Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

《日本化学会通报》（Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan，简称 Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 或 BCSJ）是由日本化学会（Chemical Society of Japan, CSJ）创办并由牛津大学出版社（Oxford University Press）全球发行的同行评审综合性化学学术期刊。Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan (abbreviated as Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. or BCSJ) is a peer-reviewed general chemistry academic journal founded by the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) and published worldwide by Oxford University Press.

Scope

BCSJ 旨在发表涵盖纯化学与应用化学各基础及前沿分支的高水平原创研究成果，重点关注跨学科交叉融合与机理创新。BCSJ aims to publish high-level original research spanning fundamental and frontier branches of pure and applied chemistry, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary integration and mechanistic innovation. 主要刊载方向涵盖：The main publication scopes include:

• 物理化学与理论化学： 分子光谱学、化学动力学与热力学、量子化学计算、表面与界面科学、电化学以及光化学反应机理。Physical and Theoretical Chemistry: Molecular spectroscopy, chemical kinetics and thermodynamics, quantum chemical calculations, surface and interface science, electrochemistry, and photochemical reaction mechanisms.
• 无机与配位化学： 过渡金属络合物、有机金属化学、超分子组装体、配位聚合物（如 MOF）、生物无机化学与固态无机材料合成。Inorganic and Coordination Chemistry: Transition metal complexes, organometallic chemistry, supramolecular assemblies, coordination polymers (such as MOFs), bioinorganic chemistry, and solid-state inorganic materials synthesis.
• 有机化学与生物有机化学： 新型有机合成反应、不对称催化、天然产物全合成、化学生物学探针及生物大分子化学修饰。Organic and Biological Chemistry: Novel organic synthetic reactions, asymmetric catalysis, total synthesis of natural products, chemical biology probes, and chemical modification of biomacromolecules.
• 材料化学与高分子科学： 功能高分子设计、纳米结构材料、储能与催化材料、分子器件及软物质化学。Materials Chemistry and Polymer Science: Functional polymer design, nanostructured materials, energy storage and catalytic materials, molecular devices, and soft matter chemistry.

期刊接收的论文类型包括：综述评述（Accounts、Review Articles）、常规全文（Regular Articles）以及重点快讯（Letters）。Article types accepted by the journal include Accounts, Review Articles, Regular Articles, and Letters.

History

• 创刊（1926年）： 期刊于1926年由日本化学会正式创立，是日本最早完全面向国际化学界发行的全英文同行评审综合期刊之一Katayama, J. (2001). 75 Years of the Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 74(1), 1–2. doi:10.1246/bcsj.74.1。Inception (1926): The journal was officially founded in 1926 by the Chemical Society of Japan as one of Japan's earliest peer-reviewed comprehensive journals published entirely in English for the international chemical communityKatayama, J. (2001). 75 Years of the Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 74(1), 1–2. doi:10.1246/bcsj.74.1.
• 二战后重建与规范化（1940年代至1970年代）： 受二战影响，期刊在1945年至1946年间曾短暂休刊，1947年恢复出版后逐步建立起现代同行评审与国际编委审稿制度，成为战后亚洲化学学者向全球展示基础研究突破的重要窗口。 following the resumption of publication in 1947, it progressively established a modern peer-review and international editorial reviewing system, serving as an important gateway for postwar Asian chemists to showcase breakthroughs in fundamental research to the world.Post-WWII Reconstruction and Standardization (1940s–1970s): Due to World War II, the journal was temporarily suspended between 1945 and 1946
• 电子化与开放获取转型（1990年代至2010年代）： 期刊由早期的印刷版逐步全面过渡至 J-STAGE 等在线平台，实现全部历史文献的回溯数字化索引。Digitalization and Transition (1990s–2010s): The journal transitioned from traditional print issues to online platforms such as J-STAGE, achieving retrospective digital indexing for its entire historical catalog.
• 联合全球出版商发行（2020年代）： 自2024年起，日本化学会与牛津大学出版社（Oxford University Press）达成合作，由后者承担 BCSJ 及其姐妹刊 Chemistry Letters 的全球出版与数字化分发，进一步拓展了其国际学术影响力Oxford University Press. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan: About the Journal. https://academic.oup.com/bcsj/pages/About(https://academic.oup.com/bcsj/pages/About)。Partnership with Global Publisher (2020s): Beginning in 2024, the Chemical Society of Japan partnered with Oxford University Press to undertake the global publication and digital distribution of BCSJ and its sister journal Chemistry Letters, further expanding its international academic influenceOxford University Press. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan: About the Journal. https://academic.oup.com/bcsj/pages/About(https://academic.oup.com/bcsj/pages/About).

Editors

期刊实行主编全面负责制，并由多位涵盖无机、有机、物化及材料领域的资深科学家出任高级副主编与副主编，协同国际编辑顾问委员会（International Advisory Board）负责稿件的同行评议与学术仲裁。The journal operates under an Editor-in-Chief responsibility system, supported by senior associate editors and associate editors across inorganic, organic, physical, and materials chemistry, who collaborate with an International Advisory Board to oversee peer review and academic arbitration.

历任与现任主编多为日本化学界的代表性学者：Past and current editors-in-chief are distinguished scholars in the Japanese chemical community:

• 柴崎正胜（Masakatsu Shibasaki）：不对称催化及药物化学领域化学家，曾长期主持该刊的审稿与编辑规范建设。Masakatsu Shibasaki: Chemist in the fields of asymmetric catalysis and medicinal chemistry, who oversaw peer review and editorial standard development for the journal over an extended tenure.
• 玉尾皓平（Kohei Tamao）：有机金属化学家（熊田-玉尾-科里乌偶联反应及玉尾氧化反应发现者之一），曾担任该刊主编并领导了数字化转型相关举措。Kohei Tamao: Organometallic chemist (co-discoverer of the Kumada-Tamao-Corriu coupling and the Tamao oxidation), who served as Editor-in-Chief and spearheaded initiatives related to digital transformation.
• 三上幸一（Koichi Mikami）、菅裕明（Hiroaki Suga） 等多位知名化学学者亦先后参与该刊主要编委会工作，把控不同分支领域的同行评审学术标准Chemical Society of Japan. BCSJ Editors and Editorial Board. https://www.chemistry.or.jp/en/journal/bcsj/editors.html(https://www.chemistry.or.jp/en/journal/bcsj/editors.html)。Prominent chemical scholars such as Koichi Mikami and Hiroaki Suga have also successively served on the core editorial board, maintaining academic peer-review standards across diverse subfieldsChemical Society of Japan. BCSJ Editors and Editorial Board. https://www.chemistry.or.jp/en/journal/bcsj/editors.html(https://www.chemistry.or.jp/en/journal/bcsj/editors.html).