Research on Chemical Intermediates

Research on Chemical Intermediates is a journal on short lived chemical species and their reactions, published by Springer.《Research on Chemical Intermediates》是一份聚焦短寿命化学物种及其反应的期刊，由施普林格出版。

It was founded in 1973 and gathers work on the properties, structures and reactivities of intermediate species across chemistry.该刊创办于 1973 年，汇集化学各领域中中间物种的性质、结构与反应性方面的工作。

In the 2025 edition of the journal citation report it holds an impact factor of 3.3, and it stands in the second quartile of multidisciplinary chemistry.在 2025 年版期刊引证报告中，该刊的影响因子为 3.3，在综合化学类目列第二区。

Scope

• The journal takes the intermediate species of chemistry as its subject, and it asks how such a species is formed and how it behaves before it vanishes.该刊以化学的中间物种为题材，追问此类物种如何形成、在其消失之前如何表现。

• The properties of an intermediate are named, and the journal carries work on how its behaviour is characterised.中间体的性质被点名，该刊刊载其行为如何被表征的工作。

• Structures are treated, and the journal admits work on how the shape of a fleeting species is worked out.结构得到处理，该刊收载转瞬即逝物种的形状如何被解析的工作。

• Reactivity is a core subject, and the journal takes work on how one species turns into another.反应性是核心选题，该刊收载一种物种如何变为另一种的工作。

• Spectroscopy is named as a related discipline, and the journal carries work that reads a spectrum to find a species.光谱学被列为相关学科，该刊刊载通过读谱寻找某一物种的工作。

• Catalysis is treated, and the journal admits work on how a catalyst steers a reaction through an intermediate.催化得到处理，该刊收载催化剂如何经由中间体引导反应的工作。

• Photochemistry is named, and the journal carries work on what light does to a molecule.光化学被点名，该刊刊载光对分子所作之事的工作。

• Photophysics is part of the remit, and the journal takes work on how an excited state gives its energy away.光物理属于收稿范围，该刊收载激发态如何释放其能量方面的工作。

• Atmospheric science is treated, and the journal admits work on the radical species that act in the air.大气科学得到处理，该刊收载在空气中发生作用的自由基物种方面的工作。

• Environmental science is named, and the journal carries work on how a pollutant is broken down.环境科学被点名，该刊刊载污染物如何被降解的工作。

• Molecular biology and biochemistry are named among the related fields, and the journal takes work on an intermediate in a living process.分子生物学与生物化学被列为相关领域，该刊收载生命过程中的某一中间体方面的工作。

• Theoretical and computational studies are admitted, and the journal carries work on how a short lived species is modelled.理论与计算研究受到收载，该刊刊载短寿命物种如何被建模的工作。

• Reaction mechanism is pursued, and the journal asks what path a reaction actually takes.反应机理受到追问，该刊追问一个反应究竟走哪条路径。

• Reviews are taken alongside original work, and the journal asks that a survey be concise and current.综述与原创工作一并收载，该刊要求述评简明而及时。

• Special issues are assembled from time to time, and the journal gathers papers on a single topic of the field.该刊不时编成专刊，汇集关于该领域某一题目的论文。

• The journal is meant to serve chemists of several persuasions, and it takes work from physical, organic, inorganic and analytical quarters alike.该刊意在服务数种取向的化学家，物理、有机、无机与分析各方的论文均予收载。

History

• The journal was founded in 1973, and it has carried work on reactive intermediates ever since.该刊创办于 1973 年，此后一直载有反应性中间体方面的工作。

• It was issued for a long stretch from a European publishing house, and it was later taken onto a large international platform.该刊长期由一家欧洲出版公司发行，后来登上一个大型国际平台。

• The pair of numbers has stayed with the title, and the print and electronic editions share the same strings of digits.该对刊号一直伴随题名，印本与电子版共用同样的数字串。

• The journal is issued from the Netherlands, and it is written in English for a worldwide readership.该刊自荷兰发行，以英语为全世界读者而写。

• Twelve issues are gathered into a year in the present arrangement, and the journal keeps a monthly rhythm.按现行安排该刊每年汇集十二期，保持月刊节奏。

• Articles are published online ahead of an issue, so that a paper may appear before the issue it is assigned to.论文先于某一期在线发表，因而一篇论文可以在其所归的某一期之前出现。

• The journal is hybrid, and an author may pay a charge to make a paper free to read or leave it behind a subscription.该刊为混合模式，作者可以缴费使论文免费阅读，也可以留其在订阅之后。

