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#AskAnACSEditor
– join us next Wednesday, April 8, at 12PM EDT for a twitter chat with ACS editors, and remember to tag your questions
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We're proud to announce a new policy that will allow our authors an easy way of changing the name used on previous publications. Read more about this new policy here:
We are excited to announce
@SaraSkrabalak
as the new Editor-in-Chief of
@ChemMater
and
@ACSMatLett
. Sara is a longtime author and former Editorial Advisory Board member. Sara shares three principles that will guide her time as Editor-in-Chief here:
While you're working and studying remotely, ACS has made it easier to access research. Researchers and students around the world can sign in without a VPN for a secure connection to ACS journals.
We're excited to announce the launch of our newest fully open access journal, JACS Au. The journal represents a bold new step toward open science for the global chemistry community. JACS Au will begin accepting submissions this summer.
Congratulations to the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Emmanuelle Charpentier & Jennifer A. Doudna! In honor of this year’s winners, numerous articles by
@ChemicalBiology
board member
@doudna_lab
will be free-to-read for 30 days. Learn more here:
A lab’s culture influences everything from how its researchers work to how their careers advance. That’s why we’re leading a series of webinars on “Changing the Culture of Chemistry” -join us Nov 10 for the 1st conversation, “Race and Diversity in the Lab”
Join us next week during
#BlackInChem
! This week-long event is an excellent opportunity to network, discover new research, and elevate Black chemists. Learn more about how to RSVP for special events on our Axial blog:
Say goodbye to plastic waste with the help of microbial upcycling. New research showcases E. coli that turns PET waste into valuable adipic acid.
Learn more from
@ACSCentSci
:
Mark your calendars,
#BlackInChem
week begins on August 10th! Make sure to check out the
#BlackInChem
hashtag for more information on the week of amazing events.
We're pleased to announce the inaugural editor in chief of
#JACSAu
, Prof. Christopher Jones. We're also expanding our
#OpenAccess
portfolio with 9 new gold open access
#ACSAu
journals launching in 2021. Read more here:
From the lab to the canvas, "See a Scientist. Be a Scientist." by Dr. Semarhy Quiñones-Soto celebrates diversity in chemistry and is a much-needed inspirational piece for young women in STEM! 👏
#BlackHistoryMonth
Highly stable 2D lateral halide
#perovskite
heterostructures provide a powerful platform for advancing the fundamental crystal chemistry of halide perovskites & open opportunities to explore
#optoelectronic
properties and applications.
#InorganicCompounds
The 500 best-evaluated posters from
#LatinXChem
are currently being uploaded to
#SciMeetings
! Congratulations to all the presenters of
@LatinXChem
. View some of the research here:
We've updated our policy on theses and dissertations – available here:
Authors may reuse all or part of their submitted, accepted, or published work in their theses and dissertations. RightsLink can be used for permissions when necessary.
#Pacifichem2021
is virtual! Register to access over 350 sessions organized around Core
#Chemistry
and Chemistry for Global Challenges. Program info is available at
Our
#ACSLEGO
scientists are excited to become Liverpudlians for a week! Stop by B5 throughout
#EuCheMS2018
today and then tweet using the
#ACSLEGO
hashtag to share with us where your mini chemists end up.
BREAKING NEWS:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2022
#NobelPrize
in Chemistry to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.”
We're proud to announce the launch of ACS Electrochemistry, a peer-reviewed, hybrid journal that will begin accepting submissions next month with a focus on the fundamental and applied aspects of electrochemical science.
Learn more about the new journal:
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
#IDWGS2022
! Celebrate these
#WomenInSTEM
with a collection of articles authored by women working across the chemical sciences.
Today marks the
@UN
International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To celebrate, we asked 12 of our editors to share their career advice for women in STEM:
Got any further advice? Let us know!
#WomenInScience
#IDWGS2018
Thank you to all the authors, reviewers, and researchers from China who have contributed to the success of ACS Publications! We wish you health and happiness in the Year of the Pig. 新年快乐
Congratulations to all three
#ChemNobel
award winners. We would like to give a very special congratulations to fellow ACS Publications Editor-in-Chief, Carolyn Bertozzi of
@ACSCentSci
!
