Archive for April, 2013

UKSG 2013 – We hope you enjoyed the show!

It was great to see so many Librarians and Information Specialists in Bournemouth.

Unfortunately only one of you can take home the Kindle Fire, but I hope all booth visitors enjoyed finding out more about Gold for Gold and what we are doing about Open Access, as well as seeing the UK  launch of The Merck Index* Online.

Back to the business of the Kindle Fire, I am delighted to announce that the winner of our Buzzwire Competition (involving 45 steady-handed librarians), in a staggering time of 17 Seconds, was Claire Gravely, Information Resources Advisor, University of Surrey.

Top 5 Times:

1 Claire Gravely, University of Surrey, UK 17 Secs
2 Monica Crump, NUL Galway, Ireland          28 Secs
3= Jessica Eustace-Cook, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland  29 Secs
3= Marie Barwick, University of Warwick, UK  29 Secs
5 Dag-Even Torsoe, BI Handelshoyskolen, Norway   32 Secs

Look out for an equally challenging competition in Harrogate next year – perhaps involving a different skill!

If you have any queries about our products, and/or did not have time to visit us, please e-mail Max Espley.

*The name THE MERCK INDEX is owned by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., U.S.A., and is licensed to The Royal Society of Chemistry for use in the U.S.A. and Canada.

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Material matters at 2013 MRS Spring Meeting

Liz Dunn at the RSC Publishing boothThanks to everyone that stopped by our booth last week at the 2013 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit in San Francisco.

Catching up on exciting research at the RSC Publishing blogEditors Liz Dunn and Sam Keltie were on hand to answer questions and tell people about our top journals and books, including Biomaterials Science, Energy & Environmental Science and Journals of Materials Chemistry A, B and C 

There was lots of excitement around the launch of new journal Materials Horizons. It’s now open for submissions, welcoming the very best research at the cutting-edge interface of materials science with chemistry, physics, biology and engineering.

But what will this journal bring to the materials community? Find out from Editorial Board Chair Seth Marder in this short video.

We’ll be in Boston for the 2013 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit in December. We hope to see you then!

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Will you be in New Orleans this April?

 Discover more about The Royal Society of Chemistry this April

We are delighted to be exhibiting at the ACS Spring Meeting in New Orleans, and we’d love to see you there. 

Drop by booth #401 to discover more about what The Royal Society of Chemistry can do for you. We’ve got a whole host of free talks and events on-stand, from an open access overview to meet the editor drop-ins, so take a look and register your interest today to benefit from expert advice and pick up free RSC gifts.

And while you’re at booth #401, you can also:

  • Enter our competition to win an iPad mini
  • Get 30% off our books on display, and find out how you can publish with one of the leading chemical science publishers in the world
  • Pick up free chocolate, meet the editor, and get an additional $5 off books during our Books Happy Hour, 4-5pm, Monday & Tuesday
  • Browse digital content from ChemSpider to Chemistry World on our stand iPads, and meet the RSC team

So whether you’re dropping by for free tea, coffee and cookies, finding out how to get published in Chemical Science, or seeing what’s now possible with the award-winning ChemSpider database, we look forward to meeting you.

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Materials Horizons now open for submissions!

Do you have an exceptional materials research discovery to report? One that deserves rapid publication in a high impact and internationally visible journal?

Look no further: Materials Horizons is now open for submissions!

Materials HorizonsMaterials Horizons will be:

  • High impact – publishing only the most novel and exciting advances
  • A leader – the Editorial Board, led by Seth Marder (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA), will drive scientific development, with Scientific Editors helping to maintain scientific standards
  • Interdisciplinary – showcasing the best research at the cutting-edge interface of materials science with chemistry, physics, biology and engineering
  • Internationally visible free access to all content published during 2014 and 2015, guaranteeing maximum exposure
  • Rapid – speedy reviewing and publication

And unlike some other journals, Materials Horizons won’t charge you for using colour to enhance the scientific understanding of your figures.

So don’t delay – submit your manuscripts via our website for the chance to be included in the high profile first issue.

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