• The impact figure has held near three for several editions, standing at 2.8 for 2023 and reaching 3.3 in the 2025 edition.影响因子连续几版维持在 3 附近，2023 年为 2.8，2025 年版为 3.3。

• The journal is indexed in the science citation index expanded, and it is carried in Scopus and in the chemical abstracts service.该刊被科学引文索引扩展版收录，并被 Scopus 与化学文摘服务收录。

• Its content reaches a large audience, and the journal reports a high number of downloads and of citations.其内容触及广大读者，该刊报告了可观的下载量与引用数。

• A decision is reached promptly, and the journal reports a median time of about nineteen days from submission to a first decision.该刊迅速作出决定，报告从投稿到首次决定的中位时间约为十九天。

• Special issues are assembled around a theme, and the journal gathers papers on a single topic chosen by its editors.该刊围绕主题编成专刊，汇集由其编辑选定的某一题目的论文。

Editors

• Masakazu Anpo is editor-in-chief, and his own field is photochemistry on solid surfaces and the design of catalysts.（Masakazu Anpo）担任主编，其本人领域为固体表面上的光化学与催化剂设计。

• He has led a Japanese university as its vice president, and he is known for work on light driven reactions.他曾作为副校长主持一所日本大学，并以光驱动反应方面的研究著称。

• Jinlong Zhang serves as editor, and the journal names further editors and an advisory board drawn from several countries.（Jinlong Zhang）担任编辑，该刊另列数国遴请的编辑与一个顾问委员会。

• The board is international in its reach, and the journal draws its members from universities across Asia, Europe and the Americas.编委会触角遍及国际，该刊从亚洲、欧洲与美洲的大学遴请成员。

• The journal sets out the classes of manuscript it takes, along with the length and structure each of them should follow.该刊列明所收稿件的类别，以及各类别应遵循的篇幅与结构。

• Each paper is sent to independent referees, and the review is anonymous on the side of the reviewer.每篇论文送交独立审稿人，评审在审稿人一侧为匿名。

• Authors must declare any competing interest, and the journal states its ethical requirements in full.作者必须声明任何利益冲突，该刊完整说明其伦理要求。

• Where a claim rests on an observed species, the journal asks that the evidence for the assignment be given in full.论断若依赖某项所观察到的物种，该刊要求完整给出其归属判断的证据。

• A computation is asked to agree with an experiment where the two can be compared, and the journal weighs the agreement.计算与实验可以比较之处，该刊要求二者相符，并权衡相符的程度。

• Manuscripts are submitted through the publisher's system, and an enquiry may be made before a paper is written.稿件通过出版方的系统投递，在动笔之前可先行询问。

• The journal is read by physical chemists and by organic chemists, by photochemists and by catalytic scientists, and it writes for all of them.该刊的读者既有物理化学家与有机化学家，也有光化学家与催化研究者，它为这几类人写作。

• Work that chases a species too short lived to isolate is given room, and the journal asks how the species was trapped.追踪寿命太短而无法分离的物种的工作有篇幅可用，该刊追问该物种如何被捕获。

• Studies that report a negative result are taken, since a pathway that proved not to operate is worth recording.报告阴性结果的研究也在收载之列，因为被证明并不发生的通路同样值得记录。

• Work on a radical appears among the subjects, and the journal carries papers on how it is generated and quenched.自由基方面的工作列于选题之中，该刊刊载其如何被产生与淬灭的论文。

• Work on a reactive oxygen species is treated, and the journal admits papers on how it acts in water or in air.活性氧物种方面的工作得到处理，该刊收载其在水或空气中如何起作用的论文。

• The journal keeps its reviews distinct from its original reports, and a reader can tell from the rubric which is which.该刊把综述与原始报告区分开来，读者可从栏目看出何者为何者。

• Work on a matrix isolated species is named, and the journal carries papers on how a molecule is held and examined.基质隔离物种方面的工作被点名，该刊刊载分子如何被固定与检视的论文。

• Work on a transient intermediate in a catalytic cycle is treated, and the journal asks how it was caught in the act.催化循环中的瞬时中间体方面的工作得到处理，该刊追问其如何被当场捕获。

• The journal follows the publisher's policy on research integrity, and it records corrections and withdrawals where they arise.该刊遵循出版方的研究诚信政策，出现更正与撤稿时予以记录。