ACS Divisions and ACS Publications ACS Leadership Institute

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

ACS Symposium Series: Fully Integrated with ACS Journals, Discoverable

ACS Symposium Series: Legacy and Current Content

ACS Symposium Series Online “…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, Editor Emerging 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: Advantages to Divisions ü ü 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

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.

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