The 22nd National Catalysis Conference, held in December 2025 in Xiamen, China, stands as the largest national academic event in the field of catalysis, bringing together leading scientists from academia and industry to discuss frontier research and emerging technologies across catalytic science.

In collaboration with several internationally recognized researchers from Xiamen University - the main organizer of the conference - Catal will publish a Special Issue featuring selected contributions from the meeting. This joint effort ensures high academic standards and showcases the scientific breadth and excellence presented at the conference.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Catalytic materials

• Thermocatalysis

• Electrocatalysis

• Biomass and CO₂ conversion

• Industrial catalysis

• Theoretical and computational catalysis

If you wish to contribute to this exciting series of articles, please indicate that your manuscript is intended for the "National Catalysis Conference 2025" when submitting it through our submission platform. APC waivers could be applied!

The  Guest editors of this Collection is:

• Prof. Ye Wang, Xiamen University, China
• Prof. Kang Cheng, Xiamen University, China
• Prof. Shunji Xie, Xiamen University, China
• Prof. Xianhai Zeng, Xiamen University, China

Submission deadline: 31 December 2026.

Please contact Catal@springernature.com for more information.