Call For Papers: Aqueous Two-Phase Systems for Separation Processes: From Fundamental Data to Applications

This Special Issue in the Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data will focus on the determination and prediction of phase behavior and properties of aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS), highlighting their innovative and eco-friendly approaches to chemical and biochemical separation processes. Examples of relevant topics might be:

• Determination, correlation and modeling of phase conditions and thermophysical and thermochemical properties of ATPS;
• Development of green ATPS involving renewable, biodegradable, and non-toxic solvents;
• Extraction of pollutants and valuable compounds using ATPS.

Research must utilize experimental and computational approaches that are in the scope of the Journal.

Submissions must comply with the journal's scope, General Guidelines for Authors, and Guidelines for Molecular Modeling and Simulation. Note that micellization, kinetics, and catalysis are not in scope. The Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data encourages manuscripts that report on consequential (relevant, comprehensive, and robust) data and place these data into context by addressing what can be learned from differences and similarities to prior published data on related systems.

Each submission will be peer-reviewed in the usual manner. Upon acceptance, the paper will be published on a rolling basis in a regular issue of the Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data with a label that it is a part of the Special Issue. Once all invited articles have appeared online, they will be collected onto a single Special Issue collection and promoted all together to provide the authors additional exposure.

Organizing Editors

Sushma Ijardar, Guest Editor
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, India

Vesna Najdanovic-Visak, Guest Editor
Aston University, United Kingdom

Sabrina Belén Rodriguez-Reartes, Guest Editor
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain

Pedro Velho, Guest Editor
University of Porto, Portugal

Submission Information

We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through July 1, 2025. For more information on submission requirements, please visit the journal’s Author Guidelines page.

Accepted manuscripts for consideration in this Special Issue will include Research Articles, Perspectives, and Reviews. Papers accepted for publication for this Special Issue will be available ASAP (as soon as publishable) online. After all submissions have been published, they will then be compiled online on a dedicated landing page to form the Special Issue. Manuscripts submitted for consideration will undergo the full rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals.

Open Access: There are diverse open access options for publications in American Chemical Society journals. Please visit our Open Science Resource Center for more information.

How to Submit

• Log in to the ACS Publishing Center.
• Select the "Journals" tab.
• Choose Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data.
• Click "Submit."
• Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “Aqueous Two-Phase Systems for Separation Processes: From Fundamental Data to Applications."

If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact eic@jced.acs.org .