Journal Title：Coatings

Coatings is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal of coatings and surface engineering. It publishes reviews, research articles, communications and technical notes. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. Full experimental and/or methodical details must be provided. There are, in addition, unique features of this journal:

* manuscripts regarding research proposals and research ideas will be particularly welcomed

* electronic files or software regarding the full details of the calculation and experimental procedure - if unable to be published in a normal way - can be deposited as supplementary material

Coatings 是一本经过同行评审的国际涂料和表面工程开放获取期刊。它发表评论、研究文章、通讯和技术说明。我们的目标是鼓励科学家尽可能详细地发表他们的实验和理论结果。论文的长度没有限制。必须提供完整的实验和/或系统细节。此外，该期刊还有一些独特之处：

* 特别欢迎有关研究建议和研究想法的稿件

* 有关计算和实验程序的全部细节的电子文件或软件 - 如果无法以正常方式发布 - 可以作为补充材料存放