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Explore open access research in soft matter, studying complex fluids and materials with rich mechanical, structural and dynamic behavior.

Frontiers in Soft Matter is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes articles spanning all disciplines across the broad field of soft matter. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Raffaele Mezzenga (ETH Zurich, Switzerland...

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Anne-laure Fameau

Institut National de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE)

France

Specialty Chief Editor

Foams

Hiroshi Yokoyama

Kent State University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Liquid Crystals

JAY X TANG

Brown University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Biological Soft Matter

Kay Saalwächter

Institute of Physics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Polymers

Lou Kondic

New Jersey Institute of Technology

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Granular Matter

Thomas A. Vilgis

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

Germany

Specialty Chief Editor

Food and Soft Materials

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Scope

Frontiers in Soft Matter is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes articles spanning all disciplines across the broad field of soft matter. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Raffaele Mezzenga (ETH Zurich, Switzerland), Frontiers in Soft Matter is indexed in the DOAJ and explores phenomena associated with substances, materials, liquids, fluids and glasses whose energy is in on the order of few KbT. Drawing on areas including physics, chemistry, biology, material science, engineering and nanotechnology, Frontiers in Soft Matter welcomes submissions in the following broad subject areas: biological soft matter colloids and emulsions foams food and soft materials gels granular matter liquid crystals polymers self-assembly and self-organisation. The journal encourages submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 2: zero hunger, and SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure. Manuscripts relating to organic chemistry, food science and technology, fundamental biology and biotechnology are not suitable for publication in this journal. Frontiers in Soft Matter is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Soft Matter is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes articles spanning all disciplines across the broad field of soft matter.

Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Raffaele Mezzenga (ETH Zurich, Switzerland), Frontiers in Soft Matter is indexed in the DOAJ and explores phenomena associated with substances, materials, liquids, fluids and glasses whose energy is in on the order of few KbT. Drawing on areas including physics, chemistry, biology, material science, engineering and nanotechnology, Frontiers in Soft Matter welcomes submissions in the following broad subject areas:

biological soft matter

colloids and emulsions

foams

food and soft materials

gels

granular matter

liquid crystals

polymers

self-assembly and self-organisation.

The journal encourages submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 2: zero hunger, and SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure.

Manuscripts relating to organic chemistry, food science and technology, fundamental biology and biotechnology are not suitable for publication in this journal.

Frontiers in Soft Matter is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/about

ISSN
2813-0499
Editor-in-Chief
Raffaele Mezzenga (ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Biological Soft Matter

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/sections/biological-soft-matter

  • Colloids and Emulsions

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/sections/colloids-and-emulsions

  • Foams

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/sections/foams

  • Food and Soft Materials

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/sections/food-and-soft-materials

  • Gels

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/sections/gels

  • Granular Matter

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/sections/granular-matter

  • Liquid Crystals

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/sections/liquid-crystals

  • Polymers

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/sections/polymers

  • Self-Assembly and Self-Organisation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/sections/self-assembly-and-self-organisation

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Perspective
  • Data Report
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Review
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Data Report, Brief Research Report, General Commentary
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

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Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

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  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
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Affiliated societies

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Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/soft-matter/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Articles
50
Total views
478,800
Downloads
166,200
Citations
667

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Citations
667
Acceptance rate
33
Time to decision
35
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-23.