Publisher profile

Wiley

A research publisher with society partnerships and journals spanning specialist disciplines and broad open-access fields.

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Overview

Materials science, life sciences and wider academic disciplines

Wiley’s journals cover markedly different research communities. Advanced Materials is centred on materials research across chemistry, physics, engineering and related disciplines. Ecology and Evolution instead provides a broad open-access home for ecology, evolutionary research and conservation science, including several formats beyond standard research articles.

Publishing arrangements can differ in journals owned by societies. Wiley’s licensing guidance explains that society partners choose the applicable agreement. Check the current journal instructions and the licence presented for your article, especially when a funder requires a specific Creative Commons licence or repository route.

Licensing guidance

Publishing model: Subscription, hybrid and fully open-access journals
Subject coverage: Materials science, life sciences and wider academic disciplines
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Sources checked: 13 November 2026

The assessment

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Safe & Trusted

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How the assessment is formed

Our evaluation framework considers peer review, editorial credibility, transparency, publishing ethics, indexing and researcher feedback. The overall rating and category are recorded here; a criterion-by-criterion score breakdown is not included in this record.

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Editorial accountability

Named editors, relevant affiliations and a clear way to contact the editorial office.

Identify the handling journal’s editorial team and society owner. The two journal examples provide named editors and links to their author instructions.Advanced Materials editorial information Ecology and Evolution author information

Peer review

A documented review model, reviewer selection and a process for editorial decisions.

Read the review arrangements in the journal’s author instructions. A publisher-wide licence does not tell you whether a particular journal uses anonymous or transparent review.Example: journal author guidance

Indexing and discoverability

The exact journal title and ISSN in the index itself; coverage dates and current status.

Check the exact journal title, ISSN and coverage dates in the database required by your institution. Inclusion of one title does not establish coverage for the publisher’s other journals.Publisher journal catalogue How to verify indexing

Fees and business model

A complete fee schedule, payment timing, waivers and any additional publication charges.

Confirm the journal’s open-access charge and institutional eligibility before committing. A fully open-access title and an optional open-access route are different publishing arrangements.Open-access policy

Copyright and licensing

The publishing agreement, author rights and a licence that meets your funder’s requirements.

Non-open-access articles require a copyright-transfer or exclusive-licence agreement. Society-owned journals may use different forms; the applicable agreement is supplied after acceptance.Copyright and licensing

Ethics and corrections

Policies on authorship, competing interests, misconduct, appeals, corrections and retractions.

Wiley publishes research-integrity guidance for editors and authors. For a specific article, raise a concern through the journal’s editorial office and retain the relevant evidence.Publication ethics guidelines

Digital preservation

A named preservation service and a clear long-term access policy.

Portico has a publisher record with linked journal holdings. Check the exact title and the content received or committed there; publisher participation alone does not establish complete coverage of every journal and year.Publisher record and holdings at Portico

Selected journals.
Different audiences.

These examples illustrate the publisher’s range; they are not its complete catalogue. Follow each journal’s page for current scope, editorial information and submission requirements.

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Advanced Materials

Materials science across disciplinary boundaries. Its emphasis on advances in materials makes the significance and positioning of the materials contribution central to a submission.

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Ecology and Evolution

Open-access ecology, evolution and conservation science. Its formats include research articles, reviews, Registered Reports and several kinds of research notes.