In 1983, the two journals, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A and B were launched when the original Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology was split.JVSTB is devoted to publishing reports of original research, letters, and review articles on microelectronics and nanotechnology. The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:2-D materialsCompound semiconductor electronics and optoelectronicsDielectrics in micro- and nanoelectronicsGraphene, carbon nanotubes, and fullerenes: materials & devicesGroup IV semiconductor microelectronicsLithographyMicroelectromechanical and nanoelectromechanical systems and devices (MEMS & NEMS)Nanometer science and nanotechnologyNanostructured materials and devices including nanowires, nanoparticles and quantum dots, and organic and molecular electronicsPhotovoltaics, batteries, and other devices for energy conversion and storagePlasmonicsSpintronics and magnetic devicesVacuum nanoelectronics