Journal of Superhard Materials presents up-to-date results of basic and applied research on production, properties, and applications of superhard materials and related tools. It publishes the results of fundamental research on physicochemical processes of forming and growth of single-crystal, polycrystalline, and dispersed materials, diamond and diamond-like films; developments of methods for spontaneous and controlled synthesis of superhard materials and methods for static, explosive and epitaxial synthesis. The focus of the journal is large single crystals of synthetic diamonds; elite grinding powders and micron powders of synthetic diamonds and cubic boron nitride; polycrystalline and composite superhard materials based on diamond and cubic boron nitride; diamond and carbide tools for highly efficient metal-working, boring, stone-working, coal mining and geological exploration; articles of ceramic; polishing pastes for high-precision optics; precision lathes for diamond turning; technologies of precise machining of metals, glass, and ceramics. The journal covers all fundamental and technological aspects of synthesis, characterization, properties, devices and applications of these materials. The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries in the English language.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Volodymyr Z. Turkevych
Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
ASSOCIATED EDITOR
Vladimir L. Solozhenko
Dr. Sci., LSPM-CNRS, Université Paris Nord, Villetaneuse, France
Coordinating Editor
V. M. Kolodnits’kyi
Cand. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
EDITORIAL BOARD
Vladimir D. Blank
Dr. Sci., Research Center for Superhard Materials, Troitsk, Russia
Oleksandr O. Bochechka
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Volodymyr P. Bondarenko
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Vadim V. Brazhkin
Dr. Sci., Institute for High Pressure Physics, Troitsk, Russia
Tian Cui
Professor, Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China
Leonid M. Devin
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Yuriy D. Filatov
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Eugene A.Gregoryanz
Professor, University of Edinburg, Edinburg, UK
Yann Le Godec
Dr. Sci., University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
J.A.N. da Jornada
Professor, Instituto de Fisica-UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brasil
Volodymyr P. Kazimirov
Dr. Sci., Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Sergiy A. Klymenko
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Anatoliy G. Kostornov
Dr. Sci., Institut for Problem of Materials Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine
Valeriy I. Lavrinenko
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Valery I. Levitas
Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, USA
Ol'ga B. Loginova
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Anatoliy L. Maistrenko
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Alla V. Nozhkina
Dr. Sci., VNIIALMAZ, Moscow, Russia
Galyna S. Oleynyk
Dr. Sci., Institut for Problem of Materials Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine
Artem R. Oganov
Dr. Sci., Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
Bogdan Palozs
Professor, Institute for High Pressure Physics, Warsaw, Poland
Evgen O. Pashchenko
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Vasyl' M. Perevertailo
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Tetyana O. Prikhna
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Oleksandr O. Shul'zhenko
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Sergii V. Sokhan'
Dr. Sci., Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Takashi Taniguchi
Dr. Sci., National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
Tamara Ya. Velikanova
Dr. Sci., Institut for Problem of Materials Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine
Stanislav Veprek
Professor, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Heiner Volstadt
Professor, VDiamant Gmbh, Seddiner See, Germany
Wen Yue
Professor, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, P.R. China