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ACS Journals
ACS publishes many of the world's leading peer-reviewed research journals in the chemical and related sciences.
C&EN
A weekly magazine, free to ACS members, covering science and technology, business and
industry, government and policy, education, and employment aspects of the
chemistry field.
ACS Books
ACS publishes 35–40 new books each year and maintains a backlist of more than 500 titles.
Most-Cited in Chemistry
“The Most” cited and accessed articles from ACS journals
Newly Announced!
ACS Journals rank #1 in total citations and/or ISI Impact Factor in 15 categories, including the 7 core chemistry categories.
Research Highlights
Organic Letters
HRMS Directly From TLC Slides. A Powerful Tool for Rapid Analysis of Organic Mixtures
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Allyl Sulfides Are Privileged Substrates in Aqueous Cross-Metathesis: Application to Site-Selective Protein Modification
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Selective Functionalization of a Genetically Encoded Alkene-Containing Protein via “Photoclick Chemistry” in Bacterial Cells
Biochemistry
Hydrogen Location in Stages of an Enzyme-Catalyzed Reaction: Time-of-Flight Neutron Structure of D-Xylose Isomerase with Bound D-Xylulose
Biochemistry
Active State-like Conformational Elements in the β2-AR and a Photoactivated Intermediate of Rhodopsin Identified by Dynamic Properties of GPCRsAbout ACS Publications
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Announcements
ACS adds a new option for NIH-funded authors to comply with the mandatory NIH Public Access Policy
Upon request, ACS will submit the final peer-reviewed manuscript version to the NIH Manuscript Submission system on behalf of authors, after editorial acceptance by an ACS journal, for public availability 12 months after publication. This publishing service is provided free of charge to ACS members.
ACS Publications congratulates Roger Y. Tsien, Osamu Shimomura and Martin Chalfie on their selection as the 2008 Recipients of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the green fluorescent protein (GFP).
ACS Division Preprints now available as ACS Division Proceedings Online
Find out how your institution can subscribe to the ACS repository of online Proceedings for the POLY, PMSE, ENVR and PETR Divisions.
Call for Papers: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Submit papers now via ACS Paragon Plus for consideration in the new international forum for applied materials science and engineering.
Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions
A new series of podcasts describing the 21st Century’s most daunting problems and chemistry’s role in finding solutions.
Introducing JACS Beta
JACS Beta is the testing ground for developing new features and functionality for the world's premier chemistry journal.
ACS Nano has been awarded the 2008 Highly Commended Prize for Best New Journal from the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP).
ACS Nano was honored for “impressive implementation and results from a highly professional new journal launch”.
Chemical Reviews New Thematic Issue
Read articles from CR's "Molecular and Biomolecular Electrochemistry".
ACS AuthorChoice Option
ACS AuthorChoice enables open availability of articles on the Web at the time of online publication.
Journals In the News
Novel class of disposable protein/DNA biosensors is based on photonic crystals
September 23, 2008—Nanowerk News
ACS Chem. Bio.
ACS Chem. Bio.
Marijuana Ingredient May Fight Bacteria
September 5, 2008—New York Times
J. of Nat. Prod.
J. of Nat. Prod.
The Western blot is dead and someone forgot to bury it
August 10, 2008—Wired Magazine
J. Proteome Res.
J. Proteome Res.
Cleaner hydrogen generation
July 15, 2008—Scientist Live
Nano Lett.
Nano Lett.
C&EN Latest News
October 13, 2008
Cholera Turn-On
Chemical switch activates disease-enhancing toxin.
Scientific Teamwork
Highest impact research comes from scientists at different universities, study says.
October 10, 2008
Lilly's TB Drug Initiative
Public-private partnership opens labs, begins work on new compounds to treat tuberculosis.
October 9, 2008
Economic Woes Go International
Mounting credit crunch poses potential problem for European chemical companies.
FDA On Melamine
Agency sets standard for the chemical in food products; some in Congress want a ban.
October 8, 2008
Nobel Prize In Chemistry
Japanese, two Americans tapped for green fluorescent protein.
Recycling Waste
EPA will allow companies to sell or reuse some manufacturing leftovers classified as hazardous.
Lilly To Pay Big For ImClone
$6.5 billion bid trumps offer from Bristol-Myers Squibb.
October 7, 2008
Nobel Prize In Physics
Three honored for developing fundamental theory that explains why matter persists.
