ACS Divisions and ACS PublicationsACS Leadership InstituteFort Worth, TX January 21, 2011

Darla Henderson, Ph.D.Assistant Director , Editorial Development d_henderson@acs.org

ACS Publications Web Editions Platform

•ACS Journals•39 peer-reviewed research journals•37,000+ new articles published in 2010•905,000+ original research articles•ACS Legacy Archive: Digital archive of all journal articles

from 1879-1995 (465,000)•Chemical & Engineering News

•Flagship magazine of ACS, distributed weekly to ACS Membership•C&EN Archives (1923 – 2009 issues, 100,000+ stories)

•ACS Books•27,000 book chapters published•Advances in Chemistry: Archive-only product (1949-1998)•ACS Symposium Series: Archive (1974-prior year) and current

year subscriptions

Top Collaborative Activity

Division Activity (2006 – present)

Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 26Division of Agrochemicals 17Division of Analytical Chemistry 4Division of Business Development and Management 2Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry 5Division of Cellulose and Renewable Materials 7Division of Chemical Education 15Division of Chemical Information 1Division of Chemical Toxicology 1Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry 4Division of Computers in Chemistry 2Division of Environmental Chemistry 7Division of Fluorine Chemistry 3Division of Fuel Chemistry 7Division of Geochemistry 1Division of History of Chemistry 1Division of Industrial & Chemical Engineering Chemistry 7Division of Inorganic Chemistry 1Division of Medicinal Chemistry 1Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology 6Division of Organic Chemistry 3Division of Physical Chemistry 2Division of Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering 10

ACS Symposium Series:Fully Integrated with ACS Journals, Discoverable

ACS Symposium Series:Legacy and Current Content

“…The system is easy to navigate and keeps the editor and submitting authors informed…”

“….. the staff from ACS was a pleasure to work with and reacted promptly to requests and problems identified.”

Professor Rolf Halden, EditorEmerging Contaminants in Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (2010)

“The whole process has now become much more manageable and I feel like fewer things fall through the cracks…

“…I can't believe the difference that the online publication system has made in the book submission process and in my life as an editor.”

Professor Diane M. Bunce, Editor Investigating Classroom Myths through Research on Teaching and Learning (2010)

ACS Symposium Series Online

Divisions are entitled to a share of the royalties (print and electronic) Division members may receive greater discounts on print books via OUP Content resides within the ACS family, sales contribute to ACS Topics selected by the Division as important to the field and featured in

symposia have a corresponding ACS reference book available to the community as an educational tool

ACS Symposium Series:Advantages to Divisions

Journal-Sponsored Lectureships

C&EN Coverage of Key Divisional Activities

Other collaborations

• Preprints (3)• Links to Divisions from related journal websites homepages (www.pubs.acs.org)• Co-sponsorship of anniversary symposia for journals in conjunction with divisions

(8 ) • Co-sponsors of receptions and/or poster award winners (5)• News emails/newsletters geared towards Divisions (2) • Editors of journals and Division leadership attending each other’s meetings (3)• Promotional opportunities on social networking sites - Facebook pages (2)

• Opportunities to further collaborate? Come see me at the resource fair, or catch me in the hallways tonight/tomorrow to discuss.

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

Mahatma Ghandi

Thank you