Best Papers Awarded in 2022 by <i>Materials Transactions</i>

Abstract

The eight papers were selected for the best paper award in 2021 to 2022 from Materials Transactions. Here, the awarded papers are briefly summarized as current trends in research of Materials Transactions. Among the eight best papers, four were specially selected for young scientists whose ages are 35 or below. An important trend in the year of 2021 is that three best papers are from a special issue with the title of "Materials Science on Hypermaterials", which is based on an ongoing national research project, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas.

Best Papers Awarded by JILM and JSTP in <i>Materials Transactions</i>

“…Authors may submit papers through either one of the 14 institutes and societies depending on the specialties in terms of materials, analytical procedures and processing technologies, although some institutes and societies accept the submission only from members including expected members. Thus far, Materials Transactions has announced high quality papers which received the best papers awards in 2019, 2020 and 2021 from The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials (JIMM), [7][8][9] of which editorial office coordinates the publication from the 14 institutes and societies.…”