Green Chemistry… 10 years on

Celebrating the tenth year of Green Chemistry

During 2008 we celebrated the tenth year of Green Chemistry and to mark this occasion we had a number of activities. At the Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference in Washington in June we had a birthday cake for the Journal, with many of the readers and authors of Green Chemistry helping us celebrate. Professor Joan Brennecke, a member of the editorial board, had the honour of cutting the birthday cake for the Journal.

To mark the occasion we also published a number of reviews throughout the year, representing the broad range of subjects covered in the Journal and many hot topics. All of these reviews were accompanied by an editorial from a member of the Green Chemistry board, past or present. We would like to thank all of those authors who contributed a review during the 10th anniversary and to those Board Members who wrote introductions to the reviews, putting them in the context of the Journal. A complete list of the reviews and their accompanying editorials can be found on the Journal homepage (www.rsc.org/greenchem).

Green Chemistry was also proud to sponsor the opening lecture given by Istvan Horváth entitled ‘Solvents from nature’ at the ‘Green Solvents–Progress in Science and Application’ meeting in Friedrichshafen, Germany at the end of September.

We were also delighted that Istvan agreed to contribute a perspective to the Journal, based on his lecture, which was published in the October issue of Green Chemistry (I. T. Horváth, Green Chem., 2008, 10, 1024–1028, DOI: 10.1039/b812804a).

Increasing impact of Green Chemistry

As we look forward to 2009, RSC Publishing is working with more authors than ever before – 2008 saw the number of authors published in RSC Journals increase by 30%. Meanwhile titles from across the RSC collection recorded impressive rises in impact factors, and the latest immediacy indices confirm the relevance and topicality of research published by the RSC.

With the release of the 2007 Thomson ISI impact factors Green Chemistry saw a 15% rise in impact factor to 4.836, reaffirming its leading position as the number one green chemistry journal.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our Authors and Referees for helping us to achieve this significant increase in impact factor for the Journal.

RSC Publishing is committed to providing a world-class publishing service and global visibility to its authors and with the number of citations increasing, immediacy and impact factors rising it is clear to see that Green Chemistry and RSC Publishing are recognised by researchers throughout the world as a key resource to publish and read the very best research.

Editorial Board

We would like to welcome Professor Shu Kobayashi, Tokyo University, onto the Green Chemistry Editorial Board from this year. Professor Kobayashi’s longstanding and world-renowned experience in efficient synthetic methodologies including asymmetric catalysis, organic reactions in water, microencapsulated catalysts, and microreactors in organic synthesis will provide an additional regional link for Green Chemistry in Asia. Shu has been a stimulating plenary speaker at many green chemistry conferences and his research has been recognised with a long list of prestigious awards, including most recently the Arthur C. Cope Scholarship and Howard Memorial Lectureship. We look forward very much to his input and collaboration within the editorial board.

Improved ReSourCe

During 2009 we will release a new version of ReSourCe, our system for online manuscript submission and peer review (www.rsc.org/resource). Already popular with Authors and Referees, we've listened to your feedback and made further improvements to our service. We're keen to build on your experience of ReSourCe, so if you would you like to help us shape the next release by taking part in beta-testing or by supplying your comments and suggestions please contact E-mail: resourcesupport@rsc.org

Your RSC subscriptions and free content

We know that it can be difficult to keep track of online resources that are available to you. So, we've introduced a special web page to help you to find out exactly what RSC content you can access. This new page is called Your RSC Subscriptions (www.rsc.org/Publishing/your_access.asp) and it lists all products for which your organisation has a current subscription, plus other content which may be available to you, such as the RSC Journals Archive and the RSC eBook collection.

You can also find out about RSC content that is available free, including: research articles that are free for a limited time; news articles in magazines; and free chapters from the RSC eBook Collection. Visit www.rsc.org/Publishing/freeRSCcontent.asp

Food: the RSC theme for 2009

In 2009, the theme for RSC public engagement activities will be food; looking at all aspects of the supply chain from field to fork and eventually to waste disposal and recycling. Planned activities include the launch of a major reports into securing a sustainable food supply; the publication of a new edition of the ground-breaking book Kitchen Chemistry; lectures and events at the new Chemistry Centre at Burlington House – the world's foremost venue for showcasing chemistry; and Chemistry Week 2009 (7th–15th November), when practicing scientists and science teachers will engage in a week-long festival for the chemical sciences. Please get in touch with us (E-mail: food@rsc.org) if you would like to be involved.

New journals

Our journal portfolio has expanded with the launch of three new journals.

Energy & Environmental Science, launched in July 2008, publishes research from all aspects of the chemical sciences relating to energy conversion and storage, alternative fuel technologies and environmental science. www.rsc.org/ees

Metallomics: Integrated biometal science covers the research fields related to metals in biological, environmental and clinical systems. www.rsc.org/metallomics

Integrative Biology: Quantitative biosciences from nano to macro is a unique, interdisciplinary journal covering quantitative multi-scale biology using enabling technologies and tools to exploit the convergence of biology with physics, chemistry, engineering, imaging and informatics. www.rsc.org/ibiology

The current issue of all three journals is freely available online. Free online institutional access to all 2009 content is available for registered users – full details are on the web site.

The RSC eBook Collection

The RSC eBook Collection has become a world-class electronic resource with licenses being signed to leading institutions across the globe. New content continues to be uploaded regularly and this comprehensive resource now includes over 800 quality titles. Electronic book publications are uploaded within days of print publication, effortlessly disseminating extensive, high-quality, scientific content direct to scientists, libraries, students, teachers and researchers around the world. Please visit www.rsc.org/eBooks for further information or to visit the RSC eBook Collection.

Over 80 new print books will be published in 2009 as our list continues to grow in size and importance in the international market. Keep up-to-date with all the latest cutting edge titles being published by the RSC by visiting www.rsc.org/ej_alert and subscribing to our eAlerts. We send regular information on discount offers, print books and new electronic content throughout the year.

We wish you all a successful 2009, and thank you for your continued support of Green Chemistry.

Sarah Ruthven

Editor

Walter Leitner

Scientific Editor

Martyn Poliakoff

Chair of the Editorial Board

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