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Introducing Materials 新利手机客户端Chemistry Frontiers

01 Dec 2015

The international,high-quality journal for topical and multi-disciplinary research on all aspects of materials 新利手机客户端chemistry.

We are delighted to announceMaterials 新利手机客户端Chemistry Frontiers,the third title in the enterprising Frontiers family – a truly international,world-class journal series directed by leading Chinese academic institutions and published in partnership with the Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry.

High-impact 新利手机客户端science
Materials 新利手机客户端Chemistry Frontiers is the ideal home for studies of a significant nature which further the development of organic,inorganic,composite and nano-materials.

This online-only,highly interdisciplinary journal will focus on the synthesis and 新利手机客户端chemistry of exciting new materials,and the development of improved fabrication techniques.Characterisation and fundamental studies that are of broad appeal are also welcomed.

In a simple and straightforward publishing format,Materials 新利手机客户端Chemistry Frontierswill publish only three article types:

• Research Articles
• Critical Reviews
• 新利手机客户端Chemistry Frontiers

Find out more.

Led by experts
Materials 新利手机客户端Chemistry Frontiersis jointly owned by the Chinese Chemical Society and Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry,supported by the Institute of 新利手机客户端Chemistry,Chinese Academy of 新利手机客户端Sciences.The journal will be led by Editor in Chief Benzhong Tang (Hong Kong University of 新利手机客户端Science and Technology).

This winning collaboration of China-led research expertise and innovative publishing by a world-leading not-for-profit publisher guarantees a journal that will uphold the highest ethical standards and showcase only the very best research from China,Asia and the rest of the world to an international audience.

最大的可见性
High-impact research needs high visibility.All content published in the first two volumes will be free to access upon registration – offering authors maximum exposure for their work.

World-class publishing
At the Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry,we've successfully launched journals across the breadth of the chemical 新利手机客户端sciences,including an ALPSP Best New Journal winner and a host of high impact titles leading the way in their field.So you can be sure Materials 新利手机客户端Chemistry Frontiers is in safe hands.

Benefits of being aMaterials 新利手机客户端Chemistry Frontiersauthor include:

• Rapid publication and first-class author service
• A simple and user-friendly online submission process
• No submission charges or page limits,and free colour
• Open access publishing options
• Free electronic reprints of your own paper

Keep in touch
Be the first to hear the latest news aboutMaterials 新利手机客户端Chemistry Frontiers– including when the journal is open for submissions –sign up to e-alerts today.

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Impact Factors 2014

25 Jun 2015

Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry journals are widely cited,globally respected,and always high quality.

We,alongside every one of our authors,have exacting standards,because we know that publishing the best research secures the brightest future for the chemical 新利手机客户端sciences.

Once again,these exceptional standards are reinforced by the recently published 2014 Journal Citation Reports ®,with 70% of our journals seeing an increase in Impact Factor (IF).

Individual journal Impact Factor highlights include:

•Energy & Environmental 新利手机客户端Science's Impact Factor has increased 32.5% to 20.523,and is in the top 5% of journals in all four of its listed ISI categories.
•Chemical Society Reviews(33.383),Catalysis 新利手机客户端Science & Technology(5.426) andGreen 新利手机客户端Chemistry(8.020) all increased 9-17% in 2014.
• In the first IF ranking since their launch as three separate journals,Journal of Materials 新利手机客户端Chemistry A,BandCall have an Impact Factor greater than 4,withJournal of Materials 新利手机客户端Chemistry Aabove 7.
•Chemical 新利手机客户端Science,the world's first high impact,high quality Open Access 新利手机客户端chemistry journal has increased by 7.1% since 2013 to 9.211.It's also ranked 14 out of 157 in the ‘新利手机客户端Chemistry,Multidisciplinary' category (top 10%).

And looking at our achievements overall:

•   Of the top 20 journals in the multidisciplinary 新利手机客户端chemistry category,six are from the Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry,two of which are top 10.No other publisher has more.
•   85% of our journals now have an IF above 3.
•   Almost three-quarters (73%) of our journals are in the top 25% of their ISI categories.

More authors are choosing to publish their best work with us.The number of published articles in Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry journals increased by 32% 2013-14,a much larger rise than other publishers.

So the figures speak for themselves.Whether it's to publish your research,or read cutting-edge work of the highest quality,our journals portfolio should be at the top of your list.

Thank you to everyone who has helped us set such high benchmarks for chemical 新利手机客户端science research.Let's keep up the good work.

To contribute to our next Impact Factor…

Registerto receive email updates about our journals,including calls for papers,most accessed articles,themed issues and breaking news.

