Editorial Cite This: Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 5367−5368
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Editorial for IC Global Enterprise Virtual Issue n 2018, Inorganic Chemistry published just over 1700 articles from 57 countries. In this ACS Select Virtual Issue, we highlight the 25 most read (downloaded) of those articles from different countries, and we asked members of the journal’s Editorial Advisory Board a simple question: What does this collection say to you about the journal, its global impact, and the topics that are covered? The answers we received share several common themes that speak to the scope of the work we publish. One theme is the exceptional breadth in terms of research goals, types of chemical compounds reported, techniques used, and applications envisioned. Another is the attention paid to addressing the most significant environmental, health, and energy challenges facing humanity. A third is that these are our challenges, which require collaboration and cooperation of scientists around the world. It is especially fitting to see these global themes of diversity of topic, attention to important problems, and commonality of purpose now, during the International Year of the Periodic Table (link: https://www. iypt2019.org/). We hope that, after surveying the selected comments below and the articles featured in this Virtual Issue, you will agree that, as a journal that encompasses chemistry of all of the elements, Inorganic Chemistry continues to be a bastion of knowledge and a center for communication among diverse people about relevant and impactful work. “It’s so inspiring to see how Inorganic Chemistry continues to champion both fundamental science and technological impacts across the broadest spectrum of compounds and materials. Inorganic chemistry as a discipline has an enormous breadth and reach, and I’ve always appreciated how this journal welcomes and carefully balances that diversity, in terms of compounds, materials, research problems, and the global community. This Virtual Issue is an excellent demonstration of our discipline’s context, relevance, and importanceI’m looking forward to seeing the advances our subject will make in the next decade.” Charlotte Williams, University of Oxford, United Kingdom “Inorganic Chemistry not only plays a foundational role for chemistry-related sciences with the extended periodic table as its scope, but it also serves in a crucial role to optimize existing and newly developed technology for the interdisciplinary studies in materials science, surface science, and life science with a global impact.” Shilie Pan, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, People’s Republic of China “While at present politicians seem to progressively advocate national (and sometimes even only regional or minority) interests and try to stoke fears of globalism and global collaboration, chemical research and the community of chemists do not know any borders. Scientific discoveries are determined by the laws of nature/chemistry, which are valid in any place on this globe and independent of the country or continent. Inorganic Chemistry’s authorship nicely reflects this
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global diversity. All scientists in any country of the world can contribute in solving the mysteries of chemical reactions and compounds and solve challenges that we are all facing.” Vikotria Daschlein-Gessner, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany “The list of papers in this Virtual Issue reflects the breadth of research in the area of inorganic chemistry, which is not only expanding within a multidisciplinary context but also across geographical boundaries. Inorganic Chemistry continues to be the primary choice of inorganic chemistry researchers across the globe as a forum for the publication of their work.” Tapan Kanti Paine, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India “Currently, the cutting-edge research in Inorganic Chemistry impacts greatly the sustainable development of our society involving renewable energy, the environment, and human health. The past year has witnessed significant advances in the global discovery of new inorganic functional materials, mechanism studies, and emerging applications.” Jihong Yu, Jilin University, People’s Republic of China “The diversity of research in the field of inorganic chemistry allows for a rapid adaption to a changing world. By providing valuable basic information from how molecules can be activated and transformed to how materials for a variety of applications can be designed, Inorganic Chemistry has and will have a large impact on the well being of humanity. This is impressively demonstrated by the collection of articles in this Virtual Issue covering research on small-molecule activation such as H2O, N2, CO2 and NO2 and their release and uptake in molecular compounds or metal organic frameworks. The catalytic use of such compounds and materials will influence global energy use and the quality of the atmosphere.” Nadia Mösch-Zanetti, University of Graz, Austria “For more than half a century, Inorganic Chemistry has provided a platform for researchers across the globe to report new findings on broad-based challenging inorganic chemistry research. The global most-downloaded papers in 2018 nicely reflect how inorganic chemistry has changed from the realm of synthesis, structure, and properties of primarily discrete small molecules to the domain of functional molecules and materials, on a par with how the world is changing with its challenging issues. These activities speak not only to the global impact of inorganic chemistry but also the global reach of the journal. Rabindranath Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India “In taking a close look at this list, I am struck by the number of articles reporting luminescent properties, or more generally optical properties. It is also no surprise to see articles related to energy and the environmentwater-oxidation catalysis, carbon dioxide reduction/uptake, and nitrogen reduction are well-represented. This demonstrates that inorganic chemistry is able to adapt and address societal issues. Metallosupramolecular chemistry articles in the list underline the vitality of this Published: April 17, 2019 5367
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field. Further, it is a pleasant surprise to find so many countries and continents represented, showing the global impact of Inorganic Chemistry.” Anna Proust, Pierre and Marie Curie University, France “While international conferences do an outstanding job of bringing together researchers from around the world to share their accomplishments, many factors such as expense, teaching obligations, family commitments, and travel constraints limit them from providing a globally complete picture of research. Journals, however, provide a more inclusive platform to communicate breakthroughs, and this Virtual Issue truly showcases the array of outstanding work being carried out around the world in the field of inorganic chemistry.” Jillian Dempsey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00699 Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 5367−5368
