APL材料的特點是在材料科學領域中對重要的熱點問題進行原創的實驗性研究。為了突出材料科學前沿的研究，強調工作的質量和及時性。當工作特別及時和與應用相關時，雜志考慮理論或計算。除了定期發表文章外，該雜志還出版專題，報道材料科學的前沿領域，如鈣鈦礦太陽能電池、2D材料和鋰離子電池之外。領域包括:納米結構、納米復合材料和納米材料低維材料生物啟發和生物材料(包括組織工程和藥物輸送)用于能源收集、儲存和發電的材料第一原理計算與實驗結果相結合光學和光子材料膠體聚合物鐵和多鐵材料接口薄膜電子、磁性和超導材料半導體和氮化材料超材料催化材料先進的顯微鏡

APL Materials features original, experimental research on significant topical issues within the field of materials science. In order to highlight research at the forefront of materials science, emphasis is given to the quality and timeliness of the work. The journal considers theory or calculation when the work is particularly timely and relevant to applications.In addition to regular articles, the journal also publishes Special Topics, which report on cutting-edge areas in materials science, such as Perovskite Solar Cells, 2D Materials, and Beyond Lithium Ion Batteries.Topic areas include:Nanostructures, nanocomposites, and nanomaterialsLow-dimensional materialsBioinspired and biological materials (including tissue engineering and drug delivery)Materials for energy harvesting, storage, and generationFirst principle calculations coupled to experimental resultsOptical and photonic materialsColloidsPolymersFerroic and multiferroic materialsInterfacesThin FilmsElectronic, magnetic, and superconducting materialsSemiconductors and nitride materialsMetamaterialsCatalytic materialsAdvanced microscopy