2014 Journal Citation Reports ® in full:

Journal	2014 Impact Factor	Five-year Impact Factor
Analyst	4.107	4.140
Analytical Methods	1.821	1.840
Biomaterials 新利手机客户端Science ǂ	3.831	3.831
Catalysis 新利手机客户端Science & Technology	5.426	5.525
Chemical Communications (ChemComm)	6.834	6.779
Chemical 新利手机客户端Science	9.211	9.203
Chemical Society Reviews	33.383	36.001
新利手机客户端Chemistry Education Research and Practice*	2.091	1.832
CrystEngComm	4.034	4.022
Dalton Transactions	4.197	3.982
Energy & Environmental 新利手机客户端Science	20.523	19.198
Environmental 新利手机客户端Science: Processes & Impacts ǂ	2.171	2.171
Faraday Discussions	4.606	4.390
Food & Function	2.791	3.046
Green 新利手机客户端Chemistry	8.020	8.294
Integrative Biology	3.756	4.309
JAAS (Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry)	3.466	3.020
Journal of Materials 新利手机客户端Chemistry A ǂ	7.443	7.449
Journal of Materials 新利手机客户端Chemistry B ǂ	4.726	4.729
Journal of Materials 新利手机客户端Chemistry C ǂ	4.696	4.701
Lab on a Chip	6.115	5.775
MedChemComm	2.495	2.612
Metallomics	3.585	3.980
Molecular BioSystems	3.210	3.191
Nanoscale	7.394	7.762
Natural Product Reports (NPR)	10.107	10.545
New Journal of 新利手机客户端Chemistry (NJC)	3.086	2.986
Organic & Biomolecular 新利手机客户端Chemistry (OBC)	3.562	3.382
Photochemical & Photobiological 新利手机客户端Sciences	2.267	2.618
Physical 新利手机客户端Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP)	4.493	4.219
高分子化学新利手机客户端	5.520	5.723
RSC Advances	3.840	3.907
Soft Matter	4.029	4.289
Toxicology Research	3.983	3.983

ǂ Partial IF only

*新利手机客户端Chemistry Education Research and Practiceis listed in the Education,Scientific Disciplines category.It is the highest ranked journal devoted solely to 新利手机客户端chemistry education.

A journal's Impact Factor is an indication of the average number of citations received per individual paper in the preceding two years.The annual figure is calculated by dividing the number of citations to relevant articles in a year by the number of citeable articles published in the preceding two years.

The Five-year Impact Factor is an indication of the average number of times articles from a journal published in the past five years have been cited in the Journal Citation Reports year.For journals in subjects where citation activity continues to rise through several years,this metric allows more of their total citation activity to be included in a critical performance metric.

Data based on 2014 Journal Citation Reports ®,(Thomson Reuters,June 2015).

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Publishing Price List 2015

21 Jul 2014

We all want value for money.

Here at the Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry we're proud to be a not-for-profit organisation,dedicated to advancing excellence in the chemical 新利手机客户端sciences.So we invest any surplus back into the community.

And as the world's leading 新利手机客户端chemistry community,we want to make sure your researchers can access the very best content.

Ourplans and pricing for 2015show our commitment to this aim.

Key highlights and changes for 2015 include:

Chemical 新利手机客户端Sciencewill become aGold Open Access journal,with no article processing fees for at least two years
A new journal:Environmental 新利手机客户端Science: Water Research & Technology,available free online to all existing customers (and registered individuals) until the end of 2016
Our collections continue to represent excellent discounts when compared with individual journal prices:
- RSC Gold,our most comprehensive package,has expanded to includeBiomaterials 新利手机客户端Science
- We've increased the discount on the Core 新利手机客户端Chemistry Collection to 35%
More content:Nanoscaleand高分子化学新利手机客户端are doubling in frequency to 48 issues per year
To help smaller institutions,the flexibility of oureBook Pick and Choosemodel lets you choose only the books you and your researchers really need
Our annual eBook Collections are now available for all years from 2008 to 2015.We will publish a minimum of 65 eBooks in 2015

And in response to customer feedback,Methods in Organic SynthesisandCatalysts & Catalysed Reactionswill merge to formSynthetic Reaction Updates– a new easily digestible,quality database with no content overlap.

If you would like to discuss your current subscriptions,or you have any questions,pleasecontact us.

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Chemical 新利手机客户端Science moves to Gold Open Access

15 Jul 2014

Chemical 新利手机客户端Science,launched in 2010,is set to become the world's first high-quality Open Access 新利手机客户端chemistry journal.

