Initiated in 1972, Surface Technology is supervised by China South Industries Group Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "CSGC") and sponsored by CSGC’s Southwest Institute of Technology and Engineering. Published by the Editorial Department, the journal enjoys high recognition in China’s surface technology field and has a broad base of authors and readers. It is dedicated to surface science and technology, bridging fundamental research, key technological breakthroughs, and engineering applications to address national strategic priorities and socio-economic needs. With the mission of presenting high-level research achievements, supporting the growth of outstanding academic talents, promoting international academic exchange, driving industrial development, building a platform to support national technological innovation, and serving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and strength, it primarily reports on scientific research, new technologies, and new processes in surface technology fields such as corrosion and protection, friction wear and lubrication, precision and ultra-precision machining, surface modification of medical biomaterials, bioinspired functional surfaces, and functional films.

Surface Technology accepts both research and review articles. It is a semimonthly publication, issued on the 10th and 25th days of each month, and is publicly distributed both domestically and internationally. Domestic Unified Serial Number: CN 50-1083/TG; International Standard Serial Number: ISSN 1001-3660; Postal Distribution Code: 78-31

Database Indexing:

Articles published in Surface Technology will be included in EI Compendex, Scopus, Source Journal of Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD) (Core Collection), Key Chinese Core Journals, Key Magazine of China technology, World Journal Clout Index (WJCI), Source Journal of Annual Report for Chinese Academic Journal Impact Factors, etc.

Categorized Directory of High-Quality Sci-Tech Journals:

Ranked T1 in the "Ordnance Science and Technology (Ordnance Industry)" category

Ranked T2 in the "Metallic Materials (Metallography & Metalworking)" category

Ranked T2 in the "Materials - Comprehensive" category

Ranked T2 in the "Nonferrous Metals" category

Ranked T2 in the "Mechanical Engineering" category

Recognized as a High-level Chinese Journal in the fields of "Material Surface and Interface" and "Coating Science"

Honors:

Leading Journal (Chinese Category) in the Excellence Action Plan for Chinese Sci-Tech Journals (Phase II), National "Top 100 Newspapers & Periodicals" (2017), Top 100 Outstanding Chinese Academic Journals (2020, 2022), First-class Sci-Tech Journal of Sichuan & Chongqing (2022), China High-Quality Sci-Tech Journal (2017, 2020, 2023)

Column Setup:

Regular column—Research Review

Regular column—Corrosion and Protection: corrosion mechanisms, anti-corrosion technologies and processes, corrosion-resistant materials, etc.

Regular column—Friction, Wear, and Lubrication: friction, wear, lubrication (lubricating films, oil lubrication, lubricant additives, etc.), erosion, sealing (related to surface treatment technologies), drag reduction

Regular column—Precision and Ultra-precision Machining: grinding, cutting, lapping, rolling, polishing, etc.

Regular column—Surface Functionalization: surface function modification of medical materials (metallic materials, polymer materials, inorganic non-metallic materials, and composite materials), extreme wetting surfaces (hydrophilic, hydrophobic, oleophilic, and oleophobic), controllable adhesion surfaces, and other biomimetic functional surfaces, as well as functional thin films such as optoelectronic films, semiconductor films, and energy conversion and storage films.

Regular column—Laser Surface Modification Technology: laser cladding, laser cleaning, laser micro-nano machining, laser remelting, laser peening, laser surface quenching, etc.

Special column—Thermal Spraying and Cold Spraying Technology: flame spraying, arc spraying, plasma spraying, detonation spraying, cold spraying, etc.

Special column—Surface Strengthening Technology: deformation strengthening (shot peening, shot blasting, rolling, extrusion, etc.), phase transformation strengthening (quenching, melting and solidification, etc.), heat treatment (carburizing/nitriding, etc.), and anti-fatigue coating/plating technologies.