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First Materials Horizons articles published

03 Sep 2013

The eagerly anticipated first articles for new journal Materials Horizons are now available online.

Excellent research is key to new advances that will benefit science and humanity.

Materials Horizons only publishes work of exceptional significance at the cutting-edge interface of materials science with chemistry, physics, biology and engineering. What could be a better incentive for you to read these inaugural articles?

Chemotaxis of catalytic silica–manganese oxide “matchstick” particles Adam R. Morgan, Alan B. Dawson, Holly S. Mckenzie, Thomas S. Skelhon, Richard Beanland, Henry P. W. Franks and Stefan A. F. Bon
Production of heavily n- and p-doped CVD graphene with solution-processed redox-active metal–organic species Sergio A. Paniagua, Jose Baltazar, Hossein Sojoudi, Swagat K. Mohapatra, Siyuan Zhang, Clifford L. Henderson, Samuel Graham, Stephen Barlow and Seth R. Marder
Highly dispersible polypyrrole nanospheres for advanced nanocomposite ultrafiltration membranes Yaozu Liao, Thomas P. Farrell, Gregory R. Guillen, Minghua Li, James A. T. Temple, Xin-Gui Li, Eric M. V. Hoek and Richard B. Kaner
Vesicle budding from polymersomes templated by microfluidically prepared double emulsions Julian Thiele, Venkatachalam Chokkalingam, Shaohua Ma, Daniela A. Wilson and Wilhelm T. S. Huck

Plus, discover the vision for the journal in the Editorial, Materials Horizons: a personal perspective, by Editor Liz Dunn and Editorial Board Chair Seth Marder.

We want to ensure the world benefits from the best possible research.

All Materials Horizons articles will be free to access online until the end of 2015*, so researchers worldwide can discover, read and share them.

Like what you read? Submit your work to Materials Horizons.

And ensure you keep up to date with the latest research: sign up for the Materials Horizons e-alert and newsletter.

* All articles published in 2014 and 2015 issues are free to access online to all individuals who have signed up for an RSC Publishing Personal Account, and to all existing RSC customers with an IP address registered.

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Free Chemistry World webinar: Characterization of polymer blends by ion mobility mass spectrometry

02 Sep 2013

Chemistry World and Waters are pleased to announce a new webinar:

Characterization of polymer blends by ion mobility mass spectrometry

Tuesday 24th September 2013
3pm BST / 10am EDT

The coupling of atmospheric solid analysis probe with ion mobility-mass spectrometry is an efficient tool for the characterization of polymers and additives.

Join Professor Carlos Afonso from the University of Rouen, and Chemistry World editor Bibiana Campos-Seijo, for this new webinar and learn more about the use of this approach for the characterization of polymer blends involving biodegradable polymers.

Register free of charge >

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Free access to Chemical Science

12 Aug 2013

Here’s your chance to get free online access to Chemical Science until the end of 2014.

Join the Royal Society of Chemistry today and you’ll receive a complimentary subscription to the very best research articles from across the chemical sciences.

From therapeutic nanoworms to synergistic catalysis, and molecular walkers to light harvesting, you’ll be kept up-to-date with the latest exceptional science from across the globe.

But that’s not all: Royal Society of Chemistry membership comes with a host of other exciting benefits. And you’ll be part of our international network of 48,000 who support and guide our efforts to shape the future of the chemical sciences for the benefit of science and humanity.

Join today from just £71 (or £18 if you’re a student).

Connect with the world’s leading chemistry community.

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Successful careers event at the University of Nottingham

15 Jul 2013

On 2July, six Royal Society of Chemistry members at the University of Nottingham’s School of Chemistry organised “Chemistry Careers – What’s Next?”. The event showcased the diversity of careers available with a chemistry-related background and attracted over 100 students and research staff.

Speakers and organisers at 'Chemistry Careers - what's next?'

There were speakers from professions including R&D, patent law, publishing, consultancy, teaching, business and marketing. A recruitment consultant described the current job market and plenty of advice was available on how to best find and apply for jobs. A networking session gave delegates the opportunity to talk to all speakers in an informal and relaxed environment.

