Advanced Functional Materials is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, published by Wiley-VCH.

Established in February 2001, the journal began to publish monthly in 2002 and moved to 18/year in 2006, biweekly in 2008, and weekly in 2013.

[1][2][3] Coverage of this journal encompasses all topics pertaining to materials science.

Publishing formats include original research papers, feature articles and highlights.

It was established in 2001 by Peter Gregory, the Editor of Advanced Materials, when the Wiley journal Advanced Materials for Optics and Electronics (starting in 1992) was discontinued; the volume numbering continued, however.