Call for Papers
Special Issue in physica status solidi (b)Advances in the Physics of Semiconductors:
Foundation of Quantum Technology
Guest Editors

Guy Austing, James Gupta and Pawel Hawrylak
Manuscripts due

September 15th, 2024
Submission atwww.editorialmanager.com/pssb-journal
Select Section/Category

ICPS2024: Advances in the Physics of Semiconductors
Dear Presenters,
In the tradition of the ICPS 2022 and 2018 publications, we cordially invite you to contribute to a Special Issue
related to this year’s International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors: Foundation of Quantum
Technology (ICPS 2024, Jul 28 to Aug 2, 2024, Ottawa). It will be published in the prestigious and establishedjournal physica status solidi (b) (regular, no conference proceedings). Let us encourage you and yourcollaborators to contribute a Research Article on previously unpublished results, or a Review.
The physica status solidi journals are designed to reach a broad audience in the field of condensed matter andmaterials physics. pss is one of the largest and well-established publication platforms in solid state physics – now
over 60 years in business – and is widely accessible as part of many institutional site licenses, evidenced by close
to one million article downloads annually. pss also offers optional Open Access and participates in many funderagreements (more information below).
All submitted manuscripts will undergo peer review. According to the editorial policy of pss, two positive
recommendations by independent referees are a prerequisite of acceptance. Peer review and publication occur
on individual manuscript basis. Published in Wiley Online Library Early View a few weeks after acceptance, yourarticle is citable immediately; hence there is no waiting for the remainder of the contributions. When all articles
are complete, they will be assigned to the next available monthly issue of pss (b).
Please discuss review-type articles with the guest editors prior to compilation. We refer to more information on
the next page, and to the author instructions available on our homepage www.pss-b.com → Author Guidelines
and the link to online submission through Editorial Manager – please mention the Topical Section in your cover
letter and select the appropriate section/category to expedite handling.
From previous experience we are confident that this will become a top publication with excellent international
visibility, reflected by high article download and citation numbers.
Looking forward to receiving your contributions,
Sabine Bahrs and James Gupta______________________________________________________________________________________________________Editors pss
Editorial Office:

Dr Stefan Hildebrandt, Dr Sabine Bahrs
pssb@wiley-vch.dewww.pss-b.com

Further information
Please refer to www.pss-journals.com → Author Guidelines.
The physica status solidi (pss) journal group is dedicated to the thorough peer review and therapid publication of new and important results in all fields of solid state and materials physics,
from basic science to applications and devices.
pss are subscription-based journals that also offer authors the option to publish their articles
Open Access. Wiley has unique agreements with some funders so you can comply with openaccess policies. Your funder may also be able to help with open access Article Publication
Charges (APCs) through a Wiley Open Access Account. With Wiley Open Access Accounts, APCs
may be covered in full or part for affiliated authors. Current agreements include member
institutions of CRKN, Carolina Consortium, CARLI, MCLS, OhioLINK, SCELC, UC, US DoE, VIVA, Jisc,Couperin, Projekt DEAL, NST etc. Check pss (b) Open Access and Wiley’s pages on agreementswith Funders and Institutions.
Research Articles are unsolicited, peer-reviewed reports of original research results. The essential findingspresented in a Research Article should be novel and should not have been published previously. The conclusions
must be clearly supported by the data. Whilst a typical Research Article is around 3000–8000 words (in itsentirety) including 3–8 display items (figures, schemes, or tables), submitted manuscripts can be any length.
However, the scientific contents should justify the length. Manuscripts should include 1) an introduction,summarizing the objectives and main conclusions of the work, 2) the main text of the article, 3) a conclusion,summarizing the conclusions that can be drawn, and optionally 4) an experimental or methods section. Inaddition, a short abstract (200 words maximum) should be included along with 3–7 keywords. Supporting
Information in the form of additional experimental details, display items, movies, etc. may accompany the main
article. The main article must stand on its own in the absence of the Supporting Information.
Reviews are peer-reviewed and give an overview of recent progress in important fields of research, providing thereaders with a guide to the relevant literature, an appreciation of the significance of the work, and an outlook
into potential future directions. It is not intended that Reviews are necessarily comprehensive, but rather
insightful, selective, critical, opinionated, and even visionary. The reference list should be well-balanced.
Unpublished results should not be included. Whilst a typical Review is 10 000–20 000 words (in its entirety)
including 5–15 display items (figures, schemes, or tables), submitted manuscripts can be any length. However, thescientific contents should justify the length and manuscripts should be divided into appropriate sections. Inaddition, a short abstract (200 words maximum) should be included along with 3–7 keywords.

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Previous Advances in the Physics of Semiconductors
ICPS 2022
Guest Edited by Igor Aharonovich
Phys. Status Solidi B, Vol. 260, No. 5, May 2023
ICPS 2018
Guest Edited by S. Ruffenach and M. Tchernycheva
Phys. Status Solidi B, Vol. 256, No. 6, Apil 2019