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• Fast publication

  We understand the importance of fast publication and are committed to reviewing your article without delay. You may also qualify for accelerated review with our fast track communication (FTC) programme. With immediate online publication when your article is ready, our median publication times in 2011 for regular papers illustrate the journal's efficiency:
  • Receipt to first decision: 19 days.
  • Receipt to acceptance: 69 days.
  • Acceptance to publication: 27 days (20 days for FTCs).

• High visibility

  We strive to promote your research to a wide audience. With over 350,000 article downloads in 2011, an average of nearly 300 per article, your research will be read by your peers. Increase the visibility of your article by publishing with SST:
  • All articles are free-to-read online for 30 days.
  • We actively promote your article, for example, with LabTalks and Highlights.
  • Your article will be abstracted in the leading indexing systems.
  • The latest 5-year Impact Factor is 1.578 – a leader among specialized semiconductor journals.

• High quality

  When you publish with Semiconductor Science and Technology your article is in the company of other high-quality research. View our collections of recent IOPselect articles, special issues, fast track communications, and topical reviews featuring some of the top research in the journal.

• Professional handling

  We have a team of professional editors committed to handling your article efficiently and fairly, and providing you with an excellent author service. Our team are supported by a dedicated Editorial Board of leading researchers from the semiconductor community. This, combined with an efficient electronic submission and electronic refereeing system, makes publishing with Semiconductor Science and Technology seemless.

• Online functionality

  Our authors are fully encouraged to take advantage of the online medium by including supplementary features relevant to their work. This can include movies, animations, sound files and colour online at no extra charge.

• Open access

  If open access is important to you, Semiconductor Science and Technology offers an open access option. Read the IOP Publishing open access policy to find out more.

• Long-term archiving

  We are committed to ensuring long-term access to the entire content of Semiconductor Science and Technology by preserving it through the LOCKSS system, a key archiving initiative that enables member libraries to collect, store and provide access to their own local copy of the journal.

• Society Publisher

  Semiconductor Science and Technology is published by IOP Publishing, a publisher central to the Institute of Physics and a world leader in professional scientific communications. The Institute of Physics is a not-for-profit society that works to advance physics research, application and education; and engages with policy makers and the public to develop awareness and understanding of physics. Any surplus from IOP Publishing goes to support science through the activities of the Institute.