JOM Editorial Calendar

The JOM Editorial Calendar establishes the topics that the journal will cover in the upcoming months.

If you are interested in submitting a paper for publication, search the Editorial Calendar below by date, topic, or keyword to access information on topic scope, submission deadlines, and technical committee information. Once you have identified a topic match for your paper, refer to our Author Tools for instructions and resources to help you prepare and submit your manuscript to JOM.

Topics no longer accepting submissions are available in the Past Topics Archive.

For questions, please contact the JOM Editor.

Review the JOM Technical Calendar

Find a scheduled JOM technical topic that most closely matches your interests as a first step in submitting a paper for publication. Use the categories dropdown box to narrow your search results.

in

Showing: Full Calendar

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 01, 2025

ISSUE DATE: November 2025

Topic Title:

Bridging Scale Gaps in Multiscale Materials Modeling in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Guest Editors:

Liang Qi

, Yue Fan

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Discovery, Design, Processing, and Manufacturing of Magnetic Materials

Guest Editors:

Min Zou

, Alexander Baker

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Innovative Casting Technologies for Al Alloys

Guest Editor:

Dmitry Eskin

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Interfacial Challenges in Energy Conversion and Storage Systems

Guest Editors:

Duhan Zhang

, Amit Pandey

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Membrane Application in Hydrometallurgical Processing

Guest Editors:

Amilton Botelho Junior

, Hong Peng

, Jihye Kim

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Refining Techniques to Upgrade Aluminum Scrap

Guest Editors:

Anne Kvithyld

, Hong Peng

, Amilton Botelho Junior

, Jihye Kim

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Ultra-High Temperature Refractory Metals and Alloys for Complex Environments

Guest Editors:

Andrew Kustas

, Mathias Galetz

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 01, 2025

ISSUE DATE: December 2025

Topic Title:

Biological and Bio-Inspired Structural Materials

Guest Editors:

Ling Li

, Grace Gu

, Ning Zhang

, Vinoy Thomas

, Steven Naleway

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

High Temperature Corrosion and Protective Coatings

Guest Editors:

Vilupanur Ravi

, Kinga Unocic

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Microstructural Design and Optimization of Additively Manufactured Steels

Guest Editors:

Kasturi Narasimha Sasidhar

, Adriana Eres-Castellanos

, Amrita Lall

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Multiscale Characterization Methods for Design and Synthesis of Functional Materials

Guest Editor:

Zhiwei Peng

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Stimuli-Responsive Materials and Light

Guest Editors:

Karine Mougin

, Jamerson Oliveira

, Arnaud Spangenberg

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 01, 2025

ISSUE DATE: January 2026

Topic Title:

Advancements in Characterization and Modeling of Nuclear Materials

Guest Editors:

Md Ali Muntaha

, Arya Chatterjee

, Janelle Wharry

, Wenwu Xu

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Microstructure Evolution: Structural Materials for Advanced Reactors

Guest Editors:

Miaomiao Jin

, Xing Wang

, Andrew Hoffman

, Yang Yang

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 01, 2025

ISSUE DATE: February 2026

Topic Title:

Recent Advances in the Development of Solid State Coatings and Applications

Guest Editors:

Tushar Borkar

, Bharat Jasthi

, Ning Zhu

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: September 01, 2025

ISSUE DATE: March 2026

Topic Title:

Advances in Lithium Recovery from Primary and Secondary Sources

Guest Editors:

Jihye Kim

, Amilton Botelho Junior

, Adam Powell

, Hong Peng

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Energy Materials: Production and Characterization (By Invitation Only)

Guest Editors:

Erol Kurt

, Shadia Ikhmayies

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Full-Cycle Development of Nanomaterials-Based Functional Structures

Guest Editors:

Changhong Cao

, Woochul Lee

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 01, 2025

ISSUE DATE: April 2026

Topic Title:

Aluminum Alloys with Special Properties

Guest Editor:

Dmitry Eskin

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Characterization of High-Temperature Structural Materials for Small Modular Reactors

Guest Editors:

Jian Li

, Sergio Monterio

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Reducing Environmental Impact from the Primary Production of Aluminum

Guest Editor:

Guðrún Sævarsdóttir

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 01, 2025
(Manuscripts not accepted more than 6 months prior to submission deadline)

ISSUE DATE: May 2026

Topic Title:

Advances in Post-Processing for Microstructural Control and Multifunctional Materials Design

Guest Editors:

Mark Aindow

, Bharat Gwalani

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Design and Performance of Advanced High-Strength Steels

Guest Editor:

Benjamin Adam

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Fundamental Research and Developments on Sustainable Nonferrous Metallurgy

Guest Editors:

Leiting Shen

, Fiseha Tesfaye

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Magnetic Materials by Design: Fundamentals to Scalable Manufacturing

Guest Editors:

Radhika Barua

, Alfred Amon

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Refractory Metals: Powder Processing, Characterization, and Properties

Guest Editors:

David Yan

, Dekui Mu

, Qiaoli Lin

, Mathias Galetz

, Baocai Zhang

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 01, 2025
(Manuscripts not accepted more than 6 months prior to submission deadline)

