Industrial Chemistry & Materials
Find inspiring progress in industrial chemistry and materials in this journal.
Editor-in-Chief: Suojiang Zhang
Publishing model: Gold open access
Backed by our unique partnership with the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), we provide a global platform to advance the application of science and technology.
The global editorial and advisory board members are valued experts in the community. With their support, rigorous editorial practices and dissemination ensure your research is accessible and discoverable on a global scale. By bringing researchers, engineers, and policymakers into one place, research is inspired, challenges are solved and the applications of science and technology are accelerated.
Scope
Industrial Chemistry & Materials (ICM) publishes significant innovative research and major technological breakthroughs in all aspects of industrial chemistry and materials, focusing on the important innovation of the low-carbon chemical industry, energy and functional materials.
Chemical industry and materials science is entering a new green, high-value and intelligent era. ICM features application-driven chemistry and functional materials innovation. We hope this journal will be the premier home for papers related to industrial chemistry and materials, with a vision of stimulating inspiration, solving problems, and accelerating the application of science and technology.
Professor Suojiang Zhang, Editor-in-Chief, Industrial Chemistry & Materials
Journal Impact Factor
15.7 (2025)
First decision time (all)
4 days
First decision time (peer reviewed)
22 days
Indexing
eISSN: 2755-2500
Indexed in: Web of Science ESCI, EI Compendex, IET INSPEC, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), CAS
Publication frequency: 6 issues per year
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