''Dalton Transactions'' is a

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publishing original (primary) research and

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on all aspects of the

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, and

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compounds. It is published weekly by the

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. The journal was named after the English chemist,

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, best known for his work on modern

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. Authors can elect to have accepted articles published as open access. The

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is Andrew Shore. ''Dalton Transactions'' was named a "rising star" by ''In-cites'' from

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in 2006.

Publication history

The journal was established as the ''Journal of the Chemical Society A: Inorganic, Physical, Theoretical'' in 1966. In 1972, the journal was divided into three separate journals: ''Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions'' (covering inorganic and organometallic chemistry), '' Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 1: Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases'', and '' Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 2: Molecular and Chemical Physics''. The ''Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions'' was renamed in 2003 to ''Dalton Transactions''. In January 2000, ''

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'' was absorbed. While the ''Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions'' was published as 12 issues a year from 1972, as submissions increased, the journal switched to 24 issues a year in 1992 and then to 48 issues a year in 2006. In 2010, the journal introduced a sequential volume numbering scheme, with one volume per year. While volume numbers were not assigned retro-actively, the first issue of 2010 was assigned volume 39 (2010 being the 39th year since the establishment of the ''Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions''.

Subject coverage

''Dalton Transactions'' publishes articles on all aspects of the chemistry of

and

compounds, including

, biological inorganic, and

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inorganic chemistry; the application of physicochemical techniques to the study of their structures, properties, and reactions, including

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and mechanisms;

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and characterisation of new inorganic

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;

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and

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; new or improved experimental techniques and syntheses.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: *

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According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 4.390.

Notable articles

According to the Web of Science, the following three articles have been cited most often: # # #

Dalton Discussions

Dalton Discussions are scientific meetings that provide a forum for the exchange of views and newly acquired results in focused areas of inorganic chemistry. The papers, which are associated with the oral presentations at the meeting, are published in a special issue of ''Dalton Transactions'', which constitutes a permanent record of the meeting. The meetings are usually held annually.

References

External links

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Dalton Discussions
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