The Journal of Natural Gas Chemistry is a quarterly Journal jointly edited by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics and the
Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2006, Elsevier started publishing the Journal on ScienceDirect,
the online full text and bibliographic information resource. Elsevier also takes care of the Journal's international institutional print
subscriptions.
Scope of the Journal
This Journal functions as a medium for reporting original research papers dealing
with topics in the fields of natural gas chemistry, C1 chemistry, lower hydrocarbons chemistry as well as hydrogen energy sources. It
is devoted to up-to-date progress in the following fields all over the world:
Direct and indirect conversions of methane
Methane conversion by enzymatic and biological catalysis
CO/CO2 conversion and C1 chemistry
Synthesis or conversion
of lower hydrocarbons
Synthesis of O-, S-, and N-containing derivatives of lower hydrocarbons
Purification and separation
processes concerning natural gas
Characterization of catalysts relating to the above processes
Production of hydrogen
energy
New approaches or processes of relevant fields
Synthesis, production and utilization of new catalytic materials
Environmental protection relating to the above processes
Abstracting and indexing
Journal of Natural Gas
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they should state so.
Submission information
All manuscripts can be submitted to the editorial office by one of the following
two methods:
The following materials should accompany manuscripts submitted to the editorial office: (a) a signed copyright status form (a copy
reproduced from the form printed in the issue of the Journal may be used), and (b) a covering letter, outlines the basic findings of
the paper and their significance.
However, if for any reason authors are unable to use the above two methods, they may also send the
manuscripts by regular mail to the editorial office according to the following address:
Dr. Hong YANG
Editorial Office Journal
of Natural Gas Chemistry
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
457 Zhongshan Road
Dalian
116023, China
Type of contributions
Four types of manuscripts are acceptable for publication: Articles, Communications,
Reviews and Research notes.
Articles are meant for papers reporting the results of completed definite studies. If several closely
related manuscripts are being prepared at about the same time, all should be submitted together. Articles of high scientific quality
and originality that are of interest to the wide and diverse readership of the Journal will be given priority for publication.
Communications
are intended for the rapid and timely publication of original research of significance. Communications are short contributions not exceeding
three printed pages in length.
Reviews deal with topics of current interest in areas relating to natural gas chemistry and
C1 chemistry. Rather than an assemblage of detailed information with a complete literature survey, a critically selected treatment of
the material is desired. Unsolved problems and possible developments should also be discussed. Review articles are generally written
upon invitation by the Chief Editor.
Research notes report valuable results that are timely parts of a phase research work.
Preparation of manuscripts
The manuscripts should be printed on good quality A4 paper in a 12 pt Times New Roman font with
double spacing and wide margins.
All manuscripts should include: a title, list of authors, full addresses of authors, an abstract,
keywords, all sections of the body of the manuscript, footnotes, and references.
The title should clearly and accurately indicate
the contents of the article or communication and should be expressed in adequate scientific terms. No abbreviations should be used in
the title.
The full addresses of authors should be placed below the title.
Footnotes should be included on the first
page to give the phone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the author of correspondence, and if applicable, information regarding
funding.
We request that authors should submit abstracts for both articles and communications. Abstracts should state briefly the
reason for the work, the significant results, and conclusions.
Keywords should be given at the bottom of the abstract to serve
as guidelines for indexing.
The body of the manuscript should be subdivided into the following sequence of the sections: Introduction,
Experimental, Results and Discussion, Conclusions, and References.
Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively with Arabic
numerals and should be self explanatory. Tables must have a brief descriptive title and include footnotes if necessary. "Figure"should
be spelled out instead of being written "Fig." Figures should have figure captions, either with the figures or collected on a separate
sheet. The contents of figures, tables, and word descriptions should not be duplicated.
Photographs should be of sufficiently
high quality with respect to detail and contrast. Indicate the magnification by a bar on the photograph.
References should
be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Abbreviations of journal titles should follow the
style used in Chemical Abstracts. Reference accuracy is critical and authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references. Only
articles that have been published or are in press should be included in the references. Journal articles and books must be cited by the
following formats:
[1] Descorme C, Gelin P, Lecuyer C, Primet M. J Catal, 1998, 177: 352
[2] Phillips J B, Liu Z. US
Patent 5 196 039. 1993
[3] Andrade J D. Surface and Interfacial Aspects of Biochemical Polymers. Vol 2. New York: Plenum Press,
1985. 35
All manuscripts should include a graphic abstract. Authors are required to provide a single separate A4 sheet containing
a small diagram, or other informative illustration (scheme, formula, figure, etc.) that shows the most important aspect of the paper.
The diagram or illustration should be a maximum size of 35 mm high?80 mm wide. Style and format of the graphical abstract may be found
in the example.
Reviewing of manuscripts
Every submitted paper is independently reviewed by at least two peers. Decision
for publication, amendment, or rejection is based upon their reports. If two or more reviewers consider a manuscript unsuitable for publication
in this Journal, a statement
explaining the basis for the decision will be sent to the authors within three months of the submission
date. Manuscripts rejected will not be returned to the authors.
Revision of manuscripts
Manuscripts sent back to the authors
for revision should be returned to the editor without delay. Revised manuscripts can be sent to editorial office by e-mail to jngc@dicp.ac.cn.
Revised manuscripts returned later than three months will be considered as new submissions.
Others
The authors will receive
a complimentary issue containing the article and 30 free reprints. Additional copy of the Journal and offprints can be ordered at cost.
Correspondence:
Editorial Office Journal of Natural Gas Chemistry
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
457 Zhongshan Road
Dalian 116023, China
Tel: +86-411-84379237
Fax: +86-411-84379600 jngc@dicp.ac.cn
