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We are pleased to announce that Prof. Junying Zhang has been appointed Associate Editor-in-Chief of Nanomaterials (ISSN: 2079-4991).

Prof. Junying Zhang is a full professor at the School of Physics, Beihang University, China. She is dedicated to understanding the energy transfer and charge transfer in functional materials, and to developing high-performance energy conversion and storage materials via the “structure–performance relationship” strategy. She has co-authored over 230 peer-reviewed journal publications, contributed to one edited book, and holds more than 20 awarded invention patents in China. Prof. Zhang was awarded the Second Prize of the Natural Science Award by the Ministry of Education of China. She was elected as a Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) and has received the IAAM Scientist Medal.

The following is a short Q&A with Prof. Junying Zhang, who shared her vision for the journal with us, as well as her views of the research area:

1. What appealed to you about the journal that made you want to take on the role as its Associate Editor-in-Chief?
The journal Nanomaterials is an international open access journal with a good reputation and widespread recognition. Nanomaterials exhibit many unique properties, with significant differences in optical, thermal, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and chemical properties to bulk materials. Nanomaterials have seen rapid development in both fundamental theoretical research and application research. Serving as the Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Nanomaterials journal allows me to collaborate with scientists in the nanomaterials field worldwide, contributing to the advancement of nanomaterials research.

2. What is your vision for the journal?
I hope that the journal Nanomaterials can attract more excellent submissions, promote academic exchange and collaboration among scholars in the field of nanotechnology, and become a trusted platform to drive fundamental innovation and application development in nanomaterials.

3. What does the future of this field of research look like?
With the continuous progress and innovation of technology, the performance of nanomaterials is constantly improving, and the preparation techniques are more environmentally friendly. Nanomaterials will continue to shine in the fields of manufacturing industry, medicine, energy, environment, information, etc., and will demonstrate broad application prospects in other fields, making greater contributions to the progress and development of human society.

4. What do you think of the development of open access in the publishing field?
Open-source journals have great potential to promote academic sharing and improve the visibility and impact of scientific research. However, in order to achieve sustainable development and overcome possible challenges, open-source journals need to explore multiple models and find a better balance, promoting their healthy development in the academic world.

We warmly welcome Prof. Junying Zhang as the Associate Editor-in-Chief of Nanomaterials, and we wish her every success in her new position.