固態化學的進展通過提供該領域公認權威機構撰寫的最新評論，呈現了固態的化學觀點。它還發表了研究進展的調查和專門的文章，致力于總結特定的最新發展。其目的是解決有關固體化學的文獻所帶來的需求，這些文獻被廣泛地分散開來，使得很難對當前的知識狀態進行廣泛而統一的評估。特別強調了物理性質和結構化學的關系。雖然結構化學曾經主要關注完美固體，但大多數關注固體性質的活動集中在缺陷上。在現代固體化學中，空位、位錯和正空穴等在固體本身之外沒有獨立存在的實體是最重要的。固體化學進展中發表的評論強調了該領域的關鍵評估，以及當前問題和未來方向的指示。論文本質上不是書目性質的，而是通過提供面向固態不同領域專家和非專業人士的專家論文，在固有的多學科領域為廣大讀者提供信息。作者是國際性的，對固體感興趣的化學家、材料科學家、物理學家、冶金學家、晶體學家、陶藝家和工程師將感興趣。

Progress in Solid State Chemistry presents a chemical view of the solid state by providing up-to-date critical reviews written by acknowledged authorities in the field. It also publishes surveys of research progress and specialized articles devoted to summarizing particular recent developments. The aim is to address the need brought about by the literature on the chemistry of the solid state being widely dispersed, making it difficult to obtain a broad and unified assessment of the present state of knowledge. Special emphasis is given to relating physical properties and structural chemistry. Whereas structural chemistry at one time was concerned mostly with perfect solids, most activity focused upon understanding of solid properties focuses on imperfections. Entities such as vacancies, dislocations, and positive holes, which have no independent existence outside the solid itself, are of prime importance in modern solid state chemistry. The reviews published in Progress in Solid State Chemistry emphasize critical evaluation of the field, along with indications of current problems and future directions. Papers are not intended to be bibliographic in nature but rather to inform a broad range of readers in an inherently multidisciplinary field by providing expert treatises oriented both towards specialists in different areas of the solid state and towards nonspecialists. The authorship is international, and the subject matter will be of interest to chemists, materials scientists, physicists, metallurgists, crystallographers, ceramists, and engineers interested in the solid state.