I gave an overview of my career pathway to date, highlighting roles within the Royal Society of Chemistry graduate scheme, my experience working as an editor and my current role as campaigns manager within marketing.

Commenting of the event, Amy Goddard, Chair of the PhD Forum, said: “The event was a huge success and I have no doubt it will be repeated in future years.”

Here at the Royal Society of Chemistry, we’ve got the support, the resources and connections to benefit chemistry graduates – for life! Find out more about our member benefits and services, including careers advice and professional development.

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Environmental Science: Nano now open for submissions!

09 Jul 2013

Great news: Environmental Science: Nano‘s Editorial Offices are now open!

Associate Editors James Hutchison (University of Oregon) and Gregory Lowry (Carnegie Mellon University) are welcoming submissions of high quality research on the interactions of nanomaterials with biological and environmental systems.

But what’s different about this journal?

Until now there has been no high impact society journal dedicated to publishing the latest findings on the interaction of nanomaterials with environmental and biological systems, which, as Editor-in-Chief Vicki Grassian puts it, ‘is an enormously important aspect of the development of sustainable nanotechnologies for improving human and environmental health’. Find out more about the scope

Why should you submit?

Environmental Science: Nano will be:

High impact – only publishing the most novel and exciting advances
A leader – the Editorial Board will drive scientific development, with the Associate Editors responsible for peer review and editorial decisions
Interdisciplinary – connecting scientists working in a range of areas, including chemistry, earth sciences, engineering, ecotoxicology and nanoscience
Internationally visible – free access to all content published during 2014 and 2015, guaranteeing maximum exposure
Rapid – offering the speedy publication and excellent service for which the Royal Society of Chemistry is renowned

And unlike some other journals, Environmental Science: Nano has no page charges or page limits and it won’t charge you for using colour to enhance scientific understanding of your figures.

When should you submit? And how?

As soon as possible! Submit your manuscript via the website for the chance to be included in the high profile first issue.

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2012 Impact Factors

21 Jun 2013

You can trust Royal Society of Chemistry journals to deliver high quality content.

Our exceptional standards are reinforced by the recently published 2012 Journal Citation Reports ® :

Individual journal Impact Factor highlights include: Energy & Environmental Science (11.653), Chemical Science (8.314), Green Chemistry (6.828) and Chemical Communications (6.378).

Natural Product Reports is #1 in both the Chemistry: Medicinal and Chemistry: Organic categories with a figure of 10.178

And as for the rest of our journals:

Of the top 20 journals in the multidisciplinary chemistry category, six are from RSC Publishing. This is more than any other publisher.
When you look at 5-year Impact Factors, we have more in the top 20 than any other publisher
34% of our journals have an IF above 5
9 of our 29 journals are in the top 10% of their ISI category, and 20 are in the top quartile

And we’ve achieved all this alongside a four-fold increase in the number of articles published since 2007.

So the figures speak for themselves: for guaranteed impact, choose RSC Publishing.

You could contribute to our next Impact Factor… Register to receive email updates about our journals including calls for papers, most accessed articles, themed issues and breaking news.

Full journal listing:

Journal	2012 Impact Factor	5-Year Impact Factor
Analyst	3.969	3.904
Analytical Methods	1.855	1.854
Catalysis Science & Technology ǂ	3.753	3.753
Chemical Communications (ChemComm)	6.378	6.226
Chemical Science	8.314	8.33
Chemical Society Reviews	24.892	30.181
Chemistry Education Research and Practice*	1.075	1.200
CrystEngComm	3.879	4.069
Dalton Transactions	3.806	3.889
Energy & Environmental Science	11.653	12.462
Faraday Discussions	3.821	4.148
Food & Function	2.694	2.704
Green Chemistry	6.828	6.992
Integrative Biology	4.321	4.446
JAAS (Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry)	3.155	2.953
Journal of Environmental Monitoring	2.085	2.137
Journal of Materials Chemistry	6.101	6.171
Lab on a Chip	5.697	6.136
MedChemComm	2.722	2.722
Metallomics	4.099	4.333
Molecular BioSystems	3.35	3.575
Nanoscale	6.233	6.262
Natural Product Reports (NPR)	10.178	10.072
New Journal of Chemistry (NJC)	2.966	2.92
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (OBC)	3.568	3.49
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences	2.923	2.81
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP)	3.829	3.976
Polymer Chemistry	5.231	5.231
RSC Advances ǂ	2.562	2.567
Soft Matter	3.909	4.35

