This editorial accompanies the launch of BMC Chemical Engineering, a new addition to the BMC Series. The journal follows the BMC Series ethos of being fully open access and making editorial decisions based on scientific validity and quality rather than perceived interest or impact. The scope of the journal is broad, considering fundamental and applied research in all areas of chemical engineering with the ultimate aim of providing an inclusive, community-focussed venue to ensure that the most relevant chemical engineering research is disseminated widely for all to read and build upon.

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BMC化学工程：化学工程社区的开放获取发布场所

这篇社论伴随着BMC化学工程的推出，这是BMC系列的新成员。该期刊遵循BMC系列的精神，即完全开放获取并基于科学的有效性和质量而不是根据感知的兴趣或影响来做出编辑决定。该期刊的范围很广，考虑了化学工程所有领域的基础研究和应用研究，其最终目的是提供一个以社区为中心的包容性场所，以确保最广泛地传播最相关的化学工程研究，以供所有人阅读和构建。之上。