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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

By Joanne Thomson.

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

By Joanne Thomson.

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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Publishing Price List 2014

09 Aug 2013

By Max Espley.

We all want great content, and we all want value for money.

At the Royal Society of Chemistry we are proud to be a not-for-profit organisation, dedicated to advancing excellence in the chemical sciences. Any surplus is reinvested back into this community, including sustaining and developing our publishing programme. Our Publishing Price List 2014 reflects this commitment.

Key highlights and changes for 2014:

Our new partnership with the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS), delivering the first two titles in the new Frontiers journals series: Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers (with the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University – PKU), and Organic Chemistry Frontiers (with the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry – SIOC)
Two further new journals: Materials Horizons and Environmental Science: Nano – both available for free to all existing subscribers or registered users until the end of 2015
Our acquisition and development of The Merck Index* Online (15^th edition), with both perpetual and subscription models available for multiple-users – we are the exclusive provider of what is considered the “bible” of chemistry
An increase in content for Faraday Discussions (9 issues for 2014, previously 8 issues)
Continued great savings on collections. RSC Gold equates to a 50% discount on the individual prices of products, and now includes Toxicology Research. Whilst our Core Chemistry and General Chemistry packages now include RSC Advances. We are discontinuing Package A and Package A+
The new Materials Science Collection. This will include: Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C, Energy and Environmental Sciences, Nanoscale, Soft Matter, Polymer Chemistry, Cryst Eng Comm, Biomaterials Science (free in 2014) and Materials Horizons (free in 2014)
Our annual eBook collections, now available for all years from 2008-2014
And, in response to customer needs, we are discontinuing Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry to reflect a change in the needs of the chemical sciences community. Existing subscribers will not lose access to previous years’ reports

If you would like to discuss your own subscription, creating a bespoke package or upgrading to RSC Gold, please contact us.

*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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Journals: our growth and global impact

06 Aug 2013

By Valerie Simpson.

Like many publishers, here at the Royal Society of Chemistry we’re proud to publicise our journal impact factors when they’re released each June.

However, we know from your feedback that you need more than great impact factors to make us your publisher of choice.

So we’ve collated some other facts to convince you.

Read this document to find out how:

Our market share has grown, as well as our content
Many more people are reading our journal articles
we’ve improved our international influence through our Editorial board membership and international offices

and more.

Plus, we’ve included a summary of how we’re working to shape the future of the chemical sciences – for the benefit of science and humanity.

Find out how we are advancing excellence in the chemical sciences – download the pdf today.

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Will you be at IUPAC in August?

18 Jul 2013

By Rachel Blakeburn.

If you are heading to the IUPAC 44^th World Chemistry Congress drop by booth #11 to discover more about the Royal Society of Chemistry. Browse our books, find out about our journals, have a demo of ChemSpider and The Merck Index* Online, and take advantage of some great offers.

While you’re at booth #11 you can:

Enter our stand competition to win an iPad mini
Enjoy a 30% discount on all Royal Society of Chemistry books – or 35% if you’re an RSC Member
Take advantage of our Membership offer – sign up to become an RSC Member at IUPAC and receive a 20% discount with 16 months Affiliate membership for the price of 12

We look forward to meeting you there and helping you discover what the Royal Society of Chemistry can do for you.

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Successful careers event at the University of Nottingham

15 Jul 2013

By Joanne Thomson.

Students discover that chemistry can take you anywhere

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

By Joanne Thomson.

Providing a voice and a forum for the environmental nanoscience community

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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Open Access from the Royal Society of Chemistry

02 Jul 2013

By Laura Finn.

There’s a lot of talk amongst librarians about Open Access (OA) at the moment.

The Royal Society of Chemistry has been at the centre of this debate. Listen to Publishing Director Jim Milne talk about the importance of OA Publishing and the development of Gold for Gold to find out more about our involvement:

Institutional subscribers to the Royal Society of Chemistry’s complete online package, RSC Gold, are entitled to Open Access voucher codes free of charge. We also have a range of purchasing options available for publishing both new and retrospective research Gold OA. To find out more, visit our Gold for Gold webpage.

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2012 Impact Factors

21 Jun 2013

By Joanne Thomson.

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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First Materials Horizons articles published

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

Free access to Chemical Science

Publishing Price List 2014

Journals: our growth and global impact

Will you be at IUPAC in August?

Successful careers event at the University of Nottingham

Environmental Science: Nano now open for submissions!

Open Access from the Royal Society of Chemistry

2012 Impact Factors

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