Current Smart Materials , a peer reviewed journal publishes full length/mini-reviews, original research articles and thematic issues on experimental and applied research on smart materials. The scope covers contemporary and future smart materials e.g. alloys, polymers, self-healing, shape memory alloys, dielectric elastomers, thermoelectric, magnetocaloric & magnetostrictive, photomechanical, halochromic, chromogenic, piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials. Coverage also includes applications to sensors and actuators and other smart material systems applied to a range of disciplines