Editorial Cite This: Org. Lett. XXXX, XXX, XXX−XXX
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Organic Letters Global Enterprise he first issue of Organic Letters appeared in print in July 1999 and included 43 Letters. The manuscripts largely originated from the United States (34), with a few from other countries such as Germany (1), Great Britain (2), Italy (1), Japan (3), and Switzerland (2). The authors in the first volume of the journal would likely have not anticipated much change in the geographic origins of manuscripts in subsequent volumes many years later. But the world has moved on, validating the adage attributed to Niels Bohr: “It is difficult to predict, especially the future.” A glance through any top-tier journal today in chemistry, such as Organic Letters, reveals a completely different rubric of nationalities, reflecting one of the most dramatic changes that has taken place over the past 20 years: Science is an expanding global enterprise. Consequently, we have come to accept that publication of first-class research in organic chemistry has a global reach. It is fitting that as a top-tier journal in organic chemistry Organic Letters mirrors the geographic diversity of the discipline. In celebration of 20 years, and now with some 30,000 Letters and close to 100,000 citations to our credit, we have crafted a Virtual Issue that brings together leading publications from the top 25 countries out of the 41 countries represented in the journal in 2018. It is a testimony to the vibrancy of the discipline that continues to grow and evolve in exciting new directions.
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Erick M. Carreira, Editor-in-Chief AUTHOR INFORMATION
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Erick M. Carreira: 0000-0003-1472-490X Notes
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Received: March 19, 2019
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00974 Org. Lett. XXXX, XXX, XXX−XXX
