Editorial policy

Johnson Matthey Technology Review publishes articles, reviews and short reports on sustainable technology solutions, transforming energy and reducing carbon emissions, for a cleaner, brighter, future.

Articles, reviews and short reports will be considered on:

Advanced metals chemistry

The platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), osmium (Os)

PGM chemistry: PGM chemistry, pyro- and hydrometallurgy
PGM properties:properties of PGMs such as durability, high-temperature / corrosion resistivity and catalytic performance contributing to their industrial use
Advanced characterisation: understanding materials performance across the whole length scale from applications to atomic scale
PGM applications: application of PGMs in the automotive, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, glass-making and other industries
Circularity: recycling, refining and sustainable supply of the PGMs; including life cycle assessment

Catalysis, adsorption and sensing

PGM and non-PGM catalysis, adsorption and sensing in the following application areas

Industrial catalysis: development and manufacture of catalysts for the mobility, energy and chemical industries
Heterogenous catalysis: for emissions control, hydrogen electrolysis, fuel cells, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), energy, agrochemical and flavours and fragrances industries
Homogenous catalysis: for the chemicals industry, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), speciality chemicals, agrochemical and flavours and fragrances industries
Biocatalysis: for the pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, flavours and fragrances and nutraceutical industries
Computational modelling: application of computational modelling and artificial intelligence to accelerate catalyst discovery
Surface chemistry: understanding surface chemistry interactions between the catalyst and support
Catalytic coatings: fuel cell and electrolyser catalyst coatings, membranes, performance optimisation

Manufacturing science

Applications of manufacturing science and process optimisation in the following areas

Process development: process chemistry and engineering, design, implementation and optimisation of chemicals processes, improving efficiency, quality, sustainability, safety and reducing cost
Computational modelling: computer models for the study of chemical reactions and production processes
Metallurgy and material science: for industrial equipment and processes
Automation and digitalisation: of process chemistry, operations, data efficiency, analysis, end user applications such as prediction of emissions and characterisation
Sustainability: green chemistry, sustainable processes, engineering, efficiency, inherent safety

Other subjects may be considered at the Editor’s discretion. For more advice please contact us.

The Editor’s decision is final.

Last Updated: October 2025

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Johnson Matthey wants contributors to the Johnson Matthey Technology Review to be representative of the wider scientific community. We encourage contributions from traditionally underrepresented groups in research and scholarly publishing.

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