很高兴地宣布Giant期刊正式创刊。Giant是一本聚焦基础和应用高分子科学的开源跨学科学术期刊，涵盖化学、物理、生物和材料等学科。

  “在大分子科学和技术跨进第二个百年的时刻，Giant适时创刊，一方面为庆祝大分子科学的蓬勃发展，另一方面也为收集和分享软物质学科的最新研究成果提供一个平台。从2017年开始，我们每年组织软物质科学国际学术研讨会，讨论软物质科学中的新兴概念、新方向和最新应用。现在，我很高兴与相关领域的顶尖科研人员一起为高分子学科带来这份新期刊。” --程正迪，Giant期刊主编。

  Giant涵盖大分子化学、超分子组装、多尺度和多功能材料、有机-无机杂化材料、生物物理学、仿生学和表面科学等领域。期刊核心主题包括从大分子的合成、表征以及组装的新方法，到具有特定性质及均一尺寸的精密大分子，到多维尺寸的纳米材料的设计和组装，再到具有多尺度可调节性能的智能或生物材料的研究。该期刊旨在为大分子学科的发展带来独特的包容性视角，并为大分子学科中新概念，尤其是对不断扩展的新型大分子结构，以及大分子系统基本共有特征的新理解提供讨论平台。

本刊核心主题包括但不限于：

• 大分子、生物大分子和分子簇

• 纳米材料和杂化材料

• 超分子化学和多层次组装

• 多尺度理论、计算和模拟

• 人工/仿生智能表面、界面和材料

• 软物质材料在健康、能源和其他领域的应用

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We are delighted to announce the launch of Giant, an interdisciplinary open access journal focusing on fundamental and applied macromolecular science spanning all of chemistry, physics, biology, and materials.

 “This is a timely launch to celebrate the expansion of macromolecular science and to collect and share the very latest global research on soft matter. We launched the international symposium for soft matter science and technology in 2017 to cover emerging concepts, new directions and the latest applications. I am now excited to work with leading scientists in the field to bring this new journal to the community.” Stephen Cheng (Editor-in-Chief, Giant)  

Key areas covered include macromolecular chemistry, supramolecular assembly, multiscale and multifunctional materials, organic-inorganic hybrid materials, biophysics, biomimetics and surface science. Core topics range from developments in synthesis, characterization and assembly towards creating uniformly sized precision macromolecules with tailored properties, to the design and assembly of nanostructured materials in multiple dimensions, and further to the study of smart or living designer materials with tunable multiscale properties. The journal seeks to bring an alternative, inclusive perspective on macromolecules and serves as a platform for discussions around emerging concepts in macromolecular science, with emphasis on the ever-expanding scope of new macromolecular architectures and the new understanding of the underlying common features of macromolecular systems.

Core topics include but are not limited to:

• Macromolecules, biomacromolecules, and molecular clusters

• Nanomaterials and hybrid materials

• Supramolecular chemistry and hierarchical assembly

• Theory, modelling, and simulation in multiple scales

• Artificial/bio-inspired intelligent surface, interface and materials

• Soft-matter materials for health, energy and other related applications