ChemSusChem

ChemSusChem
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Title	ChemSusChem
Discipline	Chemistry; Sustainability
Abbreviation	ChemSusChem
Publisher	Wiley-VCH
Country	Germany
Frequency	Biweekly
History	2008–present
Openaccess	Hybrid
Impact factor	12.9 (example)

ChemSusChem is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research at the intersection of chemistry and sustainability, emphasizing materials, catalysis, energy, and resource cycles. It appears in biweekly issues and is published by Wiley-VCH alongside related publications from scientific societies and institutions. The journal targets researchers affiliated with universities, national laboratories, research institutes, and industrial R&D centers.

History

ChemSusChem was launched in 2008 during a period of rising attention to climate policy debates exemplified by the 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference and technological investments influenced by institutions such as the European Commission and agencies like the United States Department of Energy. Its founding coincided with initiatives from organizations including the Max Planck Society, the Helmholtz Association, and partnerships among publishers like Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA and scientific societies resembling the European Chemical Society. Early editorial leadership drew contributors from laboratories associated with the ETH Zurich, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the California Institute of Technology, and the University of Cambridge. The journal’s trajectory intersected with major projects funded by programs such as the Horizon 2020 framework and with programs at the National Science Foundation and German Research Foundation. Key thematic developments paralleled milestones in renewable energy research at centers like Fraunhofer Society institutes, advances reported at conferences including the American Chemical Society National Meeting, and policy shifts prompted by agreements like the Paris Agreement.

Scope and Topics

ChemSusChem covers a broad range of topics connecting chemical science to sustainability challenges relevant to laboratories at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Argonne National Laboratory, and academic departments at the University of Oxford and the University of Tokyo. Common subjects include design of materials for photovoltaics as pursued at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, electrocatalysis work associated with groups at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, battery research linked to teams at Toyota Research Institute and Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, and biomass conversion studies related to projects at the Joint BioEnergy Institute. The journal also publishes on carbon capture technologies discussed in the context of pilot programs by Shell and ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, life-cycle assessments featured by researchers at the International Energy Agency, and circular-economy approaches championed by think tanks like the World Resources Institute. Interdisciplinary contributions often involve collaborations with centers such as the University of California, Berkeley Energy and Resources Group, the Kavli Institute research networks, and technology transfer offices at the University of Cambridge.

Publication and Editorial Structure

The publisher operates under the corporate umbrella of John Wiley & Sons with editorial offices coordinated through Wiley-VCH in Germany and editorial boards comprising scientists from institutions such as the University of Oxford, Imperial College London, Stanford University, Tsinghua University, and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion. The journal employs standard peer-review protocols similar to those used by titles like Angewandte Chemie, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Nature Chemistry. Special issues and themed collections have been edited in collaboration with guest editors from organizations such as the Royal Society of Chemistry and research consortia funded by the European Research Council and the National Institutes of Health where applicable. Production workflows integrate manuscript submission systems used across publishers, comparable to platforms used by Springer Nature and Elsevier journals, and adhere to ethical guidelines aligned with bodies such as the Committee on Publication Ethics.

Impact and Reception

The journal’s influence can be seen through citations in literature produced by research centers including the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and academic groups at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Michigan. Policies and reviews published have been referenced in reports from entities such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, analyses by the International Renewable Energy Agency, and white papers from the European Union Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. Recognition of authors has included awards and honors granted by organizations like the Royal Society, the American Chemical Society, and the European Chemical Society. Reviews and perspectives in the journal have influenced industrial research agendas at companies such as BASF, Dow Chemical Company, Siemens, and General Electric. The publication is discussed in academic forums including the Gordon Research Conferences and cited in doctoral theses housed at institutions like the University of Cambridge and Harvard University.

Abstracting and Indexing

ChemSusChem is indexed in major databases and services that catalog scientific literature, comparable to listings in Web of Science, Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Service, and PubMed/MEDLINE where applicable for chemistry-related content. Metadata from the journal propagate to discovery services operated by organizations such as CrossRef, the Directory of Open Access Journals for qualifying articles, and institutional repositories at universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and ETH Zurich. Usage statistics and bibliometrics are tracked by providers including Clarivate Analytics and Elsevier’s Scopus analytics, and the journal’s publications are discoverable through library catalogs managed by systems like OCLC and initiatives such as ORCID for author identification.

Category:Chemistry journals Category:Sustainability journals