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Looking Beyond the First Anniversary One year ago, a cutting-edge new journal, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ( JPCL), was launched. With the launch of this journal, many new features were introduced to meet the demand for innovative and high-quality scientific publication, including a short 4-6 week publication time, citation-ready publication of Letters upon web posting, Perspective articles on emerging research areas, video interviews with Perspective authors, topic highlights through Editorials and Guest Commentaries by leading experts, and a JPC Facebook page. These features have been well received by the physical chemistry and chemical physics community. The average publication time of approximately 40 days from submission to web publication has been particularly popular with our authors. We had an impressive first year, publishing more than 600 Letters, 58 Perspectives, and posted more than 20 Perspective videos. We would like to extend a sincere thanks to our contributing authors, reviewers, and readers for their support during our inaugural year. American Chemical Society Publications remains dedicated to providing our authors with the highest-impact forums for publication of their papers. The editorial team of JPCL has succeeded in attracting highscientific-quality papers this first year, which is important in establishing a high journal Impact Factor. JPCL will have to wait until June 2012 to receive an official Impact Factor from Thomson Scientific (ISI) because two years worth of citation data are required for the calculation. Meanwhile, however, we can gauge the initial impact by considering the number of citations received for papers published in 2010. General citation trends for JPCL in 2010 show that it already exceeds the 2009 Immediacy Indices of other popular communication journals, such as Chem. Commun., Appl. Phys. Lett., and Chem. Phys. Lett. Some of the most-cited JPCL papers were in the areas of graphene,1-3 solar cells,4,5 energy conversion and storage,6,7 Raman spectroscopy,8 and metal-organic frameworks.9 A number of Letters were picked up by and highlighted in the popular press. Confidence shown by leading scientists in choosing JPCL to disseminate their work was a key factor in achieving this significant impact so early. Perspectives on emerging research topics published in JPCL will continue to draw our readers' attention, and in the future, all published Perspectives will be categorized by topic for the convenience of our readers. One important recent change with JPCL (and other ACS journals, including JPC A/B/C) that you should be aware of is the new Journal Publishing Agreement (JPA), which defines new rules that govern copyright transfer. All authors sign the JPA electronically upon submitting the manuscript. This document changes a number of policies with respect to the use by authors of their manuscripts, both before and after publication. The use of preprint servers is now allowed under many circumstances, and authors are allowed to post their articles at some websites. Also, the reuse of figures, tables, artwork, and text extracts is clarified. We urge you to read and become familiar with this document. The ethical guideline statement
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was also recently updated. In particular, the definition of plagiarism has been revised to match that used broadly in the publications field. In this first issue of JPCL in 2011, we focus on the emerging spectroscopic aspects of probing complex structures with high resolution. Earlier Perspectives have addressed the adoption of multidimensional spectroscopy to the diverse electronic and vibrational states of materials10 and nonlinear optical probes to access the electronic, vibrational, electrostatic, and chiral signatures of interfacial DNA.11 McKendrick and coauthors highlight some recent progress in the reactive scattering of atoms or small radicals from liquid surfaces in their Perspective.12 The scattering of O(3P) atoms from a common, imidazolium-based family of ionic liquids is discussed to illustrate the measurement of liquid-surface composition and structure. A better understanding of the gas-liquid interface will aid in the design or prediction of behavior of interfacial systems. The Perspective by Yang highlights the recent progress in single-photon ZEKE (Zero Electron Kinetic Energy) spectroscopy of metal aromatic complexes.13 High-resolution electron microscopy allows the study of binding and structures of metal complexes with sub-meV spectral resolution. Yang's Perspective presents the determination of the electron spin multiplicities, metal binding sites and modes, rotational conformers, and conformational changes of these critical species in organometallic chemistry. New challenges in physical chemistry and chemical physics will continue to emerge in the coming years, and the scientific community will undoubtedly find creative approaches to tackle them. JPCL will continue to be the premier platform for dissemination of these new and significant scientific advances requiring urgent communication.
JPCL will continue to be the premier platform for dissemination of new and significant scientific advances requiring urgent communication. We would like to thank our Managing Editor, Donna Minton, for all of her help and continued support for managing the smooth operation of JPCL. We also thank our Coordinating Editor, Constance Biegel, and our editorial staff Connie Gard, Carissa Hipsher, Christa Trok (Notre Dame), Received Date: December 9, 2010 Accepted Date: December 9, 2010 Published on Web Date: January 06, 2011
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LeeAnn Pannebaker (Penn State), and Jodi Ayers (Purdue) for their prompt and continued effort in editorial processing of the manuscripts in a timely fashion. We also acknowledge the helpful guidance we continue to receive from Davine Henderson in the JPC EIC office. Finally, on a sad note, we would like to say goodbye to our fellow physical chemist and dedicated EAB member, Prof. Paul Barbara, who passed away on October 31, 2010. Paul, as many of you know, was influential in shaping modern physical chemistry. We encourage you to look at one of his final contributions, which was a coauthored Perspective in JPCL.6
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Pakoulev, A. V.; Block, S. B.; Yurs, L. A.; Mathew, N. A.; Kornau, K. M.; Wright, J. C. Multiply Resonant Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy: Implications for Materials Science. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2010, 1, 822–828. (11) Walter, S. R.; Geiger, F. M. DNA on Stage: Showcasing Oligonucleotides at Surfaces and Interfaces with Second Harmonic and Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2010, 1, 9–15. (12) Waring, C.; Bagot, P.; Costen, M.; McKendrick, K. Reactive Scattering as a Chemically Specific Analytical Probe of Liquid Surfaces. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2011, 2, 12–18. (13) Yang, D.-S. High-Resolution Electron Spectroscopy of GasPhase Metal-Aromatic Complexes. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2011, 2, 25–33.
George C. Schatz Editor-in-Chief Northwestern University
Prashant V. Kamat Deputy Editor University of Notre Dame
Sharon Hammes-Schiffer Senior Editor The Pennsylvania State University
Timothy S. Zwier Senior Editor Purdue University
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