Editorial Cite This: ACS Sens. 2018, 3, 875−876
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ACS Sensors Hits the Road pril represented an exciting month for ACS Sensors as the entire editorial team hit the road together. For 1 week, all 6 Associate Editors and I traveled through China with our Managing Editor Nella Mazur, and a few ACS staff, including Tammy Hannawho, together with Nella, originally pitched the idea for ACS Sensors. The reason we went to China was to reach out to a community that has been supporting the journal tremendously, and where the sensing field is growing. A reflection of the growth is in the increasing number of papers originating from China in the first two years of ACS Sensors. In 2016, ∼12% of the papers we published were from China, and this percentage more than doubled in the following year. That is, more than a quarter of ACS Sensors papers originated from China in 2017, including some of our most cited papers. But, what we are learning is that some of the requirements for a paper need further clarification. So, we wanted the opportunity to both meet and thank many of our authors, as well as further explain what we are looking for in the papers we publish. The tour started in Shanghai on April 21st with an Editorial Advisory Board meeting. The next day was a two-day scientific meetingentitled International Chemistry Symposium: Frontiers in Sensors Innovationorganized by Associate Editor Yitao Long from East China University of Science and Technology in Shanghai. The meeting kicked off with myself talking about the journal before the Associate Editors joined me for a panel discussion on tips to getting published in ACS Sensors. Then, the good stuff really started with the scientific talks that followed. The first session included talks from ACS Sensors Associate Editors, Chinese Academicians, and Editorial Advisory Board members. As you can imagine the talks were fantastic. In the afternoon, there was no drop in quality as many of the top and emerging sensor scientists from around China spoke in two parallel sessions. The second day continued with more brilliant talks from Associate Editors and Editorial Advisory Board members before wrapping up at lunchtime. Overall, it was a fantastic conference on all aspects of chemical and biological sensors with nearly 50 stunning talks. It was such a rare opportunity to see the breadth of sensor work from one country, despite not managing to get everyone we wanted to hear from at the conference. A huge thank you and congratulations to all of our hosts and speakers on the event. Our tour then continued on to university visits to hear about the science of recent appointees at the universities, and to discuss our journal. In less than 2 days, we moved around southeast China on trains, one faster than the otherfrom East China Normal University, Shanghai, to Nanjing University, and then to Southeast University. And we were off again in the evening traveling by a superfast train to Beijing. The 25th of April was a rest day (we were all exhausted), except for an editor’s meeting that evening to discuss our plans for the journal. The next day was another full day, this time at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), where again we introduced the journal, and spent the rest of the
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day hearing about great science from faculty members of Peking University, Renmin University, and ICCAS. Our overall impression of the roadshow was incredibly positive. Of course, all our different hosts over the entire trip were very generous with their time and incredibly welcoming. Although different at each place, the food was exquisite. The fish at lunch in Nanjing University and the Peking Duck in Beijing are just two dishes that will long live with me, as will the amazing trains. But the real highlights were the science and the way people have embraced their sensing journal. From the talks by recently appointed faculty, we can see that the next generation of sensor scientists are not only going to keep China at the forefront of this dynamic field, but also help raise the standard of the field significantly. The whole editorial team, and ACS staff touring with us, wanted to thank all our hosts for their incredible hospitality and time. I personally also wanted to thank all the ACS Sensors Associate Editors and ACS staff for taking the week out of their busy schedules to join the road show, and for being wonderful travel companions. I found the trip very rewarding and good fun. It has been great to get to know you all a little better. Finally, we are keen to meet potential authors from other parts of the globe. So, if you are keen to have some of the editors visit, to hear about the journal and tips on what we are looking for, let us know and we will try to make it happen sometime in the future. Pictured below: The editorial team and ACS staff in Shanghai in ACS Sensors sunglasses. They looked much better on the students than us. From left, NJ Tao, Eric Bakker, Maarten Merkx, Tammy Hanna, Shana Kelley, Nella Mazur, Yitao Long, Michael Sailor, and Justin Gooding. Image courtesy of Haowen Li.
Received: May 7, 2018 Published: May 25, 2018 875
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00376 ACS Sens. 2018, 3, 875−876
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J. Justin Gooding, Editor-in-Chief
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The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00376 ACS Sens. 2018, 3, 875−876
