Scripta Materialia is a LETTERS journal of Acta Materialia, providing a forum for the rapid publication of short communications on the relationship between the structureand the properties of inorganic materials. The emphasis is on originality rather than incremental research. Short reports on the development of materials with novel or substantially improved properties are also welcomed. Emphasis is on either the functional or mechanical behavior of metals, ceramics and semiconductors at all length scales. 
The following aspects are of particular interest: 
(i) discovery or development of new materials with novel functional or mechanical properties of potential engineering interests; 
(ii) characterization of the structure and chemistry of materials for understanding the properties; 
(iii) cutting-edge experiments and theory for understanding structure-property relationships; 
(iv) novelty in simulation and modeling in the context of understanding properties, preferably combined with experimental verification; 
(v) elucidation of the mechanisms involved in the synthesis and processing of materials as a route to the elucidation of properties; 
In addition, Scripta Materialia publishes comments on papers published in Acta Materialia and Scripta Materialia. The journal also publishes Viewpoint Sets, which are a collection of invited short articles focused on topics of current interest within the scope of the journal and coordinated by invited guest editors.

short communications
Short reports 

Principal Editor
Professor Kazuhiro Hono
National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, 305-0047, Tsukuba, Japan Email Professor Kazuhiro Hono Associate Editors:Prof. Sudarsanam S. Babu, University of TennesseeDr. Kazunori Takada, NIMS
Editors
Professor Irene Beyerlein
University of California at Santa Barbara Department of Mechanical Engineering, Santa Barbara, California, CA 93106-5070, United States Email Professor Irene BeyerleinEditorial Assistant: Julie BrownProfessor Jeff De Hosson
University of Groningen Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 18, 9700 AE, Groningen, Netherlands Email Professor Jeff De Hosson Editorial Assistant: Irene Gebhardt
Professor Tadashi Furuhara
Tohoku University Institute for Materials Research, 2-1-1 Katahira, 980-8577, Sendai, Japan Email Professor Tadashi Furuhara Editorial Assistant: Mika Terada
Professor Christopher Hutchinson
Monash University Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3800, Victoria, Australia Email Professor Christopher Hutchinson Associate Editor: Professor Ma Qian
Professor Nack Joon Kim
Pohang University of Science and Technology Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology, San 31 Hyoja-Dong, Nam-Gu, Pohang, 790-784, Pohang, South Korea Email Professor Nack Joon Kim Editorial Assistant: Yon Park, Deputy Editor: Professor Dong-Woo Suh
Professor Lei Lu
Institute of Metal Research Chinese Academy of Sciences, 110016, Shenyang, ChinaEmail Professor Lei Lu Editorial Assistant: Shuai JinProfessor Ce-Wen Nan
Tsinghua University Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 30 Shuangqing Rd, Haidian Qu, 100084, Beijing, China Email Professor Ce-Wen Nan Editorial Assistant: Yao Wang
Professor Nitin Padture
Brown University School of Engineering, Box D 182 Hope Street, Providence, 02912-9037, United States Email Professor Nitin Padture Editorial Assistant: Sherilyn A. Padture
Professor Upadrasta Ramamurty
Nanyang Technological University School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 50 Nanyang Avenue, North Spine, #N3.2-02-05, Singapore 639798, Singapore Email Professor Upadrasta Ramamurty Editorial Assistant: Hema Gurumurthy
Professor Jeffrey Rickman
Lehigh University, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, 27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, PA. 18015, United States Email Professor Jeffrey RickmanEditorial Assistant: Deanne Hoenscheid
Professor Subhash Risbud
University of California Davis Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California, 95616-5294, United States Email Professor Subhash Risbud Editorial Assistant: Aditi Bartl
Professor David Rodney
Lumière Materials Research Institute, Lyon Tech-La Doua, Bâtiment Brillouin, 6 rue Ada B, 69622, Villeurbanne, France Email Professor David Rodney Associate Editors: Dr. Emmanuel Clouet, Professor Chad Sinclair
Professor Gregory Rohrer
Carnegie Mellon University, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Wean Hall, 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PA 15213-3890, United States Email Professor Gregory Rohrer Editorial Assistant: Deanne Hoenscheid
Coordinating Editor
Professor Christopher Schuh
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States Email Professor Christopher Schuh Editorial Associate: Becky Houston | Editorial Assistant: Leslie Shepherd | Technical Assistant: Dr. T.T. Aindow | Associate Editors: Dr. Baptiste Gault, Dr. Marc Legros
The Board of Governors of Scripta Materialia
Dr. John Ågren
Swedish Society for Metallurgy and Materials Representative Governor
Dr. Hua Ai
Chinese Society for Biomaterials, Governor
Professor Kristi S. Anseth
Governor
Dr. Edward Cole, Jr.
ASM Governor
Dr. Arthur Coury
Board Governor
Professor Gerhard Dehm
Cooperating Society Governor
Professor Alexis Deschamps
French Metallurgical Society Representative Governor
Dr. George Gray III
Chair, Treasurer and Board Governor
Professor Carolyn Hansson
Executive Secretary and Cooperating Society Governor
Professor Tatsuki Ohji
ASM Governor
Dr. Gregory B. Olson
ASM Governor
Professor Judith Ann Schneider
TMS Board Governor
Professor Christopher Schuh
Coordinating Editor and Governor
Dr. M. Singh
ASM Governor
Professor Gary Warren
TMS Governor