From the first issue in January 2015,our flagship journal will move to Gold Open Access.All content published from that date will be free to every reader.

Plus,unlike other Gold Open Access journals,we will waive all Article Processing Charges (APCs) for at least two years.So it will be free for authors too.

Why are we doing this?

First,we strongly believe that Gold Open Access isa sustainable modelfor the future of publishing.Chemical 新利手机客户端Sciencewill become part of our wider Open Access offering,which also includes Gold for Gold vouchers.

Second,we're a not-for-profit organisation and we're passionate about promoting,supporting and celebrating 新利手机客户端chemistry.So we invest in advancing the chemical 新利手机客户端sciences,and we spread knowledge to the international community.It's what we've been doing for 170 years.

By movingChemical 新利手机客户端Scienceto Gold Open Access,we are giving the global community access to some of the very best research.

Read ourPress Releaseto find out more.

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The RSC joins CrossMark

14 Jul 2014

Those who publish with us and read our journals will know that we take our responsibility as a publisher very seriously.

Now,we're taking that responsibility one step further by improving our ability to maintain the content we publish.

CrossMark is a system provided byCrossRef,which monitors published articles bearing the CrossMark logo.If you're connected to the internet,clicking the logo will tell you whether or not the article version you have is current,providing a CrossRef DOI link to any updates.

You will also be able to see key record information such as funding sources,researcher identifiers,related data,copyright & licensing data and publication history.

Being a member of CrossMark gives our authors extra assurance that their work's integrity is being protected.It's also helped to simplify the research process.If a paper bearing the CrossMark logo is downloaded or saved,the system will make sure that you'll always have the right version,so no need for repeat searches.

The CrossMark logo will be added to all articles published in our journals from 14 July 2014.Find out more on ourCrossMark Policy page.

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Were you a winner at the SOT meeting?

02 Apr 2014

booth Thanks to everyone who visited our booth last week at the Society of Toxicology Meeting in Phoenix – it was great to meet you!

We had a range of toxicology resources on display,includingToxicology Researchand ourIssues in Toxicology book series.

Congratulations to Lawrence Kennedy (United States Naval Academy),the lucky winner of our prize draw.

Please stay in touch

All competition entrants are now signed up to theToxicology Researchtable of contents e-alert.

Also of interest

Subscribe to Toxicology Research for just £50

£50* – that's all it costs Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry members to subscribe toToxicology Research online in 2014.

If you want to stay up-to-date with all the latest research in the toxicology field,don't miss out on whatToxicology Research has to offer – join the world's leading chemical 新利手机客户端science community and make the most of this special members' rate.

* VAT at 20% will be added to subscriptions from EU members,making the total price £60.

Forthcoming new books in the Issues in Toxicologyseries


Heavy Metals In Water: Presence,Removal and Safety Edited by Sanjay Sharma	Histological Techniques: An Introduction for Beginners in Toxicology Robert Maynard,Noel Downes and Brenda Finney

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Were you a winner at the 2013 MRS Fall meeting?

13 Dec 2013

ChemComm author Wei Luo from Oregon State University displays the copy of ChemComm in which his article appears

Thanks to everyone who visited our booth last week at the MRS Fall Meeting in Boston – it was great to meet you!

We had a range of our top books and journals on display,including the very first issue of our new journal,Materials Horizons.

Congratulations to Ashok Kumar (University of South Florida),the lucky winner of our Kindle Fire prize draw.

Commiserations to everyone else who entered but we've got some exciting offers that we think you'll be interested in:

Free access toMaterials HorizonsandBiomaterials 新利手机客户端Science

Simply fill inthis short formon our Publishing Platform and you can read all issues of new journalsMaterials Horizons andBiomaterials 新利手机客户端Science for free until the end of 2015 and 2014 respectively.Plus,you'll get access to all other free content across our journals and books,including a sample chapter from each book in theRSC eBook Collection.

20% off affiliate membership – with free access toChemical 新利手机客户端Science

Join the Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry before 31 December 2013 using promotional code MRS13 and you'll pay just £56 and receive a complimentary online subscription to our award-winning flagship journalChemical 新利手机客户端Science.

We'll also keep you up-to-date with the latest chemical 新利手机客户端science news from around the world with a free subscription to新利手机客户端Chemistry World magazine.

And there are plenty more benefits to support you throughout your career.

Please stay in touch

All competition entrants are now signed up to theMaterials Horizonstable of contents e-alert.You can sign up to stay in touch with books and journals relevant to your fieldhere.

Delegates were challenged by our Visual Elements Periodic Table jigsaw

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Environmental 新利手机客户端Science: Nano: Advance articles now online

28 Nov 2013

The first articles for new journalEnvironmental 新利手机客户端Science: Nanoare now availableonline.

