JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK

TABLE OF CONTENTS XXX

. .

• Description p.1
• Impact Factor p.1
• Abstracting and Indexing p.2
• Editorial Board p.2
• Guide for Authors p.3

ISSN: 0021-9517

DESCRIPTION
.

Journal of Catalysis is the premier scholarly publication in the field of catalysis and an indispensable
source of information for chemists and chemical engineers in both industrial and academic fields. Over
the last decade, Journal of Catalysis has been ranked among the top five chemical engineering
journals in terms of impact and relevance. During this period, it has published some of the most
important contributions to physical chemistry and the science and applications of catalysis.

Journal of Catalysis publishes original, rigorous, and scholarly contributions in the fields of
heterogeneous catalysis and homogeneous catalysis. These include studies that relate catalytic
function to fundamental chemical processes at surfaces and in metal complexes, novel concepts in
surface chemistry, the synthesis and catalytic function of novel inorganic solids and complexes,
spectroscopic methods for structural characterization, and theoretical methods of direct interest and
impact in the science and applications of catalysts and catalytic processes.

Journal of Catalysis publishes manuscripts of archival value because of their significant fundamental
and conceptual contributions to our understanding and practice of catalytic chemistries. The journal
features authoritative articles, priority communications, research notes, and letters to the Editors.

Journal of Catalysis also publishes Priority Communications and Research Notes. Priority
Communications contain unique, exciting, and novel results that provide compelling evidence for
rapid publication; while results in such communications may be of a preliminary nature, experimental
details must be fully documented and the results reliably reproduced. Research Notes typically contain
data and concepts that resolve in a concise but rigorous manner issues raised in previous publications.

IMPACT FACTOR
.

2015: 7.354 © Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2016

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 1

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING
.

Chem Inform
Chemical Abstracts
Chemical Engineering Abstracts
Current Contents/Physics, Chemical, & Earth Sciences
Engineering Index
Research Alert
Science Citation Index
Biological Abstracts
Literature Abstracts/Catalysts and Catalysis
Scopus

EDITORIAL BOARD
.

Editor-in-Chief:
J.A. Lercher, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
Editors:
M. Beller, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany
C. Copéret, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
G.J. Hutchings, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
M.T. Koper, Universiteit Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands
H. Liu, Peking University, Beijing, China
M. Neurock, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
J.W. Niemantsverdriet, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
S.T. Oyama, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
F.H. Ribeiro, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
J. Sauer, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Editorial Board:
C.R. Apesteguia, Instituto de investigaciones en Catálisis y Petroquím (INCAPE), Santa Fe, Argentina
J.N. Armor
M.A. Barteau, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
A.T. Bell, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
A. Corma Canós, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
R. J. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
K.P. de Jong, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
W.N. Delgass, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
K. Domen, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
J. Dumesic, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
H.-J. Freund, Fritz Haber Institut der Max Planck Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
B.C. Gates, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA
E. Iglesia, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
I. Ivanova, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
J.S. Lee, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea
C. Li, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, China
J.K. Nørskov, Stanford University, Menlo Park, California, USA
D.E. Resasco, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
S.L. Soled, Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey, USA
H. Topsøe, Haldor Topsoe A/S, Lyngby, Denmark
H. Toulhoat, Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP), Rueil Malmaison, France
B. Wichterlova, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague 8, Czech Republic

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 2

GUIDE FOR AUTHORS
.

Your Paper Your Way

We now differentiate between the requirements for new and revised submissions. You may choose to
submit your manuscript as a single Word or PDF file to be used in the refereeing process. Only when
your paper is at the revision stage, will you be requested to put your paper in to a 'correct format'
for acceptance and provide the items required for the publication of your article.
To find out more, please visit the Preparation section below.

INTRODUCTION
The Journal of Catalysis publishes original, rigorous, and scholarly contributions in the fields of
heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis. These include studies that relate catalytic function to
fundamental chemical processes at surfaces and in metal complexes, novel concepts in surface
chemistry, the synthesis and catalytic function of novel inorganic solids and complexes, spectroscopic
methods for structural characterization, and theoretical methods of direct interest and impact in the
science and applications of catalysts and catalytic processes.

