Sustainable Chemistry

Sustainable Chemistry is an open access journal published by MDPI covering green and sustainable technologies for chemistry and chemical engineering, launched in 2020, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.0.《可持续化学》（Sustainable Chemistry）由（MDPI）出版，2020 年创刊，为开放获取期刊，覆盖化学与化学工程的绿色可持续技术，2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.0。

Scope

• The journal provides a forum for studies presenting significant advances in alternative green and sustainable technologies for chemistry and chemical engineering.刊物为展示化学与化学工程替代性绿色与可持续技术重要进展的研究提供平台。
• It welcomes work on the design of products and processes that minimise or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances.刊物欢迎关于尽量减少或消除危险物质使用与产生的产品与工艺设计研究。
• Subject areas include green processes, green reagents and feedstocks, renewable energy, green synthesis and the applications of sustainable chemistry.学科领域包括绿色工艺、绿色试剂与原料、可再生能源、绿色合成以及可持续化学的应用。
• Process design, separation and purification technology, green solvents and renewable feedstocks are within scope.工艺设计、分离与纯化技术、绿色溶剂与可再生原料均在其范围内。
• Waste recycling, carbon dioxide capture and storage, alternative energy, biomass fuels, batteries and energy storage are covered.覆盖废物回收、二氧化碳捕集与封存、替代能源、生物质燃料、电池与储能。
• Energy efficiency, organic and inorganic catalytic synthesis, biosensors, green adsorbents and biomass-based materials are also included.能源效率、有机与无机催化合成、生物传感器、绿色吸附剂与生物质基材料同样包含在内。
• Life cycle assessment, pollution prevention and reduction, and ecotoxicology complete the journal's scope.生命周期评估、污染防治与削减以及生态毒理学补足刊物的范围。

History

• MDPI published the first issue of Sustainable Chemistry in February 2020.（MDPI）于 2020 年 2 月出版《可持续化学》创刊号。
• The journal is an international, cross-disciplinary open access publication carrying the ISSN 2673-4079.刊物是国际性、跨学科的开放获取出版物，刊号为 2673-4079。
• It was accepted into the Scopus database in December 2024.刊物于 2024 年 12 月被 Scopus 数据库收录。
• Its first Journal Impact Factor was 4.2, and the 2025 figure of 5.0 represents a rise of about nineteen per cent.刊物首个期刊影响因子为 4.2，2025 年的 5.0 较上一年提高约百分之十九。
• It ranks in the second quartile in multidisciplinary chemistry and in chemical engineering, and in the third quartile in green and sustainable science and technology.刊物在综合化学与化学工程类别位列二区，在绿色与可持续科学技术类别位列三区。
• Its CiteScore stands at about 10.7.其 CiteScore 约为 10.7。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Matthew Jones of the University of Bath in the United Kingdom.主编为英国巴斯大学的（Matthew Jones）。
• Jones works on sustainable chemistry and the reduction of hazardous substance use in chemical processes.（Jones）研究可持续化学以及化学工艺中危险物质使用的削减。
• In his message for the journal, Jones emphasises that energy, food and water security, plastic pollution, antibiotic resistance and global warming require chemists and engineers to work together.（Jones）在刊物致辞中强调，能源、粮食与水安全、塑料污染、抗生素耐药与全球变暖问题需要化学家与工程师协同应对。
• The journal's editorial board and guest editors organise topical special issues, with sections such as Industrial Chemistry and Green Chemistry.刊物编委会与客座编辑组织主题专刊，并设有工业化学与绿色化学等栏目。
• Submissions are peer reviewed by external experts, and MDPI maintains a rapid workflow from acceptance to publication.稿件由外部专家同行评审，（MDPI）保持从录用到出版的快速流程。