Journal Title
APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

APPL CATAL A-GEN

ISSN / eISSN
0926-860X / 1873-3875
Aims and Scope
Applied Catalysis A: General publishes original papers on all aspects of catalysis of basic and practical interest to chemical scientists in both industrial and academic fields, with an emphasis onnew understanding of catalysts and catalytic reactions, new catalytic materials, new techniques, and new processes, especially those that have potential practical implications.

Papers that report results of a thorough study or optimization of systems or processes that are well understood, widely studied, or minor variations of known ones are discouraged. Authors should include statements in a separate section "Justification for Publication" of how the manuscript fits the scope of the journal in the cover letter to the editors. Submissions without such justification will be rejected without review.
Subject Area

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

CiteScore
9.40 View Trend
CiteScore Ranking
Category Quartile Rank
Chemical Engineering - Process Chemistry and Technology Q1 #10/68
Chemical Engineering - Catalysis Q2 #19/64
Web of Science Core Collection
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Indexed -
Category (Journal Citation Reports 2023) Quartile
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL - SCIE Q2
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES - SCIE Q2
H-index
192
Country/Area of Publication
NETHERLANDS
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Frequency
Semimonthly
Year Publication Started
1991
Annual Article Volume
375
Open Access
NO
Contact
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE
Verified Reviews
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On December 10, 2021, the manuscript was transferred from Applied Catalysis B to Transfer. On December 13, it was under review, but after waiting for 3 months without any results, an email was sent on March 13, 2022, to inquire about the status. The response mentioned that the three invited reviewers did not reply. The wait continued, but the attitude of the response was good. Unexpectedly, on March 15, the reviewer's comments were directly received, indicating that on March 14, alternative reviewers were urgently sought for the evaluation. Then, there were 2 weeks for revisions. On April 2, the revised manuscript was submitted back, and on April 1, a minor issue was raised, although it was already addressed in the text, the reviewers did not notice it. On April 3, it was advised to make the revisions in future revisions. Finally, on April 8, the acceptance was received. The delay of three months may have been caused by the overseas pandemic situation. Overall, the attitude of the editorial office was good, and the speed on the editor's side was quite fast. Therefore, if the waiting time is too long, it is advisable to inquire via email, as it should help to resolve the issue quickly.
2022-07-11
Just to add, it was submitted on 11.26, sent for review on 12.06, updated for review on 12.21, received feedback on 1.21, made minor revisions on 1.28. There were a total of 11 comments from the two reviewers, all of which were minor and did not require much attention (asking for a certain parameter value, suggesting additional method information, supporting information for a specific figure, questioning if a certain number was written incorrectly by the author (which it indeed was)). All comments were well addressed. It was re-submitted on 2.6 and accepted on 2.28. Overall, it was a normal pace, not fast, as there was a wait during a foreign holiday. It is clear that both the editor and reviewers only started working on it close to the deadline. The quality of the article was clearly high, but unfortunately, it was rejected by the editor in the first round of submissions to the prestigious journal. Having a background is really important. What a pity...
2021-03-07

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