Journal of Catalysis publishes manuscripts of archival value because of their significant fundamental
and conceptual contributions to our understanding and practice of catalytic chemistries. The journal
features authoritative articles, priority communications, research notes, and letters to the Editors.
Journal of Catalysis is the premier scholarly publication in the field of catalysis and, over the last
decade, it has been ranked among the top ten chemistry journals in terms of impact and relevance.
During this period, it has published some of the most important contributions to the science and
applications of catalysis and throughout its fifty-year history, it has been an indispensable source of
information for chemists and chemical engineers in both industrial and academic fields.

Journal of Catalysis does not accept preliminary publications. It prefers full articles of scholarly
in-depth studies and publishes short articles only in special cases, as Priority Communications
or Research Notes. Priority Communications contain unique, exciting, and novel results that
provide compelling evidence for rapid publication; while results in such communications may be
of a preliminary nature, experimental details must be fully documented and the results reliably
reproduced. Research Notes typically contain data and concepts that resolve in a concise but rigorous
manner issues raised in previous publications
Types of Paper
Research Notes, Letters to the Editor, and Priority Communications should have a maximum of 14
double-spaced typewritten manuscript pages (including tables and figures). Accepted Research Notes
will not receive publication priority over regular articles. All Research Notes should include an abstract
of 60-100 words.

Letters to the Editor will be considered for priority publication under the following conditions: (a)
Letters must be related to some statement made in a recently published article in this journal; (b) in
cases of conflicting views on any topic, no more than one letter from each author will be accepted.

The handling editor will evaluate the suitability of an article for consideration as a Priority
Communication according to the following criteria: (a) The article contains unique, exciting, and
obviously novel results with a clear requirement for rapid publication; (b) articles may be of
preliminary nature, but experimental details of the preparation and conditions must be fully
documented so that the experiment can be repeated. Priority Communications should include an
abstract of 60-100 words; Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections; a maximum of
3 figures and/or tables in total; and a References section with only the most essential references
included. Manuscripts submitted for publication as Priority Communications must be accompanied
by a letter explaining why the material deserves rapid publication. Manuscripts accepted as Priority
Communications will be printed as quickly after acceptance as possible. Manuscripts that are judged
not to warrant priority publication may be considered for publication as Research Notes.
Submission checklist
You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for
review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.

Ensure that the following items are present:

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 3

One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address

All necessary files have been uploaded:

Manuscript:
• Include keywords
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print
Graphical Abstracts / Highlights files (where applicable)
Supplemental files (where applicable)

Further considerations
• Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
• All references mentioned in the Reference List are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the
Internet)
• Relevant declarations of interest have been made
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
• Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements

For further information, visit our Support Center.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Ethics in publishing
Please see our information pages on Ethics in publishing and Ethical guidelines for journal publication.
Declaration of interest
All authors are requested to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial,
personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the
submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work. More
information.
Plagiarism
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except
in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under
consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or
explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will
not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written
consent of the copyright-holder.

Articles and any other material published in the Journal of Catalysis represent the opinions of the
author(s) and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the editor(s) or the publisher.
Manuscripts that do not meet the general criteria or standards for publication in the Journal of Catalysis
will be immediately returned to the authors, without detailed review. At their discretion, editors may
request from the corresponding author a statement describing specific original contributions made
by each co-author.
Submission declaration and verification
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except
in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis or as an electronic
preprint, see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' section of our ethics policy for more
information), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is
approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was
carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or
in any other language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder. To
verify originality, your article may be checked by the originality detection service CrossCheck.

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 4

Changes to authorship
Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their
manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any
addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only
before the manuscript has been accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request such
a change, the Editor must receive the following from the corresponding author: (a) the reason
for the change in author list and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, letter) from all authors that they
agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors,
this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed.
Only in exceptional circumstances will the Editor consider the addition, deletion or rearrangement of
authors after the manuscript has been accepted. While the Editor considers the request, publication
of the manuscript will be suspended. If the manuscript has already been published in an online issue,
any requests approved by the Editor will result in a corrigendum.
Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see
more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of
the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version
of this agreement.

Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal
circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution
outside the institution and for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. If
excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission
from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier has preprinted forms for
use by authors in these cases.

For open access articles: Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete an
'Exclusive License Agreement' (more information). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles
is determined by the author's choice of user license.

Author rights
As an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More
information.
Elsevier supports responsible sharing
Find out how you can share your research published in Elsevier journals.
Role of the funding source
You are requested to identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or
preparation of the article and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s), if any, in study design; in
the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to
submit the article for publication. If the funding source(s) had no such involvement then this should
be stated.
Funding body agreements and policies
Elsevier has established a number of agreements with funding bodies which allow authors to comply
with their funder's open access policies. Some funding bodies will reimburse the author for the Open
Access Publication Fee. Details of existing agreements are available online.
Open access
This journal offers authors a choice in publishing their research:

Open access
• Articles are freely available to both subscribers and the wider public with permitted reuse.
• An open access publication fee is payable by authors or on their behalf, e.g. by their research funder
or institution.
Subscription
• Articles are made available to subscribers as well as developing countries and patient groups through
our universal access programs.
• No open access publication fee payable by authors.

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 5

Regardless of how you choose to publish your article, the journal will apply the same peer review
criteria and acceptance standards.

For open access articles, permitted third party (re)use is defined by the following Creative Commons
user licenses:
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Lets others distribute and copy the article, create extracts, abstracts, and other revised versions,
adaptations or derivative works of or from an article (such as a translation), include in a collective
work (such as an anthology), text or data mine the article, even for commercial purposes, as long
as they credit the author(s), do not represent the author as endorsing their adaptation of the article,
and do not modify the article in such a way as to damage the author's honor or reputation.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
For non-commercial purposes, lets others distribute and copy the article, and to include in a collective
work (such as an anthology), as long as they credit the author(s) and provided they do not alter or
modify the article.
The open access publication fee for this journal is USD 3600, excluding taxes. Learn more about
Elsevier's pricing policy: https://www.elsevier.com/openaccesspricing.
Green open access
Authors can share their research in a variety of different ways and Elsevier has a number of
green open access options available. We recommend authors see our green open access page for
further information. Authors can also self-archive their manuscripts immediately and enable public
access from their institution's repository after an embargo period. This is the version that has been
accepted for publication and which typically includes author-incorporated changes suggested during
submission, peer review and in editor-author communications. Embargo period: For subscription
articles, an appropriate amount of time is needed for journals to deliver value to subscribing customers
before an article becomes freely available to the public. This is the embargo period and it begins from
the date the article is formally published online in its final and fully citable form.
This journal has an embargo period of 24 months.
Elsevier Publishing Campus
The Elsevier Publishing Campus (www.publishingcampus.com) is an online platform offering free
lectures, interactive training and professional advice to support you in publishing your research. The
College of Skills training offers modules on how to prepare, write and structure your article and
explains how editors will look at your paper when it is submitted for publication. Use these resources,
and more, to ensure that your submission will be the best that you can make it.
Language (usage and editing services)
Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of
these). Authors who feel their English language manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible
grammatical or spelling errors and to conform to correct scientific English may wish to use the English
Language Editing service available from Elsevier's WebShop.
Submission
Submission to this journal proceeds totally online. Use the following guidelines to prepare your article.
Via the homepage of this journal (http://ees.elsevier.com/jcat/) you will be guided stepwise through
the creation and uploading of the various files. The system automatically converts source files to a
single Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Please
note that even though manuscript source files are converted to PDF at submission for the review
process, these source files are needed for further processing after acceptance. All correspondence,
including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail and via
the author's homepage, removing the need for a hard-copy paper trail.
Referees
Please submit the names and institutional e-mail addresses of several potential referees. For more
details, visit our Support site. Note that the editor retains the sole right to decide whether or not the
suggested reviewers are used.
Additional Information

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 6

Manuscripts must be submitted by the senior author, who must accept responsibility on
behalf of all authors for all ethical requirements. The author submitting the manuscript will
be listed as the corresponding author in the published version of each accepted manuscript.

