Dear Colleague,
I am writing to let you know about a new, purely electronic journal
published by the Royal Society of Chemistry,
"PhysChemComm"
which offers an exciting new approach to the communication of research in
physical chemistry.
The choice of name is motivated by reference to 'Chemical
Communications' ("ChemComm") to emphasize its role in providing a high impact,
very rapid publication journal, though not necessarily of short communications.
It is a broad spectrum journal embracing all areas of Physical Chemistry and the
topics which border upon it. Its founding Editors are Paul Madden (Oxford),
Paul Alivisatos and Graham Fleming (Berkeley), assisted by Godfrey Beddard
(Leeds) and John Simons (Oxford). It is organised through the Royal Society of
Chemistry's Editorial Office. Please look at the web site of this new journal,
http://www.rsc.org/physcc
where real 'example' papers can already be found.
The development of electronic publishing will, over time, change the
ways in which we publish and disseminate our work, and the goal of the Royal
Society of Chemistry and "PhysChemComm" is to be the leading e-journal in this
new area. In our own research groups and at scientific meetings, breakthrough
results are now routinely presented in ways that are poorly compatible with
conventional publication. Videos of dynamical processes and simulations of
chemical transformations are two examples. Color graphs often cost too much to
publish in conventional journals, and as a consequence authors settle for black
and white, and the publication is diminished in quality. Multidimensional data
or surfaces cannot be adequately displayed on paper, but can be rotated or
sliced on the computer.
There are many ways available to you to publish results in a
conventional format. Here are some of the advantages of "PhysChemComm":
# all electronic (from submission to publication)
# full backing of the Royal Society of Chemistry for archival maintenance
# two referees
# rapid publication, typically six weeks from submission
# treated by Chemical Abstracts and the ISI (Citation Index)as
conventional papers
# high quality graphics, including 'movies'; free color publication;
multidimensional graphs; inclusion of down-loadable data (e.g.
spectra, surfaces); use of links within a paper and to external sites
and ultimately, to other publications referenced in the text
# straightforward printing using your own net software
I hope you will consider submitting papers to this new e-journal which
will be widely available at low (institutional) cost,
Sincerely,
John Simons
Dr Lee's Professor of Chemistry
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory
South Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3QZ, England.
Tel: ++ (0)1865 275402
Fax: ++ (0)1865 275410
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