Magnesium and its alloys for better future
——The 10th anniversary of journal of magnesium and alloys

Fifteen years ago,when I first discussed the establishment ofJournal of Magnesium and Alloys(JMA) with Prof.Karl Ulrich Kainer from Germany,the establishment of JMA was just a dream.In a flash,fifteen years have passed,and it has been ten years since the establishment of the Magnesium Alloy Journal.The dream has not only become a reality,but the impact on the Mg academic research and industry has exceeded our imagination.Over the past decade,many great events have occurred in the world.COVID-19 had kept many people away from the society,the war in local areas has exacerbated the energy crisis,and environmental changes have increased the concern for life and health.JMA has provided a new communication platform for the magnesium industry,let the energy industry see a new way to make breakthroughs in energy storage technology,and let the health industry find new development opportunities.JMA has begun to guide the high-quality development of the magnesium industry,which is playing an increasingly important role in the material industry and economic development.

Over the past decade,Journal of Magnesium and Alloysexperienced rapid growth in popularity and impact,has published a total of 992 high-quality papers (update in June 2023),becoming the world’s most authoritative platform for publishing research and development achievements in the magnesium field.JMA is the first English journal focused on magnesium materials in the world,sponsored by National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys(CCMg),Chongqing University of China,and Chinese Committee of Magnesium and Its Applications (CCMA).It was indexed by the Science Citation Index (SCI) in 2018.The impact factors of JMA increased rapidly from 4.523 in 2018 to 17.6 in 2022,ranking No.1 among the 78 journals in Metallurgy &Metallurgical Engineering category (Fig.1).JMA has demonstrated significant growth in both its reputation and publication output in the past years (Fig.2).The number of JMA published papers per year has increased from 46 papers in 2013 to～300 papers in 2023.The proportion of JMA highly cited papers (published during 2018–2023.09) has reached 7.62%(Source: Essential Science Indicators (ESI),update in Sep.2023),much higher than the other journals in the Metallurgy&Metallurgical Engineering category,indicating JMA leads the research hotspots in magnesium field.

Over the past decade,a large number of achievements published inJournal of Magnesium and Alloyshave been applied,leading to the academic development in the Mg field and promoting the rapid development of the magnesium industry [1–10].Research progress on magnesium based hydrogen storage materials and magnesium battery materials from Chongqing University has attracted much attention [11–14],leading magnesium based energy materials to be the new research hotspots.The review of solid solution strengthening and plasticizing theory has guided the design and development of high-performance Mg alloys effectively [15].Research on low-cost and high-performance casting Mg alloys from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Chongqing University published on JMA [16–20],has promoted the application of magnesium alloys in automotive industry effectively.Several researches on Mg-based Biomaterials from Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon and Chongqing University have attracted more and more attention [21–25],promoting magnesium alloys to be one of the most potential biomedical materials.At present,JMA has achieved a close connection between magnesium researchers and the magnesium industry.With the publication of a lot of valuable Mg papers on JMA,several extra-large enterprises in China,such as China Baowu Steel Group Co.,Ltd.,and Qinghai Salt Lake Co.,Ltd.,have invested in magnesium industry.

Fig.1.JMA impact factors from 2018 to 2022.

Fig.2.Number of JMA papers from 2013 to 2023.

Over the past decade,Journal of Magnesium and Alloyshas broken the limitations of countless mountains and rivers,effectively promoting international cooperation in the magnesium field.The total 992 papers published by JMA come from 839 institutions in 55 countries(Figs.3 and 4),of which the top 10 countries are China,India,Germany,USA,South Korea,Australia,Iran,Japan,Canada and England.About 27.72% of articles were published based on international collaboration,while 64.31% of articles were based on institutional collaborations.JMA participates in the establishment and construction of the International Mg Society,joins to launch and organize the International Magnesium Science&Technology Award,and holds the international academic conference on magnesium alloys regularly.Now,JMA has established a global magnesium publishing and academic exchange platform to lead the research and development of magnesium materials worldwide.

