Inorganic Materials: Applied Research is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes English translations of articles devoted to applied aspects of inorganic materials selected from several Russian periodicals, including Materialovedenie, Perspektivnye Materialy, and Fizika i Khimiya Obrabotki Materialov, In addition to articles from other sources, the journal accepts manuscripts that are originally written in English. The source of each article is indicated on the title pages. The peer review policies and ethical principles apply uniformly to all sources. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for selecting translated articles for Inorganic Materials: Applied Research. With the goal of becoming an international publication, the journal encourages submissions from authors worldwide. PEER REVIEW Inorganic Materials: Applied Research contains translations of research articles devoted to applied aspects of inorganic materials. Papers are selected from Russian journals: Materialovedenie, Perspektivnye Materialy, and Fizika i Khimiya Obrabotki Materialov. Materialovedenie is a peer reviewed journal. We use a single blind peer review format. The average period from submission to first decision is 58 days. The average rejection rate for submitted manuscripts is 4%. The final decision on the acceptance of an article for publication is made by the Editorial Board. Perspektivnye Materialy is a peer reviewed journal. We use a single blind peer review format. The average period from submission to first decision is 30 days. The average rejection rate for submitted manuscripts is 15%. The final decision on the acceptance of an article for publication is made by the Editorial Board. Fizika i Khimiya Obrabotki Materialov is a peer reviewed journal. We use a double blind peer review format. The final decision on the acceptance of an article for publication is made by the Editorial Board. Any invited reviewer who feels unqualified or unable to review the manuscript due to the conflict of interests should promptly notify the editors and decline the invitation. Reviewers should formulate their statements clearly in a sound and reasoned way so that authors can use reviewer’s arguments to improve the manuscript. Personal criticism of the authors must be avoided. Reviewers should indicate in a review (i) any relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors, (ii) anything that has been reported in previous publications and not given appropriate reference or citation, (ii) any substantial similarity or overlap with any other manuscript (published or unpublished) of which they have personal knowledge.