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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 […]

Read Zaiping's recent ChemSci picks covering batteries and energy storage.

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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 […]

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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 […]

Welcome to October’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 […]

Welcome to September’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 […]

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 Sascha Feldmann, Professor Scott Cockroft, Dr Xiyue Zhang and Professor Chuan He. We asked our reviewers a few questions about what […]

We are delighted to announce our themed collection in Chemical Science on Emerging Frontiers in Aromaticity. Guest edited by Prof. Gabriel Merino, Cinvestav Mérida (Mexico), Prof. Miquel Solà, Universitat de Girona (Spain), and Prof. Israel Fernández, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain), this collection highlights the most recent methodological developments and unique aspects of aromaticity…

Welcome to August’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 announce our themed collection on amyloids and protein aggregation in Chemical Science, guest edited by Prof. Sara Linse, Lund University (Sweden) and Prof. Tuomas Knowles, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom). This collection highlights key mechanistic findings demystifying the process of amyloid formation. Read our  Guest Editors’ summary and insights in the accompanying e…