Formal Announcement Regarding the Position Change of Professor Hassan Karimi-Maleh in *Applied Chemical Engineering*
Professor Hassan Karimi-Maleh has voluntarily resigned from his position as co-editor-in-chief, following joint approval by the publisher's management committee and the journal's international editorial board. As of the date of this announcement, Professor Hassan Karimi-Maleh no longer possesses any authority related to manuscript processing, editorial board management, or academic decision-making for *Applied Chemical Engineering*, and and is prohibited from engaging in any external academic activities in his capacity as co-editor-in-chief.
This is hereby announced.