This article was accepted into the corpus but its outbound wikilinks were never NER-processed — typical at the deepest BFS hop or when the run's entity cap was reached. No expansion funnel to show.
| ACS Central Science | |
|---|---|
| Title | ACS Central Science |
| Discipline | Chemistry |
| Abbreviation | ACS Cent. Sci. |
| Publisher | American Chemical Society |
| Country | United States |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| History | 2015–present |
| Openaccess | Hybrid |
| Issn | 2331-4529 |
ACS Central Science is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Chemical Society focusing on high-impact research across the chemical sciences. It serves as a venue for multidisciplinary work that bridges biology, materials science, physics, and engineering through applications relevant to medicine, energy, and environmental science. The journal emphasizes broad-interest studies and authoritative reviews intended for researchers affiliated with institutions such as Harvard University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of California, Berkeley.
The journal was launched by the American Chemical Society in 2015 during a period of expansion in scholarly publishing alongside titles like Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Reviews. Its inception followed discussions at meetings of societies including the Royal Society of Chemistry and editorial initiatives connected to conferences such as the American Chemical Society National Meeting. Early editorial direction referenced landmark projects at institutions like Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Founding editorial board members and advisors included scientists associated with awards such as the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Wolf Prize in Chemistry, and the Priestley Medal. Launch coverage coincided with developments in open-access policy debates involving organizations such as the Wellcome Trust, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the European Research Council.
ACS Central Science publishes research spanning interfaces among organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and physical chemistry, extending into applied areas embraced by chemical engineering, materials science, and biochemistry. Topics often intersect with investigations from facilities such as CERN for instrumentation, National Institutes of Health funded biomedical work, and energy research tied to agencies like the Department of Energy. The journal features contributions relevant to technology platforms pioneered at companies and labs affiliated with IBM Research, Bell Labs, DuPont, and Pfizer. Coverage includes mechanistic studies connected to methods developed at universities such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, ETH Zurich, California Institute of Technology, and Imperial College London.
The editorial board is appointed by the American Chemical Society and includes associate editors drawn from institutions such as Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, and Johns Hopkins University. Manuscripts undergo peer review by experts who have served on committees for organizations like the National Academy of Sciences, Royal Society, European Molecular Biology Organization, and American Association for the Advancement of Science. Policies align with standards promoted by groups including the Committee on Publication Ethics and initiatives such as the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association. Ethical oversight covers conflicts of interest linked to industry partners such as GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Roche, and Merck & Co. Publication choices reflect funding compliance with agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the European Commission.
ACS Central Science is indexed in major databases operated by organizations like Clarivate Analytics (including the Science Citation Index Expanded), Elsevier's Scopus, and services managed by PubMed/MEDLINE. It is discoverable through platforms maintained by vendors such as ProQuest, EBSCO Information Services, and Google Scholar and appears in aggregations provided by library consortia including the HathiTrust and JSTOR partner networks. Institutional access is mediated by systems created by vendors like Ex Libris (including Alma and Primo) and authentication via infrastructures such as Shibboleth used by universities including University of Michigan and University of Toronto.
The journal quickly established measurable impact, receiving citation attention tracked by Journal Citation Reports and bibliometrics reported by Scopus and Dimensions. High-profile articles have been cited in policy documents from agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and reports by international organizations like the United Nations Environment Programme. ACS Central Science has been discussed in news outlets including Nature (journal), Science (journal), The New York Times, and The Economist for contributions that influenced fields connected to renewable energy projects, vaccine development efforts supported by Gavi, and materials advances adopted by corporations such as Tesla, Inc. and Intel Corporation.
Notable publications include multidisciplinary studies involving collaborators from Scripps Research Institute, The Rockefeller University, and Broad Institute that intersect with technologies originating at labs like Los Alamos National Laboratory. Special issues have centered on themes that mirror priorities of initiatives like the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with guest editors drawn from awardees of honors such as the Lasker Award, the Copley Medal, and the Millennium Technology Prize. Articles describing breakthroughs in areas linked to spin-offs from MIT Media Lab and translational projects involving Mount Sinai Health System have been highlighted in retrospective collections and commentary pieces by contributors affiliated with Nature Communications and Science Advances.
Category:American Chemical Society journals