催化作用致力于出版關于多相催化、分子催化和生物催化的原始研究。廣泛覆蓋生命科學、有機金屬與合成、光化學與電化學、藥物發現與合成、材料科學、環境保護、聚合物發現與合成、能源與燃料。該雜志試圖獲取有關新反應和新合成方法領域的內容，包括已知催化劑、新催化劑的發現或改性、新的催化機理和研究性研究、已知過程的實際增強以及概念上的進展。具體來說，催化作用包括對分子、大分子和天然催化材料的實驗和理論研究，也就是說，它們表現出催化轉化。

ACS Catalysis is dedicated to publishing original research on heterogeneous catalysis, molecular catalysis, and biocatalysis. Wide-ranging coverage includes life sciences, organometallics and synthesis, photochemistry and electrochemistry, drug discovery and synthesis, materials science, environmental protection, polymer discovery and synthesis, and energy and fuels.The journal seeks to acquire content in the areas of new reactions and new approaches to synthesis involving known catalysts, discovery or modification of new catalysts, novel mechanistic and investigatory studies on catalysis, practical enhancements of known processes, and conceptual advances. Specifically, ACS Catalysis includes both experimental and theoretical research on molecules, macromolecules and materials that are catalytic in nature, that is, they exhibit catalytic turnover.