On Thursday, April 25, we will be visited by Dr Ilaria Cianchetta, who is the Editor-in-Chief for the new Cell Press journal, Chem Catalysis, which is a sister journal of Chem.  Chem Catalysis is a high impact - low volume type journal and publishes catalysis work spanning biological catalysis, homogeneous catalysis and heterogeneous catalysis.  This visit is part of an outreach trip to ourselves and other R1 institutions in Texas.  

Dr Cianchetta will give a seminar on Thursday, April 25, between 10.00-11.00 in NHB 1.720.  All are invited to attend and learn about how to most effectively prepare a submission for the journal, or to ask any questions.  Please see the synopsis, below.

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Ilaria Cianchetta received her degree in physics in 2006 from the Sapienza University of Rome and her master’s degree in materials science in 2009. She was awarded her PhD in chemistry in 2013 and then moved to the US to take up a postdoctoral fellowship at the Getty Conservation Institute. Ilaria joined Cell Press in 2016 to become Chem’s first scientific editor, covering physical and materials chemistry. In March 2020, she was promoted to editor-in-chief of Chem Catalysis.

Chem Catalysis, daughter journal to Chem - Cell Press, is a monthly journal publishing innovative and insightful research on fundamental and applied catalysis, providing a platform for researchers across chemistry, chemical engineering, and related fields to disseminate and promote their work. The journal is a premier resource for scientists, researchers, and engineers in both academia and industry, bridging the multidisciplinary aspects and scales of the field. Chem Catalysis publishes experimental and theoretical studies in all fields of catalysis—heterogeneous catalysis, homogeneous catalysis, and biocatalysis—that report transformative methods, tools, and technologies that are of value to all communities. We give particular emphasis to reports that significantly advance our understanding of existing systems, expand the current knowledge with novel catalysts, and connect fundamental catalysis insights to the real world for the benefit of society. Chem Catalysis publishes full-length research articles, reviews, topical perspectives, methods papers, and other editorial content of general interest to the broader catalysis community. Chem Catalysis received a first (partial) Journal Impact Factor of 10.8 in 2023.

The seminar will provide information on the journal, the Cell Press portfolio, and offer insights on manuscript writing and the editor’s role.