Operating experience and typical cases of Rare Metals: Power of young editorial board members

As an English-language science and technology journal reporting the research of rare metals and their compounds, Rare Metals has always adhered to the tenet of “publication quality is the core, content is the key, and enhancement of influence is the goal”. It focuses on new energy, new materials, and other cutting-edge and interdisciplinary fields of rare metals that are “oriented to the world‘s scientific and technological frontiers and the country’s major needs”. Rare Metals has built a high-end academic exchange platform by publishing high-level papers. After more than 40 years of development, Rare Metals has continuously explored and practiced on the path of being a first-class scientific and technological journal and a first-class academic platform. The influence of the journal has been continuously increasing. This article is based on the journal itself, introducing the experience of the journal publication and relevant classic cases to provide reference for peers.