Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action

Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action is a fully open access, peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, launched in 2022 around sustainable chemistry solutions linked to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13 on climate action, and it holds a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 9.1.《可持续化学与气候行动》（Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action）是爱思唯尔（Elsevier）出版的全开放获取同行评审期刊，2022 年创刊，聚焦与联合国气候行动可持续发展目标（SDG13）相关的可持续化学解决方案，2025 年影响因子为 9.1。

Scope

• The journal covers CO2 utilisation and carbon neutrality as its central theme.该刊以二氧化碳利用与碳中和为核心主题。
• It addresses clean and renewable energy, artificial photosynthesis and energy storage.该刊关注清洁可再生能源、人工光合作用与储能。
• It covers climate-neutral energy infrastructure along with the reduction of greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions.该刊涉及气候中性能源基础设施，以及温室气体与大气污染物减排。
• It also covers low-energy and low-emission production and the nitrogen cycle.该刊还涉及低能耗低排放生产与氮循环。
• Analytical methods for atmospheric aerosol chemistry fall within its scope.大气气溶胶化学的分析方法也在其范围之内。
• It covers the recyclability of chemicals, products and waste and the circular economy, including green synthesis and sustainable processing routes.该刊涉及化学品、产品与废弃物的可回收性与循环经济，包括绿色合成与可持续工艺路线。
• It further covers the economic, environmental and social aspects of climate change, sustainable and smart mobility, and new business models, perspectives and policy articles.该刊还涉及气候变化的经济、环境与社会层面、可持续与智能出行，并刊发新商业模式、观点与政策类文章。

History

• The journal was launched by Elsevier in 2022, with its first articles appearing that year.该刊由爱思唯尔（Elsevier）于 2022 年创办，首年即开始发文。
• It belongs to the publisher's sustainable chemistry family, alongside Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy and Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment.该刊属于出版方的可持续化学期刊群，与（Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy）、（Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment）并列。
• It was founded as an online-only title registered under the single electronic number 2772-8269.该刊以纯在线形式创办，登记单一电子刊号 2772-8269。
• It is fully open access, with an article publishing charge of USD 2490, an initial waiver for submissions received before the end of 2023, and participation in the publisher's geographical pricing programme.该刊为完全开放获取，文章处理费为 2490 美元，并曾对 2023 年底前投稿者免收费用，同时参与出版方的分地区定价计划。
• Founding editors Shiju N. Raveendran of the University of Amsterdam and Niklas Hedin of Stockholm University led the launch.创刊主编为（University of Amsterdam）的（Shiju N. Raveendran）与（Stockholm University）的（Niklas Hedin）。
• It is indexed in Scopus, the Emerging Sources Citation Index and the Directory of Open Access Journals.该刊被（Scopus）、（Emerging Sources Citation Index）与（Directory of Open Access Journals）收录。
• A highly cited paper in the journal reviews the prospects of hydrogen for achieving net zero emissions by 2050.该刊一篇被广泛引用的论文评述了 2050 年实现净零排放的氢能前景。^[1]
• Its Journal Impact Factor rose from 5.4 in 2024 to 9.1 in 2025.其影响因子由 2024 年的 5.4 升至 2025 年的 9.1。

Editors

• The journal is edited by Shiju Raveendran of the University of Amsterdam, a founding editor, and by Junyoung Mun of Sungkyunkwan University in Korea.该刊由（University of Amsterdam）的（Shiju Raveendran）（创刊主编）与韩国（Sungkyunkwan University）的（Junyoung Mun）担任编辑。
• Junyoung Mun works on lithium-ion, aqueous and solid-state batteries and electrochemistry, while Raveendran works on catalysis and green chemistry.（Junyoung Mun）的研究方向为锂离子电池、水系与固态电池及电化学，（Shiju Raveendran）的研究方向为催化与绿色化学。
• The editorial board has about 40 members from 20 countries, led by China with nine, followed by Sweden and the United Kingdom with five each.编委会约有 40 位成员、来自 20 个国家，其中中国 9 位最多，瑞典与英国各 5 位。
• Board members include Niklas Hedin of Stockholm University, T. Alan Hatton of MIT and Nor Aishah Saidina Amin of the University of Technology Malaysia.编委包括（Stockholm University）的（Niklas Hedin）、（MIT）的（T. Alan Hatton）与（University of Technology Malaysia）的（Nor Aishah Saidina Amin）。
• An Early Career Researcher Board covers topics such as circular economy, lignin and CO2 conversion.该刊另设青年编委，方向涵盖循环经济、木质素与二氧化碳转化。
• Manuscripts pass through editorial assessment and peer review on the publisher's online system, with a median of about two days to first decision and about four months from submission to acceptance.稿件经出版方在线系统完成编辑评估与同行评审，首次决定中位时间约 2 天，投稿到录用约 4 个月。