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To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Chemical Science, we invited authors who published with the journal in its early years to revisit their original work and reflect on how their field has evolved. In her Reflection article, Svetlana V. Eliseeva revisits the 2013 minireview “Intriguing aspects of lanthanide luminescence” to examine how this fast‑moving area […]

We are delighted to introduce our two newest Editorial Board members for Chemical Science – Professor Nobuhiro Yanai and Professor Jun Cheng. Both will be handling manuscripts submitted to the journal in their roles as Associate Editors. Professor Nobuhiro Yanai  Nobuhiro Yanai is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tokyo, […]

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Chemical Science, we invited authors who published with the journal in its early years and contributed seminal papers since then to revisit their original work and reflect on how their field has evolved. In their new Reflection article, Alicia Casitas and Xavi Ribas return to their influential 2013 review […]

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Chemical Science, we invited authors who published with the journal in its early years and contributed seminal papers since then to revisit their original work and reflect on how their field has evolved. In their Reflection article, Koji Nakano and Kyoko Nozaki look back on their 2010 study of […]

Awarded for contributions to the field of digital chemistry and the chemical applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation. Chemical Science is delighted to announce the winner of our 2026 Lectureship, Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik! The Chemical Science Lectureship celebrates leading, independent researchers at all career stages who have made exceptional discoveries and i…

We are delighted to share that Professor Tony James (University of Bath, UK) has joined the Chemical Science Editorial Board as an Associate Editor. Tony James is a Professor at the University of Bath, United Kingdom. Professor James’s expertise and interests cover a broad range of topics, particularly sensing, supramolecular chemistry and imaging, with his […]

Chemical Science is excited to share that Professor Dirk Guldi (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany) has joined the journal as an Associate Editor. Professor Guldi has previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances and brings this experience to his role as an Associate Editor for Chemical Science. Dirk is one of the world’s leading […]

We are pleased to share subject-specific collections of our most popular Chemical Science content published in the last year. These collections are designed to highlight some of the exceptional research published in Chemical Science – and like all Chemical Science articles, they are free to access and read from anywhere in the world with no […]

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Professor Ning Jiao’s Editor’s Choice We are delighted to share with you our latest Editor’s Choice collection that presents a selection of notable research contributions in synthetic chemistry from 2023 to 2024. The featured articles selected by Ning demonstrate significant methodological developments such as nitrogen insertion reactions for heterocycle synthesis, machine learning ap…

To further thank and recognise the support from our excellent reviewer community, we are highlighting reviewers who have provided exceptional support to the journal over the past year. This month, we’ll be highlighting Dr Zachariah Page, Professor Selvan Demir, and Professor Vicent Moliner. We asked our reviewers a few questions about what they enjoy about […]

Covering organic chemistry, chemical biology, materials, energy and environment, catalysis, analytical chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, supramolecular and polymers, and inorganic chemistry!

To further thank and recognise the support from our excellent reviewer community, we are highlighting reviewers who have provided exceptional support to the journal over the past year. This month, we’ll be highlighting Professor Anna Pasternak, Dr Joshua Barham and Professor Abhishek Dey. We asked our reviewers a few questions about what they enjoy about […]

To further thank and recognise the support from our excellent reviewer community, we are highlighting reviewers who have provided exceptional support to the journal over the past year. This month, we’ll be highlighting Dr William Unsworth, Professor Kara Bren, Professor Grace Han and Professor David Harding. We asked our reviewers a few questions about what […]

Welcome to November’s Perspective & Review round up! Our on-going 2023 Chemical Science Perspective & Review Collection showcases all of the Perspective and Review articles published in Chemical Science in 2023. You can find our 2022 collection here. We hope you enjoy reading and as always, all of our articles are open access so you can easily share your favourites online and with […]

We are pleased to share a selection of our referee-recommended HOT articles for October 2023. We hope you enjoy reading these articles, congratulations to all the authors whose articles are featured! As always, Chemical Science is free for authors and readers. You can explore our full 2023 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection here!   Browse a selection of our […]