Applied Catalysis A-General

Applied Catalysis A: General is a peer-reviewed journal of catalytic science published by Elsevier in Amsterdam, continuing the volume numbering of the former journal Applied Catalysis from volume 79 in November 1991, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 4.8.《应用催化 A 辑：综合》（Applied Catalysis A: General）是（Elsevier）在阿姆斯特丹出版的催化科学同行评审期刊，1991 年 11 月起接续原刊《应用催化》（Applied Catalysis）自第 79 卷继续编号，2025 年期刊影响因子为 4.8。

Scope

• The journal publishes original papers and reviews on all aspects of catalysis of basic and practical interest to chemical scientists in both industrial and academic fields.刊物发表催化科学各领域的原创论文与综述，兼顾学术界的理论旨趣与产业界的实际需求。
• Most welcome are papers on advances in catalysis science, especially those with potential practical implications, that explore new concepts or new approaches to catalytic processes and materials.最为欢迎的是催化科学进展类论文，特别是探讨催化过程与材料新概念、新途径且具潜在应用前景的工作。
• Submissions must include a justification-for-publication statement detailing the fit of the manuscript to the scope of the journal, without which they are rejected without review.投稿须附出版理由说明，详述稿件与刊物范围的契合度，缺少该说明的稿件将不经评审直接退回。
• Thorough studies or optimizations of well-understood, widely studied systems, and reports of new catalyst compositions without new catalytic insight, are strongly discouraged.对已被充分理解、广泛研究的体系作精细化研究或优化，以及只报告新催化剂组成而未贡献催化新认识的工作，均不受鼓励。
• The scope spans catalytic science and its applications, with strong presences in environmental catalysis, energy conversion and biomass processing.范围覆盖催化科学及其应用，环境催化、能源转化与生物质加工等方向发文集中。
• Since 2019 articles have carried article numbers rather than page numbers, reflecting continuous online publication.自 2019 年起论文改按文章编号而非页码标识，体现连续在线出版模式。^[1]

History

• Its predecessor Applied Catalysis was published in Amsterdam by Elsevier from April 1981 and closed with volume 78 in November 1991.前身《应用催化》（Applied Catalysis）1981 年 4 月由（Elsevier）在阿姆斯特丹创刊，1991 年 11 月以第 78 卷终刊。
• In November 1991 the title split in two, with Applied Catalysis A: General continuing the numbering from volume 79.1991 年 11 月该刊一分为二，《应用催化 A 辑：综合》自第 79 卷延续原有卷号。
• The sibling journal Applied Catalysis B: Environmental began in 1992 and is now titled Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy.姊妹刊《应用催化 B 辑：环境》（Applied Catalysis B: Environmental）1992 年创办，现名《应用催化 B 辑：环境与能源》（Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy）。
• Bernard B. Delmon of the Catholic University of Louvain is listed as the founding editor of the journal.鲁汶天主教大学的（Bernard B. Delmon）列为该刊创刊编辑。
• Harold H. Kung of Northwestern University, on the editorial team since 1996, was appointed editor-in-chief on 1 January 2016.西北大学的（Harold H. Kung）1996 年起即在编辑团队任职，2016 年 1 月 1 日出任主编。^[2]
• Carsten Sievers of the Georgia Institute of Technology is the current editor-in-chief, and the 2025 impact factor is 4.8, matching 4.8 in 2024, with 5.723 in 2022 and 5.706 in 2021.佐治亚理工学院的（Carsten Sievers）为现任主编；2025 年影响因子为 4.8，与 2024 年持平，2022 年为 5.723，2021 年为 5.706。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Carsten Sievers of the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, whose research covers heterogeneous catalysis, reactor design and biomass processing.主编（Carsten Sievers）任佐治亚理工学院化学与生物分子工程学院教授，研究涵盖多相催化、反应器设计与生物质加工。
• The journal lists eight editors, among them Kazunari Domen of Shinshu University and Evgeny Pidko of Delft University of Technology.刊物设八位编辑，包括信州大学的（Kazunari Domen）与代尔夫特理工大学的（Evgeny Pidko）。
• An editorial board of more than twenty specialists and a seventeen-member early-career editorial board support the editors.二十余位专家组成的编辑委员会与十七人早期职业编委会为编辑团队提供支撑。
• Editors and board members come from more than twenty countries and regions, with the United States, China and Japan the largest contingents.编辑与编委来自二十余个国家和地区，其中美国、中国与日本人数居前。
• As an Elsevier journal it follows single anonymized review, with submissions assessed by editors and typically reviewed by at least two referees.按（Elsevier）通行规则实行单盲评审，稿件先经编辑初审，通常再由至少两位审稿人评审。
• The journal supports open access with an article processing charge of USD 3,940, while subscription publication remains free of charge.刊物支持开放获取，文章处理费为 3,940 美元，订阅路径发表则不收取费用。