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The inaugural issue was released. Processes was published as a quarterly journal.
Processes was indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
Processes was indexed in Scopus.
Processes was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).
Processes announced the first edition of its Travel Award.
Processes adopted a monthly publication schedule.
Processes received its first Journal Impact Factor (1.279).
Processes was indexed in the LAPSE—Living Archive for Process Systems Engineering.
Processes became an affiliated journal of the Systems and Control Division of the Chemical Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE).
Processes established the following sections:
- Chemical Systems;
- Biological Systems;
- Materials Processes;
- Computational Methods;
- Other Topics.
Processes became an affiliated journal of the Brazilian Association of Chemical Engineering (ABEQ).
Processes received its first CiteScore (2.05).
Processes announced the first editions of the Young Investigator Award, Outstanding Reviewer Award, and Best Paper Award.
Processes established the following sections:
- Pharmaceutical Processes;
- Food Processes;
- Energy Systems;
- Computational Methods was renamed as Process Control and Supervision;
- Other Topics was renamed as Advanced Digital and Other Processes.
Processes announced the first edition of the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award.
Processes published its 5,000th paper.
Processes established the following sections:
- Catalysis Enhanced Processes;
- Separation Processes;
- Particle Processes;
- Manufacturing Processes and Systems;
- Automation Control Systems;
- Chemical Systems was renamed as Chemical Processes and Systems;
- Biological Systems was renamed as Biological Processes and Systems;
- Green Processes was renamed as Environmental and Green Processes.
Processes held the e-conference “The 1st International Electronic Conference on Processes: Processes System Innovation”.
Processes received a CiteScore of 3.5 for the year 2021.
Processes received an Impact Factor of 3.352 for the year 2021.
From 2020 until now, Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto
Processes 2023 Travel Award
We are pleased to announce that Processes will be granting the Travel Award to two junior scientists. This award provides financial support for the winners to attend an international conference in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials, or related process/systems engineering to be held in 2023 in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.
We are pleased to announce the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Processes: Process Engineering—Current State and Future Trends (ECP 2023), which will be hosted online from 17 to 31 May 2023.
ECP 2023 will be free of charge for presenters and visitors. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the conference committee. As a sponsor, Processes would like to award the best presented paper, as selected by all the conference committees. The award will consist of a prize of CHF 500. We look forward to posting your contributions.
Processes 2023 Anniversary Best Paper Award
In 2023, we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our journal Processes. In recognition of our authors’ continued support, Processes is pleased to launch the “Processes 2023 Best Paper Award for Anniversary Special Issues”, which will be granted to the best papers published in these Special Issues from 1 January 2023 to 31 November 2023.
Processes 2023 Young Investigator Award
We are pleased to announce that Processes is now inviting nominations for the Processes 2023 Young Investigator Award. This prize will be given to one young investigator in recognition of their excellence in the field of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, materials, or related process/systems engineering research.
Processes 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award
On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Cravotto, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers, who so generously offer their time to review the papers submitted to Processes, by presenting an award to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Processes.
