Journal History

2011 The inaugural issue was released. Membranes was published as a quarterly journal.
2013 Membranes was indexed in Ei Compendex/Engineering Village (Elsevier), INSPEC (IET), Polymer Library (Smithers Rapra), Scopus (Elsevier).
2015
 
Membranes was indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central (NLM), and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) - Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).
Membranes established the following sections:
-Membrane Preparation and Characterization;
-Membrane Applications in Water Treatment;
-Membrane Applications in Industry and Chemical Analysis;
-Membrane Transport Phenomena.
2017 Membranes announced the first edition of the Best Paper Awards.
Membranes announced the first edition of the Travel Award.
2018 Membranes announced the second edition of the Travel Award.
Membranes sponsored the following conferences:

Membranes received its CiteScore (2017) of 2.69.

2019

Membranes adopted a monthly publication schedule.
Membranes was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) – Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).
Membranes announced the third edition of the Travel Award.
Membranes announced the first edition of the Young Investigator Award.
Membranes established the following sections:
-Membrane Preparation and Characterization;
-Fundamentals of Membrane Processes;
-Membrane Engineering and Applications;
-Membrane Modeling and Simulation;
-Membranes in Life Sciences.

-Membrane Applications in Water Treatment was discontinued.
-Membrane Applications in Industry and Chemical Analysis
was discontinued.
-Membrane Transport Phenomena
was discontinued.

Membranes received its CiteScore (2018) of 3.28.

2020 Membranes announced the second edition of the Best Paper Awards.
Membranes announced the fourth edition of the Travel Award.
Membranes became an affiliated journal of the Membrane Society of Australasia (MSA) and Polish Membrane Society (PTMem).
Membranes published its 1,000th paper.
Membranes received its Impact Factor (2019) of 3.094.
Membranes received its CiteScore (2019) of 3.5.
2021 Membranes announced the third edition of the Best Paper Awards.
Membranes announced the first edition of the Best Cover Award.
Membranes announced the second edition of the Young Investigator Award.
Membranes established the following sections:
-Polymeric Membranes;
-Inorganic Membranes;
-Membrane Chemistry;
-Membrane Physics and Theory;
-Membrane Analysis and Characterization;
-Membrane Surface and Interfaces;
-Membrane Processing and Engineering;
-Membrane Applications;
-Biological Membrane Functions;
-Biological Membrane Dynamics and Computation;
-Biological Membrane Composition and Structures;
-Biofilms.

-Membrane Preparation and Characterization was discontinued.
-Fundamentals of Membrane Processes was discontinued.
-Membrane Engineering and Applications was discontinued.
-Membrane Modeling and Simulation was discontinued.
-Membranes in Life Sciences was discontinued.
Membranes received its Impact Factor (2020) of 4.106, was newly indexed in the category "Chemistry, Physical".
Membranes ranked 21/88 (Q1) in the category "Polymer Science", 125/335 (Q2) in the category "Materials Science, Multidisciplinary", 45/143 (Q2) in the category "Engineering, Chemical" and 69/162 (Q2) in the category "Chemistry, Physical".
Membranes received its CiteScore (2020) of 3.7.
2022 Membranes announced the fourth edition of the Best Paper Awards.
Membranes received its Impact Factor (2021) of 4.562.
Membranes ranked 21/90 (Q1) in the category "Polymer Science", 132/345 (Q2) in the category "Materials Science, Multidisciplinary", 47/142 (Q2) in the category "Engineering, Chemical" and 68/163 (Q2) in the category "Chemistry, Physical".
Membranes received its CiteScore (2021) of 3.7.

Editor-in-Chief

2011–present Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Spas D. Kolev

Section Editor-in-Chief

2015–2018 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Clàudia Fontàs for the section on Membrane Applications in Industry and Chemical Analysis
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Angelo Basile for the section on Membrane Applications in Water Treatment
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shiro Suetsugu for the section on Membrane Transport Phenomena
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Klaus Rätzke for the section on Membrane Preparation and Characterization
2019–2020 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shiro Suetsugu for the section on Membranes in Life Sciences
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Clàudia Fontàs for the section on Membrane Preparation and Characterization
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wojciech Kujawski for the section on Fundamentals of Membrane Processes
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Benjamin S. Hsiao for the section on Membrane Engineering and Applications
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giulio C. Sarti for the section on Membrane Modeling and Simulation
2021–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Philippe Knauth for the section on Polymeric Membranes
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Efrem Curcio for the section on Membrane Surfaces and Interfaces
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Shiro Suetsugu for the section on Biological Membrane Composition and Structures
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giulio C. Sarti for the section on Membrane Physics and Theory
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Benjamin S. Hsiao for the section on Membrane Applications
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Wojciech Kujawski for the section on Membrane Processing and Engineering
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Clàudia Fontàs for the section on Membrane Analysis and Characterization
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