''Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering'' is an annual

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published by Annual Reviews, covering

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and

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. The co-editors are Michael F. Doherty and Rachel A. Segalman. As of 2024, ''

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'', gives the journal an

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of 7.6.

History

The ''Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering'' was first published in 2010 by nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews. Its founding editor was

John Prausnitz John Michael Prausnitz (born January 7, 1928) is an emeritus professor of chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Prausnitz is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering for contri ...

. In 2018, Prausnitz was succeeded by Michael F. Doherty and Rachel A. Segalman as co-editors. Though it was initially published in print, as of 2021 it is only published electronically. As of 2023, it is being published as

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model.

Scope and indexing

The ''Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering'' defines its scope as covering significant developments relevant to

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. It includes disciplines such as

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and

biology Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, History of life, origin, evolution, and ...

physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

, and

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with a focus on the development of chemical products and processes. As of 2024, ''

'' lists the journal's

as 7.6, ranking it seventh of 74 journal titles in the category "Chemistry, Applied" and seventeenth of 170 titles in "Engineering, Chemical". It is

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Editorial processes

The ''Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering'' is helmed by the editor or the co-editors. The editor is assisted by the editorial committee, which includes associate editors, regular members, and occasionally guest editors. Guest members participate at the invitation of the editor, and serve terms of one year. All other members of the editorial committee are appointed by the Annual Reviews board of directors and serve five-year terms. The editorial committee determines which topics should be included in each volume and solicits reviews from qualified authors. Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted.

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of accepted manuscripts is undertaken by the editorial committee.

Current editorial board

As of 2022, the editorial committee consists of the two co-editors and the following members: * Ravi S. Kane * Linda J. Broadbelt * Kookheon Char * Wilfred Chen * Lydia Contreras * Christopher W. Jones * Sanat K. Kumar * Joseph B. Powell * Irina Smirnova * Levi T. Thompson

References

{{Authority control Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Annual journals Academic journals established in 2010 Chemical engineering journals Biochemistry journals English-language journals

History

Scope and indexing

Editorial processes

Current editorial board

See also

References