Dalton Transactions
Encyclopedia
Dalton Transactions is a peer-reviewed
scientific journal
publishing original (primary) research and review articles
on all aspects of the chemistry of inorganic
, bioinorganic, and organometallic compounds. It is published weekly by the Royal Society of Chemistry
. The journal takes its name from the English chemist, John Dalton
, best known for his work in the development of modern atomic theory
. Authors can elect to have accepted articles published as open access.
The editor-in-chief of Dalton Transactions is Jamie Humphrey. According to the Journal Citation Reports
, the journal has a 2010 impact factor
of 3.647. This ranks Dalton Transactions 7th out of 43 listed journals in the Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear category.
in 1966. In 1972, this journal was divided into three separate journals: Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions (covering inorganic and organometallic chemistry); Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 1: Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases
; and Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 2: Molecular and Chemical Physics
. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions was then renamed in 2003 to Dalton Transactions. In January 2000, Dalton Transactions incorporated Acta Chemica Scandinavica.
While the Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions was published as 12 issues a year from 1972, as submissions increased, the journal switched in 1992 to 24 issues a year, and then in 2006 to 48 issues a year.
and organometallic compounds, including bioinorganic, biological inorganic, and solid-state inorganic chemistry; the application of physicochemical techniques to the study of their structures, properties, and reactions, including kinetics and mechanisms; synthesis
and characterisation of new inorganic materials
; homogeneous
and heterogeneous catalysis
; new or improved experimental techniques and syntheses.
In 1966, the first report of the synthesis of Wilkinson's catalyst
was published in the journal.
, Organometallics
, Inorganic Chimica Acta and European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
. In 2009, the five journals that have been cited most frequently by articles published in Dalton Transactions are Journal of the American Chemical Society
, Inorganic Chemistry
, Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, Dalton Transactions and Organometallics
. In 2009, Dalton Transactions was cited 33871 times, ranking it 3rd out of 44 listed journals in the Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear category.
According to Web of Science
, the following three articles have been cited most often (citations made during the period 1993–2010):
In 2006, Dalton Transactions was named a Rising Star by In-cites from Thomson Scientific
.
Peer review
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scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
publishing original (primary) research and review articles
Literature review
A literature review is a body of text that aims to review the critical points of current knowledge including substantive findings as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic...
on all aspects of the chemistry of inorganic
Inorganic chemistry
Inorganic chemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds. This field covers all chemical compounds except the myriad organic compounds , which are the subjects of organic chemistry...
, bioinorganic, and organometallic compounds. It is published weekly by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
. The journal takes its name from the English chemist, John Dalton
John Dalton
John Dalton FRS was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist. He is best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory, and his research into colour blindness .-Early life:John Dalton was born into a Quaker family at Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth, Cumberland,...
, best known for his work in the development of modern atomic theory
Atomic theory
In chemistry and physics, atomic theory is a theory of the nature of matter, which states that matter is composed of discrete units called atoms, as opposed to the obsolete notion that matter could be divided into any arbitrarily small quantity...
. Authors can elect to have accepted articles published as open access.
The editor-in-chief of Dalton Transactions is Jamie Humphrey. According to the Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by the Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters. It has been integrated with the Web of Knowledge, by Thomson Reuters, and is accessed from the Web of Science to JCR Web. It provides information about academic journals in the sciences and...
, the journal has a 2010 impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 3.647. This ranks Dalton Transactions 7th out of 43 listed journals in the Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear category.
Publication history
The journal began publication under the name Journal of the Chemical Society A: Inorganic, Physical, TheoreticalJournal of the Chemical Society
The Journal of the Chemical Society was a scientific journal established by the Chemical Society in 1849 as the Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society. The journal underwent several renamings, splits, and mergers throughout its history. In 1980, the Chemical Society merged with several other...
in 1966. In 1972, this journal was divided into three separate journals: Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions (covering inorganic and organometallic chemistry); Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 1: Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases
Faraday Transactions
Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions was a peer-reviewed scientific journal published from 1905 until 1998. The journal was originally published by the Faraday Society under the name Transactions of the Faraday Society.-History:...
; and Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 2: Molecular and Chemical Physics
Faraday Transactions
Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions was a peer-reviewed scientific journal published from 1905 until 1998. The journal was originally published by the Faraday Society under the name Transactions of the Faraday Society.-History:...
. Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions was then renamed in 2003 to Dalton Transactions. In January 2000, Dalton Transactions incorporated Acta Chemica Scandinavica.
While the Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions was published as 12 issues a year from 1972, as submissions increased, the journal switched in 1992 to 24 issues a year, and then in 2006 to 48 issues a year.
Volume renumbering
In 2010, Dalton Transactions introduced a sequential volume numbering scheme, with one volume per year. While volumes were not retro-actively assigned to the years prior to 2010, the first issue of 2010 was assigned volume 39 (2010 being the 39th year since the publication of Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions).Subject coverage
Dalton Transactions publishes articles on all aspects of the chemistry of inorganicInorganic chemistry
Inorganic chemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds. This field covers all chemical compounds except the myriad organic compounds , which are the subjects of organic chemistry...
and organometallic compounds, including bioinorganic, biological inorganic, and solid-state inorganic chemistry; the application of physicochemical techniques to the study of their structures, properties, and reactions, including kinetics and mechanisms; synthesis
Chemical synthesis
In chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of chemical reactions to get a product, or several products. This happens by physical and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions...
and characterisation of new inorganic materials
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
; homogeneous
Homogeneous catalysis
In chemistry, homogeneous catalysis is a sequence of reactions that involve a catalyst in the same phase as the reactants. Most commonly, a homogeneous catalyst is codissolved in a solvent with the reactants.-Acid catalysis:...
and heterogeneous catalysis
Heterogeneous catalysis
In chemistry, heterogeneous catalysis refers to the form of catalysis where the phase of the catalyst differs from that of the reactants. Phase here refers not only to solid, liquid, vs gas, but also immiscible liquids, e.g. oil and water. The great majority of practical heterogeneous catalysts...
