Review title | Citation |
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a Data set taken from 1st January 2006 to 13th November 2006 | |
Organic chemistry in water | Chem. Soc. Rev., 2006, 35, 68–82 |
Advances in chemistry applied to forensic science† | Chem. Soc. Rev., 2005, 34, 1021–1030 |
Self-organization of disc-like molecules: chemical aspects | Chem. Soc. Rev., 2006, 35, 83–109 |
Biochemistry of human skin—our brain on the outside† | Chem. Soc. Rev., 2006, 35, 52–67 |
Differential receptor arrays and assays for solution-based molecular recognition | Chem. Soc. Rev., 2006, 35, 14–28 |
Size matters: why nanomaterials are different | Chem. Soc. Rev., 2006, 35, 583–592 |
Why gold nanoparticles are more precious than pretty gold: Noble metal surface plasmon resonance and its enhancement of the radiative and nonradiative properties of nanocrystals of different shapes | Chem. Soc. Rev., 2006, 35, 209–217 |
Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation: chiral ligands and applications | Chem. Soc. Rev., 2006, 35, 226–236 |
Chemical genetics to chemical genomics: small molecules offer big insights | Chem. Soc. Rev., 2005, 34, 472–482 |
Multifunctional molecular carbon materials—from fullerenes to carbon nanotubes | Chem. Soc. Rev., 2006, 35, 471–487 |
It is particularly pleasing to see the inclusion of two social interest reviews (marked † in the table) on wider topics of general interest in the most accessed review list of 2006. Also notable is the popularity of reviews on topics such as nanomaterials, catalysis, chemical biology and green chemistry.
Fig. 1 Chem Soc Rev covers from the 2006 themed issues. |
Finally in 2006, the journal published a themed issue covering the topic of nanostructured assemblies. This issue, guest edited by editorial board members, Professors Jon Preece and Fabio Biscarini and Dr Wilhelm Huck, also covered a wide range of topics from polymer and organic nanomaterials to inorganic nanostructures through to surfaces and supramolecular chemistry. This was the largest issue of Chem Soc Rev published to date featuring 13 world class reviews from leading international authors. But it is not just Chem Soc Rev that is publishing high-quality papers on nanoscience—due to the interdisciplinary nature of the subject area other RSC Journals and Books also include related content. This wealth of nano material has now been brought together in one convenient webpage, which is regularly updated with the latest research and books from RSC Publishing. Visit: www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/nanoscience/
Fig. 2 Graph showing the change in impact factor over the last 6 years (Thomson ISI®). |
This rise in impact factor was mirrored across the RSC journal portfolio when the 2005 impact factors were released by ISI® in June 2006 with RSC journals showing an impressive average increase of over 10%. Calculated annually, ISI® impact factors provide an indication of the quality of a journal—they take into account the number of citations in a given year for all the citable documents published within a journal in the preceding two years.
Work published in RSC Journals is also amongst the most topical. The immediacy index measures how topical and urgent the papers published in a journal are, by dividing the number of citations in a given year by the number of articles published in the journal that year. These impressive new figures reinforce the RSC's reputation as the home of exciting new research.
Fig. 3 Professor Jeffery Davis receiving the Chem Soc Rev lecture award. Pictured with Chem Soc Rev editor Dr Robert Eagling and editorial board member and organiser Dr Philip Gale. |
This prize is just one of many awarded by RSC Publishing during 2006, a year that has seen more than 20 high-profile researchers gain financial support to present their work at events throughout the world, in recognition of their research achievements. More than £15000 (or $30000) was granted to the recipients, in total, to cover travel expenses to sponsored lectureships in countries such as China, Japan, US and UK.
We would like to extend special thanks at this time to Professor David Parker who will complete his four year term as Chair, at the end of 2006. Professor Parker joined the journal as Chair in 2002, and has helped to steer it through a period of rapid growth. Since 2002 the frequency of Chem Soc Rev has doubled from 6 to 12 issues whilst the number of reviews has increased by over 30%. A further key development in this period has been the successful inclusion of critical reviews, which now make up a quarter of the journal's overall content. Most exciting of all, however, is the continued growth in impact factor to a record high of 13.75 (ISI® 2005), with an overall increase of 37% since 2002. We would like to personally thank Professor Parker for his efforts in helping to guide both the journal and the excellent editorial board members through this exciting and successful period.
Both the editorial board and I will look to continue to build on the journal strengths, commissioning across the whole of the chemical sciences whilst maintaining a particular focus on cutting edge analytical and physical chemistry as well as the interdisciplinary area of chemical biology.
Finally, 2007 will see the awarding of the Chem Soc Rev sponsored lecture at a high profile international meeting. This will be complemented by the introduction of the Chem Soc Rev Young Investigator sponsored lecture which will be awarded to an up and coming young chemist, also at an international meeting in 2007. For further information and announcements please watch the Chem Soc Rev website.
Subscribers to Chem Soc Rev will now link from journals' contents lists straight through to the HTML view of selected articles, in just one quick step. Here you can download references to citation managers (such as EndNote, Ref Manager, ProCite and BibTex), sign up for RSS feeds, search for citing articles (otherwise known as ‘forward linking’), print the article with just one click and send the article to a friend or colleague.
From 2007, authors publishing in RSC journals will see their science “come alive” thanks to an exciting new project pioneered by the RSC. Enhanced HTML in RSC articles will allow chemical and biological compounds mentioned in the text to be identified; by clicking on the compound readers will be able to obtain further information about that compound, including a downloadable structure plus a list of relevant subject areas. The RSC is the first publisher to utilise the International Chemical Identifier (InChI) (a digital equivalent of the IUPAC name for any particular covalent compound where structures are expressed in terms of five layers of information—connectivity, tautomeric, isotopic, stereochemical, and electronic) for a project of this type and scope. The technology will be used to enhance RSS alerts so that future news feeds can include chemical structures and other enhanced information. RSC Publishing intends to evolve this project to match author and reader needs, so tell us what you think: we welcome your feedback on this new functionality and will incorporate your ideas to develop the service further. Find out more at www.rsc.org/sciencecomealive
These developments demonstrate the investment in publishing products and services over the past year and 2007 will see us enhancing our products further.
Meanwhile Chemistry World, the RSC's award-winning magazine, launched two new web features at the end of 2006. The Chemistry World Blog is an interactive forum for news, discussion and opinion, looking at the science hitting the headlines. The Chemistry World Podcast interviews high profile scientists about the latest and hottest topics in science, and is free to download at www.rsc.org/chemistryworld
In addition, RSC Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of the RSC eBook Collection. RSC books are now available online and can be easily downloaded as either chapters or books. The collection is fully searchable and also integrated with RSC Journal content. To search the collection or for further information, visit www.rsc.org/ebooks
As you can see 2006 has been both an excellent year for Chem Soc Rev and for RSC publishing in general. Looking forward, 2007 already has the potential to be an even better year for Chem Soc Rev and the editorial board and I hope that with the continued support or both our authors and readers the journal will maintain its position as one of the best review journals in the chemical sciences.
Robert Eagling
Editor – Chem Soc Rev
Wilhelm Huck
Chair – Chem Soc Rev
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