This journal will launch in 2024
Guidelines
![Confident young woman gesturing while teaching students in class](https://d2csxpduxe849s.cloudfront.net/media/E32629C6-9347-4F84-81FEAEF7BFA342B3/CB20AF94-0883-4297-99B9DF2233850001/thul-600678EE-0A90-4E27-A46192A1DCACA8FC.png)
Submit your research
Start your submission and get more impact for your research by publishing with us.
![Active senior woman concentrating while working on laptop](https://d2csxpduxe849s.cloudfront.net/media/E32629C6-9347-4F84-81FEAEF7BFA342B3/C2B4C1B8-A247-46E5-A04D3EE18E2194C4/thul-36585EAB-DEDE-4E52-A27073C2C12F8401.png)
Author guidelines
Ready to publish? Check out our author guidelines for everything you need to know about submission, from choosing a journal and section to preparing your manuscript.
![Front view portrait of African American man wearing lab coat and raising hand asking question while sitting in audience and listening to lecture on medicine](https://d2csxpduxe849s.cloudfront.net/media/E32629C6-9347-4F84-81FEAEF7BFA342B3/52FD1E31-E4D1-4343-8E7158DA392BDF5D/thul-DE1C653C-3AE8-40EE-B6569274C2EF87CB.png)
Editor guidelines
Reviewing a manuscript? See our editorial guidelines for everything you need to know about Frontiers’ peer review process.
![Smiling colleagues doing research over laptop computer on desk in office](https://d2csxpduxe849s.cloudfront.net/media/E32629C6-9347-4F84-81FEAEF7BFA342B3/35311ED7-A6E8-4492-A027EDFCF3F7D81C/thul-8958C7C8-D7BA-4828-A9086F1A6D533111.png)
Peer review
Our efficient and rigorous peer review means you’ll get a decision on your manuscript in just 77 days.
![Interior of a library with desks and bookshelves](https://d2csxpduxe849s.cloudfront.net/media/E32629C6-9347-4F84-81FEAEF7BFA342B3/DE012B7F-FBD9-4AA0-B3B7B1B3379098B6/thul-F1A6E797-9302-4AAA-AA2341AE8D74D879.png)
Publishing fees
Article processing charges (APCs) apply to articles that are accepted for publication by our external editors, following rigorous peer review.
Editors
See all (155)robert wood
University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
Field Chief Editor
Frontiers in Coatings, Dyes and Interface Engineering
mark alan baker
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Specialty Chief Editor
Engineered Surfaces and Interfaces
jose l endrino
Loyola Andalusia University
Seville, Spain
Specialty Chief Editor
Hard Films and Coatings
k r justin thomas
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee, India
Specialty Chief Editor
Dyes and Pigments