Editorial Cite This: ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 692−693
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the ACS Division of Catalysis Science and Technology to cosponsor the ACS Catalysis Lectureship.11 In 2018, the Lectureship will honor a researcher working in enzymology or biocatalysis, followed by foci in heterogeneous catalysis in 2019, and molecular catalysis in 2020. In another contribution highlighting key accomplishments of a specific researcher, we published another Account article, documenting the first 50 years of research by Alexis T. Bell.3 In a new initiative, the journal appointed the first Early Career Advisory Board (ECAB)4 and discussed developments in catalysis and scientific publishing at a meeting at the Fall ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC. This board is composed of 18 researchers hailing from 10 countries, with membership rotating frequently. These ECAB members provide insights from scientists and engineers who are at the early stages of their independent research careers, and they offer viewpoints that can differ substantially from the more senior EAB members. The insights gained from the first meeting of this board were highly valued, and the ECAB will be continued in future years, as a result. Each year, we seek to communicate with the catalysis community through editorials targeting specific topics. In 2017, we provided data that supports the notion that previous submission of a manuscript elsewhere does not harm the chances of publication in ACS Catalysis,5 and we reminded authors that it is a requirement to notify the editors of any previous submission, but that provision of the details about the previous submission is optional. Additionally, associate editor Susannah Scott penned an editorial discussing the overuse of superlative adjectives in scientific writing and the journal’s practice of flagging the use of many words prior to publication.6 In another editorial, the team discussed the scope of submissions sought in heterogeneous electrocatalysis, as well as best practices for the reporting of electrocatalytic data.7 The journal partnered with our sister publications within the ACS portfolio to highlight work in a number of highly active research topics. These included virtual issues on Engineered Biomolecular Catalysts with JACS and Inorganic Chemistry,8 Olefin Metathesis Fundamentals and Frontiers with JACS, Organometallics and Organic Letters,9 and Applications of Modern X-ray Spectroscopy in Chemistry with JACS, Inorganic Chemistry, the Journal of Physical Chemistry, the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, and Chemistry of Materials.10 In closing, as always, the editorial team would like to thank all of our authors and reviewers for their contributions to the journal. We aim to continue to serve the catalysis community by unceasingly focusing on identifying papers that describe high quality catalysis science. Simultaneously, we strive to deliver timely and effective customer servicemeaning fast, thorough and fair reviews, timely decisions, and rapid publication of accepted manuscripts. We wish you the best for a fruitful 2018!
s we launch volume 8, I reflect back on 2017, which was a year in which ACS Catalysis focused on expanding its global representation. The last 12 months saw an increase in submissions of 23%, coupled with an increase in both published items and pages of about 3−4%. This suggests that the journal continues to tighten its acceptance standards, aiding the reader in knowing that s/he is going to find rigorously peer-reviewed work in the journal. Owing to the growth in submissions, we have sought to expand both our editorial team and our advisory board to add topical expertise and to add representation from various parts of the global catalysis community. By rotating membership on the journal’s editorial advisory board (EAB), we ensure input and advice from varied voices within the community. This year several people have ended their terms on the board, including Aditya Bhan, Yong Cao, Kazunari Domen, Cynthia Friend, Richard Gross, Dionisios Vlachos, and Helma Wennemers. Additionally, Ye Wang and Abhishek Dey moved from the EAB to the team of associate editors in 2017. Only three EAB members remain from the inaugural EAB formed in 2011. With the above rotations, the following new members have been added to the board starting in 2018: Shengli Chen (Wuhan), Terunori Fujita (Mitsui Chemicals), Jorge Gascon (KAUST), Lynn Kamerlin (Uppsala), Yingwei Li (SCUT), Ding Ma (Peking), Ruben Martin (ICIQ), Cristina Nevado (Zurich), Liane Rossi (São Paulo), Rebecca Ruck (Merck), Yasuhiro Shiraishi (Osaka), and Raghavan Sunoj (IIT Bombay). This brings our EAB up to 38 members representing 16 countries, while the team of 16 associate editors represents nine countries. It should be noted that the collective ACS Catalysis team now includes five EAB members and two associate editors in China, forming the highest representation of any country but the United States, and signifying the growing importance of the contributions of Chinese catalysis researchers to the field. The journal will hold a special event in China this year at the Chinese Chemical Society Meeting, in Hangzhou, further expanding the interactions between our editorial team and researchers in this country. With a focus on global inclusion in 2017, ACS Catalysis held events at APCAT-7 in Mumbai, India, last January. The journal also appointed its first EAB members in South America (Brazil) and the Middle East (Saudi Arabia) in late 2017, with a current EAB member, Karen Wilson, relocating to Australia at the end of the year. We were also pleased to expand the breadth of expertise on the EAB with the appointment of two additional EAB members representing different industry sectors, with Rebecca Ruck (Merck) and Terunori Fujita (Mitsui Chemicals) joining Javier Guzman (ExxonMobil) on the board. The first international winner of the ACS Catalysis lectureship, Matthias Beller, delivered his award lecture at the Fall ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC, as did the 2017 winner, Paul Chirik. Both winners were interviewed about their experiences in chemistry, contributing to the historical record of catalysis research with descriptions of the research experiences of key contributors.1,2 We are excited to continue our partnership with © 2018 American Chemical Society
Christopher W. Jones, Editor-in-Chief Georgia Institute of Technology
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(1) Beller interview: https://youtu.be/TQapgoOJ80M. (2) Chirik interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 26IcdEhmhY4. (3) Celik, F. E.; Peters, B.; Coppens, M. O.; McCormick, A.; Hicks, R. F.; Ekerdt, J. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 8628−8640. (4) Jones, C. W. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 3712−3712. (5) Jones, C. W. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 3049−3049. (6) Scott, S. L.; Jones, C. W. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 2218−2219. (7) Chen, J. G.; Jones, C. W.; Linic, S.; Stamenkovic, V. R. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 6392−6933. (8) Engineered Biomolecular Catalysts: http://pubs.acs.org/page/ jacsat/vi/engineered-bio-catalysts. (9) Olefin Metathesis Fundamentals and Frontiers: http://pubs.acs. org/page/vi/olefinmet-fundamentals-frontiers. (10) Applications of Modern X-ray Spectroscopy in Chemistry: http://pubs.acs.org/page/vi/XRaySpectroscopy.html. (11) Jones, C. W.; Williams, R. M. ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 7399−7399.
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