We're ready to submit a paper on bio-inspired thin films. I know that "Thin Solid Films" and "Surface and Coating Technology" are among the top tier in the field of general thin films and coatings, but I'm asking for more like a journal for multidisciplinary materials that suits this kind of topic since we would like to focus more on the novelty of bio-inspiration and our approach rather than the thin film fabrication or characterization.
Our films are fabricated by PVD and we're dealing with mechanical properties, so journals for materials chemistry should not fit. And also, our films are typically on the scales of micrometer to submicrometer, so those high impact journals for "nanomaterials" might not be suitable as well.
What I can think of now are only "Bioinspiration & Biomimetics," and some really high impact journals such as "Advanced Materials" or "Advanced Functional Materials" on which our results might not be that outstanding to be published. So I'd like to know if there are some other multidisciplinary journals that are appropriate for our topic and have good reputations. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
If your paper is describing technology of films, I would stay with TSF or SCT. If the focusses on biological aspects of films, try e.g. Biomaterials.
Small published our paper on biotemplated patterns of magnetic nanoparticles, we used a biomineralization protein to form our patterns and template the particles using low temperature aqueous chemistry. I'm not sure how your films are bio-inspired if you are using a vacuum deposition technique, or what they are made from or what they could be used for, so it is difficult to make suggestions that may be helpful. Good luck with your submission.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.201101627/abstract
Thanks for both of your answers. We are mimicking the structure of abalone nacre using vacuum deposition. Since our film is not aimed for biomedical applications, but rather mechanical property enhancements, so I don't think it fit well with Biomaterials. Small should be a good potential target. However, as Prof. Pawlowski said, we may have to think over again to make our focus clearer. Thanks again!
Dear Sir,
why not think of LANGMUIR (ACS) as an interdisciplinary journal with an
impact factor of about 4.2. The scope of the bio section is, e.g.,
general biochemistry, biochemical methods, biocolloids, biomolecular and biomimetic materials ...
Sincerely, FM
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