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Editorial for Chemical Reviews s I reflect on my first year as the Editor-in-Chief of Chemical Reviews, I am thankful to have inherited such an impactful and thriving journal. Over this first year, my goal has been to retain the mission of the journal while implementing my vision for the future. The mission of Chemical Reviews is to provide comprehensive, authoritative, critical, and readable reviews of important recent research in organic, inorganic, physical, analytical, theoretical, and biological chemistry. My vision is to retain these positive aspects while enhancing the topical diversity, visibility, and educational impact. In particular, we are striving to expand the scope and content into multidisciplinary and emerging areas while solidifying the core areas of chemistry. Over the first year we have made a number of changes to the appearance of Chemical Reviews. The new cover of the journal has been designed to depict a single graphic that highlights one of the reviews in a regular issue or represents the overall topic of a Thematic Issue. Previously, articles in Chemical Reviews did not include abstracts, but now we require an abstract that summarizes the subject and scope of the review, listing the major topics covered, as well as the overall objectives. The abstracts assist readers in selecting reviews that cover specific topics and facilitate the identification of articles through search engines. Furthermore, the references now include article titles, which are appreciated by the readers. These stylistic changes are aimed at improving the accessibility and impact of the articles published in Chemical Reviews. We have also made significant progress in enhancing the efficiency of the submission and review process for Chemical Reviews. The two mechanisms for submitting a review are to receive an invitation from an editorial office of the journal or to submit a proposal that is evaluated by the editors and often external reviewers. We strongly encourage leading experts to submit proposals on timely topics. To be suitable for Chemical Reviews, the proposals must exhibit minimal overlap with recently published or submitted reviews and must be sufficiently comprehensive in scope on a topic of interest to the chemistry community. When a proposal is accepted, an invitation to write a full review is generated. All full reviews must be submitted via an invitation link on the author’s Paragon Plus dashboard. Although the articles in Chemical Reviews must be comprehensive in the treatment of the subject matter, they are not required to be extraordinarily lengthy or encyclopedic in style. In addition to presenting the key material, authors are encouraged to provide a critical analysis of the topic and insights about the remaining challenges and future directions for the field. These types of reviews will play a more significant role in shaping future advances in chemistry. We are continuing the strong tradition of publishing Thematic Issues in Chemical Reviews and are striving to enhance the topical diversity of these issues. The Thematic Issues published in 2015 are as follows:
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Chemistry in Climate Calculations on Large Systems Frontiers in Organic Synthesis Supramolecular Chemistry Nanoparticles in Medicine Solar Energy Conversion We have around a dozen exciting Thematic Issues scheduled for 2016 and a similar number already started for 2017. I encourage readers to contact me with suggestions of topics for future Thematic Issues. Chemical Reviews depends on many important people to maintain its level of excellence. As a theoretical and computational chemist, I rely on the Associate Editors to cover the broad spectrum of chemistry: Ruma Banerjee (University of Michigan, biochemistry and bioinorganic chemistry), Guy Bertrand (University of California, San Diego, inorganic and organic chemistry), David Ginger (University of Washington, materials and physical chemistry), Joachim Heberle (Freie University of Berlin, biophysical and physical chemistry), and Timothy Jamison (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, organic chemistry). Professors Banerjee and Bertrand have been with the journal for many years, and their experience and wisdom have been invaluable during the transition. Professors Ginger, Heberle, and Jamison were appointed over the past year, and their fresh outlook and ideas have been invigorating to the journal. I am grateful to all five of these Associate Editors for their substantial efforts in maintaining a high level of quality and efficiency for this journal. I am also deeply indebted to LeeAnn Pannebaker, our outstanding Coordinating Editor, and the hardworking editorial assistants, as well as the incredible support staff at ACS Publications. Finally, the success of the journal relies on the extraordinary efforts and insights of the authors, reviewers, and readers of Chemical Reviews. We will continue to work together to propel the journal forward.
Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, Editor-in-Chief
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Fluorine Chemistry Epigenetics
Published: January 13, 2016 © 2016 American Chemical Society
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00721 Chem. Rev. 2016, 116, 1−1
