Aerosol Science and Technology

Aerosol Science and Technology is the journal of the American Association for Aerosol Research, founded in 1982 as the official organ of the association and published by Taylor & Francis from 1999 onward.《气溶胶科学与技术》是美国气溶胶研究协会的机关刊物，1982 年随协会创办，1999 年起由 Taylor & Francis 出版。

The 2025 edition of the journal citation report gives the journal an impact factor of 2.2 and a five-year figure of 2.9, and places it in the third quartile of the categories for chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental science, and atmospheric science.在 2025 年版期刊引证报告中，该刊的影响因子为 2.2，五年影响因子为 2.9，在化学工程、机械工程、环境科学与大气科学四个类目中均列第三区。

Scope

• The journal publishes the results of theoretical and experimental investigations into aerosol phenomena and closely related material, together with high-quality reports on fundamental and applied topics.该刊发表对气溶胶现象及密切相关材料的理论与实验研究结果，也刊载关于基础问题与应用问题的研究报告。^[1]

• Particle motion in laminar and in turbulent fluids falls within its remit, and the editors take work on the transport of particles by flowing gases.层流与湍流流体中的颗粒运动属于其收稿范围，编辑也接纳关于流动气体携带颗粒输运的研究。

• Light scattering phenomena, atmospheric optics, and questions of visibility are named among the subjects that the editors consider suitable for the journal.光散射现象、大气光学以及能见度问题被列入编辑认为适宜的选题。

• Electrical charging and precipitation of particles are treated, along with coagulation, size distribution, and the dynamics of a dispersed phase in a moving gas.颗粒的荷电与沉降得到处理，凝聚、粒径分布以及分散相在流动气体中的动力学也在其列。

• Evaporation and condensation of droplets, cohesion and adhesion between particles, and the diffusion of particles in a gas are all named as subjects the editors invite work on.液滴的蒸发与凝结、颗粒之间的黏聚与附着、颗粒在气体中的扩散都列为编辑邀稿的选题。

• Aerosol formation in flames and the nucleation of new particles are studied, and the editors invite reports on both of these subjects.火焰中的气溶胶生成与新颗粒的成核都在研究之列，编辑对这两个题目均发出邀稿。

• Collection devices have their place in the remit of the journal, including internal impaction, cyclone collectors and centrifuges, and electrostatic precipitators.采样装置在收稿范围中占有位置，包括惯性冲击式采样器、旋风分离器与离心机，以及静电除尘器。

• Filtration of aerosols is carried in the journal, along with the laboratory methods used to generate particles for study.气溶胶过滤在该刊占有一席之地，用于在实验室制备待研究颗粒的方法亦被收载。

• Sampling of airborne particles and the measurement of their physical and chemical properties make up a long-standing part of the remit of the journal.空气颗粒的采样及其物理与化学性质的测量构成该刊收稿范围中长期存在的一部分。

• Effects of aerosols on the climate and on other processes in the atmosphere are covered, and papers on them are welcome from the community.气溶胶对气候及大气其他过程的影响在该刊得到讨论，相关论文受到该社群的欢迎。

• Particle deposition in the respiratory system, the health effects of inhaled particles, and the transmission of disease by aerosols are among the subjects now covered by the journal.颗粒在呼吸系统的沉积、吸入颗粒的健康后果以及疾病经由气溶胶的传播，都列于该刊如今覆盖的选题之中。

• Radioactive aerosols, emissions from industrial processes, pollution control, and the aerosols found in the workplace are treated as well.放射性气溶胶、工业过程的排放、污染控制以及工作场所里的气溶胶同样得到处理。

• Instrumentation, inhalation and drug delivery to the lungs, sprays and their sources, indoor air, nanomaterials, and combustion aerosol complete the list of topics the journal has opened up.仪器研制、肺部吸入与药物递送、喷雾及其来源、室内空气、纳米材料以及燃烧气溶胶，共同补全了这份刊物打开的选题清单。

History

• The association and its journal were both founded in 1982, and the journal has appeared under the same title ever since.协会与它的刊物同在 1982 年创办，这份刊物自那时起始终以同一个题名面世。

• Three scholars served as founding editors, B. Y. J. Liu, David T. Shaw, and David S. Ensor, and the first of them ran the journal from 1982 to 1993.三位学者出任创办编辑，即（B. Y. J. Liu）、（David T. Shaw）与（David S. Ensor），其中第一位自 1982 年至 1993 年主持该刊。

• Elsevier issued the journal from New York at the start, and the print edition has carried the ISSN 0278-6826 since the first volume appeared.起初由 Elsevier 在纽约出版该刊，纸本版自第一卷面世起即使用 ISSN 0278-6826。

• From 1999 the imprint changed to Abingdon in the United Kingdom, where Taylor & Francis took the journal over from Elsevier and has published it since.自 1999 年起，刊头改为英国阿宾登，Taylor & Francis 从 Elsevier 手中接下这份刊物并一直出版至今。

• Editors-in-chief have followed one another, with Philip K. Hopke in the chair by 1999, Richard C. Flagan writing as editor in 2003, and Peter H. McMurry holding the post by 2012.主编一职由数人接续，1999 年时（Philip K. Hopke）在任，2003 年有（Richard C. Flagan）以主编身份撰文，2012 年前后由（Peter H. McMurry）担任此职。

• Warren H. Finlay became editor-in-chief in 2016 and stayed through the handover of 2020 and 2021, and four former editors now sit as editors emeritus.（Warren H. Finlay）于 2016 年出任主编并任至 2020 与 2021 年的交接完成，如今有四位卸任者列为荣誉主编。

