固態(tài)化學(xué)的進(jìn)展通過提供該領(lǐng)域公認(rèn)權(quán)威機(jī)構(gòu)撰寫的最新評(píng)論，呈現(xiàn)了固態(tài)的化學(xué)觀點(diǎn)。它還發(fā)表了研究進(jìn)展的調(diào)查和專門的文章，致力于總結(jié)特定的最新發(fā)展。其目的是解決有關(guān)固體化學(xué)的文獻(xiàn)所帶來的需求，這些文獻(xiàn)被廣泛地分散開來，使得很難對(duì)當(dāng)前的知識(shí)狀態(tài)進(jìn)行廣泛而統(tǒng)一的評(píng)估。特別強(qiáng)調(diào)了物理性質(zhì)和結(jié)構(gòu)化學(xué)的關(guān)系。雖然結(jié)構(gòu)化學(xué)曾經(jīng)主要關(guān)注完美固體，但大多數(shù)關(guān)注固體性質(zhì)的活動(dòng)集中在缺陷上。在現(xiàn)代固體化學(xué)中，空位、位錯(cuò)和正空穴等在固體本身之外沒有獨(dú)立存在的實(shí)體是最重要的。固體化學(xué)進(jìn)展中發(fā)表的評(píng)論強(qiáng)調(diào)了該領(lǐng)域的關(guān)鍵評(píng)估，以及當(dāng)前問題和未來方向的指示。論文本質(zhì)上不是書目性質(zhì)的，而是通過提供面向固態(tài)不同領(lǐng)域?qū)＜液头菍I(yè)人士的專家論文，在固有的多學(xué)科領(lǐng)域?yàn)閺V大讀者提供信息。作者是國際性的，對(duì)固體感興趣的化學(xué)家、材料科學(xué)家、物理學(xué)家、冶金學(xué)家、晶體學(xué)家、陶藝家和工程師將感興趣。

Progress in Solid State Chemistry presents a chemical view of the solid state by providing up-to-date critical reviews written by acknowledged authorities in the field. It also publishes surveys of research progress and specialized articles devoted to summarizing particular recent developments. The aim is to address the need brought about by the literature on the chemistry of the solid state being widely dispersed, making it difficult to obtain a broad and unified assessment of the present state of knowledge. Special emphasis is given to relating physical properties and structural chemistry. Whereas structural chemistry at one time was concerned mostly with perfect solids, most activity focused upon understanding of solid properties focuses on imperfections. Entities such as vacancies, dislocations, and positive holes, which have no independent existence outside the solid itself, are of prime importance in modern solid state chemistry. The reviews published in Progress in Solid State Chemistry emphasize critical evaluation of the field, along with indications of current problems and future directions. Papers are not intended to be bibliographic in nature but rather to inform a broad range of readers in an inherently multidisciplinary field by providing expert treatises oriented both towards specialists in different areas of the solid state and towards nonspecialists. The authorship is international, and the subject matter will be of interest to chemists, materials scientists, physicists, metallurgists, crystallographers, ceramists, and engineers interested in the solid state.