; new or improved experimental techniques and syntheses.
In 1966, the first report of the synthesis of Wilkinson's catalyst
Wilkinson's catalyst
Wilkinson's catalyst is the common name for chlorotrisrhodium, a coordination compound with the formula RhCl3 . It is named after the late organometallic chemist and 1973 Nobel Laureate, Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson who popularized its use.-Structure and basic properties:The compound is a square planar,...
was published in the journal.
Article types
Dalton Transactions publishes the following types of articles: Research Papers (original scientific work); Communications (preliminary accounts that merit urgent publication); Perspectives (invited personal accounts or critical analyses of specialist areas); Frontiers (intended to highlight emerging topics, particularly at the interface of inorganic chemistry with other disciplines, and are ‘forward-looking’ in nature); and Letters (which concern articles previously published in Dalton Transactions).Abstracting and indexing
Dalton Transactions is abstracted and indexed in the following databases:- Chemical Abstracts ServiceChemical Abstracts ServiceChemical Abstracts is a periodical index that provides summaries and indexes of disclosures in recently published scientific documents. Approximately 8,000 journals, technical reports, dissertations, conference proceedings, and new books, in any of 50 languages, are monitored yearly, as are patent...
– CASSICassiThe Cassi are one of five tribes encountered by Julius Caesar during his second expedition to Britain in 55 BC when he crossed the Thames at Kew, and who became his allies after the Trinovantes joined him... - PubMedPubMedPubMed is a free database accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez information retrieval system...
– MEDLINEMEDLINEMEDLINE is a bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care... - Science Citation IndexScience Citation IndexThe Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
– Web of ScienceWeb of ScienceISI Web of Knowledge is an academic citation indexing and search service, which is combined with web linking and provided by Thomson Reuters. Web of Knowledge coverage encompasses the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. It provides bibliographic content and the tools to access, analyze,... - ScopusScopusScopus, officially named SciVerse Scopus, is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 18,000 titles from over 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical,...
- GeoRefGeoRefThe GeoRef database is a bibliographic database of scientific literature in the geosciences, including the geology of North America and the world. Coverage ranges from 1785 to the present for North American literature, and 1933 to the present for the rest of the world. It currently contains more...
Citations
The five journals that cited Dalton Transactions most often in 2009 are (in order of descending citation frequency) Dalton Transactions, Inorganic ChemistryInorganic Chemistry (journal)
Inorganic Chemistry is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Chemical Society since 1962. It covers research in all areas of inorganic chemistry...
, Organometallics
Organometallics
Organometallics is a journal published by the American Chemical Society. Its area of focus is organometallic, as well as organometalloid chemistry. This peer-reviewed journal received an Impact Factor of 3.888 as reported by the 2010 Journal Citation Reports by Thomson Reuters.The current...
, Inorganic Chimica Acta and European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
The European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering inorganic chemistry. The journal is the result of a merger of Chemische Berichte/Recueil, Bulletin de la Société Chimique de France, Bulletin des Sociétés Chimiques Belges, and Gazzetta Chimica Italiana.- See...
. In 2009, the five journals that have been cited most frequently by articles published in Dalton Transactions are Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of the American Chemical Society
The Journal of the American Chemical Society is a weekly peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1879 by the American Chemical Society. The journal has absorbed two other publications in its history, the Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry and the American Chemical Journal...
, Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry (journal)
Inorganic Chemistry is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Chemical Society since 1962. It covers research in all areas of inorganic chemistry...
, Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, Dalton Transactions and Organometallics
Organometallics
Organometallics is a journal published by the American Chemical Society. Its area of focus is organometallic, as well as organometalloid chemistry. This peer-reviewed journal received an Impact Factor of 3.888 as reported by the 2010 Journal Citation Reports by Thomson Reuters.The current...
. In 2009, Dalton Transactions was cited 33871 times, ranking it 3rd out of 44 listed journals in the Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear category.
According to Web of Science
Web of Science
ISI Web of Knowledge is an academic citation indexing and search service, which is combined with web linking and provided by Thomson Reuters. Web of Knowledge coverage encompasses the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. It provides bibliographic content and the tools to access, analyze,...
, the following three articles have been cited most often (citations made during the period 1993–2010):
In 2006, Dalton Transactions was named a Rising Star by In-cites from Thomson Scientific
Thomson Scientific
Thomson Scientific was one of the five operating divisions of The Thomson Corporation until 2008. Following the merger of Thomson with Reuters to form Thomson Reuters in 2008, it became the Scientific business unit of the new company. In 2009, the Scientific business came together with the...
.
Dalton Discussions
Dalton Discussions are scientific meetings that provide a forum for the exchange of views and newly acquired results in focused areas of inorganic chemistry. The papers, which are associated with the oral presentations at the meeting, are published in a special issue of Dalton Transactions, which constitutes a permanent record of the meeting. The meetings are usually held annually.See also
- Chemical CommunicationsChemical CommunicationsChemical Communications, known as ChemComm, is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry . It contains communications of significant work from across the chemical sciences. It also includes feature articles...
- Chemical Society ReviewsChemical Society ReviewsChemical Society Reviews is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing review articles on topics of current interest in chemistry. Its predecessors were Quarterly Reviews, Chemical Society and Royal Institute of Chemistry, Reviews...
- List of scientific journals in chemistry
- Important inorganic chemistry publications