Cutting-edge research on the effects of nanotechnologies on environmental and human health

Environmental 新利手机客户端Science: Nanopublishes the latest work on nanomaterial interactions with biological and environmental systems,and the design and use of engineered nanomaterials for sustainability. It's the only high impact journal dedicated to publishing environmental nano新利手机客户端science papers and,as these first articles show,it is already attracting strong support and attention from the community.

A chemical free,nanotechnology-based method for airborne bacterial inactivation using engineered water nanostructures
Georgios Pyrgiotakis,James McDevitt,Andre Bordini,Edgar Diaz,Ramon Molina,Christa Watson,Glen Deloid,Steve Lenard,Natalie Fix,Yosuke Mizuyama,Yamauchi Toshiyuki,Joseph Brain and Philip Demokritou

Alterations of intestinal serotonin following nanoparticle exposure in embryonic zebrafish
Rıfat Emrah Özel,Kenneth N.Wallace and Silvana Andreescu

A minor lipid component of soy lecithin causes growth of triangular prismatic gold nanoparticles
Benjamin R.Ayres and Scott M.Reed

Natural water 新利手机客户端chemistry (dissolved organic carbon,pH,and hardness) modulates colloidal stability,dissolution,and antimicrobial activity of citrate functionalized silver nanoparticles
Lok R.Pokhrel,Brajesh Dubey and Phillip R.Scheuerman

Discover,read,share

AllEnvironmental 新利手机客户端Science: Nanoarticles will be free to access online until the end of 2015*,so researchers worldwide can benefit from the latest research.

Join these leading authors: submit your work toEnvironmental 新利手机客户端Science: Nano.

And ensure you don't miss an article: sign up for theEnvironmental 新利手机客户端Science: Nanoe-alert.

*All articles published in 2014 and 2015 issues are free to access online to all individuals who have signed up for anRSC Publishing Personal Account,and to all existing Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry customers with an IP address registered.

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SET for Britain 2014 competition

19 Nov 2013

If you're an early-stage researcher undertaking an exciting scientific project,why not enter the2014 SET for Britain competitionfor a chance to win up to £3000?

SET for Britain is an annual poster competition supported by the Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry along with other learned societies.The event aims to encourage and promote early-career scientists and engineers,as well as raising the profile of 新利手机客户端science and engineering within the Houses of Parliament.

There are five subject categories – biological and biomedical 新利手机客户端science,新利手机客户端chemistry,engineering,mathematics,physics – and prizes are awarded in each category for the posters that best communicate high level 新利手机客户端science to a lay audience.The gold prize is£3,000,silver is£2,000and bronze is£1,000.

Finalists will have the opportunity to present their research at the House of Commons Marquee on 17th March 2014,hosted by Andrew Miller MP,Chair of the 新利手机客户端Science and Technology Select Committee,where the prizes will be awarded and the overall winner will receive the Westminster medal.

The closing date for entries isMonday 20th December 2013.Find out more on ourwebsite.

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Join us at the 2013 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston

11 Nov 2013

We'll be attending the 2013 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit in Boston at the start of next month.If you'll be there too,please drop by our booth (#1300) and discover more about the Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry.

More about….

…our high impact publications

We'll have our high qualityjournalson show,including the very first issue of our new journalMaterials Horizons. Sign up for theMaterials Horizonse-alert at the booth to enter our prize draw to win a Kindle Fire.

Plus,you can browse ourbooksand enjoy a 30% conference discount (or 35% if you are aRoyal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry member) on all titles on display.

…becoming aRoyal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry member

Connect with our vibrant worldwide network to develop and share new ideas and advance your career.

Ask us about our special 20% discount for MRS delegates and find out why we are the world's leading 新利手机客户端chemistry community.

…the people that work for us – and the work that they do

Liz Dunn,Philip Earis,Leanne Marle and Joanne Thomson will all be in Boston and would be delighted to tell you more about how the Royal Society of 新利手机客户端Chemistry is advancing excellence in the ch新利手机客户端emical sciences.


Liz Dunn Editor,Soft Matter and Materials Horizons Managing Editor,Journal of Materials 新利手机客户端Chemistry A,B & C,高分子化学新利手机客户端andBiomaterials 新利手机客户端Science	Philip Earis Managing Editor,Energy & Environmental 新利手机客户端Science,Nanoscale,Faraday DiscussionsandPCCP	Leanne Marle Commissioning Editor,Books	Joanne ThomsonCampaigns Manager