Aim

The primary aim of Green and Sustainable Chemistry Letters (GSCL) is to promote the development and dissemination of innovative chemical science and technology that supports environmental protection, resource efficiency, human and ecological safety, and long-term sustainability.

The journal seeks to encourage research that:

• Designs safer, greener, and more sustainable chemicals and materials.
• Reduces or eliminates the use and generation of hazardous substances.
• Improves atom economy, energy efficiency, and resource utilization.
• Develops environmentally benign synthetic methods and processes.
• Promotes renewable resources and alternative energy technologies.
• Advances sustainable catalysts, solvents, and reaction systems.
• Supports waste prevention, recovery, recycling, and valorization.
• Develops scalable and continuous chemical processes with reduced environmental impact.
• Integrates principles of Green Chemistry with emerging technologies and sustainable manufacturing.
• Addresses contemporary scientific and technological challenges associated with sustainable chemical production and environmental stewardship.

Scope

GSCL welcomes original research, short communications, letters, reviews, perspectives, and other scholarly contributions covering Green and Sustainable Chemistry and related interdisciplinary areas, including but not limited to:

Green Chemical Design and Synthesis

• Design and development of new, safer, and environmentally benign chemicals
• Green synthetic methodologies
• Atom-economic reactions
• One-pot and multicomponent reactions
• Solvent-free and low-solvent processes
• Sustainable reaction pathways
• Selective and efficient chemical transformations

Sustainable Catalysis and Reaction Technologies

• Heterogeneous catalysis
• Homogeneous and supported catalysts
• Phase-transfer catalysis
• Biocatalysis and biotransformations
• Ionic liquids and alternative reaction media
• Crown ethers and related catalytic systems
• Catalytic process intensification
• Energy-efficient chemical transformations

Sustainable Materials and Nanotechnology

• Green synthesis of nanomaterials
• Sustainable materials chemistry
• Environmentally responsible nanotechnology
• Bio-based and renewable materials
• Sustainable polymers and functional materials
• Applications of green-synthesized materials

Energy and Resources

• Alternative and renewable energy sources
• Energy-efficient chemical processes
• Sustainable fuels
• Biomass and renewable feedstocks
• Resource-efficient chemical technologies
• Sustainable utilization of natural resources

Waste, Degradation and Environmental Chemistry

• Chemical degradation and degradation products
• Waste minimization and prevention
• Waste treatment and valorization
• Pollution prevention
• Environmental remediation
• Sustainable approaches to chemical waste management
• Life-cycle considerations of chemical processes and products

Green Manufacturing and Engineering

• Green manufacturing
• Sustainable chemical engineering
• Continuous-flow and continuous chemical processes
• Process optimization and intensification
• Industrially scalable green technologies
• Cleaner production
• Sustainable process design

Emerging Areas

• Green analytical chemistry
• Sustainable pharmaceutical and fine-chemical synthesis
• Bio-based chemistry
• Circular chemistry and resource recovery
• Carbon-efficient chemical processes
• Sustainable solvents and reaction media
• Renewable feedstock utilization
• Green technologies for industrial applications
• Environmental, economic, and sustainability assessment of chemical processes

The journal also welcomes interdisciplinary research connecting Green and Sustainable Chemistry with materials science, chemical engineering, biotechnology, environmental science, energy science, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences, and related fields.

Scientific and Environmental Focus

GSCL particularly encourages research involving innovative chemical syntheses, technologies, methodologies, and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Contributions demonstrating improvements in resource efficiency, energy consumption, waste prevention, safety, renewable-resource utilization, or environmental performance are especially relevant to the journal.

Where appropriate, manuscripts should provide sufficient experimental, analytical, theoretical, or computational evidence to support their conclusions and should clearly describe the environmental or sustainability relevance of the reported work.

Types of Manuscripts

GSCL considers the following categories of scholarly contributions:

• Original Research Articles
• Research Letters
• Short Communications
• Preliminary Research Reports
• Review Articles
• Mini-Reviews
• Perspectives
• Scientific Commentaries
• Novel Methodologies and Technical Reports

Research Letters

Short papers of approximately 2–8 pages, prepared according to the journal's prescribed format/template, may be submitted as Letters. Such contributions may address:

• A specific scientific or technological problem;
• Important preliminary findings;
• A novel experimental observation;
• A new or improved methodology;
• An innovative synthetic approach;
• A new concept or hypothesis supported by scientific evidence; or
• Significant results requiring concise and timely communication.

