Energy Advances
Blue and Green Hydrogen Production and Storage
Submissions open:
1 January 2023
Deadline:
15 June 2023
This Energy Advances themed collection will showcase the role both blue and green hydrogen will play in reaching net-zero carbon emissions targets. Papers published in this collection will cover the chemistry, physics, applied and fundamental materials science and engineering behind new developments in photoelectrochemical water splitting, steam methane reforming, hydrogen storage and the hydrogen economy.
High-entropy energy materials
Submissions open:
1 January 2023
Deadline:
30 June 2023
Guest Editor(s):
Ken Ozoemena (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa), Jenny Pringle (Deakin University, Australia) and Naoaki Yabuuchi (Yokohama National University, Japan)
This Energy Advances themed collection will report fundamental and applied research into high-entropy energy materials, including their applications in thermoelectricity, energy storage, and electrocatalysis. Papers from the fields of chemistry, physics, applied and fundamental materials science and engineering will come together in this collection highlighting exciting new discoveries.
Flowable Energy Storage
Submissions open:
1 January 2023
Deadline:
31 July 2023
Guest Editor(s):
Deepak Dubal (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Yun Suk Huh (Inha University, South Korea), Yongdan Li (Aalto University, Finland) and Peng Tan (University of Science and Technology of China)
This Energy Advances themed collection will report research across a broad scope of topics related to flowable energy storage, including redox flow batteries (including lithium-sulfur, vanadium and aqueous organic systems), electrochemical flow capacitors, and component design for these systems. Studies reporting solutions to cost and safety barriers to grid-scale and commercial use of flowable energy storage technologies are welcomed.
Industrial Chemistry & Materials
Frontiers of Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells
Submissions open:
Open for submissions now
Deadline:
14 June 2023
Guest Editor(s):
Prof. Lior Elbaz (Bar-Ilan University, Israel), Prof. Minhua Shao (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China), Prof. Jianglan Shui (Beihang University,China), Prof. Carlo Santoro (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy,)
As the most promising clean energy carrier in the 21st century, hydrogen represents the centerpiece in the transformation of energy and environmental technology. Moving toward a hydrogen-based society is crucial for humanity to address global sustainability issues and meet carbon neutrality targets, of which hydrogen production and storage, and hydrogen energy conversion (through fuel cells) are key technologies.
It is becoming increasingly clear that the development of these technologies is accelerating and interdependent. At present, demands for low-cost and at-scale chemistries and materials exist in every segment linking the hydrogen energy chain. This special issue aims to collect the inputs from the leading experts on the status, directions, and recent research breakthroughs in building future hydrogen energy ecosystem.
RSC Advances
Nano and microscale modifications of biomaterials
Submissions open:
Now open for submissions
Deadline:
15th June 2023
Guest Editors:
Professor Andrzej Zeliński (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland) and Professor Beata Majkowska-Marzec (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland)
This themed collection in RSC Advances aims to demonstrate the most recent advances in nano and micro-scale modifications of biomaterials. The emphasis is placed on the demonstration of links between nano and micro-scale surface modifications, and their effects on mechanical, chemical, physical, and biological properties.
Advances in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Systems
Submissions open:
Now open for submission
Deadline:
30 June 2023
Guest Editor(s):
Nader Karimi (Queen Mary University of London, UK), Manosh C. Paul (University of Glasgow, UK), Mohammad Hossein Doranehgard (University of Alberta, Canada), Larry K. B. Li (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong), and Freshteh Sotoudeh (Houston University, USA)
This themed collection in RSC Advances aims to collect and compile research articles and reviews focusing on advances in sustainable hydrogen energy systems.
Nanoarchitectonics Advances: Bridge over Nanotechnology and Materials Science
Submissions open:
Now open for submission
Deadline:
30 July 2023
Guest Editors:
Professor Katsuhiko Ariga (National Institute for Materials Science & The University of Tokyo), Professor Hiromitsu Maeda (Ritsumeikan University), Dr. Stéphane Baudron (Université de Strasbourg-CNRS), and Professor Yulan Chen (Jilin University)
Nanoarchitectonics aims to construct materials with precise structures that achieve high performance from nanoscale units such as atoms, molecules, and nanomaterials. Beyond the well-known strategies of self-assembly and related strategies, nanoarchitectonics aims to construct material structures containing more asymmetric and hierarchical motifs from multiple components. This themed collection will encompass the development of various functions enabled by this bottom-up approach to structure development.
Environmental Electrochemistry for Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Submissions open:
Now open for submission
Deadline:
21 September 2023
Guest Editors:
Dr Maulin Shah (Enviro Technology Ltd., India), Professor Dr Günay Yıldız Töre (Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkey), Dr Kiran Bala (Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India), Professor Yujie Feng (Harbin Institute of Technology, China)
This themed collection aims to collect and compile research articles and reviews focusing on the development of electrochemical methods and its application in environmental science and environmental bioremediation technology, for the treatment of industrial wastewater.