There are no submission fees or page charges. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a letter
addressed to the specific editor and outlining the basic findings of the paper and its significance. If the
manuscript refers to recently submitted manuscripts or papers in press (with the Journal of Catalysis
or other journals), then a copy of each manuscript must be supplied so that the reviewers can judge
the new manuscript in its proper context.

Revised manuscripts should be returned including revision notes. The revision notes should address
the issues raised in the referee report and clearly state per page (indicate paragraph and line) which
changes have been made. Additional materials may be requested at the discretion of the editor.

Authors requested to revise their submission to Journal of Catalysis will be given 4 weeks
in which to submit the revised submission. Revised submissions received after 4 weeks
from the time at which the revision was requested will be considered as new submissions.

We also ask that for all manuscripts with 7 or more authors to include in the cover letter
a list of each author's individual contribution to the manuscript.

PREPARATION
NEW SUBMISSIONS
Submission to this journal proceeds totally online and you will be guided stepwise through the creation
and uploading of your files. The system automatically converts your files to a single PDF file, which
is used in the peer-review process.
As part of the Your Paper Your Way service, you may choose to submit your manuscript as a single file
to be used in the refereeing process. This can be a PDF file or a Word document, in any format or lay-
out that can be used by referees to evaluate your manuscript. It should contain high enough quality
figures for refereeing. If you prefer to do so, you may still provide all or some of the source files at
the initial submission. Please note that individual figure files larger than 10 MB must be uploaded
separately.
References
There are no strict requirements on reference formatting at submission. References can be in any style
or format as long as the style is consistent. Where applicable, author(s) name(s), journal title/book
title, chapter title/article title, year of publication, volume number/book chapter and the pagination
must be present. Use of DOI is highly encouraged. The reference style used by the journal will be
applied to the accepted article by Elsevier at the proof stage. Note that missing data will be highlighted
at proof stage for the author to correct.
Formatting requirements
There are no strict formatting requirements but all manuscripts must contain the essential elements
needed to convey your manuscript, for example Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and
Methods, Results, Conclusions, Artwork and Tables with Captions.
If your article includes any Videos and/or other Supplementary material, this should be included in
your initial submission for peer review purposes.
Divide the article into clearly defined sections.
Use line numbering throughout your paper.
Figures and tables embedded in text
Please ensure the figures and the tables included in the single file are placed next to the relevant text
in the manuscript, rather than at the bottom or the top of the file.
REVISED SUBMISSIONS
Use of word processing software
Regardless of the file format of the original submission, at revision you must provide us with an
editable file of the entire article. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most formatting
codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. The electronic text should be prepared
in a way very similar to that of conventional manuscripts (see also the Guide to Publishing with
Elsevier). See also the section on Electronic artwork.

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 7

To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the 'spell-check' and 'grammar-check'
functions of your word processor.
Article structure
Subdivision - numbered sections
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered
1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this
numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to 'the text'. Any subsection may be
given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.
Introduction
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature
survey or a summary of the results.
Materials and Methods
Experimentals and methods should be sufficiently detailed to enable the experiments to be
reproduced. Authors should draw attention to any particular chemical or biological hazards that may
be involved in carrying out the experiments described. Any relevant safety precautions should be
described; if an accepted code of practice has been followed, a reference to the relevant standards
should be given.
Results
Results should be clear and concise.
Discussion
This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results
and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published
literature. Results and Discussion may be combined and may be organized into subheadings.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand
alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.
Appendices
If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in
appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix,
Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.
Essential title page information
• Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid
abbreviations and formulae where possible.
• Author names and affiliations. Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s)
of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. Present the authors' affiliation
addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-
case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address.
Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the
e-mail address of each author.
• Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing
and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that the e-mail address is given and that contact
details are kept up to date by the corresponding author.
• Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described in the article was
done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' (or 'Permanent address') may be indicated as
a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be
retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
Abstract
A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length: 150 words). The abstract should state
briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often
presented separate from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References
should be avoided, but if essential, they must be cited in full, without reference to the reference
list. Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be
defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 8

