TMS Launches New Open Access Journal: Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation

“The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) and Springer have launched Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation (IMMI)– a new open access journal supporting the society’s Materials Innovation @ TMS initiative and the Materials Genome Initiative. IMMI was developed to build a dynamic framework that supports the accelerated discovery, development, and application of materials, materials systems, and materials processes for practical use in manufacturing. As the flagship publication of the Materials Innovation @ TMS strategic initiative, IMMI is dedicated to the rapid and collaborative exchange of knowledge and learning through an open access platform and fast review and publication of accepted articles. The journal combines the peer review rigor of scholarly publications with enhanced digital content. The journal’s content includes detailed case studies of endeavors to integrate experiments and modeling; introduction of novel experimental or computational techniques or data sets that enable bridging length or time domains; best practices in verification and validation of models, data curation, and standards and protocols for model integration and exchange of data; and in-depth descriptions of databases and database tools in the area of materials and manufacturing. The enhanced digital content of IMMI allows authors to publish the data files and models used in their article, providing a citable reference for these elements of their work and direct access to data for the community. The first IMMI articles are available for download at www.immijournal.com”