2012 has been another very successful year for Chemical Science. Increasing submissions, new Associate Editors and an impressive first partial impact factor are just a few of the highlights discussed in the latest Editorial.
To give you a flavour of the quality and breadth of Edge articles published in 2012; Table 1 showcases some of the most read.
Title and authors | DOI | Citation |
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Concise total synthesis of (+)-gliocladins B and C, Mohammad Movassaghi et. al. | 10.1039/C2SC20270K | Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 1798–1803 |
Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative C–N coupling for N-arylation, Sejal Patel and Nello Mainolfi et. al. | 10.1039/C2SC20606D | Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 3196–3199 |
Long-lived long-distance photochemically induced spin-polarized charge separation in β,β′-pyrrolic fused ferrocene–porphyrin–fullerene systems, Jeffrey R. Reimers, Shunichi Fukuzumi and Maxwell J. Crossley et. al. | 10.1039/C1SC00614B | Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 257–269 |
Low band gap selenophene–diketopyrrolopyrrole polymers exhibiting high and balanced ambipolar performance in bottom-gate transistors, Martin Heeney et. al. | 10.1039/C1SC00477H | Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 181–185 |
Postsynthetic ligand exchange as a route to functionalization of ‘inert’ metal–organic frameworks, Kimberly A. Prather and Seth M. Cohen et. al. | 10.1039/C1SC00394A | Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 126–130 |
A solvent-responsive coordination cage, Kay Severin et. al. | 10.1039/C1SC00779C | Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 701–704 |
Photocatalytic oxidation of water by polymeric carbon nitride nanohybrids made of sustainable elements, Xinchen Wang et. al. | 10.1039/C1SC00644D | Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 443–446 |
Dynamic potential–pH diagrams application to electrocatalysts for water oxidation, Allen J. Bard et. al. | 10.1039/C1SC00516B | Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 217–229 |
Visible-light-mediated photochemistry: accelerating Ru(bpy)32+-catalyzed reactions in continuous flow, Peter H. Seeberger et. al. | 10.1039/C2SC01016J | Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 1612–1616 |
One hundred fold overall sensitivity enhancements for Silicon-29 NMR spectroscopy of surfaces by dynamic nuclear polarization with CPMG acquisition, Lyndon Emsley et. al. | 10.1039/C1SC00550B | Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 108–115 |
As outlined in previous Editorials we are committed to publishing high quality research from across the whole of the chemical sciences with the overriding objective of being the only truly general chemistry journal.
Fig. 1 Immediacy index values for the leading general chemistry journals (Thomson Reuters 2012). |
We are confident that such an increase in immediacy index will lead to a further rise in impact factor when the 2012 Journal Citation Report® is published in the summer of 2013.
In June, we were delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, who is handling papers predominantly in, but not limited to, the field of physical organic chemistry. This appointment was followed in August by Professor Tom Muir, who is handling articles in the field of chemical biology. The final addition of the year came in September with Professor Jihong Yu, Jilin University, who has expertise in inorganic materials. These new Associate Editors are, as with previous appointments, leaders in their respective fields and ideally placed to implement the standards required to make Chemical Science a leading journal.
Fig. 2 Top 10 publishing countries in Chemical Science in 2012 (data correct as of November 13, Web of Knowledge, Thomson Reuters). |
We are delighted with the continued strong support from both the USA and UK over the last 12 months. Also pleasing are the numbers of articles published from German and Japanese researchers as well as the growth in publications from China.
The 2013 symposia are well underway with confirmed speakers and venues all in place. The topics, venues and chairs for the 2013 ISACS symposia are given in Table 2.
Topic | Chair(s) | Venue | Date |
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Challenges in Supramolecular Chemistry and Organic Materials | Professor Susumu Kitagawa | Kyoto, Japan | 18–20 June |
Challenges in Chemical Biology | Professor Ben Davis | MIT, Boston, USA | 23–26 July |
Challenges in Chemical Renewable Energy | Dr Erwin Reisner and Professor James Durrant | Cambridge, UK | 3–6 September |
For further details on the forthcoming ISACS meeting please visit the website or sign up to Twitter alerts (http://www.twitter.com/ISACSconference)
We are also pleased to announce that prior to ISACS 10 in Kyoto, Japan, Professor Feihe Huang will be hosting a Chemical Science Symposium in Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. The event is scheduled to take place over the weekend of 15–16 June, with 8 international and 8 local speakers presenting over the two days. Confirmed international speakers include Professors Makoto Fujita (Tokyo, Japan), Philip Gale (Southampton, UK), David Smith (York, UK), Lee Cronin (Glasgow, UK), Thorri Gunnlaugsson (Trinity College, Dublin), Alberto Credi (Bologna, Italy) and Vivian Yam (Hong Kong). For further details on this free event check the Chemical Science blog.
Professor David MacMillan, Editor-in-Chief, Dr Robert Eagling, Managing Editor, Jane Hordern, Deputy Editor and Philippa Ross, Senior Publishing Editor
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