Graphical Abstract
Authors must supply a graphical abstract at the time the paper is first submitted. The abstract should
summarize the contents of the paper in a concise, pictorial form designed to capture the attention of a
wide readership and for compilation of databases. Authors must provide images that clearly represent
the work described in the paper. The content of the graphical abstract will be typeset and should be
kept within an area of 5 cm by 17 cm. Authors must supply the graphic separately as an electronic file.
Highlights
Highlights are mandatory for this journal. They consist of a short collection of bullet points that
convey the core findings of the article and should be submitted in a separate editable file in the
online submission system. Please use 'Highlights' in the file name and include 3 to 5 bullet points
(maximum 85 characters, including spaces, per bullet point). You can view example Highlights on
our information site.
Keywords
Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 10 keywords, avoiding general and plural
terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, "and," "of"). Be sparing with abbreviations: only
abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing
purposes.
Abbreviations
Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field in a footnote to be placed on the first page
of the article. Such abbreviations that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined at their first
mention there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.
Acknowledgements
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do
not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those
individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance
or proofreading the article, etc.). Include information on grants received.
Formatting of funding sources
List funding sources in this standard way to facilitate compliance to funder's requirements:

Funding: This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy];
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA [grant number zzzz]; and the United States Institutes
of Peace [grant number aaaa].

It is not necessary to include detailed descriptions on the program or type of grants and awards. When
funding is from a block grant or other resources available to a university, college, or other research
institution, submit the name of the institute or organization that provided the funding.

If no funding has been provided for the research, please include the following sentence:

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or
not-for-profit sectors.
Footnotes
Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article. Many word
processors build footnotes into the text, and this feature may be used. Should this not be the case,
indicate the position of footnotes in the text and present the footnotes themselves separately at the
end of the article.
Artwork
Electronic artwork
General points
• Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork.
• Preferred fonts: Arial (or Helvetica), Times New Roman (or Times), Symbol, Courier.
• Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
• Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
• Indicate per figure if it is a single, 1.5 or 2-column fitting image.
• For Word submissions only, you may still provide figures and their captions, and tables within a
single file at the revision stage.
• Please note that individual figure files larger than 10 MB must be provided in separate source files.

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 9

A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available.
You are urged to visit this site; some excerpts from the detailed information are given here.
Formats
Regardless of the application used, when your electronic artwork is finalized, please 'save as' or
convert the images to one of the following formats (note the resolution requirements for line drawings,
halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below):
EPS (or PDF): Vector drawings. Embed the font or save the text as 'graphics'.
TIFF (or JPG): Color or grayscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi.
TIFF (or JPG): Bitmapped line drawings: use a minimum of 1000 dpi.
TIFF (or JPG): Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (color or grayscale): a minimum of 500 dpi
is required.
Please do not:
• Supply files that are optimized for screen use (e.g., GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); the resolution is too low.
• Supply files that are too low in resolution.
• Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.
Color Artwork
Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (TIFF, EPS or MS Office files) and
with the correct resolution. If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable colour figures
then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in colour on the Web
(e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in
colour in the printed version. For colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding
the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. Please indicate your preference for colour
in print or on the Web only. For further information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please
see http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
Please note: Because of technical complications which can arise by converting colour
figures to "grey scale" (for the printed version should you not opt for colour in print)
please submit in addition usable black and white versions of all the colour illustrations.
Color figures should not be submitted unless the Authors are willing to assume all costs
associated with color reproduction. If color reproduction is essential and the authors
intend to argue for a waiver of charges, the Editor should be consulted upon manuscript
submission.
Figure captions
Ensure that each illustration has a caption. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure
itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but
explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
Tables
Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. Tables can be placed either next to the
relevant text in the article, or on separate page(s) at the end. Number tables consecutively in
accordance with their appearance in the text and place any table notes below the table body. Be
sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in them do not duplicate results
described elsewhere in the article. Please avoid using vertical rules.
References
Citation in Text; Proof of 'in press' required
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice
versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal
communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If
these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of
the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either "Unpublished results"
or "Personal communication". Citation of a reference as "in press" implies that the item has been
accepted for publication and a copy of the title page of the relevant article must be submitted.

Authors must supply a full-text copy of all unpublished references (including "Personal
Communications" and papers "in press"). These references will be included in your
submission and will be verified by the reviewers of your manuscript. Any submission that
does not comply with this requirement will be rejected by the Editors.

