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Materials & Design Template

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About the Materials & Design format

Materials & Design is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties. Over its lifetime it has published 14,515 papers, which have received 518,363 citations.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Materials & Design 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties High Entropy Alloys Studies Legal and Regulatory Analysis
ISSN0264-1275
Citation impact (2-yr)5.62
h-index222
i10-index8,943
Article processing charge$2,000
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereChinese Academy of Sciences
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Materials & Design per year

1
2013
1.2K
2015
2.2K
2016
1.4K
2017
788
2018
804
2019
1K
2020
934
2021
1.2K
2022
1K
2023
941
2024
1.9K
2025

Citation impact of Materials & Design by publication year

2
2013
73.4K
2015
93.5K
2016
66.7K
2017
52.7K
2018
52.9K
2019
51K
2020
41K
2021
37.6K
2022
23.3K
2023
13K
2024
7.6K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Materials & Design

Additive manufacturing of Ti6Al4V alloy: A review

Shunyu Liu, Yung C. Shin · 18 Dec 2018

In this paper, the recent progress on Ti6Al4V fabricated by three mostly developed additive manufacturing (AM) techniques-directed energy deposition (DED), selective laser melting (SLM) and electron beam melting (EBM)-is thoroughly investigated and compared. Fundamental knowledge is provided for the creation of links between processing parameters, resultant microstructures and associated mechanical properties. Room temperature tensile and…

2,421 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Metal additive manufacturing in aerospace: A review

Byron Blakey-Milner, Paul Gradl, Glen Snedden et al. · 24 Jul 2021

Metal additive manufacturing involves manufacturing techniques that add material to produce metallic components, typically layer by layer. The substantial growth in this technology is partly driven by its opportunity for commercial and performance benefits in the aerospace industry. The fundamental opportunities for metal additive manufacturing in aerospace applications include: significant cost and lead-time reductions, novel…

2,166 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
SLM lattice structures: Properties, performance, applications and challenges

Tobias Maconachie, Martin Leary, Bill Lozanovski et al. · 19 Aug 2019

Additive manufacturing (AM), particularly Selective Laser Melting (SLM) has enabled development of lattice structures with unique properties. Through control of various parameters lattice structures can produce unique mechanical, electrical, thermal and acoustic properties, and have received much research attention. Despite the increasing volume of published data on the mechanical response of specific SLM lattice structures,…

1,434 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Materials & Design template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Materials & Design format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Materials & Design template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Materials & Design use?
Materials & Design uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Materials & Design 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Materials & Design?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Materials & Design document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Materials & Design template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Materials & Design format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Materials & Design?
Elsevier journal (elsarticle). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Elsevier.
Can I export a submission-ready Materials & Design PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Materials & Design template (the elsarticle class) that is ready to submit to Elsevier, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Materials & Design template cost?
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