Cellulose is an international journal devoted to the dissemination of research and scientific and technological progress in the field of cellulose. Manuscripts are welcome that are based on the fundamental and applied sciences of physics, chemistry, biochemistry, and materials science of cellulose.

Topics of interest are, but not limited to:

Fibers composed of ß-(1-4) - molecules
ß-1,4-linked molecules with cell wall origin (like chitin, chitosan, xanthan,…)
hemicellulose
biomass resources
chemical derivatives
micro- and nano-sized products from the above list of molecules
wood (no research on lignin)

Applications of cellulose in:
pulp
paper
textiles
manufactured or natural fibers
materials
sensors
membranes
products with biological, medical, and biotechnological purposes
nutrition
energy

For preparing a manuscript, please also check the submission guidelines, especially regarding XRD, and the additional information regarding the statements and declaration section.
All submission require line numbering.
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 Cellulose publishes the following types of manuscripts:

 

Review – a critical evaluation of the literature on a topic within journal scope. Such an evaluation is not merely a listing of previous work, but should synthesize new information and research directions based on past accomplishments.

 

Research – (previously original research) a comprehensive description of an original investigation that includes motivation for the work, characterization of the natural polymers employed or derivatives prepared, description of experiments and materials sufficient to allow a colleague to repeat the work with confidence, and typically, a clear, concise, declarative statement of hypothesis.

 

Brief Report - (previously Communication) a short paper that conveys an important new finding, and otherwise meets the requirements of a research paper except that experimental details may be placed in Supplementary Information as appropriate. Communications should be rapidly published, short descriptions of work to be published in fuller form at a later date.

 

Comment – (previously technical note) a short, usually terminal paper of more narrow scope, for example about methodological issues, but that nonetheless is of significant interest to polysaccharide scientists. Comments must meet the requirements of a Research Paper except that experimental details may be placed in the Supplementary Information as appropriate.

Correspondence – (previously letter to the editor)

Editor-in-Chief: 

Alfred D. French
U.S. Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Associate Editors:
Kevin J. Edgar
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Ulrica Edlund
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Akira Isogai
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Thomas J. Heinze
Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany
Emeritus Editor:
Wolfgang G. Glasser (1999-2012)

Editorial Board:

C. Buchanan, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN, USA; V. Bulone, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; H. Chanzy, CERMAV, Grenoble, France; S. Eichhorn, University of Exeter, UK; H.P. Fink, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research, Golm, Germany; E. Frollini, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil; G. Garnier, Monash University, Clayton, Australia; D.G. Gray, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; L. Heux, CERMAV, Grenoble, France; M. Himmel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA; H. Kamitakahara, Kyoto University, Japan; D. Klemm, Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany; T. Kondo, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; P. Langan, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA; Y. Nishio, Kyoto University, Japan; Y. Nishiyama, CERMAV-CNRS, Grenoble, France; R. Paul,Hohenstein Institute, Bönnigheim, Germany; R. Pelton, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; A. Potthast, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria; T. Rosenau, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria; I.M. Saxena, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA; H. Sixta, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK), Finland; J. Sugiyama, Kyoto University, Japan;K. Syverud, Paper and Fibre Research Institute, Trondheim, Norway; Y. Uraki, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Q. Wu, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, USA; F. Xu, Beijing Forestry University, China; L. Zhang, Wuhan University, China.