These Special Issues will showcase original, cutting-edge research from across the chemical sciences, highlighting the early-career researchers conducting work at the forefront of these fields. Submit your nomination by January 11, 2025.
To celebrate the early-career researchers breaking new ground in the chemical sciences, the ACS Au journals invite you to join the “2025 Rising Stars.”
These Special Issues in ACS Engineering Au, ACS Environmental Au, ACS Materials Au, ACS Measurement Science Au, ACS Nanoscience Au, ACS Organic & Inorganic Au and ACS Polymers Au will showcase original, cutting-edge, and impactful research from across the chemical sciences. The scope of these Special Issues is intentionally broad and aims to highlight the early-career researchers conducting work at the forefront of these fields.
Those who are selected as Rising Stars will be invited to submit to the respective journal. These Rising Star publications will appear in issues throughout 2025 and then be collected in Special Issues at the end of the year, which will be widely promoted. The work will be highlighted as a significant contribution from a researcher who is breaking new ground in their field. As the ACS Au journals are fully open access, your paper will be available to anyone, at anytime, anywhere in the world.
How to Nominate
We welcome nominations (including self-nominations) to be featured in these Special Issues. Please submit your nomination to the topically appropriate journal, acknowledging the scope and community of the journal. If you have any questions regarding suitability, please get in touch.
We are looking for early-career investigators who are in the first 8 years of their initial independent appointment (Assistant Professor or equivalent) and are conducting research at the forefront of their field. Allowances are made for those who took career breaks for any reason; please reach out if you have any questions regarding eligibility.
Nominations close on January 11, 2025. Please fill out and submit the form for the appropriate journal below:
Organizing Editors
These Special Issues will be guided by the respective ACS Au Deputy and Associate Editors. Please visit each journal's Editorial Board webpage for more information:
Submission Information
Researchers who are selected to as contributors to the 2025 Rising Stars Special Issues will be notified by email.
We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through August 1, 2025. For more information on submission requirements, please visit the Author Guidelines page for your respective journal.
Papers accepted for the 2025 Rising Stars Special Issues will be available ASAP (as soon as publishable) online. After all submissions have been published, they will then be compiled online into a Special Issue in each journal. Manuscripts submitted for consideration will undergo the full rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals.
How to Submit
- Log in to the ACS Publishing Center
- Select the “Journals” tab.
- Choose the relevant journal name.
- Click "Submit."
- Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “2025 Rising Stars."
If you have any general questions regarding submission to these Special Issues, please contact Au-eic@journals.acs.org.
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