Scopus Call for Papers: Special Issue on AI in Materials Engineering

The Elsevier Journal “Next Materials” is inviting researchers to submit research papers for a Special Issue titled Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Materials Engineering.

The special issue aims to explore the growing role of AI technologies in advancing materials science and engineering.

Next Materials is a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by Elsevier. The Journal is indexed in Scopus, UGC CARE, ESCI, and DOAJ. Moreover, the journal will not charge any publication fee for papers submitted before 30 June 2026.

Particular	Details
Special Issue Topic	Artificial Intelligence in Materials Engineering
Journal	Next Materials
Submission Deadline	30 November 2026
Submission Portal	Open Now
Publisher	Elsevier
Indexing	Scopus, ESCI, DOAJ
Publishing Model	Open Access

The main benefits of publishing in this special issue are:

• The Journal is a reputed journal published by Elsevier. The journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and  DOAJ.
• All the research papers will be published with open access with no publication fee.
• The Journal offers a rapid review and publication process.

Topics of Interest

Authors may submit papers related to:

• Artificial Intelligence in Materials Engineering
• Machine learning for material property prediction
• AI-driven materials design and optimisation
• Deep learning applications in metallic materials
• Data-driven materials discovery
• Predictive modelling in engineering materials
• AI for material performance analysis
• Smart and advanced functional materials
• Computational materials science
• Materials informatics

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Submission Guidelines

Deadline: 30 August 2026

Manuscript Type: Full Paper

Formatting: Must strictly follow journal guidelines

Paper Submission Link