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 10

Web references
As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any
further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.),
should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a
different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
Reference management software
Most Elsevier journals have their reference template available in many of the most popular reference
management software products. These include all products that support Citation Style Language
styles, such as Mendeley and Zotero, as well as EndNote. Using the word processor plug-ins from
these products, authors only need to select the appropriate journal template when preparing their
article, after which citations and bibliographies will be automatically formatted in the journal's style.
If no template is yet available for this journal, please follow the format of the sample references and
citations as shown in this Guide.
Users of Mendeley Desktop can easily install the reference style for this journal by clicking the following
link:
http://open.mendeley.com/use-citation-style/journal-of-catalysis
When preparing your manuscript, you will then be able to select this style using the Mendeley plug-
ins for Microsoft Word or LibreOffice.
Reference formatting
There are no strict requirements on reference formatting at submission. References can be in any style
or format as long as the style is consistent. Where applicable, author(s) name(s), journal title/book
title, chapter title/article title, year of publication, volume number/book chapter and the pagination
must be present. Use of DOI is highly encouraged. The reference style used by the journal will be
applied to the accepted article by Elsevier at the proof stage. Note that missing data will be highlighted
at proof stage for the author to correct. If you do wish to format the references yourself they should
be arranged according to the following examples:
Reference Style
References should be individually numbered in the order in which they are cited in the text (including
tables assuming they will be located where they are first mentioned in the text), and listed in numerical
sequence on separate sheets at the end of the paper, typed in double spacing. The numbers (no
alphabetical characters) should appear in the text at the appropriate places in square brackets [ ].
In the reference list, periodicals [1], books [2], multiauthor books with editors [3], proceedings [4],
and patents [5] should be cited in accordance with the following examples:

[1] M. Inoue, H. Kominami, T. Inui, Appl. Catal. A 121 (1995) 1.

[2] Nielsen, An Investigation on Promoted Iron Catalysts for the Synthesis of Ammonia, Jul. Giellerups
Forlag, Copenhagen, 1968, p. 72.
[3] M.V. Sargent, F.M. Dean, in: A.R. Katrizky, C.W. Rees (Eds.), Comprehensive Heterocyclic
Chemistry, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1977, p. 599.
[4] F.E. Wagner, M. Karger, F. Probst, B. Schutter, in: P. Jena, C.B. Satterthwaite (Eds.), Electronic
Structure and Properties of Hydrogen in Metals, Proc. NATO Int. Symp., Richmond, VA, 4-6 March
1982, Plenum, New York, 1983, p. 581.
[5] J. Ciric, US Patent 3 972 983 (1976), to Mobil Oil Corporation.

Authors' and editors' names should be given as initials followed by surname. The names of all authors
(and/or all editors) should be listed in the reference list; "et al." should not be used here. Abbreviations
for the titles of journals should follow the system used by Chemical Abstracts. Each reference should
be complete in itself; therefore ibid. should not be used in the reference list.
Journal abbreviations source
Journal names should be abbreviated according to the List of Title Word Abbreviations.
Video
Elsevier accepts video material and animation sequences to support and enhance your scientific
research. Authors who have video or animation files that they wish to submit with their article are
strongly encouraged to include links to these within the body of the article. This can be done in the
same way as a figure or table by referring to the video or animation content and noting in the body
text where it should be placed. All submitted files should be properly labeled so that they directly
relate to the video file's content. In order to ensure that your video or animation material is directly

