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Analytical Chemistry: Journal and Field In the March 1974 Editors' Column, we called our readers' attention to the A-page sections in the back of the book devoted to New Products and Chemicals and Manufacturers' Literature. All of the comments made at that time still apply, although we have moved all A-page material to the front of the book starting with this issue of A N A L Y T I C A L C H E M I S T R Y . This for-
mat is mechanically more efficient and permits greater flexibility in the placement of our material. Readers should also notice that we have combined our previous list of technical articles with the Briefs so that the latter now serve both as briefs for easy placement on file cards and as contents for fast location of articles. The Author Index on the inside back cover is conveniently located at the end of the technical section in our new format. Future Articles are also listed on the inside back cover. Taking note of the increased demands made by our modern-day technological society on analytical chemistry, we have instigated a section in the News which we call "Analytical Chemistry at Work". Material for this section is obtained from many sources: news releases, other publications, observations and personal contacts of the editors, etc. Although we have covered this type of material in the News in the past, the increased number of important applications and likely increased reader interest in these applications appear to justify more formal coverage. We invite interested persons to send us information for this section of the News. The write-ups are necessarily brief, but they may include photographs. They serve to remind us of the directions analytical chemistry is taking and the importance of our discipline today.
Consistent with the above directions taken by the JOURNAL in recognition of the changing activities of many analytical chemists are the employment prospects for analytical chemists as covered in C&EN's employment issue, Oct. 27, 1975. The growing demand for analytical chemists is in contrast to the reduced overall demand for chemists caused by the recession. However, according to C&EN, "Employers are particularly interested in hiring organic, analytical, and polymer chemists." Also, "Chemists are needed to monitor industrial pollutants, to develop analytical methods and instruments for measuring pollutants . . . . " It is a fact of business today that more and better analyses and measurements are necessary to determine the impact of industrial processes, chemicals, and other products on the environment and on the consumer. Finally, A N A L Y T I C A L C H E M I S T R Y
confirmed its view of the directions the field is taking in a limited editorial reader survey taken toward the end of 1974. From a small randomly selected sample of readers, 74% reported that their work was more oriented toward applied research rather than basic research. From this same survey we learned that 48% of respondents are concerned with regulations or enforcement of regulations (Federal, state, county, or city) in their analytical activities. A quick glance through recent technical sections of the JOURNAL will show that authors are indeed working in the areas of most concern to readers. The research articles are, in and of themselves, indicative of some of the major trends discussed above. Josephine M. Petruzzi
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