ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | OCTOBER 2023 34 SHAPE MEMORY AND SUPERELASTICITY CELEBRATES GROWTH IN METRICS AND QUALITY S hape Memory and Superelasticity began in 2015 as the official journal of the SMST affiliate society. In the past nine years, it has grown into a vibrant publication. This year, the journal earned its first Impact Factor of 2.2, according to the 2023 edition of Journal Citation Reports, recently released by Clarivate. The journal’s five-year Impact Factor is 2.3. Also, the CiteScore of Shape Memory and Superelasticity increased from 3.9 in 2021 to 4.4 in 2022. The annual Impact Factor of a journal measures the frequency with which the articles in the journal have been cited in a particular year or period. It is calculated by dividing the number of current-year citations by the number of articles published during the previous two years. The CiteScore is the number of citations received in one year divided by the number of papers published in a three-year period. Since the journal received an Impact Factor recently, we aim to receive papers from a wider group of authors in the field. The area of shape memory alloys is continuously vibrant with new developments in both theory and experiments in potentially new applications. The journal’s primary purpose is to collect contributions from specialists in the shape memory field into one publication and describe the most recent advancements. We have published numerous key papers on fatigue and functionality of shape memory alloys, hysteresis, and inelastic strain development in shape memory alloys, and during the last few years, more papers have emerged emphasizing environmental effects, ferromagnetic shape memory behavior, and cardiovascular applications. Shape Memory and Superelasticity prides itself on enabling authors from different communities (materials science, mechanics, physics, and mechanical engineering) to publish their work on shape memory alloys. The journal has been fortunate to have a strong group of associate editors supporting the editor-in-chief for the past nine years. They’re backed by an editorial board that reflects broad participation from the community, including academia, government, and industry. Together we’ve been active in promoting the journal’s aims to disclose the most pertinent needs in the area of shape memory and provide a systematic approach to address these needs with experiments, theory, and simulation. We look forward to your contributions to future issues. Huseyin Sehitoglu, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief Shape Memory and Superelasticity GUEST EDITORIAL Sehitoglu 2
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