Advances in Chemical Research (ACR) is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. This periodical is devoted to publishing high-quality papers that describe the most significant and cutting-edge research in all areas of chemistry.
As well as reflecting the traditional core subjects of analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, the journal also features a broad range of chemical research in areas including, but not limited to, catalysis, computational and theoretical, environmental, green , medicinal, nuclear, polymer, supramolecular and surface chemistry. Other cross-disciplinary topics, such as bioinorganic, bio-organic, organometallic and physical–organic chemistry, will also be featured.
Main research areas include (but are not limited to):
Organic chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Physical chemistry
Chemical biology
Analytical chemistry
Supramolecular chemistry
Theoretical chemistry
Computational chemistry
Green chemistry
Structural chemistry
Energy and environmental chemistry
Editorial Board
- Green and Environmentally Friendly Chemistry Section
- Inorganic Chemistry Section
- Organic Chemistry Section
- Physical Chemistry Section
- Biochemistry Section
- Theoretical Chemistry Section
- Nuclear Chemistry Section
- Chemical Analytics and Detection Section
Section Board for 'Green and Environmentally Friendly Chemistry'
Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Materials Science and Technology Institute, The University of Texas at El, Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
Research Interests: fundamental & applied aspects of materials science applied to petroleum catalysis; fuel cell electrodes; organic/inorganic complex materials and biofuels; bioremediation/environmental catalysis; phytoremediation; environmental statistics; materials research
Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Research Interests: organic electrochemistry and photoredox chemistry, electron transfer and mediated redox processes, organic & bioorganic, biochemistry & biophysics, molecular design & synthesis, energy, catalysis & green chemistry
Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) & Department of Chemistry
University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Research Interests: environmental analytical Chemistry; biodegradation of microplastics; organic contaminants; development of novel methods for environmental, food and health care applications
Section Board for 'Inorganic Chemistry'
Inorganic Chemistry Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
Research Interests: solid state chemistry of non-molecular materials, synthesis, characterization and properties
Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
Research Interests: photonic organic materials; upconverting organic-inorganic hybrid nanoparticles; fullerenyl nanomaterials; photoenergy-active organic/polymer materials; photodynamic biomaterials
Institute of Electrochemistry, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Research Interests: nanoparticles; electrochemistry; fuel cells; electrocatalysis; CO2 reduction
Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal
Research Interests: quantum mechanics; kinetics; density functional theory; computational chemistry; electronic structure; catalyst characterization; coordination chemistry; inorganic chemistry; theoretical chemistry; activation of small molecules; reaction mechanism; chemical bond nature; cycloaddition; nitriles
Special Issues and Collections in LIDSEN journals:
Special Issue: Coordination Chemistry and Metal Complexes
Professor, Institute for Applied Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Bruce, ACT 2601, Australia
Research Interests: environmental analytical chemistry, heavy metals analysis, elemental analysis, organometallic chemistry
Special Issues and Collections in LIDSEN journals:
Special Issue: Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Research Interests: coordination chemistry; functionalized materials; C-scorpionate-based catalysts; sustainable catalytic systems; homogeneous and supported catalysis; nanocatalysis; molecular electrochemistry
School of Science and Technology, Chemistry Division, University of Camerino, via Sant’Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino (MC), Italy
Research Interests: coordination chemistry; functional metal complexes; hybrid materials; inorganic and organometallic chemistry; scorpionate ligands; phosphanes; N-heterocyclic carbenes
Section Board for 'Organic Chemistry'
Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
Research Interests: photonic organic materials; upconverting organic-inorganic hybrid nanoparticles; fullerenyl nanomaterials; photoenergy-active organic/polymer materials; photodynamic biomaterials
Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Research Interests: organic electrochemistry and photoredox chemistry, electron transfer and mediated redox processes, organic & bioorganic, biochemistry & biophysics, molecular design & synthesis, energy, catalysis & green chemistry
Section Board for 'Physical Chemistry'
