Open Access ArticleWe would like to take this opportunity to thank all of Industrial Chemistry & Materials’s reviewers for helping to preserve quality and integrity in chemical science literature. We would also like to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Industrial Chemistry & Materials in 2025.
Supported by the committed reviewer community, Industrial Chemistry & Materials has further strengthened its academic quality and expanded its global reputation. Industrial Chemistry & Materials has been indexed in ESCI, EI Compendex, Scopus, IET INSPEC, and DOAJ. In 2025, the journal received its first Impact Factor of 11.9, ranking 10/175 in Engineering, Chemical and 45/460 in Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, positioning it within JCR Q1. During the year, reviewers from 39 countries and regions generously contributed their time and expertise to Industrial Chemistry & Materials, collectively supporting the journal in advancing the internationalization, fairness, and transparency of the peer-review process. In recognition of their exceptional efforts, our editorial team has carefully selected a group of reviewers who have made significant contributions and gone above and beyond in providing timely, rigorous, and constructive feedback. It is our pleasure to recognize these contributors as our Outstanding Reviewers for 2025:
Dr. Jonathan Bloh
DECHEMA-Forschungsinsitut
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3814-1875
Dr. Lukas Buelens
Ghent University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4896-1498
Dr. Shih-Yuan Chen
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7093-2511
Dr. Yousi Chen
Dalian University of Technology
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9087-235X
Dr. Juan Coronado
Instituto de Catalisis y Petroleoquimica
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1919-8371
Professor Mariana Conceicao da Costa
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1710-7202
Professor Robert Farrauto
Columbia University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8127-1424
Professor Qingsheng Gao
Jinan University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4273-8500
Dr. Yi Gao
Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6015-5694
Professor Maria Goula
University of Western Macedonia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6188-4095
Professor Simelys Hernandez
Politecnico di Torino
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6722-0273
Professor Dominik Janczewski
Warsaw University of Technology
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5466-6444
Professor Ho Won Jang
Seoul National University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6952-7359
Professor Ji Bong Joo
Konkuk University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4950-6278
Professor Taku Kitanosono
The University of Tokyo
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0743-1420
Professor Rajamani Krishna
Universiteit van Amsterdam
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4784-8530
Professor Jin-Kyun Lee
Inha University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9468-5749
Dr. Luciana Lisi
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7837-4294
Professor Chang-Yong Nam
Brookhaven National Laboratory
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-4063
Professor Salvador Ordóñez
University of Oviedo
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6529-7066
Professor Chong Peng
Dalian University of Technology
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0593-3083
Professor Kandasamy Prabakar
Pusan National University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7582-0765
Dr. Lu Shang
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5701-5017
Professor Seung Uk Son
Sungkyunkwan University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4779-9302
Professor Atsushi Urakawa
Delft University of Technology
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7778-4008
Professor Casey Wade
Ohio State University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7044-9749
Dr. Ke Wang
Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4508-1302
Professor Yapei Wang
Renmin University of China
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5420-0364
Professor Feng Yan
Southern University of Science and Technology
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9603-2968
Professor Feng Yan
Soochow University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9269-7025
Professor Ying Zhang
University of Science and Technology of China
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2519-7359
Professor Xiaoxin Zou
Jilin University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4143-9274
As we recognize our Outstanding Reviewers for 2025, we also extend our sincere appreciation to the broader Industrial Chemistry & Materials community—our Editorial and Advisory Boards, authors, reviewers, and readers—whose collective efforts sustain the journal's progress. Looking ahead, we remain firmly committed to upholding a peer review system grounded in fairness, rigor, and transparency, while continuing to broaden its global reach. Together, we will advance a culture of trust, integrity, and excellence that underpins high-quality scientific publishing.
Suojiang Zhang, Editor-in-Chief
Jing Kong, Managing Editor
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