Solid State Sciences is the journal for researchers from the broad solid state chemistry and physics community. It publishes key articles on all aspects of solid state synthesis, structure-property relationships, theory and functionalities, in relation with experiments.

Key topics for stand-alone papers and special issues:

    Novel ways of synthesis, inorganic functional materials, including porous and glassy materials, hybrid organic-inorganic compounds and nanomaterials
    Physical properties, emphasizing but not limited to the electrical, magnetical and optical features
    Materials related to information technology and energy and environmental sciences

The journal publishes feature articles from experts in the field upon invitation.

Solid State Sciences - your gateway to energy-related materials.

Special Issue on Mixed-Anion and Anion-Controlled Inorganic Materials (VSI: Mixed-Anion Materials)
Submission Date: 2025-10-31

Solid state compounds containing metallic elements in combination with more than one anion, or those in which the choice of anion has a major influence on the properties, are a growth area of solid-state chemistry showcased at the fifth Anion-controlled New Inorganic Materials (ANIM) symposium at the European Materials Research Society 2025 Spring meeting. The materials offer control of band gaps, band energies, carrier mobilities, magnetic exchange interactions, and other properties, and present new synthetic challenges as well as offering new crystal structures and complementary oxidation states for the metals to those available in other materials. The compounds offer new opportunities in exploiting the properties of new solids, particularly in a range of energy applications.

Guest editors:

Executive Guest Editor
Professor Simon Clarke
Organization*: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
Institutional Email Address*: simon.clarke@chem.ox.ac.uk
Areas of Expertise*: solid-state synthesis, magnetism, diffraction

Co-Guest Editors
Professor Martin Valldor
Organization*: Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Sem Sælands vei 26, N-0371 Oslo, Norway
Institutional Email Address*: b.m.valldor@kjemi.uio.no
Areas of Expertise*: solid-state synthesis, magnetism, diffraction

Dr. Laurence Croguennec
Organization*: University Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600 Pessac, France
Institutional Email Address*: laurence.croguennec@icmcb.cnrs.fr
Areas of Expertise*: Energy materials and batteries

Dr. Yoshihioro Tsujimoto
Organization*: Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
Institutional Email Address*: TSUJIMOTO.Yoshihiro@nims.go.jp
Areas of Expertise*: Mixed-anion, ionic conduction, magnetic properties

Manuscript submission information:

Submission Deadline: 31st October 2025

To submit your manuscript, please go to the Journal of Solid State Sciences and follow the procedures for manuscript submission. When prompted for 'Enter Manuscript Information', you can select our Special Issue Article type as ‘VSI: Mixed-Anion Materials'  at  https://www.editorialmanager.com/ssscie/default2.aspx. Otherwise, the paper will be treated as a regular issue.

Author Guidelines for Manuscript Submission can be found at: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/solid-state-sciences/1293-2558/guide-for-authors.

Keywords:

    mixed-anion, 
    energy materials, 
    oxynitrides, 
    oxyfluorides, 
    oxychalcogenides, 
    oxyhydrides

Special Issue on 19th European Conference on Solid State Chemistry (ECSSC 2025)
Submission Date: 2026-01-31

The ECSSC conference series is one of the most important symposia in the field of solid state chemistry, covering a combination of chemistry, physics, crystallography and materials properties of solid functional materials with extended structures. The 19th edition (ECSSC 2025) will include, but not be limited to, battery electrode and electrolyte materials, magnetic materials, semiconductors, superconductors, thermoelectric materials, photoabsorbers and photocatalysts, sensors, pigments, luminescent materials, ceramics, heterogeneous catalysts and much more. It also describes new solid-state compounds and their properties, synthesis methods for oxides, chalcogenides, and other solids, and characterisation methods for both crystalline and disordered materials using state-of-the-art techniques and computational approaches. We welcome reports from ECSSC 2025 participants.

Guest editors:

Executive Guest Editor
Dr. Flaviano García-Alvarado
Organization*: Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28668 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
Institutional Email Address*: flaga@ceu.es

Co-Guest Editor
Dr. Angeles G. De la Torre
Organization*: Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga 29071, Spain
Institutional Email Address*: mgd@uma.es

Dr. Olivier Mentré
Organization*: Université Lille Nord de France, UMR 8181 CNRS, Unité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide (UCCS USTL), Villeneuve d’Ascq F-59655, France
Institutional Email Address*: olivier.mentre@univ-lille.fr

Manuscript submission information:

Submission Deadline: 31st January 2026
To submit your manuscript please go to the Journal of Solid State Sciences and follow the procedures for manuscript submission. When prompted for 'Enter Manuscript Information' you can select our Special Issue Article type as ‘VSI: ECSSC 2025” at https://www.editorialmanager.com/ssscie/default2.aspx. Otherwise, the paper will be treated as a regular issue.

Author Guidelines for Manuscript Submission can be found at: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/solid-state-sciences/1293-2558/guide-for-authors.

Keywords:

    solid state chemistry; 
    materials chemistry; 
    battery electrode; 
    electrolyte materials; 
    magnetic materials; 
    semiconductors; 
    superconductors; 
    thermoelectric materials; 
    photoabsorbers; 
    photocatalysts; 
    sensors; 
    pigments; 
    luminescent solids; 
    ceramics.