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Analytical Chemistry: The Synergies between the Division and the Journal milestone, including several for the pages of Analytical Chemistry. So stay tuned for an exciting 2013 with the Division and the Journal! If you are not a member of the Division, please consider joining.
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ere we explore the relationship between the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry and the journal Analytical Chemistry. The Analytical Division has one of the largest division memberships in the ACS, and Analytical Chemistry is the premier journal in the field. Both the Division and the Journal represent and serve the analytical community by providing a variety of services and disseminating relevant news and information. We do this in a manner where the whole is more than the sum of its parts. By reading this editorial, you must be aware of the Journal and its website. Do you know what services are provided by the Division? Here, we highlight three: information access, awards, and support of meetings. The best way to learn more about the Division and its services is to visit the website (www.analyticalsciences.org). Here you will find links to the monthly newsletter, Division news and business details, and a variety of analytical resources, as well as current meeting information, including calendars. Click the Awards tab to view the Division Awards Program, which supports and sponsors four achievement awards in the areas of spectroscopy, separations, chemical instrumentation, and electrochemistry, as well as awards for education excellence, distinguished service and achievements by young scientists. Undergraduate awards and graduate fellowships are also offered. An important function of the Division is meeting support. It sponsors and coordinates technical symposia and sessions at various analytical conferences, including submitted and arranged sessions at the two ACS National Meetings. Over the past several years, 20 sessions have been held at these meetings. In addition, the Division cosponsors symposia at PittCon, and this year, it held an inaugural cosponsored/coorganized session with the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Analytical Division at the FACSS/SCIX meeting in Kansas City. Organizing and arranging these technical sessions is a great way to get involved and engaged with the analytical community; anyone interested should contact the Division’s Program Chair. Membership in the Division is low-cost and does not require joining the ACS. Perhaps a surprise to some, our international membership has expanded to include about 13% from outside the U.S. Both the technical meeting sessions and the Journal’s manuscripts also have significant international representation. The Division and Journal are becoming mainstream outside of America. The Division and the Journal have had a long-standing, synergistic relationship. The Division supports Analytical Chemistry as its flagship journal. The Editor is a member of the Division’s Executive Committee and the Division Chair is a member of the Journal’s Editorial Advisory Board. The Division will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2013, and so it is just a few years shy of the 84 year history of Analytical Chemistry. A full slate of celebratory activities, special issues, and events are planned to commemorate this important © 2012 American Chemical Society
Jonathan V. Sweedler, Editor-in-Chief, Analytical Chemistry
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David W. Koppenaal, Chair, Division of Analytical Chemistry 2011−2012 AUTHOR INFORMATION
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Views expressed in this editorial are those of the authors and not necessarily the views of the ACS.
Published: October 17, 2012 8899
dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac302945v | Anal. Chem. 2012, 84, 8899−8899
