The first Impact Factor of Bioactive Materials was released and the journal achieved an impact factor of 8.724. It ranks 2nd out of 38 journals in Materials Science, Biomaterials category and 5th out of 87 journals in Engineering, Biomedical category. Bioactive Materials is an international, peer-reviewed research publication covering all aspects of bioactive materials (http://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/bioactive-materials/). Congratulations to all editorial board members!