ISSUE DATE: June 2026

Topic Title:

Advanced Interconnect and Packaging Technologies (By Invitation Only)

Guest Editors:

Fan-Yi Ouyang

, Albert Wu

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Advanced Surface Processing of Mg Alloys for Engineering Applications

Guest Editors:

Jiheon Jun

, Sreenivas Raguraman

, Yong Chae Lim

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Characterization of Metal Particles Using Plasma Spectroscopy: Fundamental Research and Applications

Guest Editors:

Sudatta Das

, Fiseha Tesfaye

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 01, 2026
(Manuscripts not accepted more than 6 months prior to submission deadline)

ISSUE DATE: July 2026

Topic Title:

Advanced Characterization Techniques for Complex Metal Ores and Metallurgical Wastes

Guest Editor:

Zhiwei Peng

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Advances in Thin Films and Coatings for Tribological Applications

Guest Editors:

Tomas Grejtak

, Tomas Babuska

, Karine Mougin

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Aluminum: Recycling and Carbon/Environmental Footprint

Guest Editors:

Anne Kvithyld

, Hong Peng

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Compositional and Microstructural Design for Additive Manufacturing

Guest Editors:

Jonah Klemm-Toole

, Allison Beese

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Electrochemical Metallurgy: Innovations for Sustainable Production of Metal

Guest Editors:

Leiting Shen

, Changhong Wang

, Fiseha Tesfaye

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Emerging Field-Assisted Processing for Advanced Materials

Guest Editor:

Wenwu Xu

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 01, 2026
(Manuscripts not accepted more than 6 months prior to submission deadline)

ISSUE DATE: August 2026

Topic Title:

Developments on Decarbonization of the Iron and Steel Industry

Guest Editors:

Fiseha Tesfaye

, Sudatta Das

, Leiting Shen

, Min-Kyu Paek

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 01, 2026
(Manuscripts not accepted more than 6 months prior to submission deadline)

ISSUE DATE: September 2026

Topic Title:

Experimental Method Development for Molten State Systems

Guest Editors:

Caspar Stinn

, Jonathan Paras

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Fracture and Deformation Across Length Scales: William Gerberich's Legacy

Guest Editor:

Megan Cordill

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Validation of Computational Tools: Industrial Perspectives

Guest Editors:

Govindarajan Muralidharan

, Qiaofu Zhang

, Stephane Forsik

, Michael Titus

, Jonathan Priedeman

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 01, 2026
(Manuscripts not accepted more than 6 months prior to submission deadline)

ISSUE DATE: October 2026

Topic Title:

All Solid-State Batteries: Ceramic Electrolyte Processing/Characterization

Guest Editors:

Ruigang Wang

, Chongze Hu

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 01, 2026
(Manuscripts not accepted more than 6 months prior to submission deadline)

ISSUE DATE: November 2026

Topic Title:

Data-Driven and Computational Materials Engineering for Manufacturing

Guest Editors:

Shuozhi Xu

, Miaomiao Jin

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Precipitation Strengthening in Refractory Alloys

Guest Editors:

Mathias Galetz

, Andrew Kustas

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Shaping and Forming of Aluminum Alloys for Automotive Applications

Guest Editor:

Dmitry Eskin

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 01, 2026
(Manuscripts not accepted more than 6 months prior to submission deadline)

ISSUE DATE: December 2026

Topic Title:

Advances in Energy Materials Research: Fundamentals and Applications

Guest Editors:

Wenwen Song

, Fiseha Tesfaye

, Hong Peng

, Duhan Zhang

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Engineered Living Materials

Guest Editors:

Ling Li

, Steven Naleway

, Kalpana Katti

, Tolou Shokuhfar

, Candan Tamerler

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 01, 2026
(Manuscripts not accepted more than 6 months prior to submission deadline)

ISSUE DATE: January 2027

Topic Title:

Advanced Analytical Methods for Pyrometallurgy

Guest Editors:

Jeff Chen

, Stuart Nicol

, Lassi Klemettinen

, Xiaodong Ma

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

AI/ML-Enabled Design of High-Entropy Ceramics

Guest Editors:

Chongze Hu

, Ruigang Wang

Publication Date:

Topic Title:

Small-Scale Testing and Modeling to Probe Defects in Structural Materials

Guest Editors:

Miaomiao Jin

, Caleb Clement

, Junliang Liu

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 01, 2026
(Manuscripts not accepted more than 6 months prior to submission deadline)

ISSUE DATE: February 2027

Topic Title:

Advances in Surface Engineering

Guest Editors:

Tushar Borkar

, Ning Zhu

, Avik Samanta

Your TMS Communication Preferences

You may not have had a chance to update your society communications preferences yet. Please take a moment now and update your preferences. Opting-in to society communications ensures uninterrupted access to TMS society news - including event announcements, membership news, TMS studies and journals.

Please select one of the options below to confirm your communication preferences with TMS:

Yes, I would like to receive communications from TMS

No, I do not want to receive communications from TMS

Remind Me Later

Please note: TMS or third party vendors may use cookies, tags, and web beacons when you browse the TMS website. To learn more or update your settings, view the TMS Privacy Policy or contact privacy@tms.org.