Inorganic Chemistry Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain
Research Interests: solid state chemistry of non-molecular materials, synthesis, characterization and properties
Professor, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Polito BIOMed Interdepartmental Lab; Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
Research Interests: physical-chemistry; nanoporous materials; heterogeneous catalysis; photocatalysis; gas adsorption and storage; emerging contaminants; dyes degradation; advanced oxidation processes; CO2 reduction; H2 production; spectroscopy
Professor, Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Research Interests: photopolymerization, light responsive materials, new applications of Living/Controlled Free Radical Polymerization, synthesis of “SMART” nanomaterials, synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery and imaging, synthesis of new hybrid organic/inorganic nanoparticles for hydrogen storage
Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Materials Science and Technology Institute, The University of Texas at El, Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
Research Interests: fundamental & applied aspects of materials science applied to petroleum catalysis; fuel cell electrodes; organic/inorganic complex materials and biofuels; bioremediation/environmental catalysis; phytoremediation; environmental statistics; materials research
Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
Research Interests: photonic organic materials; upconverting organic-inorganic hybrid nanoparticles; fullerenyl nanomaterials; photoenergy-active organic/polymer materials; photodynamic biomaterials
1. Professor, Deparment of Chemical Engineering, University of Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven, Belgium
2. Laboratory of Fibre and Cellulose Technology, Åbo Akademi University, Porthansgatan 3 FI-20500 Turku, Finland
Research Interests: chemical engineering for health and care; topochemical engineering; molecular and supramolecular engineering of hybrid materials and biomaterials; chemodesign for theranostics, drug delivery and tissue engineering; nanotechnology, nanoengineering, bionanocomposites, particles, fibres, coatings; biomacromolecules, biomolecules, bionanohybrids, polysaccharides; advanced nanoanalysis, TOF-SIMS, XPS, EM, AFM, SPR
Institute of Electrochemistry, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Research Interests: nanoparticles; electrochemistry; fuel cells; electrocatalysis; CO2 reduction
Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisbon, Portugal
Research Interests: quantum mechanics; kinetics; density functional theory; computational chemistry; electronic structure; catalyst characterization; coordination chemistry; inorganic chemistry; theoretical chemistry; activation of small molecules; reaction mechanism; chemical bond nature; cycloaddition; nitriles
Special Issues and Collections in LIDSEN journals:
Special Issue: Coordination Chemistry and Metal Complexes
Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Research Interests: organic electrochemistry and photoredox chemistry, electron transfer and mediated redox processes, organic & bioorganic, biochemistry & biophysics, molecular design & synthesis, energy, catalysis & green chemistry
Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Research Interests: coordination chemistry; functionalized materials; C-scorpionate-based catalysts; sustainable catalytic systems; homogeneous and supported catalysis; nanocatalysis; molecular electrochemistry
Professor, Hydrogen Energy and Sonochemistry Research Group, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Varmeteknisk, Gløshaugen Kolbjørn Hejes v1B, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
Research Interests: electrochemical engineering; electrochemical energy convers
James and Judith Street Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Research Interests: fundamental and applied research problems in heterogeneous catalysis, sensors, and energy storage materials
Professor, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Research Interests: electrocatalysis (fuel cell and electrolyzer reactions); photoelectrocatalysis (oxidation of organics, hydrogen production); electroanalysis (microelectrodes, sensors); scanning probe microscopy (AFM, STM, SECM); applied electrochemistry (electroplating, electrodialysis, effluent treatment)
Professor, Universitat de Valencia, Institut de Ciencia Molecular 0.2.2, Edifici d'Instituts de Paterna, Apartat de Correus No. 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain
Research Interests: theoretical chemistry, physical chemistry, mathematical chemistry, computational chemistry, molecular modelling, simulation and design, computer-aided drug design and development, molecular graphics and representation of molecular properties
Section Board for 'Biochemistry'
Professor, Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Research Interests: medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry; public health; antioxidant activity; biomarkers, pharmacokinetics/toxicokinetics; therapy; risk assessment
Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Research Interests: bio-recognition engineering; biochip, biosensors, controlled release
Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Materials Science and Technology Institute, The University of Texas at El, Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
Research Interests: fundamental & applied aspects of materials science applied to petroleum catalysis; fuel cell electrodes; organic/inorganic complex materials and biofuels; bioremediation/environmental catalysis; phytoremediation; environmental statistics; materials research
Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
Research Interests: photonic organic materials; upconverting organic-inorganic hybrid nanoparticles; fullerenyl nanomaterials; photoenergy-active organic/polymer materials; photodynamic biomaterials
1. Professor, Deparment of Chemical Engineering, University of Leuven Celestijnenlaan 200F 3001 Leuven, Belgium
2. Laboratory of Fibre and Cellulose Technology, Åbo Akademi University, Porthansgatan 3 FI-20500 Turku, Finland
Research Interests: chemical engineering for health and care; topochemical engineering; molecular and supramolecular engineering of hybrid materials and biomaterials; chemodesign for theranostics, drug delivery and tissue engineering; nanotechnology, nanoengineering, bionanocomposites, particles, fibres, coatings; biomacromolecules, biomolecules, bionanohybrids, polysaccharides; advanced nanoanalysis, TOF-SIMS, XPS, EM, AFM, SPR
Institute of Electrochemistry, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Research Interests: nanoparticles; electrochemistry; fuel cells; electrocatalysis; CO2 reduction
Professor, Center for Intelligent Chemical Instrumentation, Clippinger Laboratories, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701-2979, USA
Research Interests: chemometrics forensic chemistry; bioinformatics; ion mobility spectrometry; mass spectrometry; proteomics; bacteria
Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Research Interests: organic electrochemistry and photoredox chemistry, electron transfer and mediated redox processes, organic & bioorganic, biochemistry & biophysics, molecular design & synthesis, energy, catalysis & green chemistry
Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) & Department of Chemistry
University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Research Interests: environmental analytical Chemistry; biodegradation of microplastics; organic contaminants; development of novel methods for environmental, food and health care applications
Laboratory INSERM UMR 1097, Aix-Marseille University, 163, Parc Scientifique et Technologique de Luminy, Avenue de Luminy, Bâtiment TPR2, Case 939, Marseille 13288, France
Research Interests: drug design; synthesis (peptides and related compounds); peptide and protein engineering; ion channel; immunomodulator; marine drug; venom toxin; venomous animals; structure-activity relationships
UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, BioSIM - Departamento de BioMedicina, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Research Interests: computational methods in chemistry and biochemistry; metalloenzymes; biological membranes; docking and virtual screening; computational enzymatic catalysis, the catalytic power of enzymes; computer-aided drug design; biodesulfurization
Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan
Research Interests: controlled/living radical polymerization; RAFT; TERP; water-soluble polymer; self-organization; polymer micelle; bioconjugate polymer
Section Board for 'Theoretical Chemistry'
Professor, Universitat de Valencia, Institut de Ciencia Molecular 0.2.2, Edifici d'Instituts de Paterna, Apartat de Correus No. 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain
Research Interests: theoretical chemistry, physical chemistry, mathematical chemistry, computational chemistry, molecular modelling, simulation and design, computer-aided drug design and development, molecular graphics and representation of molecular properties
Section Board for 'Nuclear Chemistry'
Section Board for 'Chemical Analytics and Detection'
Professor, Center for Intelligent Chemical Instrumentation, Clippinger Laboratories, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701-2979, USA
Research Interests: chemometrics forensic chemistry; bioinformatics; ion mobility spectrometry; mass spectrometry; proteomics; bacteria
Professor, Institute for Applied Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Bruce, ACT 2601, Australia
Research Interests: environmental analytical chemistry, heavy metals analysis, elemental analysis, organometallic chemistry
Special Issues and Collections in LIDSEN journals:
Special Issue: Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) & Department of Chemistry
University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Research Interests: environmental analytical Chemistry; biodegradation of microplastics; organic contaminants; development of novel methods for environmental, food and health care applications
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