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Introducing new JAAS Editorial Board member Dr George Havrilla

13 Dec 2016

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr George Havrilla as a member of the JAAS Editorial Board.

George Havrilla is a scientist 5, in the Chemistry Division, at Los Alamos National Laboratory since 1993. His research efforts have included elemental analyses using X-ray fluorescence for bulk, mesoscale and microscale characterization. Before LANL he was at BP Research R&D Cleveland, Ohio and spent 2 years as an NAS/NRC postdoc at the National Bureau of Standards. He has a PhD from West Virginia University (1980) and 2 R&D 100 awards. He has developed novel XRF instruments including MXRF, confocal MXRF and hiRX along with many materials characterization methodologies. Current research interests include XRF applications to materials characterization and international safeguards.

We welcome Dr Havrilla and his expertise and experience to the JAAS Editorial Board. This appointment strenghtens the Board and we look forward to working with Dr Havrilla going forward.

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Top 10 Reviewers for JAAS

22 Sep 2016

In celebration of Peer Review Week, with the theme of Recognition for Review – we would like to highlight the top 10 reviewers for JAAS in 2016, as selected by the editorial team for their significant contribution to the journal.

We would like to say a massive thank you to these reviewers as well as the JAAS board and all of the analytical community for their continued support of the journal, as authors, reviewers and readers.

Name	Institution
Pawel Pohl	Wroclaw University of Technology
Dmitriy Malinovskiy	LGC group
Jose Miguel Vadillo	Universidad de Malaga
Jorge Pisonero	University of Oviedo
Jorg Bettmer	University of Oviedo
Sun Lanxiang	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gábor Galbács	University of Szeged
Zhe Wang	Tsinghua University
Norbert Jakubowski	Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
Thomas Prohaska	University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

As a little added bonus to celebrate Peer Review Week, for the next four weeks our reviewers will be in with a chance of winning a fantastic prize! Simply submit a review for any of our journals between 19September and 16 October 2016 and you will be automatically eligible for a chance to win one of our fantastic prizes.

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Themed issue dedicated to elemental speciation analysis now published

26 Aug 2016

The new themed issue for JAAS dedicated to showcasing the latest high impact research in speciation analysis is now published.

Guest edited by Professor Gunda Koellensperger and Dr Heidi Goenaga-Infante, this issue is dedicated to the newly emerging work in this exciting area of research.

Read their introductory editorial here .

You can check out the complete issue here.

Enjoy!

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European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry

24 Aug 2016

Dear Plasma Spectrochemists!

The registration deadline for abstracts for the oncoming European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry held in Sankt Anton Austria (19 – 24 February 2017) is approaching!

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTS FOR THE EWCPS2017 until September 30 2016!

(NOTE: It is also about time to book your accommodation in advance since the venue is very popular – and absolutely worth coming!!! A (rapidly decreasing!) contingent of hotel rooms is still blocked exclusively for conference attendees. Please see more important details on the booking.)

We are also happy to announce that we have awarded 10 YOUNG SCIENTISTS GRANTS – for PhD students to support their participation in the EWCPS2017. The Scientific Committee of EWCPS2017 was in charge of the selection of the grant winners. The ten awardees are already informed about their successful applications and details about the awardees will be available online, soon.

Please note that the nomination deadlines for the PLASMA SPECTROCHEMISTRY awards are approaching, as well:

EUROPEAN AWARD FOR PLASMA SPECTROCHEMISTRY – The “European Award for Plasma Spectrochemistry” is sponsored by Agilent and promotes analytical plasma spectro-chemical developments and applications in Europe. The prize is awarded for a single outstanding piece of work or for continued important contributions in the field.
Application deadline: August 31 2016. More details and application conditions here.

EUROPEAN RISING STAR AWARD FOR PLASMA SPECTROCHEMISTRY –The new “European Rising Star Award for Plasma Spectrochemistry” sponsored by Agilent should honor and promote outstanding contributions of upcoming younger scientists at the beginning of their career within the field of plasma spectrochemistry. Application deadline: August 31 2016. More details and application conditions here.

Looking forward to receiving your abstracts for the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry 2017 in Sankt Anton!

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New Impact Factor for JAAS announced

14 Jun 2016

We are delighted to announce the latest Impact Factor for JAAS is 3.379 according to the 2015 Journal Citation Reports ®.

