Separations

Separations - formerly Chromatography - is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on separation and purification science and technology in all areas of chemical, biological, physical science, and separation performance published monthly online by MDPI. The Central European Group of Separation Sciences (CEGSS) is affiliated with Separations and their members receive discounts on the article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), CAPlus / SciFinder, and other databases.
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 16.3 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.7 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
  • Companion journal: Purification.
 
Impact Factor: 2.7 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.7 (2024)
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Topic in Electrochem, IJMS, Molecules, Polymers, Separations
Advances in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Cristina Orbeci, Cristian Pirvu, Ileana Rau, Stefania Stoleriu, Maria-Cristina Todasca, Elena Iuliana Bîru
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Topic in Energies, IJMS, Membranes, Separations, Water
Membrane Separation Technology Research Topic Editors: Chenxiao Jiang, Zhe Yang, Ying Mei
Deadline: 15 September 2025
Topic in Catalysts, Molecules, Processes, Sustainability, Water, Nanomaterials, Separations
Advanced Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Purification Topic Editors: Ying Zhang, Fangke Yu
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Topic in Analytica, JCM, Separations, Biomolecules, Molecules, IJMS
Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Analysis in Biomedical Research and Clinical Laboratory Topic Editors: Constantinos K. Zacharis, Andreas Tsakalof
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Special Issue in Separations
Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for Pollutant Removals in Wastewaters Guest Editor: Xiaolong Hao
Deadline: 10 July 2025
Special Issue in Separations
Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry for the Determination of Food Authenticity and Food Analysis Guest Editor: Andreas Breidbach
Deadline: 10 July 2025
Special Issue in Separations
Analysis and Bioanalysis of Pharmaceuticals: Sample Preparation and Chromatography Guest Editors: Anne Marie Ciobanu, Daniela Baconi, George Traian Alexandru Burcea-Dragomiroiu, Carmen Lidia Chitescu
Deadline: 10 July 2025
Special Issue in Separations
Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutant in Wastewater Guest Editor: Ming Li
Deadline: 10 July 2025
Topical Collection in Separations
CEGSS Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Collection Editors: Bogusław Buszewski, Erwin Rosenberg
Topical Collection in Separations
Synthetic Membrane Separation Science and Technology Collection Editors: Mohamed Khayet, Elena Guillen Burrieza
Topical Collection in Separations
Separation and Analysis of Drugs and Poisons in Forensic Science Collection Editor: Anna Carfora
Topical Collection in Separations
Feature Paper Collection in Section ‘Chromatographic Separations’ Collection Editors: Victoria Samanidou, Evroula Hapeshi
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