Letters may include experimental, theoretical, computational, or interdisciplinary studies, provided that the work is scientifically sound and relevant to the scope of GSCL.

Peer Review and Publication

All manuscripts must be prepared in English and will undergo rigorous international peer review and editorial evaluation. Manuscripts are assessed for originality, scientific quality, methodological rigor, relevance to the journal's scope, clarity, ethical compliance, and overall scholarly contribution.

Accepted manuscripts may be published online within approximately 2–3 weeks following completion of the peer-review and editorial process, subject to satisfactory completion of revisions, final editorial approval, and publication formalities.

Professor M. A. PASHA (Retd.,)
Editor-in-Chief
Department of Chemistry 
Bangalore University
Bengaluru, INDIA
E-mail: chief.editoresra@gmail.com

Dr. Bandita Datta
Assistant Professor-II
Department of Chemistry 
Amity Institute of Applied Sciences (AIAS)
Amity University - Kolkata Campus,West Bengal, INDIA
E-mail: bdatta@kol.amity.edu

Professor György Keglevich
Professor of Chemistry, Head,
Dept of Organic Chemistry and Technology
Budapest University of Technology and Economics 
1521 Budapest PO Box 91, 
HUNGARY
E-mail: gkeglevich@mail.bme.hu

Dr. Brajesh Kumar, Ph.D.
Prometeo Researcher II
Centro de Nanociencia y Nanotecnologia
Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida
Universidad de lasFuerzas Armadas ESPE
Av. Gral. Rumiñahui s/n, Sangolqui
P.O. BOX 171-5-231B, Ecuador
LATIN AMERICA
E-mail: krmbraj@gmail.com; bkumar@espe.edu.ec

Dr. Tamer Said Sayed Mohamed Saleh
Associate professor,  
Chemistry Department, 
Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah
JEDDAH, S. A
E-mail: tamsaid@yahoo.com

Dr. Pundlik Rambhau Bhagat
Professor, Department of Chemistry
School of Advanced Sciences,
VIT-University, Vellore - 632 014.
Tamil Nadu, 
INDIA
E-mail: pundlik.rb@vit.ac.in; drprbhagat111@gmail.com  

Dr. Zohre Zarnegar
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Research, 
Department of Organic Chemistry, 
College of Chemistry, 
University of Kashan, 
Kāshān, Isfahan, IRAN
E-mail: z_zarnegar@yahoo.com

Dr. Eskandar Kolvari    
Department of Chemistry, 
Semnan University,
P.O. Box 35195-363,  
Semnan Province, 
IRAN
E-mail: kolvari@semna.ac.ir; kolvari@gmail.com

Dr. Soheila Gandomi-Ravandi
Laboratory of Organic Compound Research, 
College of Chemistry,  
University of Kashan, 
Km. 6 Qotb-e-Ravandi Bld., ‌
Kashan, P. O. Box 87317-51167, IR. IRAN
E-mail: gandomi_so@yahoo.com

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There can be sub-divisions such as 2.1, 2.2 …. 2.1.1, 2.1.2…. under Results and Discussion.

References should be cited using the superscript format (^{1, 2‒4, 5,6, 7‒11})

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     7. Conflict of Interest: Declarations/disclose of the conflict of interest has to be made by the authors.
 

     8. References

Format:

Reference to a Journal publication:
[1]. S. Al-B. Abdullah, S. S. Tamer, M. Z. Ehab. Ultrason. Sonochem., 2013, 20, 1194–1202.

Reference to Article by DOI:

[2]. M. K. Slifka, J. L. Whitton. Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. J. Mol. Med., 2000, doi:10.1007/s001090000086.

Reference to a Book:
[3] J. L. Luche, T. J. Mason. Sonochemistry, experiment to theoretical considerations: Advances in Sonochemistry, ed., JAI Press, London, 1993.

Reference to a chapter in an Edited Book:
[4] B. Brown, M. Aaron. The politics of nature. In: J. Smith (ed) The rise of modern genomics, 3^rd  Edn. Wiley, New York, 2001, pp 230−257.
 

Reference to a website:
[5] J. Bean. How the Internet has Changed (and created new) Holiday Rituals. Available at: http://www.techerator.com/2010/11/how -the-internet-has-changed-and-created-newholiday-rituals/, 2010. [Accessed 12 October 2013].

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