We would like to thank all of our authors, referees, Editorial and Advisory Board members for their contributions to the success of JAAS.

Submit your best work to JAAS today.

*The Impact Factor provides an indication of the average number of citations per paper. Produced annually, Impact Factors are calculated by dividing the number of citations in a year by the number of citeable articles published in the preceding two years. Data based on 2015 Journal Citation Reports®, (Thomson Reuters, 2016).

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Deadline Now Extended for the Speciation Analysis Themed Issue

04 Mar 2016

This upcoming Themed Issue in JAAS will aim to showcase the latest discoveries and developments in speciation analysis.

For your article to be considered for the themed issue, we must receive your manuscript by the new deadline of 1st April 2016.

Guest Edited by Professor Gunda Koellensperger (University of Vienna, Austria) and Dr Heidi Goenaga-Infante (LGCGroup, London, UK), this upcoming themed issue will highlight the most outstanding work in the area of speciation analysis, and also provide some insight into the newly emerging work in this exciting area of research.

Communications, full papers and review articles are welcomed, if you are interested in submitting to this themed issue please contact us to let us know.

Guidance on preparing your papers can be found here: http://www.rsc.org/journals-books-databases/journal-authors-reviewers/.

Submissions can be made online here: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ja

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Nominations are now open for the JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship

19 Feb 2016

We are delighted to announce we are welcoming nominations for the next JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship. This lectureship was launched last year to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the journal, and is awarded annually to recognise and support an emerging scientist working in the area of atomic spectrometry in the early stages of their independent career. You can read about last year’s inaugural winners here.

Lectureship details

The recipient of the lectureship will present their research at a relevant high-profile international meeting and receive a contribution of up to £2000 to cover associated travel and accommodation costs. They will be awarded a certificate and asked to contribute a Perspective or Research Article to JAAS.

Eligibility

The lectureship is open worldwide to researchers working in atomic spectrometry within the scope of JAAS who are at an early stage of their independent career. The nominee has to be under ten years from gaining their PhD and those who hold a senior permanent position are not eligible for the award.

Nominations

Nominations must be received by the Editorial Office by June 1st 2016; researchers cannot nominate themselves and members of the Editorial Board judging panel are not eligible to receive the lectureship.

Nominations must include:

• A letter of recommendation, including achievements and evidence of research independence of the nominee

• A brief biography of the nominee, including a summary of education and career

• A list of relevant publications, highlighting those of particular significance as judged by the nominator

Selection

The lectureship winner will be selected by the JAAS Editorial Board based on the originality, quality, impact and significance of the candidate’s research, as highlighted in their nomination.

Submit a nomination

To make a nomination please send the Editorial Office a letter of recommendation, nominee biography and publication list no later than June 1st 2016.

JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship Nomination

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Will you be attending the 2016 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry?

07 Jan 2016

The 2016 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry is being held on January 10th – January 16th in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

The biennial Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry is sponsored by the ICP Information Newsletter, Inc., a nonprofit research organisation located in Hadley, Massachusetts and Lehigh Acres, Florida, and organised by Dr. Ramon Barnes of the University Research Institute for Analytical Chemistry.

If you are attending the conference why not come and chat to JAAS Executive Editor Philippa Ross at booth 51 in the turquoise ballroom. She will be manning the stand from Sunday the 10th until Wednesday the 13th.

JAAS will also be sponsoring four poster prizes this year, so good luck to all of the entrants!

Why not submit your research to be included in the upcoming JAAS themed issue showcasing the research of those attending the conference? We must receive your submission by February 15^th 2016. For more information contact us.

Philippa Ross

Executive Editor, JAAS.

See you there!

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30th Anniversary Issue of JAAS now published!

05 Jan 2016

In honour of the 30th anniversary year of JAAS, a special collection is now published to celebrate this significant milestone.

Guest Edited by Frank Vanhaecke, Detlef Günther, Gary Hieftje, Joe Caruso, Barry Sharp and Les Ebdon, this collection of papers celebrates the 30^th anniversary of JAAS with topics spanning the breadth of analytical atomic spectrometry.

Make sure you read the special editorials:

JAAS – 30 years of manuscripts, citations, and scientific impact

JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship

Current trends: a perspective from 30 years of Atomic Spectrometry Updates

We hope you enjoy reading the collection!