• Jonathan Reid of the University of Bristol took over the chair in 2021, and his own work covers single-particle measurement and the physics of airborne particles.布里斯托大学的（Jonathan Reid）在 2021 年接任主编，他自己的研究涉及单颗粒测量与空气中颗粒的物理。

• A guest editorial in 1999 argued that aerosol science and technology forms a discipline of its own, with its own theory and its own experimental methods.1999 年的一篇客座社论主张，气溶胶科学与技术自成一个学科，有其自身的理论与自身的实验方法。^[2]

• The journal is published monthly, with twelve issues a year online, while the printed edition appears quarterly in four issues each year.该刊按月出版，在线部分一年十二期，纸本部分按季出版，一年四期。

• Papers become freely available one year after publication, and an immediate open access option is offered at a charge of 2195 US dollars, with a discount for members of the association.论文在发表一年之后免费开放，另有立即开放获取的选项，费用为 2195 美元，协会会员可享优惠。

• The year 2022 marked the fortieth anniversary of both the association and the journal, and an editorial of that occasion set out plans for open access, infographics, and virtual collections.2022 年同时是协会与该刊的四十周年，一篇纪念社论提出了开放获取、信息图与专题合集的计划。^[3]

• The impact factor stood at 4.809 in 2022, fell to 2.8 in 2023 and to 2.1 in 2024, and stood at 2.2 in 2025, with a five-year figure of 2.9.影响因子在 2022 年为 4.809，2023 年落到 2.8，2024 年为 2.1，2025 年为 2.2，五年影响因子为 2.9。

• Its papers are indexed in the science citation index expanded and listed in PubMed on a selective basis only, and the journal records those citations as selected.该刊论文被科学引文索引扩展版收录，并在 PubMed 以仅择选的方式列入，刊物把这些收录记为择选。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Jonathan Reid of the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, whose work covers physical chemistry, single-particle techniques, and aerosol processes in the atmosphere and in drug delivery.主编为英国布里斯托大学化学学院的（Jonathan Reid），其研究涉及物理化学、单颗粒技术，以及大气中与药物递送中的气溶胶过程。

• A journal and editorial manager, Yaëlle Hartley, runs the editorial office, and a journal administrator, Marian Kilpatrick, handles the affairs of the association.刊务兼编辑经理（Yaëlle Hartley）主持编辑部，刊物行政专员（Marian Kilpatrick）负责协会一侧的事务。

• Fifteen editors serve on the board, drawn from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, Korea, India, and Taiwan.编委有十五位编辑，来自美国、英国、德国、中国、韩国、印度与台湾。

• Among them are Akua Asa-Awuku at the University of Maryland, Andrea Ferro at Clarkson University, Hans Moosmüller at the Desert Research Institute, and Vishal Verma at the University of Illinois.其中有马里兰大学的（Akua Asa-Awuku）、克拉克森大学的（Andrea Ferro）、沙漠研究所的（Hans Moosmüller），以及伊利诺伊大学的（Vishal Verma）。

• Others include Jingkun Jiang at Tsinghua University, Kihong Park at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Chia Chen Wang at National Sun Yat-Sen University, and Se-Jin Yook at Hanyang University.其他成员有清华大学的（Jingkun Jiang）、光州科学技术院的（Kihong Park）、中山大学的（Chia Chen Wang），以及汉阳大学的（Se-Jin Yook）。

• An editorial advisory board of thirteen members offers guidance, among them David Cocker and James Davies at the University of California, Caroline Duchaine at Laval University, and Marina Vance at the University of Colorado.一个十三人组成的编辑顾问委员会提供建议，其中有加州大学的（David Cocker）与（James Davies）、拉瓦尔大学的（Caroline Duchaine），以及科罗拉多大学的（Marina Vance）。

• Each manuscript is handled by the editor-in-chief and the board, and outside referees report on the science before a decision is reached.每篇稿件由主编与编委处理，外审人对论文内容提出意见之后方才作出决定。

• The journal sets out the classes of paper it takes, which are full articles, critical reviews of recent work, historical reviews of important aerosol topics, technical notes, short communications, and letters to the editor.该刊列明所收稿件的类别，即研究论文、近期工作的批判性综述、重要气溶胶课题的历史综述、技术札记、简短通讯与致编辑者的信件。

• Announcements and reports of the association are published when they can be, and reviews of relevant books and computer software are accepted as well.协会的通告与报告在可能的情况下得到发表，相关图书与计算机软件的评论同样被接纳。

• Manuscripts are submitted through the publisher's platform, and the association offers its members a reduced rate for immediate open access publishing.稿件通过出版方的平台投递，协会为会员提供立即开放获取的优惠费率。

• Two awards run alongside the journal, an outstanding publication award and an outstanding reviewer award, both presented at the annual meeting of the association.该刊并行设有两项奖励，即杰出论文奖与杰出审稿人奖，两项都在协会年会上颁发。

• The outstanding publication award is presented by the editor-in-chief and carries a certificate for each co-author together with a monetary prize.杰出论文奖由主编颁发，每位共同作者获得一份证书与一笔奖金。

• Infographics and virtual collections on aerosols and disease, on aerosol toxicology, and on indoor air widen the reach of what the journal publishes.信息图以及关于气溶胶与疾病、气溶胶毒理学与室内空气的专题合集，扩大了该刊所刊内容的影响范围。

• The journal is read by chemists, physicists, and engineers in industry, by atmospheric scientists, and by researchers in health, who are the people the board is chosen to serve.该刊的读者有工业界的化学家、物理学家与工程师，有大气科学家，也有健康领域的研究者，编委的选任正以此为依。