Join us in congratulating
@TehshikYoon
, recipient of the 2018
@JOC_OL
Outstanding Publication of the Year Award Lectureship! Professor Yoon will present his lecture at the fall National Meeting. In the meantime, read and interview with him here:
Introducing Laura Gagliardi, Ph.D., the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. Learn more about Prof Gagliardi’s background in theoretical and computational chemistry, her vision for the journal & more in this interview.
Positive work/life balance is important both for individuals and for research groups. How can scientists advocate for improved work/life balance in their workplaces and labs? Join us on Dec. 9 for a conversation with three scientists.
#ChemCulture
We're amplifying the visibility of underrepresented researchers in the chemistry community with an expansion of our diversity & inclusion cover art series. All ACS journals are soliciting submissions for cover art - learn how to submit your work:
In this seminal work published in
@J_A_C_S
, Benjamin List bridged the gap between symmetric, synthetic catalysts, and the asymmetric catalysis that natural enzymes perform.
Join us on January 18 for a discussion on Mental Health in the Lab. Experts will be discussing how to prioritize mental health, and the webinar will feature an opportunity for Q&A. Register for free here:
Are you an early career researcher looking for some guidance on your scientific writing? Join the Editors of the ACS Guide to Scholarly Communication for a webinar on May 27 and learn how to make your research stand out:
We are excited to sponsor
@LatinXChem
on Sept 7 with
#SciMeetings
access for poster presenters! Join the chemistry Twitter conference through which the community of Latin American chemists can share & discuss their research results & advances.
#LatinXChem
On Dec 10, join us as we celebrate
@J_A_C_S
EIC Peter Stang and thank him for his years of dedication to JACS! Meet the incoming editorial team and hear the editors discuss the past, present, and future of JACS.
#CelebrateJACS
We are pleased to offer
#SciMeetings
for the 500 best evaluated
@LatinXChem
posters! Presenters can increase the global visibility of their work with a digital footprint that endures beyond the conference.
#LatinXChem
In honor of this year's
#chemnobel
, check out this collection of articles published by the award winners. It is free-to-read through November 10, 2019. Congratulations to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino!
How can you find the right mentor? How can you shape your career path? Join us on March 31 for the next in our
#ChemCulture
series for a conversation on career planning and mentorship, where our panelists will address these important issues.
The 2021 Web of Science™ Journal Citation Reports™ confirm that ACS journals remain the most cited in chemistry, and that ACS journals are the most impactful or most cited in 10 categories. Learn more about the metrics for your favorite journals:
“We confront the terrible reality that systemic racism and discrimination impacts the daily personal and professional lives of many members of the scientific community and broader society.”
@ACSPublications
editors speak out:
Researchers reporting in
@acsnano
have developed a field-effect transistor-based biosensor that detects SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs from patients with
#COVID19
, in less than one minute. Read the full article here:
The 2017 Journal Citation Reports are here! Thank you to our global community of researchers for propelling ACS journals to new heights. Check out the full
#ImpactFactor
data here:
We are pleased to announce the upcoming launch of ACS Chemical Health & Safety, formerly the
@acsdchas
@JChemHealthSafe
. It will be a global journal devoted to recognizing the importance of safety within the chemistry ecosystem:
#ChemicalSafety
Queer PoC in STEM are often excluded in the workplace and in academia. This vibrant and unapologetically queer piece is a nod to the many queer PoC scientists who shine in the intersection of science, art, and gender identity.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#LGBTIQA
+
Congratulations to
@ChemicalBiology
EIC Laura Kiessling, winner of the 2017 Tetrahedron Prize! Join us, Prof. Kiessling, and
@ElsevierConnect
this afternoon at
#ACSBoston
for a special symposium with other prominent researchers:
Join ACS in honoring the legacy of Acharya P. C. Ray, widely renowned as the Father of Chemistry in India. His remarkable achievements serve as an inspiration to all chemists who follow in his footsteps.
⭐ Happy Birthday to Acharya P. C. Ray, an Indian scientist renowned as the Father of Chemistry in India and an inspiration to chemists around the world in their pursuit of knowledge.
We're excited to introduce "Review-Ready Submission", a time-saving initiative for ACS authors and reviewers. Learn more about the new submission guidelines here:
We are proud to introduce
#SciMeetings
, a new open access platform for posters and presentations. Visit the
#SciMeetings
website, powered by
@Morressier
, to upload your presentation today.
Two
@J_A_C_S
articles that defined a field: List and MacMillan developed a new approach to using small organic molecules for asymmetric catalysis. We wouldn’t have the medicine we have today without it.