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Celebrating 30 years of JAAS – a look back at the top cited papers

26 Nov 2015

In honour of the 30th anniversary year of JAAS, a special editorial is now published in Issue 1, 2016 by David W. Koppenaal, Chief Technology Officer, Pacific Northwest National laboratory, Richland, USA. The editorial looks back over the top 30 publications over the past 30 years and provides insight into both analytical trends and citation behaviour over this period.

To celebrate this landmark anniversary of JAAS, we are delighted to make the top cited papers free to access for four weeks. We hope you enjoy reading the high quality work the journal has published over the last three decades!

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric transient signal data acquisition and analyte concentration calculation
Henry P. Longerich, Simon E. Jackson and Detlef Günther
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1996, 11, 899-904
DOI: 10.1039/JA9961100899

Hf isotope ratio analysis using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: an evaluation of isobaric interference corrections
Nan-Chin Chu, Rex N. Taylor, Valérie Chavagnac, Robert W. Nesbitt, Rose M. Boella, J. Andrew Milton, Christopher R. German, Germain Bayon and Kevin Burton
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2002,17, 1567-1574
DOI: 10.1039/B206707B

Capabilities of an Argon Fluoride 193 nm Excimer Laser for Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectometry Microanalysis of Geological Materials
Detlef Günther, Rolf Frischknecht, Christoph A. Heinrich and Hans-J. Kahlhert
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1997,12, 939-944
DOI: 10.1039/A701423F

Solid sampling in electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry using commercial atomizers. A review
Carlos Bendicho and Margaretha T. C. de Loos-Vollebregt
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1991,6, 353-374
DOI: 10.1039/JA9910600353

Interferences in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. A review
E. Hywel Evans and Jeffrey J. Giglio
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1993,8, 1-18
DOI: 10.1039/JA9930800001

Precision and accuracy in isotope ratio measurements by plasma source mass spectrometry
Klaus G. Heumann, Stefan M. Gallus, Gunther Rädlinger and Jochen Vogl
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1998, 13, 1001-1008
DOI: 10.1039/A801965G

Carbon-enhanced inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric detection of arsenic and selenium and its application to arsenic speciation
Erik H. Larsen and Stefan Stürup
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1994, 9, 1099-1105
DOI: 10.1039/JA9940901099

Enhanced sensitivity in laser ablation-ICP mass spectrometry using helium-argon mixtures as aerosol carrier
Detlef Günther and Christoph A. Heinrich
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1999,14, 1363-1368
DOI: 10.1039/A901648A

Effect of particle size distribution on ICP-induced elemental fractionationin laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
Marcel Guillong and Detlef Günther
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2002,17, 831-837
DOI: 10.1039/B202988J

Palladium nitrate–magnesium nitrate modifier for electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. Part 5. Performance for the determination of 21 elements
Bernhard Welz, Gerhard Schlemmer and Jayateerth R. Mudakavi
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1992,7, 1257-1271
DOI: 10.1039/JA9920701257

Matrix-effect observations in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Samantha H. Tan and Gary Horlick
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1987,2, 745-763
DOI: 10.1039/JA9870200745

Arsenic speciation in seafood samples with emphasis on minor constituents: an investigation using high-performance liquid chromatography with detection by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Erik H. Larsen, Gunnar Pritzl and Steen Honoré Hansen
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1993,8, 1075-1084
DOI: 10.1039/JA9930801075

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: achievements, problems, prospects
Steven F. Durrant
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1999,14, 1385-1403
DOI: 10.1039/A901765H

Determination of total and speciated arsenicin rice by ion chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Douglas T. Heitkemper, Nohora P. Vela, Kirsten R. Stewart and Craig S. Westphal
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2001,16, 299-306
DOI: 10.1039/B007241I

Fully automated dissolution and separation methods for inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry rock analysis. Application to the determination of rare earth elements. Plenary lecture
Kuppusami Govindaraju and Guy Mevelle
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1987,2, 615-621
DOI: 10.1039/JA9870200615

Metallomics as integrated biometal science
Hiroki Haraguchi
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2004,19, 5-14
DOI: 10.1039/B308213J

