Description:
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical publishes full papers that are original, rigorous, and scholarly contributions examining
the
molecular and atomic aspects of
catalytic activation and
reaction mechanisms in
homogeneous catalysis,
heterogeneous catalysis, supported
organometallic catalysis and
computational catalysis.
The Journal also publishes
timely reviews of specialized topics within the scope outlined above, however prospective authors must obtain preliminary approval from
the Editor in Chief before preparing such an article.
Accepted manuscripts of exceptional quality and substantial interest to the
readership may be selected by
Editors
to feature in the 'Editors Choice' section of the Journal.
Contributions that do not fall within the above aims and scope will be
rejected at the editorial level. Examples of papers falling into this category are those for which the major focus is on
preparative
inorganic chemistry and associated structural characterisation, on polymer characterisation, or on the synthetic organic applications
of catalysis, rather than the molecular and atomic aspects of catalytic activation and reaction mechanism.
In keeping with the aims
and scope of the journal, it is expected that
catalyst activity be appropriately expressed. Thus, homogeneous systems are ideally
characterised by
kinetic analysis from which macro- or micro-scopic rate constants can be presented. At the very minimum, turnover
number and frequency should be reported. For heterogeneous catalysis, activity should ideally be expressed in turnover frequencies per
site or at least per unit area of active component measured using an appropriate method, such as chemisorption or estimated from the
particle size obtained by such techniques as transmission electron microscopy or XRD line-broadening. Extensive use of percent conversion
should be avoided.
Since the scopes of the Elsevier journals
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical,
Journal of
Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic,
Applied Catalysis A: General,
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, and
Catalysis
Communications are complementary, an appropriate submission to each journal could be borderline, in which case the advice of another
Editor will be sought, possibly redirecting the submission to either
Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic,
Applied
Catalysis A: General,
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, or
Catalysis Communications (for letters) with the author(s)'s
agreement.
