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.



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:

1. Direct and indirect conversions of methane
2. Methane conversion by enzymatic and biological catalysis
3. CO/CO2 conversion and C1 chemistry
4. Synthesis or conversion of lower hydrocarbons
5. Synthesis of O-, S-, and N-containing derivatives of lower hydrocarbons
6. Purification and separation processes concerning natural gas
7. Characterization of catalysts relating to the above processes
8. Production of hydrogen energy
9. New approaches or processes of relevant fields
10. Synthesis, production and utilization of new catalytic materials
11. Environmental protection relating to the above processes

Journal of Natural Gas Chemistry has been covered by the following services until January 2006:

1. Chemical Abstracts (CA)
2. Compendex (EI)
3. Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CAS)
4. Abstract Journals (AJ)
5. Engineering Information Database Encompass LIT
6. EMBASE
7. EMNursing
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10. Computer and Information Systems Abstracts Journal
11. Earthquake Engineering Abstracts
12. Electronics and Communications Abstracts Journal
13. International Aerospace Abstracts
14. Referativnyi Zhurnal
15. Mosby Yearbooks
16. API Encompass
17. Chinese Core Journal of Chemistry Category
18. Chinese Journal Net, Digital Periodical Cluster of China Info

If authors do not wish for their articles to appear in the databases, they should state so.



All manuscripts can be submitted to the editorial office by one of the following two methods:

1. by e-mail to jngc@dicp.ac.cn
2. by online submission at http://www.jngc.org

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

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.



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.

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.

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.



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.


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