Excellence and Influence With nearly 300,000 total citations in 2007 and an increase in ISI Impact Factor of 7.885—the highest in its history—JACS is the most cited, most respected, and most influential journal in chemistry
Founded in 1879 and published weekly, JACS is the flagship journal of the American Chemical Society and the preeminent journal in the field of chemistry. Providing fundamental research essential to that field over the past 130 years, JACS has long-been recognized as the pinnacle for published research in chemistry for its commitment to excellence in published research and peer-review. It is that same commitment over more than a century that has influenced generations of chemists and the field of chemistry itself. It is the mission of the journal to stay at the forefront as emerging fields and disciplines blend into chemistry at the interface of chemistry and biology and beyond.
“It is the aim of JACS to keep abreast of these exciting discoveries and insights and thereby continue to provide the international chemical community the state-of-the-art venue for the publication and broad dissemination of first-rate, fundamental research in all of chemistry, both in the core areas of our discipline and in such emerging areas as the interface of chemistry and biology, neurochemistry, and materials and single molecule chemistry.” — Editor-in-Chief, Peter J. Stang Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of Utah
