EDITOR: GEORGE H. MORRISON
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We have heard much recently of the increasing number of new analytical PhD graduates going into industry rather than into teaching, presumably because of the wide disparity in salaries. While this trend is seriously affecting the pool of young faculty members, it should have the corresponding positive effect of elevating the quality of industrial research. The PhD degree emphasizes research, and it would be expected that these people will continue their professional development by publishing the results of their research, whenever possible, in technical journals. The publication of original research is perhaps one of the most effective ways for industrial chemists to advance, since it provides documented accomplishments recognized by their peers. It is also advantageous to a company's image, in its recruitment of new PhDs, to be able to point out the research accomplishments of its employees. Unfortunately, a review of the affiliations of authors in ANALYTICAL CHEMIS'I'RY reveals a decrease in publication of papers by industrial analytical chemists, from 21% in 1977 to 14%in 1981. A closer analysis of the figures shows that petroleum companies provided the largest number of contributors, with pharmaceutical companies a close second. Individual companies whose chemists have published the largest number of papers include Bell Laboratories, Dow Chemical, Du Pont, Exxon, Miles Laboratories, Monsanto, and Perkin-Elmer, although most of the blue-chip companies and many small laboratories are represented by at least one paper. It is significant to note that 11%of the industrial contributors are from foreign countries, with Japan providing the most papers. In view of the proprietary nature of much industrial research, it is understandable that management exercises caution in publication. Analytical methodology and instrumentation, however, are sufficiently universal so as not to jeopardize a laboratory's position by publication. The fact that industrial analytical chemists are so well represented at professional meetings indicates that management recognizes the need for its employees to communicate with scientific colleagues. By encouraging their analytical chemists to publish more research, companies would help to raise the quality of their work, motivate professionall development, and enhance the company's image in the eyes of the prospective employee. On a larger scale, it would greatly advance the field of analytical chemistry since much of the research, which is at the forefront of the discipline, is being used to solve important problems in many different areas.
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