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

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published by Annual Reviews, covering chemical and biomolecular engineering. The co-editors are Michael F. Doherty and

Rachel A. Segalman Rachel A. Segalman is the Edward Noble Kramer Professor and Department Chair of Chemical Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Her laboratory works on semiconducting block polymers, polymeric ionic liquids, and hybrid the ...

. As of 2022, ''

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'', gives the journal an

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of 9.700.

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 a professor of chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, a position he has held since 1955.Michael F. Doherty and

as co-editors. Though it was initially published in print, as of 2021 it is only published electronically.

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

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, and

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with a focus on the development of chemical products and processes. As of 2022, ''

'' lists the journal's

as 9.700, ranking it fifth of 72 journal titles in the category "Chemistry, Applied" and twelfth of 142 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 Lydia Contreras is a full professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She is an American chemical engineer most notable for her work on biomolecular engineering, genetics, and drug discovery. Education Contreras earned her B.S.E. in Chemi ...

* Christopher W. Jones * Sanat K. Kumar * Joseph B. Powell * Irina Smirnova * Levi T. Thompson

References

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

History

Scope and indexing

Editorial processes

Current editorial board

See also

References