The Journal of Colloid and Interface Science publishes original research findings on fundamental principles of colloid and interface science, as well as conceptually novel applications of these in advanced materials, nanomedicine, energy, environmental technologies, catalysis, and related fields. Criteria for publication are impact, quality, novelty and originality.

The Journal of Colloid and Interface Science emphasizes fundamental scientific innovation within the following categories:

A. Colloidal Materials and Nanomaterials
B. Soft Colloidal and Self-Assembly Systems
C. Adsorption, Catalysis and Electrochemistry
D. Interfacial Processes, Capillarity and Wetting
E. Biomaterials and Nanomedicine
F. Energy Conversion and Storage, and Environmental Technologies

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Editor-in-Chief
M. Malmsten, PhD
University of Copenhagen Department of Pharmacy, København, Denmark
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Managing Editor
A.T. Hubbard
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Co-Editors
T.J. Bandosz, PhD, DSC
City University of New York, New York, New York, United States
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D. Berti
University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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B. Boyd
Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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J. Eastoe
University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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M.A. López-Quintela
University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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G.-Q.M. Lu
University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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S.-B. Wang
The University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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G. Zheng
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Assistant Editor
P. Domínguez Ríos
University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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L. Hong
Monash University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Parkville, Australia
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W. Li
Saint Petersburg University, Sankt Peterburg, Russian Federation
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L. Liu
University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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M. Mamusa
University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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J. Tang
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Advisory Board
Z. Adamczyk
Krakow, Poland
J. Arcibar-Orozco
Leon, Mexico
P. Baglioni
Firenze, Italy
A. Bhunia
Kolkata, India
B. Bhushan
Columbus, Ohio, United States
S. Biswal
Houston, Texas, United States
P. Chen
Singapore, Singapore
R. Dagastine
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
J. L. Delgado
Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
E. Deliyanni
Thessaloniki, Greece
Y.H. Deng
Shanghai, China
J. Dey
Kharagpur, India
J. Dong
Wuhan, China
P. Dowding
Abingdon, United Kingdom
C.A. Dreiss
London, United Kingdom
Y. Du
Suzhou, China
G. D’Errico
Napoli, Italy
K. Edler
Bath, United Kingdom
Y. Feng
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
A.F. Fery
Dresden, Germany
M. Florent
New York, New York, United States
M. Fu
Xiamen, China
V.M. Gun'ko
Kiev, Ukraine
G. Ji
Nanjing, China
K.P. Johnston
Austin, Texas, United States
P.V. Kamat
Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
M. Kruk
New York, New York, United States
J.B. Li
Beijing, China
J. Lützenkirchen
Karlsruhe, Germany
O. Manor
Haifa, Israel
D.J. McClements
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
L.K. Pan
Shanghai, China
W. Parak
Hamburg, Germany
D. Petsev
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
M. Rutland
Stockholm, Sweden
J.-M. Ruysschaert
Bruxelles, Belgium
Saravanakumar
B.-L. Su
Namur, Belgium
R.F. Tabor
Clayton, Victoria, Australia
P. Tartaj
Madrid, Spain
R.D. Tilton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
I. Tucker
Wirral, United Kingdom
W. de Vos
Enschede, Netherlands
J. Walz
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
M. Wang
Beijing, China
E.J. Wanless
C. Whitby
Palmerston North, New Zealand
D.Q. Wu
Shanghai, China
X. Yan
Shanghai, China
B. Yang
Changchun, China
M. Yates
Rochester, New York, United States
D. Y. Zhao
Shanghai, China
Editor Emeritus
D.T. Wasan
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Past Editors
V.K. La Mer
Editor, 1946 - 1965
A.C. Zettlemoyer
Co-Editor, 1965 - 1987
M. Kerker
Co-Editor, 1965 - 1987: Editor, 1987 - 1992
J.P. Kratohvil
Co-Editor, 1987 - 2004
H. Kunieda‡
Co-Editor, 2004 - 2005