Chemical Engineering Journal

Chemical Engineering Journal
Title	Chemical Engineering Journal
Discipline	Chemical engineering
Abbreviation	Chem. Eng. J.
Publisher	Elsevier
Country	Netherlands
Frequency	Weekly
History	1997–present
Impact	16.4
Impact-year	2023
Issn	1385-8947

Chemical Engineering Journal

Chemical Engineering Journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research on applied aspects of chemical engineering, process development, and environmental technology. It serves as a venue for articles addressing industrial practice and fundamental advances, drawing contributions from researchers affiliated with institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, Tsinghua University, ETH Zurich, and National University of Singapore. The journal interfaces with communities connected to American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Royal Society of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, European Federation of Chemical Engineering, and Japan Society for Chemical Engineers.

History

Founded in the late 20th century, the journal emerged amid expansion in scholarly publishing alongside periodicals like Journal of Catalysis, AIChE Journal, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Chemical Engineering Science, and Separation and Purification Technology. Its editorial lineage includes editors drawn from Imperial College London, University of California, Berkeley, Delft University of Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and University of Tokyo. Milestones include thematic issues coinciding with conferences such as World Chemical Engineering Congress, International Conference on Environmental Catalysis, and Gordon Research Conferences, and collaborations with societies like Society of Chemical Industry.

Scope and Topics

The journal covers experimental and computational studies across subfields represented at events like International Congress of Chemical Engineering, including process intensification, reaction engineering, separation processes, catalysis, and membrane technology. It publishes work on environmental remediation and sustainability connected to agendas such as Paris Agreement mitigation efforts and projects funded by agencies like National Science Foundation, European Research Council, and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. Interdisciplinary links span collaborations with groups at Max Planck Society, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory.

Editorial and Publication Details

Published by Elsevier, the journal issues content weekly and follows peer-review practices common to outlets including Science, Nature Nanotechnology, ACS Nano, and Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. The editorial board has featured scholars appointed from universities such as Princeton University, University of Oxford, Seoul National University, Zhejiang University, and Monash University. The publisher's production and distribution networks intersect with repositories and indexing services operated by Clarivate, Scopus (Elsevier), and CrossRef infrastructure.

Abstracting and Indexing

Abstracting services that list the journal include databases akin to Web of Science, Scopus (Elsevier), Chemical Abstracts Service, PubMed Central, and indexing by aggregators collaborating with institutions like ProQuest and EBSCO. The journal's content is discoverable via platforms linked to Google Scholar, libraries at Harvard University, University of Toronto, and national catalogues maintained by British Library and Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Impact and Reception

Citations and metrics situate the journal among peers such as Journal of Membrane Science, Environmental Science & Technology, ChemSusChem, and Energy & Environmental Science. Its impact indicators are used by funding bodies including Horizon Europe, US Department of Energy, and national academies such as Royal Society and National Academy of Engineering to assess research influence. Coverage of high-profile advances has drawn attention from media outlets associated with Nature, The Lancet (policy intersections), and science sections of newspapers like The New York Times and The Guardian.

Notable Articles and Contributions

Noteworthy papers published in the journal have advanced catalytic process design cited alongside landmark works from laboratories at Stanford University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Peking University, and University of Melbourne. Topics of influence include development of photocatalysts linked to International Year of Chemistry outreach, membrane innovations referenced in renewable energy roadmaps by International Energy Agency, and pollutant-remediation strategies aligned with United Nations Environment Programme objectives.

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