Chemistry of Materials is devoted to the publication of original contributions on forefront, fundamental research at the interface of chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science. Both theoretical and experimental studies which focus on the preparation or understanding of materials with unusual or useful properties are relevant.Among the research areas of interest are solid-state chemistry, both inorganic and organic, and polymer chemistry, especially as directed to the development of materials with novel and/or useful optical, electrical, magnetic, catalytic, and mechanical properties, among others. Also of interest are fundamental issues relating to the fabrication and processing of electronic, magnetic, or optical materials and devices, including the generation of thin films by chemical vapor and solution deposition.Other appropriate topics include the design, synthesis, investigation, and application of polymeric and molecular precursors to solid-state inorganic materials (including sol-gel chemistry and polymer pyrolysis) and the preparation and study of biomaterials, nanomaterials, composites, catalysts, liquid crystals, coatings, thin films and interfaces, and self-organized molecular assemblies.

《材料化學》致力于在化學、化學工程和材料科學的界面上發表原創的論文、基礎研究。理論研究和實驗研究都是相關的，它們側重于制備或理解具有不尋常或有用特性的材料。感興趣的研究領域包括無機和有機固態化學以及聚合物化學，尤其是針對具有新穎和/或有用光學、電、磁、催化和機械性能的材料的開發。此外，還涉及與電子、磁性或光學材料和設備的制造和加工有關的基本問題，包括通過化學氣相沉積和溶液沉積生成薄膜。其他適當的主題包括聚合物和分子前體的設計、合成、研究和應用到固態無機材料（包括溶膠-凝膠化學和聚合物熱解）以及生物材料、納米材料、復合材料、催化劑、液晶、涂層、薄膜和界面，以及自組織分子組裝的制備和研究。