ǂ Partial IF only

*Chemistry Education Research and Practice is listed in the Education, Scientific Disciplines category. It is the highest ranked journal devoted solely to chemistry education.

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.

The 5-Year Impact Factor is the average number of times articles from a journal published in the past five years have been cited in the Journal Citation Reports year. For journals in subjects where citation activity continues to rise through several years, this metric allows more of their total citation activity to be included in a critical performance metric.

Data based on 2012 Journal Citation Reports ®, (Thomson Reuters, 2013).

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RSC launches Environmental Science: Nano journal

28 May 2013

We are delighted to announce Environmental Science: Nano, a new peer-reviewed journal for high quality research on the interactions of biological and environmental systems with natural and engineered nanomaterials. Vicki Grassian, F. Wendell Miller Professor at the University of Iowa, USA, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief.

Announcing the launch, James Milne, Executive Director of RSC Publishing, said: “The interactions and consequences of nanomaterials in the natural environment are of interest to a diverse range of scientists. Environmental Science: Nano is the only journal dedicated to publishing the latest findings in this field and we are delighted to be able to support the community by giving them a dedicated platform for their research.

“RSC Publishing is renowned for its quality, service, speedy publication and ground-breaking technology. I am confident that authors and readers will embrace Environmental Science: Nano, helping the RSC to further advance excellence in the chemical sciences for the benefit of science and humanity.”

Research published in Environmental Science: Nano will examine how nanomaterials enter, migrate and undergo transformations as they move through various environmental and biological media or systems. More information about the journal’s scope can be found on the website.

“There is currently no journal that focuses solely on the interaction of nanomaterials with environmental and biological systems, which is an enormously important aspect of the development of sustainable nanotechnologies for improving human and environmental health. For this reason, I am very pleased to be associated with Environmental Science: Nano as it aims to ensure that this research has a high quality home in a society journal.”
Vicki Grassian, Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Science: Nano

The journal will shortly open for submissions via the website. The first issue will be published in late 2013.

Make sure you don’t miss out on the latest journal news by registering your details to receive the regular Environmental Science: Nano newsletter. And you can follow the journal on Twitter @ESNano_RSC.

Did you know…..? Environmental Science: Nano is part of the RSC Publishing Environmental Science portfolio. Discover more today >

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Connecting the world with the chemical sciences

22 May 2013

Here at the RSC, one of our most important objectives is to foster and encourage the growth and application of (chemical) science by the dissemination of chemical knowledge.

That’s why we’re delighted to be involved in Research4Life, which helps us disseminate our high quality journal articles to researchers in developing countries.

Research4Life is the collective name given to a series of public-private partnerships that offer health, agriculture and environmental research for free or at low cost to developing countries.

Around 6000 institutions are registered for access to publications through Research4Life. Partly thanks to this improved access, scientific research output from developing countries has increased dramatically in recent years.

That’s great news, not just for those developing countries but for the entire science community.

Chemistry – it makes a world of difference.

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Video: Tips for Publishing

20 May 2013

Want to know how to write a good paper? Or how to improve your publication success rate?

Watch this video and learn top tips from world-leading scientists and RSC staff.

And don’t forget: our online guidelines contain a wealth of advice about article types, structure and submission.

Any questions?

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Video: Why publish with the RSC?

01 May 2013

We publish great journals and books. But we would say that, wouldn’t we?

Watch this video and find out what a host of top scientists, including Ben Feringa, Sue Lunte and Seth Marder, really think of us.

Interested in finding out more? Visit the RSC Publishing platform to browse our journals, books and databases and submit your own high quality research.

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