The front cover story, Structure determination of modulated structures by powder X-ray diffraction and electron diffraction is contributed by Zhengyang Zhou, Lukáš 
The inside cover this month features an article on Fluorescence tuning of Zn(II)-based metallo-supramolecular coordination polymers and their application for picric acid detection by Hong-Qing Li, Zhong-Yu Ding, Yao Pan, Chun-Hua Liu and Yuan-Yuan Zhu.
In celebration of Peer Review Week, with the theme of Recognition for Review – we would like to highlight the top 10 reviewers for Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers in 2016, as selected by the editor for their significant contribution to the journal.
| Name | Institution |
| Dr Michael Nippe | Texas A&M University |
| Dr Yang Xu | Ilmenau University of Technology |
| Dr Jianping Huang | Stony Brook University |
| Professor Ming-Liang Tong | Sun Yat-Sen University |
| Dr Junfeng Xie | University of Science and Technology of China |
| Dr Jie Zeng | University of Science and Technology of China |
| Dr Teppei Yamada | Kyushu University |
| Dr Yosuke Goto | University of Tokyo |
| Dr Min Zhou | Ilmenau University of Technology |
| Dr Zachary Tonzetich | University of Texas at San Antonio |
We would like to say a massive thank you to these reviewers as well as the Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers board and all of the materials chemistry community for their continued support of the journal, as authors, reviewers and readers.
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT articles of August 2016!
You can access these publications for free till 31st Oct by logging into your free Royal Society of Chemistry publishing personal account (http://pubs.rsc.org).
The construction, structures, and functions of pillared layer metal–organic frameworks
Xiao-Li Luo, Zheng Yin, Ming-Hua Zeng and Mohamedally Kurmoo
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00181E, Review Article
The latest InorgChemFront issue is published online.
Following review article is also included in the current issue:
Transforming inorganic layered montmorillonite into inorganic–organic hybrid materials for various applications: a brief overview
G. Bishwa Bidita Varadwaj, Kulamani Parida and Vincent O. Nyamori
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1100-1111
DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00179C
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to share with you the HOT articles of June 2016!
You can access these publications for free till 14th Sep by logging into your free Royal Society of Chemistry publishing personal account (http://pubs.rsc.org).
Activating Pd nanoparticles on sol–gel prepared porous g-C3N4/SiO2 via enlarging the Schottky barrier for efficient dehydrogenation of formic acid
Hong-Hui Wang, Bing Zhang, Xin-Hao Li, Markus Antonietti and Jie-Sheng Chen
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00151C, Research Article
Efficient concurrent removal of sulfur and nitrogen contents from complex oil mixtures by using polyoxometalate-based composite materials
Zhixiao Yao, Haralampos N. Miras and Yu-Fei Song
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016,3, 1007-1013
DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00130K, Research Article
A paper-based lanthanide smart device for acid–base vapour detection, anti-counterfeiting and logic operations
Xiang Li, Hao Chen, Alexander M. Kirillov, Yujie Xie, Changfu Shan, Bingkai Wang, Chunling Shi and Yu Tang
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016,3, 1014-1020
DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00164E, Research Article
ZIF-derived in situ nitrogen decorated porous carbons for CO2 capture
Ying Pan, Ming Xue, Mingyi Chen, Qianrong Fang, Liangkui Zhu, Valentin Valtchev and Shilun Qiu
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00158K, Research Article
Transforming inorganic layered montmorillonite into inorganic–organic hybrid materials for various applications: a brief overview
G. Bishwa Bidita Varadwaj, Kulamani Parida and Vincent O. Nyamori
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00179C, Review Article
The latest InorgChemFront issue is published online.
The inside cover this month features an article on A paper-based lanthanide smart device for acid–base vapour detection, anti-counterfeiting and logic operations by Xiang Li, Hao Chen, Alexander M. Kirillov, Yujie Xie, Changfu Shan, Bingkai Wang, Chunling Shi and Yu Tang.
Following review articles and highlight are also included in the current issue:
2p–3d–4f hetero-tri-spin molecule-based magnetic compounds
Mei Zhu, Licun Li and Jean-Pascal Sutter
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 994-1003
DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00075D
New way to multi-shelled hollow spheres for robust battery electrode
Hong Jin Fan
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1004-1006
DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00135A
The latest InorgChemFront issue is published online.
Recent developments in the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid/formate using heterogeneous catalysts
Gunniya Hariyanandam Gunasekar, Kwangho Park, Kwang-Deog Jung and Sungho Yoon
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 882-895
DOI: 10.1039/C5QI00231A
Challenges and recent advances in MOF–polymer composite membranes for gas separation
Yuanyuan Zhang, Xiao Feng, Shuai Yuan, Junwen Zhou and Bo Wang
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 896-909
DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00042H
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to announce its first Impact Factor as 4.532*!
We also received a ranking of 6 out of 46 inorganic chemistry journals.
As a collaborative journal led by the Chinese chemistry community, Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers is committed to report the very best research from China, Asia and rest of the world to an international audience. This impressive Impact Factor 4.532 demonstrates that the journal has attracted and published outstanding research, and has a large, community-spanning international readership.
“Many thanks for authors and readers! It seems that frontiers of inorganic chemistry attracted more attention of chemists in short time; we do wish publish more interdisciplinary cutting-edge research between inorganic chemistry and related subjects, and make much more significant impact on inorganic chemistry and beyond.” said Professor Song Gao, Editor-in-Chief of Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers.
The editorial office is also grateful to our distinguished international editorial and advisory board members for ensuring the high quality of the journal. Most important of all, are our reviewers, authors and those who have cited their work, and to them we extend our particular thanks!
We look forward to welcoming the next challenges and greater achievements in the future!
*Data based on 2015 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2016).
The latest InorgChemFront issue is published online.
Following review articles are also included in the current issue:
Recent developments of iron pincer complexes for catalytic applications
Gerald Bauer and Xile Hu
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 741-765
DOI: 10.1039/C5QI00262A
Recent advances in iron-catalysed cross coupling reactions and their mechanistic underpinning
T. L. Mako and J. A. Byers
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 766-790
DOI: 10.1039/C5QI00295H
The latest InorgChemFront issue is published online.
Following review articles are also included in the current issue:
A review of metal oxynitrides for photocatalysis
Manan Ahmed and Guo Xinxin
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 578-590
DOI: 10.1039/C5QI00202H
Rational design of semiconductor-based photocatalysts for advanced photocatalytic hydrogen production: the case of cadmium chalcogenides
You Xu, Yi Huang and Bin Zhang
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 591-615
DOI: 10.1039/C5QI00217F
