In this study, bulk ceramics with general formula Bi1-ySryFe(1-y)(1-x)Sc(1-y)xTiyO3 (x= 0-0.2, y = 0.1-0.3 mol%) were prepared by traditional solid-state reaction method. As a comparison, bulk BiFeO3 (BF) was also sintered by rapid sintering method. Their structural, magnetic, dielectric properties were investigated. X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that apart from a small amount of secondary phase detected in BF, all other samples crystallized in pure perovskite structure and maintained original R3c space group. The room temperature M-H curves were obtained. While BF had a coercive magnetic field (H-c) of 150 Oe, Bi1-ySryFe1-yTiyO3 solid solutions had a much larger value (for y = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, H-c were 4537, 5230 and 3578 Oe, respectively). Sc3+ substitution decreased the He values of these solid solutions remarkably, and resulted in soft magnetic properties, as well as a decrease of the dielectric loss. At 1 MHz, the tan delta of Bi0.7Sr0.3Fe0.7(1-x)Sc0.7xTi0.3O3 with x = 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2 were 0.1545, 0.1078, 0.1046 and 0.1701, respectively. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.