Common-Pb corrected in situ U–Pb accessory mineral geochronology by LA-MC-ICP-MS
Matthew S. A. Horstwood, Gavin L. Foster, Randall R. Parrish, Stephen R. Noble and Geoff M. Nowell
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2003, 18, 837-846
DOI: 10.1039/B304365G

Quantitative analysis of major, minor and trace elements in fluid inclusions using laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Detlef Günther, Andreas Audétat, Rolf Frischknecht and Christoph A. Heinrich
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1998,13, 263-270
DOI: 10.1039/A707372K

Palladium nitrate-magnesium nitrate modifier for graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. Part 2. Determination of arsenic, cadmium, copper, manganese, lead, antimony, selenium and thallium in water
Bernhard Welz, Gerhard Schlemmer and Jayateerth R. Mudakavi
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1988,3, 695-701
DOI: 10.1039/JA9880300695

Magnesium isotope heterogeneity of the isotopic standard SRM980 and new reference materials for magnesium-isotope-ratio measurements
Albert Galy, Olga Yoffe, Philip E. Janney, Ross W. Williams, Christophe Cloquet, Olivier Alard, Ludwik Halicz, Meenakshi Wadhwa, Ian D. Hutcheon, Erick Ramon and Jean Carignan
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2003,18, 1352-1356
DOI: 10.1039/B309273A

Comparing several atomic spectrometric methods to the super stars: special emphasis on laser induced breakdown spectrometry, LIBS, a future super star
James D. Winefordner, Igor B. Gornushkin, Tiffany Correll, Emily Gibb, Benjamin W. Smith and Nicoló Omenetto
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2004,19, 1061-1083
DOI: 10.1039/B400355C

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes as solid-phase extraction adsorbent for the preconcentration of trace metal ions and their determination by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry
Pei Liang, Yan Liu, Li Guo, Jing Zeng and Hanbing Lu
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2004,19, 1489-1492
DOI: 10.1039/B409619C

Flow injection on-line sorbent extraction pre-concentration for graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry
Zhaolun Fang, Michael Sperling and Bernhard Welz
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1990,5, 639-646
DOI: 10.1039/JA9900500639

Gas dynamics of the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry interface
D. J. Douglas and J. B. French
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1988,3, 743-747
DOI: 10.1039/JA9880300743

Communication. Isotopic ratio measurement using a double focusing magnetic sector mass analyser with an inductively coupled plasma as an ion source
Andrew J. Walder and Philip A. Freedman
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1992,7, 571-575
DOI: 10.1039/JA9920700571

Quantitative analysis of trace element abundances in glasses and minerals: a comparison of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, solution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, proton microprobe and electron microprobe data
Marc D. Norman, William L. Griffin, Norman J. Pearson, Michael O. Garcia and Suzanne Y. O’reilly
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1998,13, 477-482
DOI: 10.1039/A707972I

Investigations of a reduced palladium chemical modifier for graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry
Lucinda M. Voth-Beach and Douglas E. Shrader
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1987,2, 45-50
DOI: 10.1039/JA9870200045

A critical assessment of laser ablation ICP-MS as an analytical tool for depth analysis in silica-based glass samples
Arjan J. G. Mank and Paul R. D. Mason
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1999,14, 1143-1153
DOI: 10.1039/A903304A

Isotope ratio measurement of lead, neodymium and neodymium–samarium mixtures, Hafnium and Hafnium–Lutetium mixtures with a double focusing multiple collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer
Andrew J. Walder, I. Platzner and Philip A. Freedman
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1993,8, 19-23
DOI: 10.1039/JA9930800019

Signal enhancement in laser ablation ICP-MS by addition of nitrogen in the central channel gas
Zhaochu Hu, Shan Gao, Yongsheng Liu, Shenghong Hu, Haihong Chen and Honglin Yuan
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008,23, 1093-1101
DOI: 10.1039/B804760J

Determination of arsenic species by high-performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Diane Beauchemin, K. W. M. Siu, James W. McLaren and Shier S. Berman
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1989,4, 285-289
DOI: 10.1039/JA9890400285

Slurry sample preparation for simultaneous multi-element graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry
Nancy J. Miller-Ihli
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 1988,3, 73-81
DOI: 10.1039/JA9880300073

Happy Anniversary JAAS!

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