- 3.6Impact Factor
- 7.9CiteScore
- 16 daysTime to First Decision
Journal History
| 2011 | The inaugural issue was released. Membranes was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2013 | Membranes was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2015 | Membranes was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Membranes established the following sections: -Membrane Preparation and Characterization; -Membrane Applications in Water Treatment; -Membrane Applications in Industry and Chemical Analysis; -Membrane Transport Phenomena. |
| 2017 | Membranes announced the first edition of the Best Paper Award. Membranes announced the first edition of the Travel Award. |
| 2018 | Membranes announced the 2018 Travel Award. Membranes received its CiteScore (2017) of 2.69. |
| 2019 | Membranes adopted a monthly publication schedule. Membranes was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 7 (Issue 1). Membranes announced the 2019 Travel Award. Membranes announced the first edition of the Young Investigator Award. Membranes established the following sections: -Membrane Preparation and Characterization; -Fundamentals of Membrane Processes; -Membrane Engineering and Applications; -Membrane Modeling and Simulation; -Membranes in Life Sciences. -Membrane Applications in Water Treatment was discontinued. -Membrane Applications in Industry and Chemical Analysis was discontinued. -Membrane Transport Phenomena was discontinued. Membranes received its CiteScore (2018) of 3.28. |
| 2020 | Membranes announced the 2020 Best Paper Award. Membranes announced the 2020 Travel Award. Membrane Society of Australasia (MSA) and Polish Membrane Society (PTMem) became affiliated to Membranes. Membranes published its 1,000th paper. Membranes received its 2019 Impact Factor (3.094). Membranes received its CiteScore (2019) of 3.5. |
| 2021 | Membranes announced the 2021 Best Paper Award. Membranes announced the first edition of the Best Cover Award. Membranes announced the 2021 Young Investigator Award. Membranes established the following sections: -Polymeric Membranes; -Inorganic Membranes; -Membrane Chemistry; -Membrane Physics and Theory; -Membrane Analysis and Characterization; -Membrane Surface and Interfaces; -Membrane Processing and Engineering; -Membrane Applications; -Biological Membrane Functions; -Biological Membrane Dynamics and Computation; -Biological Membrane Composition and Structures; -Biofilms. -Membrane Preparation and Characterization was discontinued. -Fundamentals of Membrane Processes was discontinued. -Membrane Engineering and Applications was discontinued. -Membrane Modeling and Simulation was discontinued. -Membranes in Life Sciences was discontinued. Membranes received its 2020 Impact Factor (4.106), ranked 21/88 (Q1) in "Polymer Science", 125/335 (Q2) in "Materials Science, Multidisciplinary", 45/143 (Q2) in "Engineering, Chemical" and 69/162 (Q2) in "Chemistry, Physical". Membranes received its CiteScore (2020) of 3.7. |
| 2022 | Membranes announced the 2022 Best Paper Award. Membranes received its 2021 Impact Factor (4.562), ranked 21/90 (Q1) in "Polymer Science", 132/345 (Q2) in "Materials Science, Multidisciplinary", 47/142 (Q2) in "Engineering, Chemical" and 68/163 (Q2) in "Chemistry, Physical". Membranes received its CiteScore (2021) of 3.7. |
| 2024 | -Membrane Applications was discontinued. -Membrane Processing and Engineering was discontinued. -Biological Membrane Functions was discontinued. -Biological Membrane Composition and Structures was discontinued. -Polymeric Membranes was discontinued. -Membrane Chemistry was discontinued. -Biological Membrane Dynamics and Computation was discontinued. -Membrane Surfaces and Interfaces was discontinued. -Membrane Physics and Theory was discontinued. -Membrane Analysis and Characterization was discontinued. -Inorganic Membranes was discontinued. -Biofilms was discontinued. Membranes established the following sections: -Biological Membranes; -Membrane Fabrication and Characterization; -Membrane Applications for Energy; -Membrane Applications for Water Treatment; -Membrane Applications for Gas Separation; -Membrane Applications for Other Areas. |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2011–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Spas D. Kolev |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2015–2018 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Clàudia Fontàs for the section on Membrane Applications in Industry and Chemical Analysis Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Angelo Basile for the section on Membrane Applications in Water Treatment Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shiro Suetsugu for the section on Membrane Transport Phenomena Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Klaus Rätzke for the section on Membrane Preparation and Characterization |
| 2019–2020 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shiro Suetsugu for the section on Membranes in Life Sciences Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Clàudia Fontàs for the section on Membrane Preparation and Characterization Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wojciech Kujawski for the section on Fundamentals of Membrane Processes Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Benjamin S. Hsiao for the section on Membrane Engineering and Applications Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giulio C. Sarti for the section on Membrane Modeling and Simulation |
| 2021–2024 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wojciech Kujawski for the section on Membrane Processing and Engineering Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Benjamin S. Hsiao for the section on Membrane Applications Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shiro Suetsugu for the section on Biological Membrane Composition and Structures Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Philippe Knauth for the section on Polymeric Membranes Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Efrem Curcio for the section on Membrane Surfaces and Interfaces Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giulio C. Sarti for the section on Membrane Physics and Theory Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Clàudia Fontàs for the section on Membrane Analysis and Characterization |
| 2024–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shiro Suetsugu for the section on Biological Membranes Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Clàudia Fontàs for the section on Membrane Fabrication and Characterization Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Philippe Knauth for the section on Membrane Applications for Energy Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Benjamin S. Hsiao for the section on Membrane Applications for Water Treatment Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Efrem Curcio for the section on Membrane Applications for Other Areas |
Membranes - ISSN 2077-0375