Synthetic Metals publishes research on the physics, chemistry and applications of organic and carbon electronic materials such as electronic polymers and electronic molecular materials including novel carbon architectures. The journal aims to advance the field of materials publishing articles which significant in the following areas:

    conducting and semiconducting polymers and molecular materials
    fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, related novel carbon architectures and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS)
    supramolecular conjugated architectures
    nanoscale electronic molecular and electronic polymer materials
    organic charge-transfer compounds and metal chain compounds
    functional pi-conjugated systems
    organic-inorganic electroactive hybrids including perovksites
    molecular- and polymer-based magnets and ferroelectrics

The journal publishes original research papers, short communications and reviews. Original research papers and short communications should present a significant advance in the understanding or application of these materials and/ or devices made from them. Experimental, theoretical and application papers on the chemistry, physics and engineering of these materials and their electrical, photonic and magnetic properties are encouraged for submission. Papers on electronic, optoelectronic, electroluminescent, lasing, solar cell, sensor, actuator, biological and other potential applications of these materials are also welcome.

Special Issue on Emerging Thermoelectric Materials and Technologies
Submission Date: 2026-05-31

The special issue accepts research on organic, carbon, and hybrid thermoelectric materials and technologies through reviews or research articles.

Guest editors:

Suhao Wang, Université du Littoral Côte d‘Opale, Dunkerque, France

Wojciech Pisula
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany; Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland

Special issue information:

The enduring appeal of thermoelectric materials, thanks to their ability to convert wasted heat into usable electricity, has led to continuous efforts in the design of novel molecular structure, innovative theoretical modelling, better comprehension of thermoelectric physics, as well as the development of various unconventional doping and processing techniques. During the preceding decade, substantial advancements have occurred in thermoelectrics utilizing materials other than inorganic alloys, including conducting polymers, conjugated semiconductors, graphene, nanotubes, as well as hybrid systems. This special issue aims to deliver an elaborate and timely overview of recent advances in emerging thermoelectric materials, theories, and technologies. We encourage both experimental and theoretical contributions and welcome both reviews and research articles.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

    Synthesis and characterization of novel thermoelectric conjugated polymers and molecules;
    New insights in organic, carbon and hybrid thermoelectrics;
    Printed/flexible/stretchable/wearable thermoelectric devices;
    Doping and processing of semiconducting materials for thermoelectric applications;
    Charge transport mechanisms in doped conjugated polymers and molecules;
    Air stability, thermal stability, and operational stability of emerging thermoelectric materials;
    Computational modelling of thermoelectric materials and devices, including DFT calculations and Molecular Dynamics simulations.

Manuscript submission information:

Submission deadline: May 31, 2026.

Submission Site: Editorial Manager®.

Article Type Name: "VSI: Advanced Thermoelectrics" - 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: Synthetic Metals.

Keywords:

Organic, carbon and hybrid thermoelectrics; Energy harvesting and conversion; Seebeck coefficient; Thermoelectric materials; Chemical doping; Polarons; DFT calculations

Special Issue on Progress in Conductors and Semiconductors: Structure, Morphology and Properties
Submission Date: 2026-05-31

This Special Issue is dedicated to Professor Jacek Ulański on the occasion of his retirement from Lodz University of Technology. 

The Special Issue focuses on research progress in organic and hybrid conductors as well as semiconductors, and their composites as materials for flexible electronics, including photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, batteries and field-effect transistors.

Guest editors:

Tomasz Marszalek, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany

Adam Pron, Politechnika Warszawska, Warsaw, Poland

Special issue information:

This Special Issue is dedicated to Professor Jacek Ulański on the occasion of his retirement from Lodz University of Technology.

The special issue focuses on research progress in organic and hybrid conductors as well as semiconductors, and their composites as materials for flexible electronics, including photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, batteries and field-effect transistors.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

    Design, synthesis, and characterization of novel organic, hybrid, and composite semiconductors and conductors;
    Development of materials and interfaces for organic photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, field-effect transistors, and flexible batteries;
    Structure–property relationships in organic and hybrid materials for optoelectronic and energy applications;
    Doping strategies, charge transport, and carrier mobility in soft electronic materials;
    Processing techniques for flexible, stretchable, and printable electronic devices;
    Mechanical, thermal, and operational stability of flexible semiconducting materials and devices;
    Integration of organic and hybrid materials into large-area and wearable electronic systems;
    Computational and theoretical modelling of electronic and optoelectronic properties in organic and hybrid materials.

Manuscript submission information:

Submission Deadline: May 31, 2026

Submission Site: Editorial Manager®

Article Type Name: "VSI: Conductors & Semiconductors" - 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: Synthetic Metals.

Keywords:

    organic semiconductors
    organic conductors
    charge transport
    photophysics energy transport
    spintronic
    photovoltaic
    light emitting diodes
    batteries
    transistors