Revue des Composites et des Matériaux Avancés (RCMA) was published by Lavoisier, a French firm, until late 2018. It was then purchased by the International Information and Engineering Technology Association (IIETA) “without anyone being informed,” former editor-in-chief Francis Collombet wrote in a January 5, 2026 resignation email signed by 22 other board members.

In their resignation email, the former editors say a 2018 special issue covering a conference was the first produced by IIETA instead of Lavoisier. “This was the last time we were able to produce an issue of RCMA that made sense from a scientific and ethical point of view,” Collombet wrote. Since then, the editors have not had access to peer reviews, he said in the email.

Source https://retractionwatch.com/2026/01/07/revue-des-composites-materiaux-avances-iieta-editor-board-resignation/

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