Over the past decade,Journal of Magnesium and Alloyshas promoted a group of researchers in the magnesium field to be world-renowned scientists.Prof.Alan A.Luo from the Ohio State University,JMA associate editor,was elected as a member of the American Academy of Engineering,and Prof.Daolun Chen from Ryerson University was elected as a member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.Several JMA editorial board members,including Prof.Yuanding Huang from Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon,Geesthacht,Prof.Mingxing Zhang from University of Queensland,Prof.Huiyuan Wang from Jilin University,Prof.Zhiwei Shan from Xi’an Jiaotong University,Prof.Xiaoqin Zeng,Prof.Jie Dong and Prof.Liming Peng from Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Prof.Jingfeng Wang,Prof.Xiaoyuan Zhou,Prof.Xianhua Chen,Prof.Bin Jiang,and Prof.Qian Li from Chongqing University,and Prof.Qiuming Peng from Yanshan University etc.,have become internationally renowned experts.JMA promotes the growth of hundreds of young Mg researchers.Several JMA youth committee members,including Xiaojun Wang,Sung Hyuk Park,Min Zha,Nagaoka T.Nakata,Leyun Wang,Hamed Mirzadeh,Liyuan Sheng,Qiyang Tan,Huaiyu Shao,Hucheng Pan,etc.,have been selected as world top 2% scientists (Source: Elsevier Data Repository,update in Oct.2023).

On the occasion of JMA 10th anniversary,two special issues (Issue 10 and Issue 11,2023) are organized,with 50 papers from China,USA,Germany,Canada,UK,Australia,etc.Most of global famous experts in the magnesium field,including Prof.Alan A.Luo from the Ohio State University,Prof.Kwang Seon Shin from Seoul National University,Prof.Shigeharu Kamado from Nagaoka University of Technology,Prof.Frank Czerwinski from CanmetMaterials Natural Resources Canada,Prof.Jianfeng Nie from Monash University,Prof.Jon Weiler from Meridian Lightweight Technologies,Prof.R.Mahmudi from University of Tehran,Prof.Liqiang Mai from Wuhan University of Technology,Prof.Yufeng Zheng from Peking University,Prof.Guangling Song from Southern University of Science and Technology,Prof.Huiyuan Wang from Jilin University,etc.,have been invited to write and submit review or research articles for the two special issues.We sincerely appreciate the support and contribution of these scholars,and warmly welcome global experts to pay attention to the special issues.

Here,we would like to express our gratitude to a group of scientists both domestically and internationally for their contributions toJournal of Magnesium and Alloys.Academician Changxu Shi,former Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering,personally determined the publication plan for the magnesium alloy journal and wrote the preface for the establishment of JMA;Prof.Karl Ulrich Kainer,former Chairman of the International Magnesium Association,had repeatedly put forward specific suggestions for the development of JMA;Prof.Kwang Seon Shin,Chairman of the Korean Materials Society,came to China multiple times to discuss the development and international cooperation of JMA;Prof.Alan A.Luo,a member of the American Academy of Engineering,personally wrote the first review paper for JMA;Prof.Daolun Chen,a member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering,has collaborated multiple times to write JMA annual review papers;Prof.Xiaodong Peng,the executive associate editor of JMA,made great contribution to the management and development of JMA;Prof.Yuanding Huang,the associate editor of JMA,made great effort for JMA paper review;JMA editorial board members,including Prof.Mingxin Zhang,Prof.Guohua Wu,Prof.Andrej Atrens,Prof.Yuansheng Yang,Prof.Bin Jiang,Prof.Xianhua Chen,etc.,made great contributions to the development of JMA.

Fig.3.Network visualization of countries publishing papers in JMA from 2013 to June 2023.

Fig.4.Network visualization of institutions publishing at least 5 papers in JMA from 2013 to June 2023.

Here,we would like to express our gratitude to whole editorial board members (EBM) and youth committee of EBM for their contributions to JMA.We would like to thank the thousands of authors,reviewers,and readers who have supported the development of JMA.Thank the members of JMA editorial office including Prof.Yan Yang,Prof.Jiangfeng Song,Prof.Jia She,Prof.Yuan Yuan,Dr.Xiaoming Xiong,Dr.Jing Chen,Ms.Xuemei Qin for their hard working,accelerating the development of JMA.Here,we would like to express our gratitude to Elsevier Publishing Group,Keai Publishing House,and Chongqing University for their strong support for the publication and distribution ofJournal of Magnesium and Alloys.