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University of Science and Technology of China will join the Langmuir editorial team in 2017. Finally, we would like to thank Langmuir’s authors, reviewers, and members of the Editorial Advisory Board, who dedicate so much of their valuable time and outstanding science to the journal! On behalf of the entire team at Langmuir, we wish all of our authors, reviewers, and readers a Happy New Year.
ith much help from the members of the Editorial Advisory Board, Langmuir went through an extensive internal review process in 2015. In 2016, we moved quickly to implement the resulting strategic plan. Throughout the year, we met readers and authors worldwide who are aware of the changes in Langmuir and, like us, see Langmuir as the leading interface science journal in the world. Langmuir is committed to publishing original advances in systems and materials where the interface dominates structure and function. The emphasis on interface science is important to us. It implies that, in addition to advances in chemistry, Langmuir embraces advances in physics, engineering, and the biological sciences, as long as the focus is on the interfacial properties and functions of materials, systems, or live cells. The ultimate objective is to make Langmuir the forum for scientists that scrutinize, use, and create interfaces. This strategy led us to publish 20 Feature Articles in 2016 (see http://pubs.acs.org/page/langd5/feature-articles/index. html) covering topics such as biointerfaces, membranes, antifouling materials, liposomes, amphiphilic polymers, biodegradable gels, and much more. Feature Articles are written by experts who have made sustained contributions to a given topic in the area of interface science. They are read and cited extensively. Many thanks go to Senior Editor Ramamurthy, who oversees the selection, review, and ultimate publication of all Feature Articles. Langmuir, occasionally, publishes topical issues dedicated entirely to one specific topic. Xi Zhang, our senior editor in Beijing, assembled an issue devoted to Nanobubbles. I invite you to open the issue and enter the fascinating Nanobubble Bubble! The last special issue of 2016 is a tribute to Professor Toyoki Kunitake, Pioneer in Molecular Assembly. It has been overseen by our Senior Editor in Kyushu, Japan, Atsushi Takahara with the help of Marie Paule Pileni and Kazue Kurihara. A haiku adorns its cover page “Nano mysteries emerged like a summer storm f inally, at last...” Looking forward to 2017, we will publish topical issues on electrochemical energy storage, interfacial chemistry, an issue featuring young authors working in the area of interface science, and several others. Langmuir is present on Twitter and Facebook. Our followers actively participate in quizzes and in the successful Journal Club orchestrated by Executive Editor Dick Crooks. The Club introduces very recently published articles selected by members of the Editorial Advisory Board. Journal Club selections are sent out on Twitter and summarized on Langmuir’s Facebook page, together with a description of the articles by the authors themselves! Do not miss it. It is a pleasure for us to thank all of the senior editors for their outstanding contributions to Langmuir throughout the year. Special thanks go to Senior Editors Robert M. Corn, Tejal Desai, Luis Liz-Marzan, and Frank Quina, who served for many years and leave us for new adventures. Two new senior editors, Bernard Binks and Han Zuilhof, joined the team in 2016. We are delighted to announce that Dr. Shu Hong Yu of the © 2017 American Chemical Society
Françoise M. Winnik, Editor-in-Chief Richard M. Crooks, Executive Editor
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Published: January 10, 2017 1
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04616 Langmuir 2017, 33, 1−1