We are pleased to introduce our newest ACS Editor-in-Chief! Shana J. Sturla will be leading
@ChemResTox
starting in January 2018. Join us in congratulating
@ProfessorShana
.
⏰ Don’t miss tomorrow’s Python for Chemists webinar at noon EST!
The authors of the newest book in the
#ACSInFocus
series will walk you through the basics of using
#Python
on your datasets 👩💻
Register for free ➡
Tomorrow, June 10th, ACS Publications will
#ShutDownSTEM
. Our social media feeds will be silent as we stand in support and solidarity with the Black community.
#ShutDownAcademia
At ACS, we believe in the strength of diversity in all its forms, because inclusion of and respect for diverse people, experiences, and ideas lead to superior solutions to world challenges & advances chemistry as a global, multidisciplinary science.👨🏾🔬👩🏽🔬
We have signed DORA to demonstrate our commitment as a publisher and professional organization to support a broader assessment of research output. Find out more.
Introducing the ACS Institute: a comprehensive and authoritative learning platform supporting the broad chemistry community across the spectrum of learning – foundational education, career expertise, and professional development.
@AmerChemSociety
Check out this new Accounts of Chemical Research Special Issue highlighting the intersection of data science and chemistry. The issue is guest edited by Heather J. Kulik (
@KulikGroup
) and Matt Sigman (
@Sigman_Lab
). Read it here:
Today, we announce the launch of our new journal,
#ACSMaterialsLetters
, led by inaugural Deputy Editor Bin Liu,
@NUSingapore
, and overseen by Editor-in-Chief,
@JBuriak
. Submit your manuscript today!
We're pleased to announce that Prof. Craig W. Lindsley has been named as the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.
@ACSBioMed
Learn more here:
Check out these articles that are published in
@J_A_C_S
that originally appeared on
@ChemRxiv
. These papers are excellent examples of the high-quality research that one can find on ChemRxiv and that JACS is proud to be able to peer review and publish.
Congratulations to Professors
@francesarnold
, George P. Smith, and Sir Gregory P. Winter, winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry! Get to know the laureates and their ties to ACS:
Organic
#semiconductors
have aided progress in various fields, but some challenges remain. This article describes a platform to bridge the materials, assembly, and applications of organic semiconductors.
#Monolayers
#Optoelectronics
Happy New Year! Here's to a fulfilling 2023,🥂 as we start another year, have you ever stopped and wondered how old the earth actually is? 🌎
@ACSReactions
#NewYears
#CarbonCapture
is a promising method to help slow
#ClimateChange
. Researchers in
@acscentsci
have developed an electrochemical cell that could easily grab & release CO2 with minimal energy input.
Ever wondered what is in your tea? Research published in
@EnvSciTech
reveals
#plastic
teabags release billions of microparticles and nanoparticles into tea
Prof. Bin Liu introduces today’s first plenary speaker, the “fantastic” Zhenan Bao (
@StanfordUChem
&
@J_A_C_S
@acsnano
@ACSMatLett
Editorial Advisory Boards) discussing skin-inspired electronic materials in her talk “Self-healing polymers for high-energy density batteries”
As
#WomensHistoryMonth
wraps up, let's continue to make gender equality a priority throughout the year! Exciting research in the Journal of Chemical Education shed light on how we can support and empower more women to pursue faculty roles in chemistry. 💫
Check out our latest journal, ACS Electrochemistry!
Launching in 2025 and led by
@Patrick_Unwin
, this journal showcases electrochemistry's role in tackling global challenges.
Submissions open in June, learn more:
We are pleased to announce the first ACS Publications ombudsperson, Dr. Kathy Canul. Learn more about how Dr. Canul will be supporting our author and reviewer communities here:
Learn how to apply Python to your research!
In this webinar, Kiyoto Aramis Tanemura and Diego Sierra-Costa, two of the authors of Python for Chemists from the
#ACSInFocus
series, will present everything you need to know to get started 👩💻
Register ➡
We are pleased to announce a new partnership arrangement with the American Society for Mass Spectrometry to publish the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (JASMS) beginning in 2020.
@asmsnews
Learn how to apply Python to your research!
In this webinar, Kiyoto Aramis Tanemura and Diego Sierra-Costa, two of the authors of Python for Chemists from the
#ACSInFocus
series, will present everything you need to know to get started 👩💻
Register ➡