Sustainable Composites
Submissions open:
Now open for submission
Deadline:
29 September 2023
Guest Editors:
Professor Ian Hamerton (University of Bristol), Dr Lois Hobson (Centre for Process Innovation), Dr Jonathan Wagner (Loughborough University)
This cross-journal themed collection on Sustainable Composites will bring together articles* tackling the sustainability of the entire composite lifecycle, including new composite feedstocks, low-energy manufacturing, design for end-of-life, in-use benefits, extended composite lifetime and repair, material recovery and recycling. Contributions should clearly address the sustainability aspects associated with the chosen approach.
2D materials and their applications
Submissions open:
Now open for submission
Deadline:
31 October 2023
Guest Editors:
Associate Professor Andreas Rosenkranz (University of Chile, Chile), Associate Professor Massimiliano Papi (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy), Associate Professor Jastrzębska Agnieszka (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland) Associate Professor Diana Berman (University of North Texas, United States of America)
This themed collection in RSC Advances aims to collect and compile research articles and reviews focused on characterising the structural and physiochemical properties of 2D materials. This collection aims to investigate the applications of 2D materials in various fields of fundamental and applied research, with an emphasis on the development of new 2D nanomaterials.
Nanotubes: fabrication, properties, and applications
Submissions open:
Now open for submission
Deadline:
21 December 2023
Guest Editors:
Professor Antonio Di Bartolomeo (University of Salerno, Italy) and Dr. Ofelia Durante (University of Salerno, Italy)
This themed collection is focused on the recent progress on the synthesis, characterization, and applications of nanotubes, either from carbon, TMD or any other materials. The themed collection aims to collect research papers with new experimental, theoretical or simulation results on nanotubes. Review articles that offer comprehensive coverage of specific aspects or new insights and perspectives are welcome as well.
RSC Advances Emerging Investigators series
Submissions open:
21 September 2020
Deadline:
Ongoing
Guest Editor(s):
Fabienne Dumoulin and Shirley Nakagaki
We are delighted to announce the start of an Emerging Investigators series in RSC Advances! This series showcases some of the best research from scientists in the early stages of their independent careers. The series is Guest Editor by Professor Shirley Nakagaki (Federal University of Paraná, Brazil) and Dr Fabienne Dumoulin (Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Universit, Türkiye). In addition, an Editorial article featuring recent researchers in the issue will be published annually.
RSC Advances is proud to present our ongoing Emerging Investigator series. Our 2021 collection was Guest Edited by Professor James Batteas (Texas A&M University). Please see the accompanying Editorial for information on the 2021 collection. Our 2022 collection is Guest Edited by Professor Shirley Nakagaki (Federal University of Paraná, Brazil) and Dr Fabienne Dumoulin (Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Universit, Türkiye). This series showcases some of the very best work from chemists in the early stages of their independent careers.
Readers interested in publishing in the collection can find more information on the process here
Articles will be added to the series as they are published.
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Chemical Biology of Metals
Submissions open:
Open for submissions now
Deadline:
6 March 2023
Guest Editor(s):
Angela Casini (Technical University of Munich, Germany), Christopher J. Chang (University of California, Berkeley, USA), Hui Chao (Sun Yat-Sen University, China), Hongzhe Sun (University of Hong Kong, China)
A themed collection on emerging topics in the chemical biology of metals research.
Themed Collection: Medicinal Chemistry Small Molecule Probes
Submissions open:
Open for submissions now
Deadline:
1 June 2023
Guest Editor(s):
Prof. John Spencer (University of Sussex, UK)
Prof. Gemma Nixon (University of Liverpool, UK)
Prof. Miraz Rahman (King’s College London, UK)
Contributions are welcome which investigate general medicinal chemistry, chemical probes for imaging, proteomics, protacs, fragment-based drug discovery, covalent binders, chemical tools for protein profiling and activity modulation, and natural product-inspired medicinal chemistry and chemical biology.
Themed Collection: Molecular and nanotheranostics
Submissions open:
Open for submissions now
Deadline:
30 June 2023
Guest Editor(s):
Prof. T. Govindaraju (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India)
Recent years have witnessed the emergence of small molecules or molecular conjugates as theranostic tools. This special collection in RSC Chemical Biology and RSC Medicinal Chemistry intends to cover and highlight advancements in molecular theranostics with particular emphasis on chemical biology of molecular design of theranostic tools and their selective interaction with the biomolecular targets to image and ameliorate the pathological conditions.
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