Preparation of supported gold catalysts: Deposition-Reduction Catherine Louis Immobilization of preformed gold nanoparticles Carine E. Chan-Thaw, Alberto Villa, and Laura Prati Solvated metal atoms in the preparation of supported gold catalysts Claudio Evangelisti, Eleonora Schiavi, Laura Antonella Aronica, Rinaldo Psaro, Antonella Balerna, and Gianmario Martra Microgels as exotemplates in the preparation of Au nanoclusters Andrea Biffis and Paolo Centomo Miscellaneous Carine E. Chan-Thaw, Alberto Villa, and Laura Prati Characterization techniques: Transmission electron microscopy on Au-based catalyst Di Wang X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization of gold catalysts Gabriel M. Veith FT-IR techniques for the characterization of Au(-ceria)-based catalysts Maela Manzoli and Floriana Vindigni Determination of dispersion of gold-based catalysts by selective chemisorptions Michela Signoretto, Federica Menegazzo, Valentina Trevisan, and Francesco Pinna New findings in CO oxidation Yoshiro Shimojo and Masatake Haruta The role of gold catalysts in C-H bond activation for the selective oxidation of saturated hydrocarbons Sarwat Iqbal, Gemma L. Brett, and Graham J. Hutchings Liquid phase oxidation using Au-based catalysts Nikolaos Dimitratos, Ceri Hammond, and Peter P. Wells Supported gold nanoparticles As heterogeneous catalyst for C-C coupling reactions Ana Primo and Hermenegildo Garcia Towards chemoselectivity: The case of supported Au for hydrogen-mediated reactions Fernando Cardenas-Lizana and Mark A. Keane Homogenous gold catalysis David Zahner, Matthias Rudolph, and A. Stephen K. Hashmi