《合成金屬》是一本研究有機和碳電子材料（如電子聚合物）的物理、化學和應用的雜志，其中包括新型碳結構的電子分子材料。本期刊范圍內的材料示例如下：?導電和半導體聚合物和分子材料?富勒烯、碳納米管、相關的新型碳結構和納米機電系統（NEMS）?超分子共軛結構?納米級電子分子和電子聚合物材料?有機電荷轉移化合物和金屬鏈化合物?功能PI共軛系統?有機-無機電活性雜化物，包括過氧化鉀?分子和聚合物基磁鐵和鐵電。該雜志發表原始的研究論文、簡短的交流和評論。原始的研究論文和簡短的交流應在理解或應用這些材料和/或設備方面取得重大進展。鼓勵提交有關這些材料的化學、物理和工程及其電學、光子和磁性的實驗、理論和應用論文。論文對電子、光電子、電致發光、激光、太陽能電池、傳感器、執行器、生物等這些材料的潛在應用也表示歡迎。

Synthetic Metals is a journal dealing with research on the physics, chemistry and applications of organic and carbon electronic materials such as electronic polymers and electronic molecular materials including novel carbon architectures.Examples of materials within the scope of this journal are: ? conducting and semiconducting polymers and molecular materials ? fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, related novel carbon architectures and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) ? supramolecular conjugated architectures ? nanoscale electronic molecular and electronic polymer materials ? organic charge-transfer compounds and metal chain compounds ? functional pi-conjugated systems ? organic-inorganic electroactive hybrids including perovksites ? molecular- and polymer-based magnets and ferroelectrics.The journal publishes original research papers, short communications and reviews. Original research papers and short communications should present a significant advance in the understanding or application of these materials and/ or devices made from them. Experimental, theoretical and application papers on the chemistry, physics and engineering of these materials and their electrical, photonic and magnetic properties are encouraged for submission. Papers on electronic, optoelectronic, electroluminescent, lasing, solar cell, sensor, actuator, biological and other potential applications of these materials are also welcome.