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Applied Catalysis A: General

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1981

ISSN1873-3875

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

H-Index

260

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.956

Total Works

18,945

Total Citations

792,497

2yr Mean Citedness

2.92

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Applied Catalysis A: General focuses on heterogeneous catalysis for chemical transformations. Recent articles explore catalysts for ammonia decomposition, NOx and N2O removal, photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, CO2 hydrogenation, and aniline hydrogenation. Research investigates catalyst design, active sites, reaction mechanisms, and deactivation pathways.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 474 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications18,945

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-3875

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2022

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

CatalysisQ2

Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, PhysicalEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Process Chemistry and TechnologyCatalysis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesCatalysts for Methane ReformingZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisMesoporous Materials and CatalysisCatalysis for Biomass ConversionNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications