| Journal of Materials Science | |
| Cover: | JMaterSci 53 3 cover lowres.png |
| Editor: | C. Barry Carter |
| Discipline: | Materials science |
| Abbreviation: | J. Mater. Sci. |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Frequency: | Weekly |
| History: | 1966–present |
| Openaccess: | Hybrid |
| Impact: | 3.5 |
| Impact-Year: | 2023 |
| Website: | https://www.springer.com/materials/journal/10853 |
| Link2: | https://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10853 |
| Link2-Name: | Online archive |
| Oclc: | 21929562 |
| Lccn: | 78211246 |
| Coden: | JMTSAS |
| Issn: | 0022-2461 |
| Eissn: | 1573-4803 |
The Journal of Materials Science is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of materials science. It was established in 1966 by Robert W. Cahn and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. The journal incorporated Journal of Materials Science Letters in 2003 and Interface Science in 2004. The Editor-in-Chief is C. Barry Carter (University of Connecticut).
In 2012, the journal announced an annual "Cahn Prize" for best paper published in the journal, in honor of its founding editor.[1] In 2021, the journal announced a similar annual "Bonfield Prize" for best review paper published in the journal, in honor of a former Editor-in-Chief, William Bonfield.[2] There are two more specialized sister journals, and .
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 4.220, ranking it 82nd out of 293 journals in the category "Materials Science, Multidisciplinary".[3]