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Interview with Paul S. Weiss, Editor of ACS Nano
Editor: Paul S. Weiss
The Pennsylvania State University
LiveWire recently caught up with Paul S. Weiss, Editor for ACS Publications' newest journal, ACS Nano. Dr. Weiss, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Physics at The Pennsylvania State University, is excited to launch this new journal in the third quarter this year. Here he answers some of our questions about the journal and lets you know how you can have your own questions answered.
LiveWire: Tell us about the scope of the journal. What topics do you intend to cover? Paul Weiss:ACS Nano will be an international forum for papers that span the interface between chemistry, physics, materials science, biology, and engineering. The journal will include articles on the synthesis, assembly, structures, dynamics, measurements, theory, and simulations of nanostructures, nanomaterials and assemblies, nanofabrication, nanobiotechnology, and nanodevices. We will also include methods and tools for nanoscience and nanotechnology.
LW: Will ACS Nano focus primarily on chemical problems, or will the journal be more multidisciplinary in nature? PW: The journal will be multidisciplinary in nature. We plan to address and to serve the broad community of nanoscience and nanotechnology, bringing to bear the traditions of the chemical literature in enabling others to understand and to reproduce the science described.
LW: How will you keep papers that come from interdisciplinary groups from falling through the cracks? PW:ACS Nano will have a group of Associate Editors whose interests encompass the breadth of nanoscience and nanotechnology. To ensure that multidisciplinary papers are given fullest consideration, editors with expertise in all subject areas of your manuscript will evaluate it. By gaining several points of view on each paper, we will be able to publish the most outstanding interdisciplinary nanoscience and nanotechnology research.
LW: Will ACS Nano feature content beyond Articles and Reviews? PW: Yes! In addition to articles and review, ACS Nano will publish invited perspectives written by leading researchers in the field, conversations with founders, thought leaders, and public officials, and commentaries on education, policy, and meetings.
LW: When will authors be able to submit articles to you? When do you expect to publish the first issue of the journal? PW: We are planning to have our submission site available at the beginning of April. In the meantime, you can sign up to be alerted to new information for authors or to receive ASAP alerts about newly published papers. All of this information is available at our website, www.acsnano.org
LW: How can I find out more about the journal? PW: Check out our new website at www.acsnano.org. You'll find all of the information you'll need there. Plus, if you have any additional questions, we have a forum on our website where you can ask me questions about the new journal. I'll do my best to answer them as quickly as possible!
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