctional nanostructures that might integrate molecular, biological and electronic components.

Ceramics International is particularly keen to attract papers which deal with fundamental scientific aspects that are relevant to the development of the whole range of advanced ceramics including e.g. phase equilibria and transformations, reactivity, transport processes, thermodynamic and electronic properties, as well as quantum effects in low dimensional materials.

Priority materials and areas of interest are:

    Advanced ceramics and composites for civil, military and industrial applications at room and moderate temperatures- High and ultrahigh temperature structural ceramics and composites for use in extreme environments;

    Electroceramics such as dielectric and microwave ceramics, ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, pyroelectrics, thermoelectrics, ferroelastics; magnetic, multiferroic, semiconducting and fast ion-conducting ceramics; high Tc superconductors, topological insulators;

    Optical ceramics including luminescent and chromogenic materials, transparent conducting and semiconducting ceramics, electro-optical, magneto-optical and laser materials, inorganic optical fibers, plasmonic structures and electromagnetic metamaterials;

    Ceramics for nuclear fission, fusion and nuclear waste management technologies;

    Bioinert and bioactive ceramics for the full range of medical applications, including functional nanoparticles, composite materials and hybrid hierarchical nanostructures for tissue engineering, delivery systems, bio imaging and neural interfaces.

Special Issue on Current developments in semiconductor materials and their applications: innovative synthesis methods, importance of defects, theoretical perspectives, and upcoming challenges
Submission Date: 2026-01-31

This special issue places a strong emphasis on fundamental research, particularly in enhancing our comprehension of material defects. It encompasses investigations that employ advanced characterization techniques. Notably, high-resolution methods such as TEM, STEM, and HRTEM are vital for obtaining detailed atomic-level images, enabling researchers to accurately observe minute defects. Additionally, spectroscopic techniques like XPS, EDS, Raman spectroscopy, and NMR provide significant insights into the chemical environment and composition of materials, illuminating defect-related phenomena. Imaging techniques such as SEM, AFM, STM play a crucial role in visualizing surface and near-surface defects while offering comprehensive topographical data. Moreover, non-destructive methods like CT, XRD, and PAS facilitate the internal analysis of materials without inflicting damage, rendering them indispensable for defect evaluation.

Guest editors:

Venkata Krishna Karthik Tangirala, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Arturo Susarrey Arce, MESA+ Instituut; Universiteit Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Arturo Ponce Pedraza, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, United States
Ventura Rodriguez Lugo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico

Manuscript submission information:

Submission Deadline: 31 January 2026

Submission Site: Editorial Manager®

Article Type Name: "VSI: Semiconductor application" - please select this item when you submit manuscripts online.

All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. Submissions will be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical quality, and clarity. Once accepted, articles will be posted online immediately and published in a journal regular issue within weeks. Articles will also be simultaneously collected in the online special issue.

For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, welcome to contact Leading Guest Editor.

For more information about our Journal, please visit our ScienceDirect Page: Ceramics International.

Keywords:
Semiconductors, defect analysis, novel applications of semiconductors, theoretical simulation analysis, nanostructures, additive manufacturing

Special Issue on Thermophysical Aspects of Functional Ceramics 2025
Submission Date: 2026-01-31

The scope of the special issue is to publish selected articles that investigate the thermal properties of ceramics materials.

Guest editors:

Andrei Rotaru, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj Napoca, Romania
Vilko Mandić, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i Tehnologije, Zagreb, Croatia
Luis Allan Pérez-Maqueda, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain

Special issue information:

Every two years, CEEC-TAC conference aims to gather scientists from Central and Eastern Europe. The previous 7 CEEC-TAC meetings were held in Craiova – Romania (2011), Vilnius – Lithuania (2013), Ljubljana – Slovenia (2015), Chisinau – Moldova (2017), Roma – Italy (2019), Split – Croatia (2021) & Brno (Czech Republic) gathered between 200 and 370 participants.The oral and poster contributions related to cutting-edge topics belonging to the 5th Workshop on Thermal Aspects of Functional Ceramics within the CEEC-TAC8 conference in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (including: ceramic materials, pottery, cements, electroceramics, porous materials, hybrid & composite materials) will be selected for publishing after peer-review in a thematic special issue TAFC2025 at Ceramics International.

