《ACS Central Science》是美国化学学会出版的第一本完全开放获取的期刊，现任主编为Carolyn R. Bertozzi（Department of Chemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute，Stanford University）。
近40年前流行的“Central Science”一词被用来描述化学在连接物理与生命科学以及类似于医学和工程学等基础科学的应用学科中所发挥的核心作用。
《ACS Central Science》是一本多学科期刊，旨在向广泛的化学和科学界发表具有卓越质量的文章。该刊讨论了化学基础领域的重要进展及应用和跨学科研究，突出了化学在其他学科中的开创性作用。
Impact Factor & CiteScore
如上图所示，《ACS Central Science》近五年的影响因子值总体保持持续增长的态势，2020年的影响因子值也达到了峰值14.553，该刊2020年的总被引次数高达11,097次，在化学-综合性学科中也位居1区的领先位置。
《ACS Central Science》2015年创刊，该刊获得的最早的CiteScore值为2017年的7.7，之后便开启迅速增长的模式，在2020年已增长至17.6，仅三年间CiteScore就增长了近10，可谓是增势迅猛。
《ACS Central Science》2020年的CiteScore值在Scopus的排名情况如下表所示，在两个小类学科中均位居前5%的领先位置，可见该刊的较高影响力与号召力。
中科院分区
《ACS Central Science》在中科院分区的两个版本中有了明显的提升，在最新升级版中该刊的小类学科-化学综合由2区升级为1区，进一步巩固了其顶级期刊的地位，同时也说明该刊得到了国内评价体系更高的认可度。
2016-2020年发文量分布
《ACS Central Science》近五年的发文量如上图所示，一直处于逐年增长的态势，该刊每年发表12期，以2020年的发文量为参考，则平均每期出版23篇文章，按照该刊的增长趋势，小编以为日后每期的发文量会有所增加。
2016-2020年发文国家分布
《ACS Central Science》近五年的主要发文国集中在美国、中国、英国、德国、瑞士、加拿大等国，其中美国的发文占比最高为56.55%，超过了半数之多；其次为中国，发文占比为16.07%；位居第三名的英国占比为5.93%；位居第四名的德国占比为5.21%......由此可见该刊对美国发文的友好程度。
2016-2020年发文机构分布
由上图所示，近五年《ACS Central Science》TOP 10的发文机构中有9家机构均来自美国，另外1家机构来自中国。其中位列前茅的有加利福尼亚大学（占比11.58%）、美国能源部（占比6.37%）、斯坦福大学（占比4.67%）、麻省理工学院（占比4.40%）、西北大学（占比4.13%）等等。仅有的1家中国机构为中国科学院，发文占比为3.95%。以上，可以很明显看出美国科研机构对该刊的青睐度。
文章类型及要求
Research Articles. Reports of original research focused on an individual significant finding or anadvance of immediate and lasting impact thatis of broad interesttothe scientific community. Nominimum length requirementisimposed for original submissions,noting thatfor ACS Central Science,content traditionally considered letters or rapid communications as well as full articlesall fallinto thecategory Research Articles. The Editors request authors explain their findings concisely and accurately,no more than 40,000 characters (including spaces, graphics,tables, and equations),excludingSupporting Information (Sl). Authors are encouraged to use Supporting Information as appropriate.
Outlooks (Reviews).Outlooks are invited by the Editors. Interested authors may submit proposals forOutlooks to eic@centralscience.acs.org with the subject line, "Outlook Proposal". Outlooks are topical, brief (typically 4-6 pages with a maximum length of ~25,000 characters, including spaces,graphics,tables, and equations) featured reviews that are visionary, forward-looking, accessible and of generalinterest to the broad readership of ACS Central Science.
First Reactions (Commentary). First Reactions are invited by the Editors. These are short, generalpieces (no more than 1000 words) that help relate the research articles to the world at large. TheEditors especially encourage a forward-looking view.
In Focus (Community Resources). In Focus are invited by the Editors. These are resources of broadsignificance to the chemistry community or of public interest. The formatisintended to be digestiblefor a broad audience and foster uptake and wide dissemination ofthe work to bridge communities andaccelerate scientific advancement. More information can be found in this introductory Editorial:https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscentsci.0c00390. Interested authors may submit proposals for InFocusto eic@centralscience.acs.org with the subject line,"In Focus Proposal”. In Focus manuscriptsrequire a significance statement (60 words maximum) that details the significance of the workunderstandable to researchers outside their field of specialty.
Science/Life (Narratives).Science/Life are invited by the Editors. Science/Life manuscripts are eitherautobiographical or third person accounts of stories, lives, and anecdotes of the people behind thescience. While there are no strict length requirements, writing mustbe lively and brisk, and will besubject to both style and copy-editing. Interested authors may submit proposals for Science/Life toeic@centralscience.acs.org with the subjectline,"Science/Life Proposal on [the name of the subject orstory]".
Correspondence/Rebuttal. These papers are critical or significant remarks on previously publishedworks in the journal. Correspondence is atechnical contribution providing, with supporting material, arespectful but alternative point of view to a publication thathas appeared in ACS central Science. Theauthor of the original publication may be invited to write a Rebuttal. The Correspondence and Rebuttalwill appear in the same issue of thejournal, when possible.
出版协议及APC费用
《ACS Central Science》遵循CC-BY-NC-ND协议，且对作者和读者均免费。
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