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 11

usable, please provide the files in one of our recommended file formats with a preferred maximum size
of 150 MB. Video and animation files supplied will be published online in the electronic version of your
article in Elsevier Web products, including ScienceDirect. Please supply 'stills' with your files: you can
choose any frame from the video or animation or make a separate image. These will be used instead
of standard icons and will personalize the link to your video data. For more detailed instructions please
visit our video instruction pages. Note: since video and animation cannot be embedded in the print
version of the journal, please provide text for both the electronic and the print version for the portions
of the article that refer to this content.
Supplementary material
Supplementary material can support and enhance your scientific research. Supplementary files
offer the author additional possibilities to publish supporting applications, high-resolution images,
background datasets, sound clips and more. Please note that such items are published online exactly
as they are submitted; there is no typesetting involved (supplementary data supplied as an Excel
file or as a PowerPoint slide will appear as such online). Please submit the material together with the
article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each file. If you wish to make any changes to
supplementary data during any stage of the process, then please make sure to provide an updated
file, and do not annotate any corrections on a previous version. Please also make sure to switch off the
'Track Changes' option in any Microsoft Office files as these will appear in the published supplementary
file(s). For more detailed instructions please visit our artwork instruction pages.
Database linking
Elsevier encourages authors to connect articles with external databases, giving readers access to
relevant databases that help to build a better understanding of the described research. Please refer
to relevant database identifiers using the following format in your article: Database: xxxx (e.g., TAIR:
AT1G01020; CCDC: 734053; PDB: 1XFN). More information and a full list of supported databases.
CONTENT INNOVATION
AudioSlides
The journal encourages authors to create an AudioSlides presentation with their published article.
AudioSlides are brief, webinar-style presentations that are shown next to the online article on
ScienceDirect. This gives authors the opportunity to summarize their research in their own words
and to help readers understand what the paper is about. More information and examples are
available. Authors of this journal will automatically receive an invitation e-mail to create an AudioSlides
presentation after acceptance of their paper.
Chemical Compound Viewer (Reaxys)
You can enrich your article with visual representations, links and details for those chemical structures
that you define as the main chemical compounds described. Please follow the instructions to learn
how to do this.
Interactive plots
This journal enables you to show an Interactive Plot with your article by simply submitting a data
file. Full instructions.
Additional Information
When preparing the manuscript, use double spacing and wide (3 cm) margins. (Avoid full justification;
i.e., do not use a constant right-hand margin.) Ensure that each new paragraph is clearly indicated.
Present tables and figure legends on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. If possible, consult
a recent issue of the journal to become familiar with layout and conventions. Number all pages
consecutively.

Chemical reaction data

For heterogeneous catalysis, presentation should include reaction rates normalized by catalyst surface
area, surface area of the active phase, or number of active surface atoms or catalytic sites, as
appropriate. Typical rate units are mol s-1 m-2 or, in the case of surface atom normalization to
produce turnover frequencies, s-1. For homogeneous catalysis, rates should typically be reported as
turnover frequencies. Comparisons of selectivities should be made at similar conversions. Catalytic
measurements need to be carried out under kinetically limited conditions. Confirming tests need to
be carried out and reported, especially for all reactions occurring in the liquid phase.

AFTER ACCEPTANCE

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 12

Online proof correction
Corresponding authors will receive an e-mail with a link to our online proofing system, allowing
annotation and correction of proofs online. The environment is similar to MS Word: in addition to
editing text, you can also comment on figures/tables and answer questions from the Copy Editor.
Web-based proofing provides a faster and less error-prone process by allowing you to directly type
your corrections, eliminating the potential introduction of errors.
If preferred, you can still choose to annotate and upload your edits on the PDF version. All instructions
for proofing will be given in the e-mail we send to authors, including alternative methods to the online
version and PDF.
We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. Please use this
proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables and
figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this
stage with permission from the Editor. It is important to ensure that all corrections are sent back
to us in one communication. Please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent
corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
Offprints
The corresponding author will, at no cost, receive a customized Share Link providing 50 days free
access to the final published version of the article on ScienceDirect. The Share Link can be used
for sharing the article via any communication channel, including email and social media. For an
extra charge, paper offprints can be ordered via the offprint order form which is sent once the
article is accepted for publication. Both corresponding and co-authors may order offprints at any
time via Elsevier's Webshop. Corresponding authors who have published their article open access do
not receive a Share Link as their final published version of the article is available open access on
ScienceDirect and can be shared through the article DOI link.

AUTHOR INQUIRIES
Visit the Elsevier Support Center to find the answers you need. Here you will find everything from
Frequently Asked Questions to ways to get in touch.
You can also check the status of your submitted article or find out when your accepted article will
be published.
© Copyright 2014 Elsevier | http://www.elsevier.com

AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 8 Sep 2016 www.elsevier.com/locate/jcat 13