Manuscript submission information:

Submission Deadline: 31 Jan 2026

Submission Site: Editorial Manager®

Article Type Name: "SI: TAFC2025" - please select this item when you submit manuscripts online.

All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. Submissions will be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical quality, and clarity. Once accepted, articles will be posted online immediately and published in a journal regular issue within weeks. Articles will also be simultaneously collected in the online special issue.

For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, welcome to contact the Leading Guest Editor.

For more information about our Journal, please visit our ScienceDirect Page: Ceramics International.

Keywords:

Ceramic materials, condensed matter, cement, electroceramics, porous materials, thermphysical properties, thermal analysis & calorimetry, heterogeneous kinetics, thermodynamics, thermal processing.

Special Issue on Advances in Light-Matter Interactions: Fundamentals to Frontiers
Submission Date: 2026-06-05

The scope of the special issue proposal is related to the trending concepts of light-matter interactions by following the below mentioned themes. Also, the multidisciplinary concepts covering the light-matter interactions are also encouraged to submit.

Guest editors:

Kadiyala Chandra Babu Naidu, GITAM University, India 
V Ramanujachary Kadalam, Rowan University, New Jersy, USA
Alexandru Mihai GRUMEZESCU, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Buchares
Sudha Mokkapati, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Special issue information:

The special issue is devoted to collect the research work (original and review) on topological phases of matter, surface and edge states in quantum materials, quantum transport phenomena, light-induced magnetization and superconductivity, quantum coherence and interference, spin and valley physics, light-induced nonequilibrium phenomena, devices based on quantum materials, quantum sensing and metrology, techniques for characterizing quantum materials, quantum optics, layered materials, dynamics in strongly correlated systems, photo-dynamics in low-dimensional systems, meta-surfaces, metamaterials, photonic crystals, photonic and optoelectronic devices, nano-photonics, optical sensing, fiber optics, energy materials (supercapacitors, solar cell, LED, photo-diode applications), photocatalysis, ultrafast dynamics in functional materials, photo-physics and photochemistry of soft matter, time-dependent spectroscopic techniques, imaging of biological systems in cells and tissues, emerging fluorescence and luminescence phenomena of proteins and biological systems, light-induced nonequilibrium phenomena, etc.

The scope of the special issue proposal is related to the trending concepts of light-matter interactions by following the below mentioned themes. Also, the multidisciplinary concepts covering the light-matter interactions are also encouraged to submit.

Theme 1: Quantum Phenomena & Exotic States
Quantum materials, Strongly correlated systems, Topological insulators, Spin-orbit coupling, 2D materials, Spintronics, Magnetic heterostructures etc.

Theme 2: Energy Materials, Metamaterials & Nanostructures
Metamaterials, Photonic crystals, Nano-photonics, Optical sensing, Fiber optics, Photonic devices, Energy materials, Photocatalysis, Ultrafast dynamics in functional materials, etc.

Theme 3: Biological Systems & Soft Matter
Photoinduced dynamics, Biological materials, Soft materials, Complex environments

Manuscript submission information:

Submission Deadline: 5 June 2026

Submission Site: Editorial Manager®

Article Type Name: "SI: Light-Matter Interactions" - please select this item when you submit manuscripts online.

All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. Submissions will be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical quality, and clarity. Once accepted, articles will be posted online immediately and published in a journal regular issue within weeks. Articles will also be simultaneously collected in the online special issue.

For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, welcome to contact the Leading Guest Editor.

For more information about our Journal, please visit our ScienceDirect Page: Ceramics International.

Keywords:

Quantum Technology, Photonics, Energy Materials, Metamaterials, Nanostructures, Biological Systems, Soft Matter, and Light-Matter Interaction.