Aims & Scope

Aim

NextGen Catalysis (NGC) aims to advance scientific understanding and practical solutions for safeguarding aquatic ecosystems and ensuring their long-term health, resilience, and sustainability. We publish high-quality, peer-reviewed research that addresses the effects in the following areas:

  1. Emerging Catalysis Technologies

Single-atom catalysis.

Photocatalysis and electrocatalysis.

Plasmonic and quantum dot catalysis.

AI and machine learning in catalyst design.

  1. Sustainable and Green Catalysis

Biocatalysis and enzyme engineering.

CO₂ utilization and conversion.

Catalysis for hydrogen production and storage.

Waste-to-energy catalytic processes.

  1. Catalysis in Industry and Scale-Up

Process intensification and reactor design.

Catalyst deactivation and regeneration.

Techno-economic and life-cycle analysis.

Case studies from petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and agrochemical sectors.

  1. Mechanistic and Theoretical Catalysis

Reaction mechanisms and kinetics.

In situ and operando spectroscopy.

Computational catalysis and DFT studies.

Catalyst-support interactions.

  1. Regional or Application-Specific Focus

Catalysis for clean water and air.

Catalysis in developing economies.

Catalysis for circular economy and recycling.

Catalysis in food and agriculture.

It is published quarterly online by Scilight Press.

Scope

The journal's scope encompasses, but is not limited to, the following areas:

- Effects of chemical, physical, and biological stressors on aquatic ecosystem health and biodiversity.

- Climate change impacts on marine and freshwater systems, including warming, sea-level rise, and altered precipitation patterns.

- Safety implications of environmental stressors for aquatic organisms and human communities reliant on aquatic resources.

- Innovative approaches to monitoring, mitigating, and managing stressor impacts on aquatic ecosystems.

- Interactions between multiple stressors and their cumulative effects on ecosystem function and resilience.

- Policy, management, and technological solutions to enhance aquatic ecosystem safety and sustainability.

We welcome interdisciplinary submissions that bridge ecology, toxicology, climatology, hydrology, environmental policy, and related fields. Manuscripts should contribute novel insights, robust methodologies, or practical applications to safeguard aquatic ecosystems and ensure their long-term health and safety.