Editorial pubs.acs.org/acscatalysis
Reflecting on an Exciting Year for ACS Catalysis ssue 12 closes out a productive year for ACS Catalysis, one that included a record number of submissions and published papers. Just five years ago, ACS Catalysis was a fledgling journal, with 204 papers published in 2011. In 2016, submissions have increased by more than a factor of 5, and we published 956 papers in 8446 pages. The response of the chemical community to the journal has necessitated that we continuously add editors to the team, and we have done so in a manner that reflects the diversity of the submissions from both a topical and geographical sense. Prof. Jingguang Chen (Columbia University, U.S.A., heterogeneous catalysis, surface science, and electrocatalysis) and Prof. Unni Olsbye (University of Oslo, Norway, heterogeneous catalysis, zeolites, MOFs) joined the team earlier in the year. We were fortunate to add Prof. Cathleen Crudden (Queens University, Canada, molecular and supported catalysis in organic synthesis) to the editorial team this past November, as well. Cathy brings with her both deep and varied experience in catalysis and synthetic chemistry, and she will undoubtedly be a visible presence to chemists and engineers who follow her at scientific conferences or in the twittersphere. At the end of the year, we always make changes to our editorial advisory board (EAB) to ensure that we continue to get feedback and advice from varied sources. This year, several EAB members who have served since the journal’s inception are stepping off the board. Chris Hardacre (The University of Manchester, U.K.), Israel Wachs (Lehigh University, U.S.A.), Scott Miller (Yale University, U.S.A.), and Wenjie Shen (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China) have all played key roles advising the editorial team over the past six years. We congratulate Prof. Miller on his new position as Editor-inChief at our sister journal, the Journal of Organic Chemistry. We would be remiss if we did not acknowledge the impact of Israel Wachs as the inaugural leader of the ACS Division of Catalysis Science and Technology. His leadership allowed a strong bond to be created between the journal and division, including creation of the ACS Catalysis Lectureship for the Advancement of Catalytic Science. Also departing from the EAB are J. Will Medlin (University of Colorado Boulder, U.S.A.) and Marc T. M. Koper (Leiden University, The Netherlands). Earlier this year, Unni Olsbye moved from an EAB position to an editorial position. We are pleased to welcome several new members to the EAB starting in January, 2017. These include Yong Cao (Fudan University, China), Atsushi Fukuoka (Hokkaido University, Japan), Javier Guzman (ExxonMobil, U.S.A.), Suk Bong Hong (Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea), Shelley Minteer (University of Utah, U.S.A.), Yuriy RománLeshkov (MIT, U.S.A.), Sylviane Sabo-Etienne (Université de Toulouse, France), and Franziska Schoenebeck (RWTH Aachen, Germany). Representing an array of different research foci, from bio- to molecular to heterogeneous catalysis, and hailing from six different countries, these appointments further assert ACS Catalysis as a global catalysis journal.
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In closing, I wish to remind readers of several important announcements we made over the year including (i) our revised policy on prior submissions to other journals,1 (ii) public posting of preprints,2 (iii) our detailed description of the journal scope in biocatalysis and enzymology, molecular catalysis for organic synthesis, and heterogeneous photocatalysis,3 and (iv) a description of best practices in catalysis publications.4 Most importantly, I want to thank the global chemical community for the continued support of the journal. Our publication standards continue to tighten, keenly focusing on the top 10% of papers in catalysis, yet our publication output continues to grow thanks to the strong submissions coming from all corners of the world. On behalf of the entire editorial team, each of you who contributes as an author, referee, and/or reader have our sincere thanks.
Christopher W. Jones, Editor-in-Chief
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Christopher W. Jones: 0000-0003-3255-5791 Notes
Views expressed in this editorial are those of the author and not necessarily the views of the ACS.
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REFERENCES
(1) Jones, C. W. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 5587−5588. (2) Jones, C. W. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 7229−7229. (3) Chang, S. B.; Fornasiero, P.; Gunnoe, T. B.; Jones, C. W.; Linic, S.; Ooi, T.; Williams, R. M.; Zhao, H. M. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 4782− 4785. (4) Bligaard, T.; Bullock, R. M.; Campbell, C. T.; Chen, J. G.; Gates, B. C.; Gorte, R. J.; Jones, C. W.; Jones, W. D.; Kitchin, J. R.; Scott, S. L. ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 2590−2602.
Published: December 2, 2016 8446
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b03310 ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 8446−8446
